Temptation

'Pray, Always Pray'

John 16:26

… That which makes you cease to pray is of the devil, so say to him, "Get you behind me, Satan." The very suggestion that you can do without …

Psalm 76

Psalm 76

… God many times gets up in the world on Satan's shoulders. When matters are ravelled and disordered, he can find out the right end of the thread …

The Resurrection Credible

Acts 26:8

… Brothers and Sisters, it would not be a complete victory over sin and Satan if the Savior left a part of His people in the grave! It would …

Good Cheer From Forgiven Sin

Matthew 9:2

… Sin, sin—what direr ill than you are, can even Satan, himself, beget? A man infected with a deadly disease is never at ease. Whatever garments he may …

Solomon's Plea

1 Kings 8:53

… Rejoice not over me, O my enemy, though I fall, yet shall I rise again." O you people of God, who have been defeated by Satan in your …

Simple But Sound

John 9:25

… cursed before! And he who was once a ringleader in the army of Satan has now become a ringleader in the army of Christ! I shall not say …

One Antidote for Many Ills

Psalm 80:10

… Some who sing praises with us here can go and sing the songs of Satan elsewhere. Ay, are there not some among you, whom I cannot detect, whom …

The Final Separation

Matthew 25:32

… by Hell—and what a distance is that! The distance between God and Satan! Between happiness and misery! Between Glory and everlasting contempt! Between infinite joy and boundless …

The Duty of the Present Hour

Hosea 10:12

… If you do not cultivate your heart, Satan will cultivate it for you! If you bring no crop to God, the devil will be sure to reap a …

One More Cast of the Great Net

Joel 2:32

… wise cast out." Day of Grace past, indeed! It is a whisper of Satan! Have nothing to do with that lie, for the Savior still bids you come …

Christ's Rest and Ours

Isaiah 11:10

… have rolled on, till the end shall come, till He shall have trodden Satan finally beneath His feet, till He shall send out that last great summons, "Gather …

Amazing Grace

Isaiah 57:18

… I suppose Satan has some method in his profanity, but they use it in mere lack of other words! Men sink to the level of the devil when …

Great Changes

Luke 13:30

… them saved, they will shake the very gates of Hell! The ringleaders in Satan's camp make noble sergeants in the camp of Christ! The bravest of the …

Preparation for the Coming of the Lord

1 John 2:28

… angels? They shall appear as assessors with Christ and the Lord shall bruise Satan under their feet. Glory awaits us and nothing but glory, if we abide in …

Number 2400—or, "Escape for Your Life!"

Genesis 19:17

… That was a true saying, though Satan uttered it, "Skin for skin, yes, all that a man has will he give for his life." And all that a …

The Warning Neglected

Ezekiel 33:5

… I doubt not, there are some here this morning, standing or sitting, to whom the voice of conscience says, “Decide for God,” and now Satan and the evil …

Concentration and Diffusion

John 12:3

… Now shall the ruler of this world be cast out." It was only by Christ being apparently conquered that Satan could be really vanquished! And there is often …

The Still Small Voice

1 Kings 19:12

… the dove, or as the dew from Heaven—all peace, gentleness and quiet. Satan can set the soul on fire with agony! Doubts and fears and terrors rend …

God the Wonder-Worker

Psalm 136:4

… country from which you came out, you have had many opportunities to return. Satan's chariots and his horses have waited upon you with many invitations to ride …

Seeing Christ's Day

John 8:56

… When Satan deceives, he only acts according to his nature which is blackened through and through with lies. 45, 46. And because I tell you the truth, you …

Revelation and Conversion

Psalm 19:7

… occurred to him, he must have said at once, "Get you behind me, Satan, for you savor not the things that are of God." Such talks as that …

Salvation Altogether By Grace

… Shall it also be said that those who are redeemed redeemed themselves? That slaves of Satan break their own fetters? Then why was a Redeemer needed at all …

Rest, Rest

Matthew 11:28-30

… It is under the dominion of Satan, it wears his awful yoke, and works for him; it bears his accursed burden, and groans under it; Jesus sets it …

Three Homilies From One Text

Matthew 4:23-25

… be it in a place that has been desecrated to the service of Satan—even there, let us preach the name of Jesus; and we shall see greater …

The Way of Wisdom

Job 28:7

… The Negro's question to the missionary, "If God is stronger than Satan, why does not He kill him," is another enquiry which we cannot answer. Depend upon …

A Single Eye And Simple Faith

Matthew 6:22

… lower than the lowest Hell! It was by less pride than this that Satan fell, and surely you will not escape! Christ will never let you enter Heaven …

Dei Gratia

Ephesians 1:6

… free favor to you! Preserved when you were running into sin, slaves of Satan, mad on your idols—preserved in Christ Jesus by long-suffering Grace! Called with …

Fathers In Christ

1 John 2:13

… have, in our Baptist Churches, substantial men who would as soon have entertained Satan at their own table as an unsound preacher in the pulpit! There used to …

Between the Two Appearings

Hebrews 9:26-28

… At His coming He will set His foot upon the dragon's head and bruise Satan under our feet. He will come to have all His enemies put …

Lukewarmness

Revelation 3:15

… You have to do with death, with eternity, with Heaven, with Hell, with Christ, with Satan, with souls that must live forever—can you deal with these things …

Jubilee Joy—or, Believers Joyful In Their King

Psalm 149:2

… He encountered Satan, that tremendous foe. He fought hand to hand with Death itself! The shock of battle was terrible. The sun was darkened, the earth shook, even …

A Sincere Summary—and a Searching Scrutiny

Psalm 119:168

… Contending against its usurpation, I have escaped from under its yoke and I shall yet tread sin under my feet, and God shall shortly bruise even Satan himself …

The First Day Of Creation

Genesis 1:4

… are enabled to escape the corruption which is in the world through lust. Satan is the Prince of the powers of darkness, but another principle, even that of …

The Dream of Pilate's Wife

Matthew 27:19

… I do not agree with the notion! But even if it were so, I admire all the more the Providence which overrules even the devices of Satan for …

The Sieve

Matthew 7:21

… wearing the name of Christian when Christians they are not! If I served Satan and loved the pleasures of sin, I would do so out-and-out like …

Walking in the Light of the Lord

Isaiah 2:5

… of good cheer, knowing that, as Christ overcame the world, and sin, and Satan, you also shall overcome them and be able to sing, "Thanks be to God …

Christ's 'New Commandment'

John 13:34

… He has brought us out from under the iron yoke of sin and Satan and has broken our bonds asunder. Our enemies have pursued us, but He has …

A Discourse to the Despairing

Genesis 42:1

… there is hope for the very chief of sinners! Do not believe what Satan tells you, that you must sit still and die. The waiting time of the …

Good Cheer For Outcasts

Psalm 147:2

… Much-Afraid—you will be there! And you who think, "surely Satan will have me!" you will be there! You who are stumbling over every straw! You who …

The Sin Offering

Leviticus 4:3

… Substitute? Do you rejoice in the language of these two precious verses?— "When Satan tempts me to despair, And tells me of the guilt within, Upward I look …