During the Sermon, Part 5

The point: If unconverted, understand that unbelief is a damning sin that will lead to hell forever, even if all other sins were stopped.

The verb 'mixed with faith' is compared to an artist mixing colors on a palette, folding them together to create a distinct, unified color. This illustrates how faith must unite with the word heard to make it effective.

And the verb used here for being mixed with faith, it is the only place it is found in the New Testament, and there is even a problem with the precise form of it, but assuming that our translation is the correct one, and that considering the verb to be rightly translated as not being mixed with faith, it is a verb that you would have used in the secular world of the writer's day if you were describing what an artist did when he took his palette of many colors and would take a little burnt umber and take a little purple here, and would mix them together. He would fold them together so that diff...

9:22 - 10:38 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin uses the analogy of dry mortar needing water to become strong, explaining that God's declarations and promises must be 'mixed with faith' to profit us, citing Mary's…

The declarations of God's provisions are likened to dry mortar, which will not profit to make a strong wall unless mixed with water. This illustrates that God's word will not profit us unless it is mixed with faith.

God opens up the great storehouse of his provisions. But that word preached will not profit us any more than the dry mortar profits to make a strong retaining wall if not mixed with water. Those declarations of God's provisions must be mixed with the blood of God. The setting forth of God's what Peter calls exceeding great and precious promises will not profit us unless they are welded to the heart by faith.

19:30 - 20:12 Read in full sermon

In this part of the sermon: Martin uses the analogy of dry mortar needing water to become strong, explaining that God's declarations and promises must be 'mixed with faith' to profit us, citing Mary's…

Mary's response to Gabriel's unprecedented prophecy is used as an example of faith, where she believed God's word despite no historical precedent, trusting God to fulfill His promise.

And we say, oh Lord, as Mary no doubt did, this has never happened before. I've never seen it before. I've never heard of it in all the history of our lives. I've never heard of it in any of your dealings with the patriarchs and on through the whole history of the nation though you have done many and mighty works for your people though there is no precedent.

20:13 - 20:37 Read in full sermon

The point: If you are a rank unbeliever, repent of your sin and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, casting yourself upon the Savior.

A book title by an English preacher, 'Your God is Too Small,' is quoted to highlight the common tendency to limit God's power and faithfulness through unbelief.

As one of my fellow elders reminded me just before we came out from our prayer time, an English preacher wrote a book entitled Your God is Too Small.

22:12 - 22:23 Read in full sermon

The point: If you are a rank unbeliever, repent of your sin and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, casting yourself upon the Savior.

Zechariah's request for a sign beyond God's word is used as an example of limiting God and is contrasted with God's chastisement, demonstrating that God's word alone should be the end of discussion.

Your God is too small. Dear people, how often we limit the Holy One of Israel to use scriptural terms and terminology by being more like Zechariah. Your word is not enough, God. Give me something else to assure me it can come to pass.

22:25 - 22:45 Read in full sermon