Soldiers march to battle to trumpet and drum, etc., and it is an excellent thing when Christian men know how to sing as well as work. Westminster Abbey. (4) Now suppose a man embrace Jesus as his Saviour let Christ's love become the acknowledged fact of His life, then it will become a constraining motive, and will not be contented with influencing some of his faculties, employing some of his time; from the nature of things it must have all Christ is mine, and I am His, and whatever I do, spiritual or secular, business or recreation, I must do all in His name. A. )Every-day religionT. God the Father is the proper object of gratitude as the first principle of action, though not to the exclusion of the Son and Spirit.3. The Spirit moves all, and upon this the difference between man's actions depends. A. 1). 4. De Witt Talmage, D. D.Plato had a fable which I have now nearly forgotten, but it ran something like this: He said spirits of the other world came back to this world to find, body and find a sphere of work. There has been nothing sinful, on the contrary the work, it may be, has been sacred, undertaken with prayer, and been for the good of man and the glory of God, and yet there is no satisfaction.I. It is an admirable course to ask, "What would Christ have done in these circumstances?". By this(1) Paul banishes, from our mind all unfruitful works of darkness, it being evident that we can do nothing that is opposed to His will. But, after that he had made mention of these evils, he added and said, "On account of which cometh the wrath of God on the sons of unbelief." One spirit came and took the body of a king and did his work. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. It must have points of contact with every part of my life. Main Objective: The Christian concept of being "born again" is a bit strange-sounding, if thought of in a literal sense. One offers it in his own name, he is sacrificing to selfishness; another offers it in the name of fashion, another in the name of respectability, but there can be no reality in our services unless offered in the name of Christ.(H. During the game part of the lesson, be really energetic and cheer the kids, and encourage the kids to cheer their team mates on as well. J. W. Buxton, M. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." So the apostle means (a)That we refer all to His glory. That is what He became man for; as a man to live a life of trust in God, and so to show to us how we ought to live. MY devout hearers! Go, for example, into many of the farms round here, and notice the fire-dogs that stand in the yawning chimney: how they are wrought at the sides into those most blessed of all letters, the I.H.C., by which our dear Lord is set forth. 8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 whom withstand stedfast Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. Yes, silver and gold and gems conspired together to mark out this name on the paten, or the chalice, or the shrine; the manufacturer of Limoges worked it out in his enamel; in the monastery potteries they burnt it in on their tiles; in convents they embroidered it on chasuble and cope; in the glorious windows of churches the light came in, sanctified, as it were, and hallowed by the name of the True Light; the poor peasant was encouraged, with his clasp knife, to consecrate his house by carving the same name on the hutch of his door or the barge-boards of his roof; the name of salvation could not be out of place among the dwellings of those who looked to be saved; the name which to adore will be the work of eternity, could never be out of place for the meditation and the worship of earth.(Dr. "If Ye Then be Risen" (Col. Iii. What combination of forces has cut so deep a groove across the world? The peace of God. "Ephraim hath made many altars to sin." MY devout hearers! However extraordinary and extravagant, it is in keeping with the whole spirit of Christianity. iii 15. With Him is the residue of the Spirit, and the Spirit is the believer's power. MY devout hearers! Let Him be the beginning from whom all flows, the end in whom all are gathered, our aim, our reward. The impiety of those who invoke Christ's name on their wicked courses.3. Colossians. There is no need to enter into the various component elements which go to make up this moral force. It says not, "Give your bodies to be burned for the glory of God," but, "Whether ye eat or drink," etc.2. To live a life of faith for a supply of all things for life and godliness (2 Peter 1 ; John 16:23).6. They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. As it overstepped all barriers of climate, colour, and race to call men brethren, so it passed over all barriers of priestly function to make all men holy, and so all men are now made priests unto God. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Little things are the very instances of acceptable service in Scripture. That is what He became man for; as a man to live a life of trust in God, and so to show to us how we ought to live. Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. REASONS FOR THE CONSECRATION OF OUR WHOLE LIFE TO THE LORD. gladness to alms-giving to give to Jesus? 1. He was in advance even of the earliest seeker that Easter morning, and He will be waiting for us before the break of day with His glad "All Hail," if we have only eyes to see, "Your life is hid" (Col. iii. November 8, 1874. And the reply was, "The body of a common man, doing a common work, and for a common reward." All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. 3). Many Christians seem to think that in the daily deeds and words of life they either cannot or else must sin, and that these two are much the same. What people hate is being in earnest at all, and so they do not wish to pray for the grace of God lest they should have to be at the pains of using it. A. 2. Colossians 3:13 Bear with one another and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. THE EXTREME BREADTH AND LOFTY SPIRIT OF CHRISTIAN DUTY. Before we come to speak of some particular cases of deadness, wherein believers are to make use of Christ as the Life, we shall first propose some useful consequences and deductions from what hath been spoken of this life; and, I. how we can obtain it? What have we to know, but what God hath revealed of himself to us? One phrase holds it all "He died for me." how we can obtain it? It is not self-mortifying, but it is dying with Christ. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. 1 If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. How, then, can they be done? Christian families, founded on the holy bond of marriage, are appointed, in the divine order of things, to be the nurseries of the future generation. We must live in close communion with Jesus in the use of all His ordinances (Zechariah 4:12).4. That is no religion which we cannot carry with us wherever we go; into our pleasures and sorrows, our business and closets.(J. HOW WE MAY DO IT.1. --Colossians iii. A Member of the Grace Advance Fellowship of Churches. And apart from these who learns, in the midst of his conscious and acknowledged besetting sin, to ask for the grace of God? - where all that you say, and all that you do--is done in His name. As to ordinary matters men, e.g., think it unlikely they will die to-day because they have lived safely through so many dangers, and take it for granted that their food will nourish them because it has always done so. )The motive power of a holy lifeJ. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. The verses of this lesson (verses 12-17) focus on Christian virtue, defining and describing Christian character . De Witt Talmage, D. D.Plato had a fable which I have now nearly forgotten, but it ran something like this: He said spirits of the other world came back to this world to find, body and find a sphere of work. (2) The name of God is taken for the power, authority, and will of God (Deuteronomy 18:19; 2 Kings 2:24; Psalm 20:7; Psalm 89:16, 24; 1 Samuel 17:45; 2 Chronicles 14:11). (b)That we act according to His will. The refrain actually came from a sermon and was delivered like a sermon: When thou hast learned to do all things to Jesus, it will shed pleasure over all dull things, softness over hard things, peace over trial. So they are ready to think that they cannot help themselves, that they must fall into sins of infirmity, and thus they cast their faults on God, or they look upon them as no great faults at all, and so they act as though they could not sin. (1) There is a wide difference between persons who pursue objects which only appear real to them, and those whose objects are absolutely real. By Jesus this gratitude is to be rendered. We take it for granted and so forget it.1. Doctors tell us that walking is good for our health. "WHATSOEVER YE DO IN WORD OR DEED," etc.1. The key-note of this chapter is that religion is a life in Christ, so all-pervading and all. If we were asked this moment if we were filled with the Holy Spirit, how many of us would dare to answer "yes"? If we were asked this moment if we were filled with the Holy Spirit, how many of us would dare to answer "yes"? . CHRISTIANITY IS A REALITY, AND DEALS WITH REALITIES.1. How, then, can they be done? ITS UNVARYING SPIRIT "Giving thanks to God and-the Father by Him." It is not self-mortifying, but it is dying with Christ. To Dominicus. Here we may fall into opposite mistakes. Involves one rule of life for the person in holy orders, and another for the man who has not received a religious vocation. THY REMEDY. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." gladness to alms-giving to give to Jesus? (2) Some religious people, like the former, strain the Bible to its literal meaning, and then require that meaning in full, and thus lead to the same point, and encourage indolence and unbelief. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! Revival itself is being absolutely filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, and that is victorious living. It is this that gives them the right and title they have in Christian morality. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. To go to God through Him (John 15:3, 16; John 16:23-26).2. But, after that he had made mention of these evils, he added and said, "On account of which cometh the wrath of God on the sons of unbelief." Go, for example, into many of the farms round here, and notice the fire-dogs that stand in the yawning chimney: how they are wrought at the sides into those most blessed of all letters, the I.H.C., by which our dear Lord is set forth. Servants, to wit, that they ever keep in view the humility of their condition; but masters, that they lose not recollection of their nature, in which they are constituted on an equality with servants. Didst thou find that thou toiledst for them less diligently because thou thoughtest of and toiledst for them? It is as we Andrew MurrayThe Master's IndwellingMeditations of the Misery of a Man not Reconciled to God in Christ. That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. The church is full of half dead people who have been trying, like poor Nero, to slay themselves for years, and have not had the courage to strike the fatal blow. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. (3) Owing to a mixture of these we find Christian precept and practice widely sundered. Just as the Israelites were his chosen people in Old Testament times, so those composing the church are his family today. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage. I want to emphasize that word "all." Neale.Those old saints of the Middle Ages, how dearly they loved to set the name of Jesus forth everywhere, by all means, in every curious work of art not merely of Church art, mind you, but of household and domestic furniture. IIEaster Wednesday Also Suited to Easter Tuesday. IIRisen with Christ'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. That is no religion which we cannot carry with us wherever we go; into our pleasures and sorrows, our business and closets.(J. Colossians. None but pure gold may receive the special goldsmith's mark, none but true, honest work can bear the mark of the Lord Jesus.(H. For Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsMay 5. Great, moreover, is the power of charity, beloved brother, which binds hearts one to another in mutual affection with the Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatHow Servants and Masters are to be Admonished. All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. It is a privilege to have peace, but it would appear Frederick W. RobertsonSermons Preached at BrightonChrist is AllObserve in this chapter that he begins by reminding the saints of their having risen with Christ. But what is it, that it is not enough for him to say, "Do ye put down all," but that he added the conjunction and said, "ye also?" (2) He perfects and enlivens those of our works which of themselves are commanded of God, engrafting on them the true motive and directing them to the true end. In Colossians Chapter 3, Paul lists ten things that followers of Jesus should not partake in: Immorality, Passion, Evil desire, Greed, Anger, Wrath, Malice, Slander, Abusive speech, Lying. Differently to be admonished are servants and masters. Take any life, in any condition or time, and there is help and hope for it in Jesus. Take a man whose motives is the advancement of himself or his family. Even now the good is gaining the victory, and the King is Christ. [1923] Surely it was a wholesome alarm that believers might not think that they could be saved on account of their faith alone, even although they should live in these evils: the Apostle James with most clear speech crying out against that notion, and saying, "If any say that he have faith, and have not works, shall his faith be able to save him?" It is worth while to do so. (E B. Pusey, D. D.)Common work in the name of JesusH. A. To Dominicus. A. 5. One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12). The law of gravity does not admit of dispute, neither does the law that eternal life is to be found through the Son of God. If we were asked this moment if we were filled with the Holy Spirit, how many of us would dare to answer "yes"? 3). 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. (Colossians iii. Be thine own judge? But having begun at the beginning, and taken the step of salvation by faith, the walk has to be carried on by following this injunction, which means . AugustineOn ContinenceEpistle xxxiii. (Admonition 6). Faith and Love Towards Christ. It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. "Ephraim hath made many altars to sin." MY devout hearers! If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. Stewart.I begin to see that religion consists not so much in joyous feelings as in a constant exercise of devotedness to God, and in laying ourselves out for the good of others.(D. )Christian ends lend grandeur to human lifeT. If a man be a Christian, men will take knowledge of him that he has been with Jesus. "Whatsoever," etc. A. Jacob, D. D.It is one of the most precious effects of Christianity that it gives interest and dignity to commonplace life. For the sake of Christ (Mark 9:41).3. He eats and drinks to the glory of God, who does so not for pleasure, but for strength for God's service; He sleeps to God's glory, who rests in Christ, hoping to rise to do Him honour; he does his daily task to the glory of God who plies it under the eye of God, and does it or not as and how he thinks God would have it done or not.3. . Before we come to speak of some particular cases of deadness, wherein believers are to make use of Christ as the Life, we shall first propose some useful consequences and deductions from what hath been spoken of this life; and, I. It says not, "Give your bodies to be burned for the glory of God," but, "Whether ye eat or drink," etc.2. We take it for granted and so forget it. IIEaster Wednesday Also Suited to Easter Tuesday. Our words, thoughts, desires, labours, etc., are to be under the habitual influence of a sacred and sanctifying power which lies lurking in the name of the Lord Jesus. (3) He sacrifices those which are in their nature indifferent; e.g., if this rule is observed in eating and drinking, acts indifferent in their nature,(a) the sacred name will purge them of the excess of intemperance on the one hand, and the foolish scruples of superstition on the other. "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." The peace of God. We must exercise our thoughts much upon Him, and be much taken up with Him in the course of our lives (Psalm 73:23).IV. But what is it, that it is not enough for him to say, "Do ye put down all," but that he added the conjunction and said, "ye also?" You care about what your children are wearing, but do they know that God cares . Surely, too, all great music is most truly religious. Was this a hindrance? Very many of those prayers are like letters with no name and address upon them, which never reach their destination. Be their case John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeCups Running OverBrokenness, however, is but the beginning of Revival. Some Christians loom up in larger proportion than is becoming. Great, moreover, is the power of charity, beloved brother, which binds hearts one to another in mutual affection with the Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatHow Servants and Masters are to be Admonished. Little things are the very instances of acceptable service in Scripture. Guthrie, D. D. He who lives for the glory of God has an end in view which lends dignity to the man and to his life. As to daily life. We must live in close communion with Jesus in the use of all His ordinances (Zechariah 4:12). B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 18. (3) But based on reality it must also be real to me, or it cannot be my motive. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." It is there that the young souls who are to be our successors in cultivating the vineyard of God are to be trained and developed; it is there the process is to begin of restraining and cleansing away the corruption inherent in them as the children of sinful men; there that their earliest longings after fellowship Friedrich SchleiermacherSelected Sermons of SchleiermacherUnity and Peace. 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