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SERMON • SERMON 1208

Infallibility—Where To Find It and How To Use It

Matthew 4:4

… pope prefixed to the first volume—excommunicates all printers who, in reprinting the work, should make any alterations in the text!" The notion of infallibility residing in mortal …

SERMON • SERMON 3343

'The Star Out of Jacob'

Numbers 24:17

… Young people, I would that you would serve Him! Oh, that you were enlisted in His service. It is now a good many years since I gave my …

SERMON • SERMON 863

The Stone Rolled Away

Matthew 28:2

… for your work shall be rewarded and they shall come again from the land of the enemy." Sorrow no longer, you mourners, around the grave, as those that …

SERMON • SERMON 1086

Jesus, The King of Truth

John 18:37

… While I have been laid aside and able to do nothing, the great sorrow of my heart has been my inability to do Him service. I heard my …

SERMON • SERMON 3238

A Vision of the King

Isaiah 33:17

… yet surely My judgment is with the LORD, and My work with My God.The Jews, as a nation, were not gathered unto Christ. The highly favored people …

SERMON • SERMON 800

The Centurion's Faith and Humility

Luke 7:6-8

… Jesus has therefore but to will it, and to the utmost bounds of the earth those influences which are under His control will at once set to work

SERMON • SERMON 2077

The Gospel of the Glory of Christ

2 Corinthians 4:4

… Born of a virgin, our Lord has come among us and has lived on earth a life of service and of suffering—there must be hope for us …

SERMON • SERMON 19

David's Dying Song

2 Samuel 23:5

… That is the greatest safeguard on earth—that I have something within me that never can be quenched; that I put on the regimentals of a service which …

SERMON • SERMON 2879

The Wide-open Mouth Filled

Psalm 81:10

… Perhaps before the time for the service came, you thought you could not pray or preach at all. You remember how the Lord said to Ezekiel, "Eat this …

SERMON • SERMON 2075

Our Lord's Entrance Within the Veil

Hebrews 9:12

… Our Immanuel was born at Bethlehem, He dwelt at Nazareth, He died on Calvary and He has now gone up on High because His work is finished and …

SERMON • SERMON 1143

Death for Sin and Death to Sin

1 Peter 2:24

… We are reminded how feeble our life is—how short our time for service. Let us, then, Brothers and Sisters, deal always with the best things and attend …

SERMON • SERMON 539

Heavenly Lovesickness!

Solomon 5:8

… You know the old story of Swiss soldiers, that when they have enlisted into foreign service they never will permit the band to play the "Ranz des Vaches …

SERMON • SERMON 3144

'The True Sayings of God'

Revelation 19:9

… whose creed is the Word of God and whose power for life and service is the indwelling Spirit of God. There is another church—you know what a …

SERMON • SERMON 3072

An Observation of the Preacher

Ecclesiastes 7:8

… Let faith and patience do their perfect work. In the day when the crown shall be set upon the head of "the King eternal, immortal, invisible," one ray …

SERMON • SERMON 1142

Free Pardon

Isaiah 43:25

… That cannot be a motive, for if they do better, their improvement is His work in them. Left to themselves they would do even worse after they were …

SERMON • SERMON 3423

Beholding God's Church

Psalm 48:12-14

… All men's work will pass away and, perhaps, the sooner the better, for wood, and hay, and stubble would but destroy the beauty and the completeness of …

SERMON • SERMON 2417

First Forgiveness, Then Healing

Luke 5:20

… There was no intricate problem for him to work out in his mind. The Master said all that was required in that one sentence, "Your sins are forgiven …

SERMON • SERMON 834

The Universal Remedy

Isaiah 53:5

… Not alone the work of the nails and the spear, but the cruel handiwork of the rod and the scourge. Out of all this throng of Believers, there …

SERMON • SERMON 293

The King’s Highway Opened and Cleared

… Of what service is it? It is broken, you cannot bring music from it; it is but a, reed when it is whole, and now it is a …

SERMON • SERMON 2191

Believing On Jesus—and Its Counterfeits

John 8:30-32

… Blessed is he who makes his Master's service his pleasure! His Lord's Law is his delight! His Savior's Glory the absorbing occupation of his time …

SERMON • SERMON 153

The Mysteries of the Brazen Serpent

John 3:14

… but the main work of the ministry—its every day work—is just exhibiting Christ. and crying out to sinners, “Believe, believe, believe on him who is the …

SERMON • SERMON 3094

Heart Piercing

Acts 2:37

… The reason why so many backslide is that they built on the sand—there was no deep foundation-work. The soul-saving work, the work which lasts, is …

SERMON • SERMON 3103

A Pastoral Visit

… They must be born-again before they can be members of the Church—there must have been the work of the Spirit of God in the hearts of …

PRAYER

Prayer 18 — O, For More Grace!

… May we walk humbly with God in joyful faith in the finished work of Christ. Savior, look on Thy beloved ones and give blessings according to our necessities …

SERMON • SERMON 2136

Possessing Possessions

… If you work for God in an unholy way or work for God rightly, yet, nevertheless, are inconsistent in your ordinary life, the people of God will be …

SERMON • SERMON 3420

Could He Not? Ah! But He Would Not

John 11:37

… A master-builder would soon discharge the carpenter on the work who should always be saying, "Why should that piece of timber be of that shape," or, "Why …

SERMON • SERMON 2673

Christ Crucified

1 Corinthians 2:2

… On my way to this evening's service, I called to see one of our dear brethren who is very ill, and I was much refreshed with a …

SERMON • SERMON 3047

If So—what Then?

1 Peter 4:18

… Yet I ask you, Christian, whether you do not sometimes find it hard work to pray? When you are on your knees, all sorts of cares come buzzing …

SERMON • SERMON 2750

A Door of Hope

Hosea 2:15

… Now God gives us, in the Presence of His Son, the manna of Heaven! In the finished work and spotless righteousness of Jesus, He gives our faith its …

SERMON • SERMON 1141

Good News for the Destitute

Psalm 102:17

… Our first work, this morning, shall be to speak about a spiritual pauper, the "destitute." Then we will talk of his special occupation—it is clear that he …

SERMON • SERMON 184

The Glorious Gospel

1 Timothy 1:15

… If he be not able, if he be not commissioned to perform the work, then indeed, the work itself is worthless to us, and falls short of its …

SERMON • SERMON 487

A Tempted Savior—Our Best Succor

Hebrews 2:18

… His Father called Him to a work of the most terrific character. He laid upon Him the iniquity of us all. He ordained Him, the second Adam, the …

SERMON • SERMON 2736

The Great Miracle Worker

John 11:47

… of the Romans! The Romans might be strong, but the Man who could work miracles must be stronger. And if it should ever come to a conflict between …

COMMENTARY

Psalm 123

Psalm 123

… For God to have wrought in men the spirit of service is a great marvel, and as such let all men turn aside and see this great sight …

CHAPTER

Letters to Father and Mother, January to June, 1850

… He has chosen me to be one of His vessels of mercy; and, despite all opposition from without and from within, He will surely accomplish His own work

SERMON • SERMON 515

The Sinner'S Advocate

1 John 2:1

… There—listen to him—I am not to be thus trod upon! Who dares to treat me thus?" Many who have done good service for Christ have had …

SERMON • SERMON 1091

Prayer Certified Of Success

Luke 11:9-10

… God can work miracles and He may work them yet again as He has done in days of yore, but it is no part of the Christian faith …

SERMON • SERMON 2063

The Filling of Empty Vessels

2 Kings 4:3

… I shall use the text in a third way of application IN REFERENCE TO THE WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT. There was a time in certain Churches when …

SERMON • SERMON 1844

Israel And Britain. A Note of Warning

John 12:37-41

… But what did he see? It is a most important thing that in these days you and I should see the same, for the same work lies before …

SERMON • SERMON 2117

The Father's Love to His Dying Son

John 10:17

… Though left to their own free agency, yet when the work of Divine Grace was complete in them, they would be of a character to which sin would …