Sermon Topic: Desire

The Tears Of Paul

Date: January 31st, 1954  |  Scripture: Acts 20:31  |  Topics: Character, Desire, Evangelism, Priority, Responsibilities, Suffering

Therefore watch, and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with tears.


Christian Motives

Date: April 29th, 1956  |  Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:12-15  |  Topics: Desire, Encouragement, Joy, Love, Motives

For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart. For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause. For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died forContinue Reading


The Flesh-Pots of Egypt

Date: February 1st, 1959  |  Scripture: Exodus 16:1-3  |  Topics: Bread, Complain, Desire, Dissatisfied, Flesh, Manna, Provision

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 of the children of Israel murmured against Moses and Aaron in the wilderness: And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and wContinue Reading


The Lord Whose Name Is Jealous

Date: March 15th, 1959  |  Scripture: Exodus 20:1-6  |  Topics: Choice, Commitment, Desire, Fear, Jealousy, Priorities, Zealous

And God spake all these words, saying, I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon thContinue Reading


Slavery and Freedom

Date: July 9th, 1967  |  Scripture: John 8:32-36  |  Topics: Desire, Doulos, Freedom, Martyrdom, Press, Slavery, Speech, Surrender, Worship, Yield, Yoke

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.


Slavery and Freedom

Date: July 9th, 1967  |  Scripture: John 8:32-36  |  Topics: Desire, Doulos, Freedom, Martyrdom, Press, Slavery, Surrender, Worship, Yoke

And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. They answered him, We be Abraham’s seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin. And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but the Son abideth ever. If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.


The Great Judgment Day

Date: May 7th, 1968  |  Scripture: Matthew 13:36-43  |  Topics: Age, Bema, Desire, End Times, Harvest, Heaven, Judgment, Priority, Values

Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels. As therefore the tares are gatherContinue Reading


Seeking Christ

Date: January 18th, 1976  |  Scripture: Mark 1:35-39  |  Topics: Christ, Compassion, Desire, Priority, Seek, Worship

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon and they that were with him followed after him. And when they had found him, they said unto him, All men seek for thee. And he said unto them, Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore came I forth. And he preached in their synagogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils.


Why Prayer in the Name of Jesus?

Date: October 15th, 1980  |  Scripture: Galatians 2:20  |  Topics: Authority, Desire, Mission, Prayer, Pride, Purpose

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.


God and the Reasoning Mind

Date: January 18th, 1981  |  Scripture: Acts 17:2  |  Topics: Choice, Desire, Hope, Paul, Philosophy, Predestination, Seeking, Stoics

And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them, and three sabbath days reasoned with them out of the scriptures,