There is a deeper purpose and nobler work in God than creation. Creation occupied His hand, and displayed His power and Godhead, and was then, in some sense, left at man's disposal, so that its condition was to be determined by the allegiance or rebellion of man. But there was another work ordered i... Read More
I. INTRODUCTION A. Luke 3:16 John answered, saying to all, "I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. (NKJV) B. John 1:33 "I did not know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with ... Read More
A Sermon, Preached April 25, 1765, to an Assembly of Ministers and Churches, at the Meeting--house of the Rev. Mr. ANDERSON, in Grafton--Street, Westminster. EZEKIEL 10:13 As for the Wheels, it was cried unto them in my hearing, O Wheel. SOME time ago, on a public occasion, I delivered a discourse (... Read More
As we come now to the joy of examining the truth of God's Word, I ask you to open your Bible to Paul's letter to the Thessalonians, the first letter, chapter 5 and look with me at verses 21 and 22. We began two weeks ago to consider the truth of 1 Thessalonians 5:21 and 22. We'll continue this morni... Read More
It is our great privilege this morning to return in the study of God's Word to 1 Thessalonians chapter 5. We are fast coming to the end of this great epistle. We find ourselves in verses 21 and 22 in a special three-part series entitled "A Call to Discernment." Let me read the text of 1 Thessalonian... Read More
I was flying across the country this week--a long flight--all the way to the east coast and the Lord always makes things serendipitous, always has a surprise or two; I was sitting next to a man who eventually took out a Bible and started reading it and as he was reading it, I said to him, "That's a ... Read More
The following was transcribed from a television broadcast of a "roundtable discussion," titled "Irreconcilable Differences: Catholics, Evangelicals, and the New Quest for Unity" that took place in Ft Lauderdale, Florida between Dr. James Kennedy, Dr. John MacArthur, Dr. R. C. Sproul, and John Ankerb... Read More
Let's open our Bibles tonight as we continue our study of the anatomy of the church to Ephesians chapter 4. We have been talking about the anatomy of the church, its skeleton, those things that give it its shape and its form, its rigidity, those non-negotiables, those foundational realities. We have... Read More
Today we have the great joy of coming to the Lord's table, sharing in the remembrance of the cross, His death for us. We also have emphasized the wonderful reality of prayer and our access to God. And I want us, this morning, as we come to the Word of God in preparation for coming to His table to co... Read More
For this morning now we return to 2 Timothy chapter 2 and our concluding look at the first seven verses. Last week we began an examination of 2 Timothy 2:1 through 7, this morning we're going to bring that to completion. This week I happened to be doing a little bit of reading and I came across quit... Read More
New Creation
Baptism of the Holy Spirit, Part 1
The Doctrine of the Wheels, in the Visions of Ezekiel, Opened and Explained
A Call for Discernment - Sermon 2
A Call for Discernment - Sermon 3
Baptism: A Matter of Obedience
Irreconcilable Differences: Catholics and Evangelicals.
Fundamental Christian Attitudes: Sermon 5 - Unity
Fundamental Christian Attitudes: Sermon 6 - Forgiveness
The Elements of a Strong Spiritual Life - Sermon 2