"And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." (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. Recur to the motive of the text. We must not so take the precept as if we were obliged in every act and word to raise our thoughts directly to Christ. Refer all things to Him. Let Him be the beginning from whom all flows, the end in whom all are gathered, our aim, our reward. It is well, as people's devotions now are, if Christians really prayed to God to carry them through the trials of the day, as really believing that for this they needed the special help of God. (2) The facts implied in the name, "The Lord Jesus," rest upon evidence as strong as can possibly be alleged for anything. Has it these points? They admire the gospel, but never think of realizing it. Do them as thou wouldest if thou sawest God by thee, with prayer that they may be done aright. It is worth while to do so. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12).2. But all reproof and chastisement did not bring Ephraim back. A. 2. 1. 3). It is a detestable, an irreligious distinction.I. (Colossians iii. They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. 12 Therefore, God's chosen ones, holy and loved, put on heartfelt compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience, 13 accepting one another and forgiving one another if anyone has a complaint against another. "Your life is hid" (Col. iii. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. "Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do it to the glory of God."(T. )The acceptable prayerH. Paul here clearly gives to Christ the whole of life. "Whatsoever ye do," etc., as one bearing His name, in the might of His name, and to its glory. All we have to do is to present our empty, broken self Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary RoadWhat have I to do with Idols?MUCH is said in reproof of Ephraim by the prophet Hosea. 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. 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. Take a man whose motives is the advancement of himself or his family. )Consistency and gratitudeJ. It is this that gives them the right and title they have in Christian morality. 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. The Christian at his daily task is not ever pondering spiritual truths. And so men satisfy themselves with being Christian hearers and heathen livers, without the least suspicion of inconsistency.3. 1. . At the Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of GloryChrist Our Life. AugustineOn Continence"But Now do Ye Also," Saith He, "Put Down All31. )PeopleChristians, Colossians, Paul, TimothyPlacesColossaeTopicsAct, Deed, Giving, Praise, Thanks, Whatever, Whatsoever, WhetherOutline1. and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? Ulysses said, "What's that?" )Every-day religionT. We must live in close communion with Jesus in the use of all His ordinances (Zechariah 4:12). We must live in close communion with Jesus in the use of all His ordinances (Zechariah 4:12).4. Colossians 3:13 Bear with one another and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. (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. 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. The Christian at his daily task is not ever pondering spiritual truths. While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. 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. (3) But based on reality it must also be real to me, or it cannot be my motive. (3) Owing to a mixture of these we find Christian precept and practice widely sundered. 4. Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. 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. 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. 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. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth Fifth Sunday after EpiphanyText: Colossians 3, 12-17. Why is it that some of us look on church-going as an irksome task, and the hours spent in God's house as the most wearisome of our lives? 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. )PeopleChristians, Colossians, Paul, TimothyPlacesColossaeTopicsAct, Deed, Giving, Praise, Thanks, Whatever, Whatsoever, WhetherOutline1. There are of course many visionaries, men pursuing objects which have no real existence, but to them they are not unreal. November 8, 1874. There is nothing left for me" And some one replied, "Ah! 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. (b) They are seldom loudly professed, so seldom that a man professing loudly a given motive arouses suspicion that he is acting on some other, and only using this as a blind. 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. What have we to know, but what God hath revealed of himself to us? (2) Is it not an outrage to require that saints should share this honour with Christ as Rome does? 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. --Colossians iii. 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. The labourer working under the useful light and genial warmth does not lose his time and dazzle his sight in gazing on the sun, but plies his arm with his eye fixed on his work, and so uses for its intended purpose the light God has bestowed. And who has not seen the dullest rain-cloud, when it turned its weeping face to the sun, change into glory, and, in the bow that spans it, present to the eyes of age and infancy, alike of the philosopher who studies, and of the simple joyous child who runs to catch it, the most brilliant and beautiful phenomenon in nature? It is not in our power to act as we please, or for our own ends (Romans 14:7-8).2. 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. November 8, 1874. Colossians 3:17 Sermons: Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him. "Your Life is Hid" (Col. Iii. [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?" For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Without Him we can do nothing, with Him every thing (1 Corinthians 15:10).4. The Minister of State in his cabinet, labouring to do right and caring nothing for popularity; and the little servant-maid in the kitchen, who scorns to tell a lie, or neglect her daily duties, are both in their respective stations working for God, doing their duty. On the contrary, great love shows itself most in little acts. 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. It says not, "Give your bodies to be burned for the glory of God," but, "Whether ye eat or drink," etc.2. 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.2. "WHATSOEVER YE DO IN WORD OR DEED," etc.1. There are one or two simple explanations which show that there is no real extravagance in this large demand.1. At the Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of GloryChrist Our Life. They admire the gospel, but never think of realizing it. 13.--"Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. (b) They are seldom loudly professed, so seldom that a man professing loudly a given motive arouses suspicion that he is acting on some other, and only using this as a blind. For the confirmation of faith. One way to make sure that you are at peace with the people around you is by filling yourself with good things, such as God's word. 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. You could work every day, hour, and minute the rest of your life and never earn those two gifts. One spirit came and took the body of a king and did his work. Do them as thou wouldest if thou sawest God by thee, with prayer that they may be done aright. A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. Observe the extent of this saying. 5. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12).2. 13.--"Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus." (2) The facts implied in the name, "The Lord Jesus," rest upon evidence as strong as can possibly be alleged for anything. That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. --Colossians iii. 1). They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. Remember what we are to God through creation, providence, and grace.2. Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. 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. Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. THY REMEDY. 4. 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. 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. Here, as in nature, the deepest is the stillest; but by this very stillness all who are observant know its depth. 2 Tim. Here we may fall into opposite mistakes. It must have points of contact with every part of my life. Thanksgiving is one of the most necessary and universal offices of a Christian. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 17. When He had done that upon earth, He went to heaven, that He might do more than show us, might give us, and live in us that life of trust. HOW WE MAY DO IT.1. 5 Lesson Theme: "Now What?PUT OFF and PUT ON!" Scripture: Colossians 3:1-10 Memory Verse: Romans 13:14 "But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts." Teachers/Parents: As we walk through the book of Colossians we plan to continually connect it back to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (which we recently finished International Bible Lesson (Uniform Sunday School Lessons Series) for . "Whatsoever ye do," etc., as one bearing His name, in the might of His name, and to its glory. There they taught us the great lesson "Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus." Farag, Jun 26, 2020. cast a holy reverence round a sick room when we minister to Jesus? We find it perfectly impossible to draw a sharp line. Does it not give strength to self-denial to take up our cross after Jesus? And so men satisfy themselves with being Christian hearers and heathen livers, without the least suspicion of inconsistency.3. Sunday, February 17, 2013 L.G. 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. Text: Colossians 3, 1-7. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 18. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 11.) But it is not thus taken here as if Paul simply intended that in our actions and discourses we should always intermix the word Jesus, or at least preface it. Wilkinson, D. D.)Doing all to the Lord JesusE B. Pusey, D. D.All have felt at times a painful void after absorption in active duty. 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. Then was it a sacred or a secular work to write "Paradise Lost," Wordsworth's "Excursion," or Cowper's "Task"? 4. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth Fifth Sunday after EpiphanyText: Colossians 3, 12-17. There can be no duty except where there is a matter of obedience; and it might seem to us that peace is a something over which we have no power. A large proportion of the infidelity of the working classes is due to this unreal teaching. So in like manner the name of Jesus (Acts 4:7; Matthew 7:22; Matthew 24:5; Matthew 18:20). He then goes on to declare that the believer's life is in Christ, "for ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God." Blot out that name and you blot out the best part of history, all that is purest in morals, elevating in literature, gentle in manners, merciful in laws. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." 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