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SERMON • SERMON 1664

"Jehovah-Rophi"

Exodus 15:26

… Yes, but that Divine work was exercised only upon our spiritual nature—our bodies were not born again—therefore they still abide under the liability of disease, decay …

SERMON • SERMON 3449

Buying the Truth

Proverbs 23:23

… Plow deep, my Brothers and Sisters! Feel what you believe! Let it be with you real home-work, soul-work, the work of God the Holy Spirit—not …

SERMON • SERMON 1226

The Secret Of Health

Psalm 42:11

… That beauty of holiness was the work of God who made man upright and caused his countenance to beam with health. He who made the first man pure …

SERMON • SERMON 2311

Our Lord's Last Cry from the Cross

Luke 23:46

… Leave out no Command, keep on obeying till you can say, "It is finished." Work your lifework, obey your Master, suffer or serve according to His will, but …

SERMON • SERMON 2042

The Maintenance of Good Works

Titus 3:3-8

… We feel that we must give the thought of our heart and the energy of our lives to the great work of saving men out of gratitude to …

SERMON • SERMON 92

Profit and Loss

Mark 8:36

… when he stood in his council chamber, his will was law; in his service thousands were slain, but at his summons, an equal number gathered round his standard …

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Close

… Get to the work of the Lord--the work of love. Begin at home. Visit next your neighbors. Enlighten the village or the street in which you live …

SERMON • SERMON 1384

A Round of Delights

Romans 15:13

… We work with joy and rest with peace. What a blessing it is that when we come to die, if we cannot depart with the banners of triumphant …

SERMON • SERMON 3012

God Comforting His People

Isaiah 49:13

… There is, in the redemptive work of Christ, an inner and select circle into which none but those who are spiritually quickened by the Spirit of God are …

SERMON • SERMON 1998

Not Bound Yet

2 Timothy 2:9

… It is utterly impossible that the Truth of the Gospel shall die, since it is wrapped up in the work of the Lord Jesus Christ who lives and …

SERMON • SERMON 681

Eyes Opened

Genesis 21:19

… We are so naturally and entirely ruined, that if saved, the whole work must be of God, and the whole Glory must form the head of the Triune …

SERMON • SERMON 3298

Lessons From Christ's Baptism

Matthew 3:16

… Do you know that when Christ was baptized, He gave, as it were, a picture of His great work of Redemption? He said to John, "Thus it becomes …

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The Fear of Final Falling

… They go out to work, and all day long they are vexed with filthy conversation like righteous Lot in Sodom. Can you even walk the open streets without …

SERMON • SERMON 361

None But Jesus

John 3:18

… God in Christ, but not God apart from Christ, nor any work of the Spirit, but the work of Jesus only must be viewed by you as the …

SERMON • SERMON 3436

Christ Glorified

Isaiah 55:5

work of God, you know—this is a Hebraism, for the greatest work of all, this is the work of God, the God-like work, the work! But …

SERMON • SERMON 500

Ebenezer!

1 Samuel 7:12

… You look to the work within and overcome sin, and God will look to the work without and overcome your troubles and your trials for you. Ah, dear …

SERMON • SERMON 974

Compassion for Souls

Genesis 21:16

… Do you possess it? Brethren, help me to pass it round the fly wheel, and oh, how God will work, and we will work through his power, and …

SERMON • SERMON 3520

Jerusalem the Guilty

Luke 13:33

… Let us carefully search ourselves to see whether we are in the faith and then let us gratefully bless that mighty hand which, having begun its gracious work

SERMON • SERMON 3362

Fearing and Trusting—trusting and Not Fearing

Psalm 56:3

… Remember that where God begins to work, He does not ask usto finish. He always completes His own work. If you have begun the work of salvation, you …

SERMON • SERMON 337

Sin Slain

Judges 4:22

… What slaves do men make of themselves when they most think themselves free! I have seen a man work harder and spend more money in seeking pleasure in …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 124

Psalm 124

… God could create when he had nothing to work upon, which made one wonder; aud he could create when he had nothing to work with, which is another …

SERMON • SERMON 3033

Why Christ Is Not Esteemed

Isaiah 53:3

… companion—that idea never occurred to me until the Holy Spirit began to work conviction in my heart. And then I was glad enough to turn to the …

SERMON • SERMON 34

Preach the Gospel

1 Corinthians 9:16

… We get so much work stored into our brain, such an idea of merit and of doing, wrought into our hearts, that it is almost impossible for us …

SERMON • SERMON 2054

Judgments and No Repentance— Repetance and No Salvation

Revelation 16:9

… This is wretched work. This repentance gives no glory to God and leads to no saving and lasting deliverance from sin. It is fallen nature washed and brushed …

SERMON • SERMON 167

The Holy Spirit and the One Church

Jude 1:19

… The first work of the Spirit in the heart is a work during which the Spirit is compared to the wind. You remember that when our Saviour spoke …

SERMON • SERMON 3360

Pleading With the Indifferent

Lamentations 1:12

… and stale upon your ears? Did you say to yourselves, "It is dry work to listen to that. There is nothing there to strike the attention. If I …

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Repentance Must Go With Forgiveness

… To divide the work of grace would be to cut the living child in halves, and those who would permit this have no interest in it. I will …

SERMON • SERMON 1709

The Best War Cry

Numbers 23:21

… Infidelity, Socinianism, and modern thought can make no headway where the Spirit is at work! Enchantment does not lie against Israel and divination does not touch Jacob. If …

SERMON • SERMON 3114

God's Providence

Ezekiel 1:15-19

… The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the color of a beryl: and they four had one likeness: and their appearance and their work

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The Sin-Bearer

… He dieth no more, death hath no more dominion over Him; for He has ended His work, and has cried, “It is finished.” As for the sins which …

SERMON • SERMON 672

The Ravens' Cry

Psalm 147:9

… The cry of a young raven is nothing but the natural cry of a creature, but your cry, if it is sincere, is the result of a work

SERMON • SERMON 1898

Mouth and Heart

Romans 10:9

… PAUL'S great work was saving souls. Whatever else he might be doing, he never forgot, "by all means to save some." Whatever else he aimed at in …

SERMON • SERMON 2368

The Living Care of the Dying Christ

John 18:8

… I have finished the work which You gave Me to do. Jesus regards His work as already done, although He had yet to die, to pay the ransom …

SERMON • SERMON 555

Nothing But Leaves

Mark 11:13

… We have a right to expect it from the work of the Spirit which you claim to have received. Shall the Holy Spirit work in man’s heart …

SERMON • SERMON 2939

A Stir-and What Came of It

Matthew 21:10

… But are disobedient servants likely to do their Master's work well? If there are commands of Jesus which we persistently ignore—if there are precepts of the …

SERMON • SERMON 2279

Joy Hindering Faith

Luke 24:41-45

… Christ has joined the Glory of His name with the work of salvation. He cares more to be a Savior than to be a King! His highest Glory …

SERMON • SERMON 1042

A Persuasive to Steadfastness

Hebrews 3:14

… Oh, to be made partakers! This is a work of grace, of sovereign omnipotent grace'a work which a man cannot sufficiently admire, and for which he can …

SERMON • SERMON 292

A New Year's Benediction

1 Peter 5:10

… If there could be such a thing as a man in whom sanctification began but in whom God the Spirit ceased to work, if there could be a …

PRAYER

Prayer 21 — Boldness at The Throne of Grace

… May we never take off our eyes from His divine person, from His infinite merit, from His finished work, from His living power, or from the expectancy of …

SERMON • SERMON 3063

Jotham's Peculiar Honor

2 Chronicles 27:6

… The Lord must first work in us both to will and to do of His good pleasure and then we must work out our own salvation with fear …