Sermon Year: 1983

Rachel: Can Your Gods Be Stolen?

Date: August 21st, 1983  |  Scripture: Genesis 31:19-35  |  Topics: Idolatry, Money, Rachel, Women

And Laban went to shear his sheep: and Rachel had stolen the images that were her father’s. And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead. And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled. And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days’ journey; and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. And God came to LabaContinue Reading


They First Gave Themselves

Date: August 28th, 1983  |  Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:1-5  |  Topics: Fellowship, Giving, Grace, Gratitude, Stewardship

Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves; Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. And this they did, not as we hoped, but firsContinue Reading


They First Gave Themselves

Date: August 28th, 1983  |  Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:5  |  Topics: Election, Giving, Grace, Gratitude, Stewardship, Tithe, remembrance, unmerited favor

And this they did, not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.


Jezebel: Ahab’s Dog’s Life

Date: August 28th, 1983  |  Scripture: 1 Kings 21:25  |  Topics: Ahab, Evil, Idolatry, Jezebel, Murder, Women

But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wickedness in the sight of the LORD, whom Jezebel his wife stirred up.


The Great Mystery of the Church

Date: September 4th, 1983  |  Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-32  |  Topics: Bible, Church, Dispensation, Doctrine

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish. So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself. For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the LContinue Reading


El Gran Misterio de la Iglesia

Date: September 4th, 1983  |  Scripture:  |  Topics:

EL GRAN MISTERIO DE LA IGLESIA Dr. W. A. Criswell Efesios 5:25-32 9-4-83    8:15 a.m.   Dentro de la serie de mensajes doctrinales sobre la iglesia, Eclesiología, el mensaje de hoy se titula El Gran Misterio De La Iglesia. Vayamos en nuestras Biblias a Efesios capítulo 5:1 y 2. Se trata de una encíclica, una epístola general, el Textus Receptus está dirigido a la iglesia de Éfeso. Pero está dirigida a todas las iglesias, dirigida a nosotros. Efesios capítulo 5, comenzando en el versículo 25Continue Reading


Treasures In Heaven

Date: September 4th, 1983  |  Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21  |  Topics: Heaven, Materialism, Money, Treasures

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.


True Sacrifice

Date: September 11th, 1983  |  Scripture: 2 Samuel 24  |  Topics: David, Offerings, Sacrifice, Stewardship

And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: bContinue Reading


True Sacrifice

Date: September 11th, 1983  |  Scripture: 2 Samuel 24:1-25  |  Topics: Araunah, David, Offerings, Sacrifice, Stewardship

And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Israel and Judah. For the king said to Joab the captain of the host, which was with him, Go now through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beersheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the number of the people. And Joab said unto the king, Now the LORD thy God add unto the people, how many soever they be, an hundredfold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it: bContinue Reading


Esther: The Orphan Queen

Date: September 11th, 1983  |  Scripture: Esther 4:13-17  |  Topics: Esther, Feasts, Festivals, Women

Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king’s house, more than all the Jews. For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? Then Esther bade them return Mordecai this answer, Go, gather together all the Jews that are presenContinue Reading