Sermon Topic: Self-Denial

Calling on the Name of the Lord

Date: October 7th, 1962  |  Scripture: Romans 10:1-13  |  Topics: Abstinence, Door, Jesus, Repentance, Sacrifice, Salvation, Self-Denial, Self-justification, Way, works

Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doethContinue Reading


For This Child I Prayed

Date: May 10th, 1964  |  Scripture: 1 Samuel 1-3  |  Topics: Adversary, Children, Hannah, Jacob, Mother's Day, Nazirite, Polygamy, Samuel, Self-Denial, Sunday school, Voice of God, Worship

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD,Continue Reading


The Christ of the Cross

Date: November 27th, 1966  |  Scripture: Matthew 16:21-28  |  Topics: Alexander, Cross, Daniel, Peter, Self-Denial

From that time forth began Jesus to shew unto his disciples, how that he must go unto Jerusalem, and suffer many things of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised again the third day. Then Peter took him, and began to rebuke him, saying, Be it far from thee, Lord: this shall not be unto thee. But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men. Then saContinue Reading


For This Child I Prayed

Date: May 14th, 1967  |  Scripture: 1 Samuel 1:1-28  |  Topics: Adversary, Children, Hannah, Jacob, Mother's Day, Nazirite, Polygamy, Samuel, Self-Denial, Shiloh, Son, Sorrow, Sunday school, Voice of God, Wife, Worship

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite: And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD,Continue Reading


The Great Renunciation

Date: April 9th, 1979  |  Scripture: Exodus 2  |  Topics: Captivity, Chosen, Deliverer, Egypt, Exodus, Faith, Israel, Moses, Pharaoh, Ramses, Self-Denial, Slavery, Temptation, Trust, solidarity

And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi. And the woman conceived, and bare a son: and when she saw him that he was a goodly child, she hid him three months. And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink. And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to wContinue Reading


Faithful Unto Death

Date: January 16th, 1983  |  Scripture: Revelation 2:10  |  Topics: Christian Life, Faith, Love, Loyalty, Self-Denial

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.