W. A. Criswell Sermon Library

Lengthening Shadows

March 17th, 1938 Hebrews 11:4 Christian Life, Devotion, Faith, Unselfishness, 1938, Hebrews

By faith Abel offered unto God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain, by which he obtained witness that he was righteous, God testifying of his gifts: and by it he being dead yet speaketh.

The Highway of Holiness

August 4th, 1938 Isaiah 35:8 Confession, Faith, Holiness, Repentance, Sacrifice, 1938, Isaiah

And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

Facing the Future with God

November 19th, 1944 @ 10:50 AM

And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away. But after long abstinence Paul stood forth in the midst of them, and said, Sirs, ye should have hearkened unto me,...

The Fifth Sparrow

November 19th, 1944 @ 7:30 PM Luke 12:16 Evangelism, Love, Self-Worth, Sparrow, Value, 1944, Luke

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:

Receiving the Grace of God in Vain

November 26th, 1944 @ 7:30 PM 2 Corinthians 6:1

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.

In the Breaking of Bread

December 10th, 1944 @ 7:30 PM Matthew 26:26-28 Bread, Communion, Humility, Last Supper, Ministry, Serving, Washing Feet, 1944, Matthew

And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For...

Ecce Homo

December 17th, 1944 @ 10:50 AM John 19:5 Crucifixion, Nativity, Passion, Sacrifice, Savior, Zinzindorf, 1944, John

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns, and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!

The Imperative Now

December 17th, 1944 @ 7:30 PM 2 Corinthians 6:1-2 Bridegroom, Calling, Confession, Opportunity, Salvation, Sin Unto Death, Urgency, 1944, 2 Corinthians

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. (For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now...

The Way Back to God

December 31st, 1944 @ 10:50 AM 2 Chronicles 7:12-14 America, Backslide, Humility, Judgment, Prayer, Rejection, Repentance, 1944, 2 Chronicles

And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. If I shut up heaven that there be no rain, or if I command the locusts to devour the land,...

Victorious Surrender

January 21st, 1945 Acts 26:1-20 Agrippa, Calling, Evangelism, Missions, Service, 1945, Acts

Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself: I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:...

The Beginning of Grace

March 3rd, 1946 @ 10:50 AM Genesis 3:9 Birthright, Gospel, Grace, Sacrifice, Satan, Sin, 1946, Genesis

And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?

The Ark of Hope

March 3rd, 1946 @ 7:30 PM Genesis 6:14 Ark, Judgment, Marriage, Noah, Polygamy, 1946, Genesis

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord … And God said unto Noah … Make thee an ark of gopher wood.

The Sacrifice on Mt. Moriah

March 10th, 1946 @ 10:50 AM

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer...

The New Israel

March 10th, 1946 @ 7:30 PM Genesis 32:24 Blessing, Esau, Israel, Jacob, Promise, 1946, Genesis

And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.

Let My People Go

March 17th, 1946 Exodus 5:1 Deliverance, Exodus, Moses, Pharaoh, 1946, Exodus

And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

The Night of the Passover

March 17th, 1946 @ 7:30 PM Exodus 11 Exodus, Lamb, Obedience, Passover, Sacrifice, 1946, Exodus

And the LORD said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt; afterwards he will let you go hence: when he shall let you go, he shall surely thrust you out hence altogether. Speak now in the ears of the people, and let...

The Fleshpots of Egypt

March 24th, 1946 @ 7:30 PM Exodus 16 Egypt, Sin, Transgressions, Wilderness, 1946, Exodus

And they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departing out of the land of Egypt. And the whole congregation...

The Purpose of the Law

April 7th, 1946 Exodus 19 Grace, Judgment, Law, Righteousness, Sin, 1946, Exodus

In the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. For they were departed from Rephidim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness; and...

Our All-Sufficient Savior

May 7th, 1947 Hebrews 9:24-28 Christ, Grace, Help, High Priest, Love, Priesthood of Christ, Sacrifice, Savior, 1947, Hebrews

For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us: Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy...

The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?

July 9th, 1950 @ 10:50 AM Matthew 28:1-15 Evidence, Faith, Resurrection, Witnesses, 1950, Matthew

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled...

What Do the Scriptures Say?

November 29th, 1953 @ 10:50 AM Acts 17:1-12 Bible, Book, Holy Spirit, Inspiration, Washing, Water, Word, Acts 1954, 1953, Acts

Now when they had passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a synagogue of the Jews: And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures, Opening and alleging, that Christ must needs...

It Is Reasonable to Be a Christian

December 13th, 1953 @ 10:50 AM Acts 17:16-34 Bible, Conversion, Evangelism, Testimony, Acts 1954, 1953, Acts

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market daily with them that met with him. ...

Just Passing By

December 27th, 1953 @ 10:50 AM

Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars’ hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly...

The Downtown Church

January 3rd, 1954

Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace: For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee: for I have much people in this city.

God’s Tentmakers

January 3rd, 1954 @ 7:30 PM

After these things Paul departed from Athens, and came to Corinth; And found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla; (because that Claudius had commanded all Jews to depart from Rome:) and came unto them. And because he was...

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