Sermon Year: 1957

There Stood by the Cross His Mother

Date: May 12th, 1957  |  Scripture: John 19:25  |  Topics: Crucifixion, Jesus, Love, Mary, Mothers

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene.


God Worketh in You

Date: May 12th, 1957  |  Scripture: Philippians 2:12-13  |  Topics: Doubt, Fear, Grace, Salvation, Security, Volition, works

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.


The Post-Diluvian Age

Date: May 19th, 1957  |  Scripture: Genesis 9-12  |  Topics: Dispensations, Noah, Pride

And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things. But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shallContinue Reading


They That Wait Upon the Lord

Date: May 19th, 1957  |  Scripture: Isaiah 40:31  |  Topics: Blessing, Comfort, Faith, Patience, Suffering, Victory, Wait

But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.


He Gambled His Life on God

Date: May 19th, 1957  |  Scripture: Philippians 2:25-30  |  Topics: Church, Epaphroditus, Faith, Paul, Priority, Sacrifice, Trust

Yet I supposed it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, and companion in labour, and fellowsoldier, but your messenger, and he that ministered to my wants. For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick. For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow. I sent him therefore the more carefully, that, when ye see him again, ye may rejoiceContinue Reading


Abraham: Citizen of Ur

Date: May 26th, 1957  |  Scripture: Genesis 12  |  Topics: Abraham, Commitment, Culture, Idolatry, archaeology

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and fiveContinue Reading


Pressing Toward the Prize

Date: May 26th, 1957  |  Scripture: Philippians 3:13-14  |  Topics: Baccalaureate, Calling, Christian Life, Prize, Purpose

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.


Our Examples

Date: May 26th, 1957  |  Scripture: Philippians 3:17  |  Topics: Baccalaureate, Calling, Service, Serving God, fruit

Brethren, be followers together of me, and mark them which walk so as ye have us for an ensample.


Abraham: God’s Pilgrim

Date: June 2nd, 1957  |  Scripture: Genesis 12  |  Topics: Abraham, Believers, Christianity, Idolatry, Separation

Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. So Abram departed, as the LORD had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and fiveContinue Reading


That We Might Win Christ

Date: June 2nd, 1957  |  Scripture: Philippians 3:4-10  |  Topics: Christ, Salvation, loss

Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more: Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee; Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless. But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellenContinue Reading