This sermon addresses the following points: • Defining the spiritual fruit of patience—“the ability to wait upon the Lord with the confidence that He providentially governs the course of history according to His eternal decree” • Explaining the definition of patience with a five-part and two-part outline • Diagraming the definition of patience according to the framework of sovereign grace…

This sermon addresses the following points: • Tracing the origin of tribulation to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3 • Describing the nature of tribulation with reference to its many forms • Exploring the meaning of ‘afflictions’ in Psalm 34 • Connecting these ‘afflictions’ with the ‘evil’ mentioned in Matthew 6 • Connecting these ‘afflictions’ and the ‘evil’ with the…

This sermon addresses the following points: • The twofold nature of hardships encountered by regenerate sinners as they journey through this world as strangers and as pilgrims—persecution and tribulation • Tracing these hardships to the experience of Adam and Eve, recorded in Genesis 3 • Distinguishing between persecution and tribulation • Highlighting the fourfold strategy of Cain which led to…

This sermon addresses the following points: • Abel was one of God’s elect people, evidenced by his experience of the new birth, the inner witness of the Holy Spirit, the exercise of saving faith in the redemptive work of Christ, living as a stranger and a pilgrim and encountering conflict with Cain • There are three aspects to Abel’s conflict…

This sermon addresses the following points: • Abel was one of God’s elect people • Abel knew he was one of God’s elect people because he had been born again • Abel knew he had been born again because the Spirit of God bore witness with his spirit that he was a child of God • Abel knew he had…