To Dominicus. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. God is waiting this morning to mark the opening hours for every ready and willing heart with a touch of life and power that will lift our lives to higher pleasures and offer to our vision grander horizons of hope and holy service. 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. Do you know what it is? 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. 3). 7. 5. i. Possible to eat and drink to the glory of God.II. Do all under the authority of Jesus Christ. WHAT THIS IS.1. 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. For this, which may be understood also figuratively, is said to the former, Children, obey your parents in the Lord: but to Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatThird Sunday after Trinity Humility, Trust, Watchfulness, SufferingText: 1 Peter 5, 5-11. 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. It is a detestable, an irreligious distinction.I. How many, if they pray at all, hope to do right and escape flagrant wrong almost through the intention of doing or not doing, and think that if they call upon God in some general way things will not be much amiss with them.3. Remember what we are to God through creation, providence, and grace.2. Men have taken it into their heads to invent various systems of religion and if you look round the world, you will see scores of different sects; but it is a great fact that, while there is a multitude of false religions, there is but one that is true. Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. A. 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. Supposing this we must exercise faith upon Him, and have constant recourse to Him, in all that we do for the supplies of His grace and Spirit (1 Peter 2:20; 1 Peter 5:7; John 16:16, 23, 26).3. Shall Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 17: 1871Christ is AllMY text is so very short that you cannot forget it; and, I am quite certain, if you are Christians at all, you will be sure to agree with it. where shall I begin to describe thine endless misery, who art condemned as soon as conceived; and adjudged to eternal death, before thou wast born to a temporal life? (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. Recur to the motive of the text. Solomon was called to build the temple of the Lord, but every man who is an honest worker, who does his best in the place where heaven has put him, is building up a temple, holy, acceptable to God. Just as the Israelites were his chosen people in Old Testament times, so those composing the church are his family today. Refer all things to Him. (6) Such deep constraining motive is not usually displayed before men; but its existence is not easily concealed. )Every-day religionT. (1) There is a wide difference between persons who pursue objects which only appear real to them, and those whose objects are absolutely real. 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Some men make Him to be "a root out of a dry ground," "without form or comeliness." (3) But based on reality it must also be real to me, or it cannot be my motive. 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 Rev. It is sufficient that we frequently and ordinarily make this application of mind. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Servants are to be admonished that they despise not their masters, lest they offend God, if by behaving themselves proudly they gainsay His ordinance: masters, too, are to be admonished, that they are proud against God with respect Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow Subjects and Prelates are to be Admonished. 11 In Christ there is not Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and . 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. 2. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12).2. A. Jacob, D. D.It is one of the most precious effects of Christianity that it gives interest and dignity to commonplace life. (2) How many of us fall short of this.(J. The letter of your Holiness, which we received at the hands of the bearer of these presents, so expressed priestly moderation as to soothe us, in a manner, with the bodily presence of its author. We must live in close communion with Jesus in the use of all His ordinances (Zechariah 4:12).4. A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. 3). If a man be a Christian, men will take knowledge of him that he has been with Jesus. But it is necessary that we have this deposition so formed in our hearts, that when circumstances allow us to think of Christ our souls may lean that way as being habituated to it.II. For the instruction of our faith. II. He has consecrated what we call secular employments by Himself engaging in them. Daille. 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. Faith and Love Towards Christ. Macgregor, D. D.This is one of the bold sweeping statements of Scripture. "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." The letter of your Holiness, which we received at the hands of the bearer of these presents, so expressed priestly moderation as to soothe us, in a manner, with the bodily presence of its author. 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?" O wretched Man! For His glory (1 Corinthians 10:31; John 5:23; Revelation 5:12, 13). 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." SEEK, THEN, TO MAKE YOUR WHOLE LIFE RELIGIOUS. Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. He exhorts to holiness;10. to put off the old self, and put on Christ;12. exhorting to charity, humility, 18. and other duties.Dictionary of Bible ThemesColossians 3:171512Trinity, equality of2224Christ, the Lord5629work, ordained by God5636work, and rest5909motives, importance8223dedication8409decision-making, and providence8676thanksgiving8809richesColossians 3:1-173254Holy Spirit, fruit ofColossians 3:12-177125elect, theColossians 3:15-176746sanctification, means and results8352thankfulnessColossians 3:16-173218Holy Spirit, and praise5549speech, positive8666praise, manner and methodsLibraryThe Peace of GodBaltimore, U.S., 1874. He's a religious leader and should understand spiritual lessons but somehow . Now, this definite, absolute and final putting off of ourselves in an act of death, is something we cannot do ourselves. The aims of an ambitious man and of a true believer have no external difference, yet if you examine the inward springs of both, you will find one a piece of vanity, the other a fruit of charity. These words may be taken as an independent precept (Ephesians 5:20) or a reason for the preceding rule, a title under which we ought to do all things in the name of Christ, so that our whole life may be an act of gratitude through Christ, which is to be preferred.1. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." Possible to eat and drink to the glory of God.II. Mallock.Religion is one of the colours of life which mingles most intimately with all the other colours of the palette. THIS DISTINCTION IS BAD, BECAUSE IT VANISHES ON NEARER OBSERVATION. That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. For it is impossible that they should be in the name of Christ except our understandings and will so address them. Colossians Study Supplement by Bible Lessons for Teens 5.0 (1) $4.99 PDF Many of the lessons I create focus on a theme, but this material takes a different approach. What is it that makes our public services in church so frequently cold and spiritless? impart sweetness to teaching children that in them we receive Jesus? One question that rises in every mind is this: "How can I live that life of perfect trust in God?" )The all-pervasiveness of religionW. (2)Adoption (Ephesians 1:5). Remember what we are to God through creation, providence, and grace.2. Has it these points? (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. It might surprise us to find that peace is urged on us as a duty. 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. Be their case John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeCups Running OverBrokenness, however, is but the beginning of Revival. (E B. Pusey, D. D.)Common work in the name of JesusH. Daille.I. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 17. 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. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. Bring common iron into proper contact with the magnet, it will borrow the strange attractive virtue, and itself become magnetic. Because all that comes from God to us must be by His hand.III. (5) There are certain solemn times when this great motive is and must be expressly recognized; but when the whole man is possessed with the love of Christ, the whole ordinary being follows the direction of the central impulse. "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." 2. By Jesus this gratitude is to be rendered. 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. The belief in Christ is not only the unavoidable conclusion of a sound mind from evidence, but the only satisfactory way to account for the state of the world in which we find ourselves. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. The faithful neither rejoice, nor speak, nor act, but in the name of God but here it is required that our whole life be referred to the name of Christ. We ought to praise Him in all things, but more particularly in the exercise of religion. "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? Westminster Abbey. how we can obtain it? Mere precepts cannot touch us at all points, or constrain us to do all things in a teacher's name. 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. The faith of those things, which have been mentioned, would be of great use and advantage to believers; and therefore they should study to have the faith of this truth fixed on their hearts, and a deep impression thereof on their spirits, to the end, that, 1. There must be . (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. The Christian at his daily task is not ever pondering spiritual truths. 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. save that lest they should not think that they did those evils and lived in them with impunity on this account, because their faith set them free from wrath, which cometh upon the sons of unbelief, doing these things, and living in them without faith. All our prayer and praises must be offered in the name of the Lord Jesus. VERSES: Colossians 3:1-15. Read Proverbs 17:9 (NLT) Love prospers when a fault is forgiven, but dwelling on it separates close friends. A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. God is waiting this morning to mark the opening hours for every ready and willing heart with a touch of life and power that will lift our lives to higher pleasures and offer to our vision grander horizons of hope and holy service. For, "If ye then be risen" (Col. iii. How intensely secular they may become I How mean and perfunctory the spirit in which they may be performed! Nothing is too small to be done for one deeply loved, and nothing but deep love will do unweariedly all little things to please whom it loves. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to the which also ye were called in one body; and be ye thankful. If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. Westminster Abbey. By Jesus this gratitude is to be rendered. It is not necessary that a motive should be based on reality to be all-constraining, but it is in order that it may be a worthy motive for an intelligent being. It is not egoistic to say so, for filling to overflowing is utterly and completely God's work--it is all of grace. Thanksgiving is one of the most necessary and universal offices of a Christian. He infers holiness from this also. He is nothing to them; they do not want Him. You all know about sugar. And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. Colossians 3:1-4. is also included in the commentary below, because these four verses reveal the foundation in Christ for the way of life . Supposing this we must exercise faith upon Him, and have constant recourse to Him, in all that we do for the supplies of His grace and Spirit (1 Peter 2:20; 1 Peter 5:7; John 16:16, 23, 26).3. They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. 3. The spirit we are of determines the character of our actions whether they are holy or unholy. (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. 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. 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