Sermons and Biblical Studies

784. Sound Things 1. A Sound Heart. “Let my heart be sound in Thy statutes” (Psa_119:80; Pro_14:30). 2. A Sound Mind. “The spirit of love, and of a sound mind” (2Ti_1:7). 3. A Sound Speech. “Sound speech, that cannot be condemned” (Tit_2:8). 4. A Sound Doctrine. “Things which become sound doctrine” (Tit_2:1). 5. A Sound … Continue reading “0802. 784. Sound Things”

783. Soulish Life The soul is the seat of feeling, and that which is associated with the present order of things and self. 1. Self is the centre of the soulish life—Joh_12:24-27. 2. Present things and gain is the occupation of the soulish life”—Luk_12:47. 3. A soulish life is concerned with the necessities of this … Continue reading “0801. 783. Soulish Life”

782. Sonship 1. Constitution of Sonship—Life. “Begotten of God” (Joh_1:13, R.V.). 2. Right of Sonship—Grace. “To them gave He the right (margin) to become the sons of God” (Joh_1:12). 3. Assurance of Sonship—The Spirit. “The Spirit Himself beareth witness with our spirit that we are the children of God” (Rom_8:16, R.V.). 4. Outcome of Sonship—Heirship. … Continue reading “0800. 782. Sonship”

781. Sorrowful Ones 1. A Sorrowful Sinner. “The king was sorry” (Mat_14:9). 2. A Sorrowful Saviour. “He began to be sorrowful” (Mat_26:37). 3. A Sorrowful Seeker. “He went away sorrowful” (Mat_19:22). 4. A Sorrowful Servant. “Peter was grieved” (Joh_21:17). 5. A Sorrowful Spirit. “Grieve not the Holy Spirit” (Eph_4:30). 6. A Sorrowful Saint. “If thy … Continue reading “0799. 781. Sorrowful Ones”

780. “So” Words are windows to let the light of thought in. Small words have their mission as well as large ones. “So” frequently occurs in the book of Nehemiah. We give a few instances. 1. The “So” of Prayer. “So I prayed” (Neh_2:4). Nehemiah sandwiched the “request” of the king and his answer with … Continue reading “0798. 780. “So””

779. Snares A snare is that which entraps us to our damage, holds us to our loss of liberty, and hinders us from doing good. 1. The snare of evil companionship—Jos_23:3. 2. The snare of a designing enemy—Psa_91:3. 3. The snare of the wicked, who forget God’s Word—Psa_119:110. 4. The snare of the proud and … Continue reading “0797. 779. Snares”

778. Skins 1. An Atoning Skin. “The Lord God made coats of skin” (Gen_3:21). 2. A Memorial Skin. “The priest shall have to himself the skin” (Lev_7:8). 3. A Leprous Skin. See the expression, “in the skin,” in Leviticus 13, which occurs about thirty times. 4. A Burned Skin. “Shall burn in the fire their … Continue reading “0796. 778. Skins”

777. Sins of the Mind The mind within is the sum total of what we are. “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he” (Pro_23:7). 1. The corrupt mind of evil thoughts. The sin of the heart within is no less a sin—Mat_5:27, Mat_5:28. 2. The proud mind of self-esteem. To mind “high … Continue reading “0795. 777. Sins of the Mind”

776. Sins of God’s People When we turn to the pages of God’s Word we find that the origin of many evils we have today, and which have been, would never have arisen if God’s people had been true to Him in the past. 1. If Abram had not listened to the voice of Sarah … Continue reading “0794. 776. Sins of God’s People”

775. Sins of the Body Sometimes in thinking of the welfare of the soul, we bring woe to the body. 1. Sins of unholy passion. When the flesh has sway, the spirit goes under—Gal_5:19-21. 2. Sins of unbridled appetite. The desire for strong drink is the worst of these—Eph_5:18. 3. Sins of expensive adornment. A … Continue reading “0793. 775. Sins of the Body”