Sermon Topic: works

The Two Words of Salvation

Date: June 27th, 1982  |  Scripture: Acts 20:21  |  Topics: Faith, Gospel, Repentance, Salvation, works

Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and faith toward our Lord Jesus Christ.


Saving Faith

Date: July 18th, 1982  |  Scripture: Romans 4:1-5  |  Topics: Faith, Salvation, Self-righteousness, Soteriology, works

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.


Saving Faith

Date: July 18th, 1982  |  Scripture: Romans 4:1-5  |  Topics: Faith, Righteousness, Salvation, Soteriology, Trust, works

What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.


The Declaration of Justification

Date: August 8th, 1982  |  Scripture: Galatians 2:16-21  |  Topics: Justification, Law, Righteousness, works

Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ, we ourselves also are found sinners, is therefore Christ the minister of sin? God forbid. For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For IContinue Reading


Building the Spiritual Temple of God

Date: February 6th, 1983  |  Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-25  |  Topics: Church, Ecclesiology, Faith, Temple, works

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious. To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Wherefore also itContinue Reading


Hagar and Ishmael

Date: November 9th, 1988  |  Scripture: Genesis 16-21  |  Topics: Arab, Grace, Hagar, Ishmael, Islam, Jew, works

Now Sarai Abram’s wife bare him no children: and she had an handmaid, an Egyptian, whose name was Hagar. And Sarai said unto Abram, Behold now, the LORD hath restrained me from bearing: I pray thee, go in unto my maid; it may be that I may obtain children by her. And Abram hearkened to the voice of Sarai. And Sarai Abram’s wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. And he went in unto Hagar, andContinue Reading


Awake and Arise

Date: February 18th, 1990  |  Scripture: Ephesians 5:14  |  Topics: Depravity, Faith, Inheritance, Obedience, Salvation, Trust, works

Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.


Law and Grace

Date: September 6th, 1992  |  Scripture: Romans 3:19-26  |  Topics: Faith, Grace, Law, Salvation, works

Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God. Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that bContinue Reading