In this sermon, the preacher emphasizes the deceptive nature of sin and the false promises it offers. He warns against being deceived by the temporary pleasures and illusions of sin, comparing it to cyanide that may smell sweet but ultimately leads to death. The preacher also highlights how the heart can deceive in matters of profit, leading people to seek quick and illegal ways to gain wealth. He references Jeremiah 17 to emphasize that God knows the motives and actions of every individual and will judge them accordingly. The sermon aims to awaken sinners and encourage them to turn away from sin and seek righteousness.

In this sermon, the speaker emphasizes the importance of understanding the truth of God's word and its impact on our lives. They reference the story of a mother in the Bible who questioned why there was conflict within her, highlighting the struggle between our fleshly desires and our spiritual nature. The speaker explains that Jesus laid down his life not only as an atonement for sin, but also so that we can have access to a glorious life in him. They emphasize the need to go to the root of the matter and deal with the truth in order to find healing, deliverance, and a deeper experience with the Holy Spirit. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of recognizing and treating each person of the Trinity (God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost) as God in their own right.

Aaron Hills preaches on the contrasting experiences of St. Paul in Romans 7 and 8, highlighting the shift from bondage to sin in the flesh to freedom in Christ through the Holy Spirit. He emphasizes that true Christian experience is not one of defeat and despair but of victory and joy in Christ. Hills explains how Christ justifies the sinner, adopts them into God's family, and bears witness through the Holy Spirit. He delves into the transformative power of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus, freeing believers from the sin principle and leading them to a life of righteousness and sanctification.

Aaron Hills preaches about the significant impact of Pentecost in Christian history, marking the birth-hour of a dispensation of grace with the Holy Spirit as the reigning Executive of the triune God. Despite the clear evidence that the disciples were Christians long before Pentecost, there is contention and debate among Church leaders regarding their spiritual state. Jesus' prayers for sanctification and the promise of the Holy Spirit highlight the importance of the Pentecostal experience for all believers, enduing them with power and cleansing their hearts by faith.

Harmon A. Baldwin emphasizes that the cleansing and empowering work of the Holy Spirit are simultaneous and occur at the baptism with the Holy Ghost, as seen in the experiences of the early disciples at Pentecost and Cornelius' household. He argues that there is no scriptural basis for separating cleansing and empowering in time, as the Holy Spirit who cleanses also empowers for service. Baldwin warns against the error of claiming complete cleansing at justification and later empowerment, stressing that growth in grace leads to a fuller manifestation of the Holy Spirit's power already present in believers.

Ernest O'Neill preaches about the importance of distinguishing between temptation and sin, emphasizing the need for a clean heart before God. He explains that sin originates from the heart, and only a heart cleansed by the Holy Spirit through faith can lead to true obedience and victory over sin. O'Neill highlights the significance of consecrating every part of one's being to God, allowing the Holy Spirit to dwell within and cleanse the heart completely. He urges listeners to seek a clean conscience and heart through full consecration and faith in God's transformative power.

Harmon A. Baldwin preaches about the importance of genuine faith in the process of salvation and sanctification, emphasizing the need to distinguish between true faith and its counterfeit forms. He highlights that faith is not merely mental assent or resting on promises, but a deep, transformative trust in God's power to cleanse and purify the heart. Baldwin warns against misconceptions such as believing without evidence or relying on easy-going feelings, stressing the necessity of a Spirit-filled life and true surrender to God's work of sanctification.

Aaron Hills preaches on the conditions for receiving the Spirit in sanctifying power, emphasizing the importance of conviction of need, sorrow for past shortcomings, prayer, obedience, hunger for righteousness, consecration, and faith in Jesus. He highlights the authoritative voice of Jesus on matters of grace and the necessity of a second work of grace, specifically sanctification. Hills explains that sanctification is received by faith and refutes common misconceptions about its attainment, emphasizing that it is an instantaneous work of the Holy Spirit, not a gradual process or something obtained at death.

Daniel Steele preaches on the divine order of Gospel Salvation, emphasizing the precedence of righteousness leading to perfect holiness, with justification always preceding entire sanctification. He highlights the importance of seeking entire sanctification and the role of the Holy Spirit in purifying believers. Steele clarifies the distinction between justification and sanctification, refuting the idea that they are simultaneous events. He encourages believers to earnestly seek the crowning blessing of entire sanctification through unwavering faith in Christ.

Aaron Hills preaches against the partial rejection of Pentecost by religious teachers who belittle the experience of the baptism with the Holy Spirit, denying its efficacy to cleanse the heart from inbred sin. He challenges the inaccurate interpretations of Pentecost by various writers, emphasizing the importance of seeking the full blessing of God without diminishing its significance. Hills highlights the scriptural evidence from Peter's speech in Acts, the Greek verb meanings, and the symbolic references of water and fire in baptism to support the doctrine of heart-cleansing and sanctification through the Holy Spirit.

Aaron Hills preaches on the essence of consecration, emphasizing the act of yielding ourselves completely to God, not just to His service or work, but to God Himself. He highlights the importance of faith as the final condition for receiving blessings, citing examples from the Bible where lack of faith hindered the fulfillment of promises. Hills also echoes the need for believers to claim the filling of the Spirit through faith, trusting in God's Word for sanctification and full salvation.

Harmon A. Baldwin discusses the presence of carnality in justified souls in the New Testament era, emphasizing that even the disciples before Pentecost lived under the Mosaic dispensation and were justified by meeting the requirements of their time. Jesus affirmed the disciples' faith and love, indicating their justification, yet their carnal traits like desire for greatness, spirit of retaliation, and unbelief persisted. Baldwin highlights the need for sanctification and heart purity, as seen in Jesus' prayer for the disciples and their cleansing on Pentecost, along with Paul's exhortation to seek entire sanctification.

Samuel Alexander Danford preaches about the Holy Spirit as the Comforter and Guide who teaches believers all things, brings to remembrance the words of Jesus, and reveals truths about the future. He emphasizes that the Holy Spirit, given by God who knows our hearts, enables believers to understand the things freely given by God and seals them with the promise of salvation. Through the Holy Spirit, believers are perfected, receive an anointing that teaches them truth, and dwell in God by keeping His commandments.

Aaron Hills preaches about the dangers of prejudice, highlighting how it separates individuals, families, churches, nations, and races. He emphasizes the need to lay aside prejudice, especially against truth, as it hinders acceptance of new revelations and growth in doctrine. Hills urges the congregation to seek sanctification by faith, emphasizing that God makes no distinction among individuals and knows the true condition of every heart.

David Shelby Corlett preaches on the connection between heart purity and the baptism with the Holy Spirit, emphasizing that true evidence of this baptism is the purification of the heart by faith. He highlights how the Holy Spirit guards against counterfeits, showing that speaking in tongues is not the ultimate evidence, but rather the purity of the heart. Corlett explains that heart purity, synonymous with entire sanctification, is achieved through the filling of the Holy Spirit, who dispels all that is carnal and fleshly, bringing unity and a central desire to do God's will.

James Blaine Chapman preaches on the importance of holiness as a heart experience necessary to see the Lord, emphasizing the dangers of failing to seek sanctification and allowing bitterness or impurity to defile us. He explores the dispensational blessing of sanctification through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, comparing Mount Sinai's law, Mount Calvary's redemption, and Mount Zion's impartation of holiness. Chapman highlights the Holy Spirit's role in purifying believers, drawing on biblical metaphors of refining gold and separating wheat from chaff to illustrate sanctification as a work of God's Spirit. He encourages believers to seek sanctification as a high privilege and a means to serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear.

Dougan Clark preaches about the role of the Holy Trinity in the sanctification of a human soul, emphasizing the distinctiveness of the Holy Spirit as the Sanctifier. The mysterious work of sanctification is a divine process that involves the Holy Ghost purifying the heart through faith, leading to a complete cleansing from sin. The apostles Peter, John the Baptist, Paul, and others highlight the Holy Spirit's crucial role in sanctifying believers, emphasizing the need for faith in the truth for this sanctification to occur.

Aaron Hills preaches on the importance of sanctification and holiness, emphasizing the need to surrender fully to God for a joyous and hopeful assurance of salvation. The sermon delves into the concept of the 'old man' as described in Romans, highlighting the various names given to this indwelling sin and the destructive influence it has on individuals. The preacher urges believers to understand the significance of being holy like God, as commanded in 1 Peter, and the necessity of seeking sanctification to experience true joy and victory in the Christian life.

James Blaine Chapman preaches about the significance of sanctification and the instantaneous step towards holiness. He emphasizes the need for a final step in the process of sanctification, which he believes is instantaneous and achievable through faith in Jesus Christ. Chapman discusses the two crucial crises in Christian experience: regeneration and sanctification, with sanctification being a subsequent experience after regeneration. He delves into the importance of purity of heart as a permanent factor in the Christian journey, highlighting the cleansing work of the Holy Spirit in achieving holiness.