Here we may fall into opposite mistakes. 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? 3). II. For the instruction of our faith. But all reproof and chastisement did not bring Ephraim back. This is the way with worldly people. Observe the extent of this saying. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. 16 Let the Word. (1) As the name of God signifies the Hebrew word by which the Lord distinguishes Himself, so Jesus is sometimes taken for the name which was given by express Divine command. (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. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." He infers holiness from this also. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! 1. For the sake of Christ (Mark 9:41).3. To write hymns sacred. Mere precepts cannot touch us at all points, or constrain us to do all things in a teacher's name. The angry, sinful word again and again escapes, and the thought of God at best but follows it.II. 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. What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! Then was it a sacred or a secular work to write "Paradise Lost," Wordsworth's "Excursion," or Cowper's "Task"? Text: Colossians 3, 1-7. (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. "WHATSOEVER YE DO IN WORD OR DEED," etc.1. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. II. 3). 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. 1). We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. TEXT: COL. iii. Because the Father has highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name (Philippians 2:8-10). [1924] St. Others again seem to blend so wholly with other workers that their own individuality can scarcely be traced. 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. TEXT: COL. iii. Colossians. 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. We cannot expect God's blessing on anything not done in Christ's name.(H. Gregory to Dominicus, Bishop of Carthage. (Admonition 6). B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 17. 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. 4. To do all by His strength (Acts 4:6-7, 10; 1 Samuel 17:45; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9). Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. Take any life, in any condition or time, and there is help and hope for it in Jesus. It is as we Andrew MurrayThe Master's IndwellingMeditations of the Misery of a Man not Reconciled to God in Christ. Be cause all we are, have, or can do, is of Christ (1 Corinthians 3:22, 23). (3) Owing to a mixture of these we find Christian precept and practice widely sundered. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. By the authority of Christ (Acts 3:6). (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. 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 best one has been left for you." )PeopleChristians, Colossians, Paul, TimothyPlacesColossaeTopicsAct, Deed, Giving, Praise, Thanks, Whatever, Whatsoever, WhetherOutline1. Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. And apart from these who learns, in the midst of his conscious and acknowledged besetting sin, to ask for the grace of God? 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. Guthrie, D. D.)The name of Jesus set in workDr. 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. To do all by His authority (Matthew 18:18-20; Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Timothy 6:15).3. Guthrie, D. D.)The name of Jesus set in workDr. J. W. Buxton, M. A.As a petition to the Queen can only reach her through the hands of a minister, so we can only approach God the Father through His Son Jesus Christ. Now, this definite, absolute and final putting off of ourselves in an act of death, is something we cannot do ourselves. 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. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12).2. 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. Here is one on Colossians 3:12 called "What Should I Wear?". (2) Observe how such motives act. 3). Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. If we would know what Christ wants to be to us, we Dwight L. MoodyThe Way to God and How to Find ItBut, after that He had Made Mention of These Evils30. Some men make Him to be "a root out of a dry ground," "without form or comeliness." "If Ye Then be Risen" (Col. Iii. Colossians 3:2 WEB OBJECT: Binoculars, Holy Bible SERMON: Binoculars (hold up the binoculars) are very interesting. And yet, after all, this is the most Christ-like ministry of all, for the Master Himself does not even appear in the work of the church except as her hidden Life Rev. "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful." If religion consists in entering the service of a God who looks not on the outward appearance but on the heart, that religion will be the only true one which produces right dispositions towards Him of faithfulness in all things, the smallest as well as the biggest. And yet, after all, this is the most Christ-like ministry of all, for the Master Himself does not even appear in the work of the church except as her hidden Life Rev. (1) Nothing is more common than a man with a powerful motive which rules his whole life gain, ambition, love of family, science, art, victory, the exercise of an energetic nature. 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. Text: Colossians 3, 1-7. Doing every thing in the name of . A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. Where, then, is there any room for dependence on God even with prayer for protection and blessing, since the feeling assumes that they will be granted without any prayer at all.2. While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 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. gladness to alms-giving to give to Jesus? Didst thou find that thou toiledst for them less diligently because thou thoughtest of and toiledst for them? 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. Very many of those prayers are like letters with no name and address upon them, which never reach their destination. to put off the old self, and put on Christ; May 5. A. In the realm of spirit as of matter when we see a great result we know that behind it is a great cause; and we may search the world and we shall not find a power over human hearts comparable with that which lies in this name. It is that we are slow to learn in. Refer all things to Him. Paul here clearly gives to Christ the whole of life. (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. (b)That we act according to His will. 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." To do all by His authority (Matthew 18:18-20; Matthew 28:18-20; 1 Timothy 6:15).3. Have Him before thee as the pattern whom thou art to copy; the Redeemer in whom is thy strength, the Master and Friend whom thou art to serve and please, thy Creator and thy heaven.1. 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. How, then, can they be done? Colossians. SEEK, THEN, TO MAKE YOUR WHOLE LIFE RELIGIOUS. 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. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 17. But all reproof and chastisement did not bring Ephraim back. 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. Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. 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. Westminster Abbey. 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? To go to God through Him (John 15:3, 16; John 16:23-26).2. 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. Object lessons are powerful tools to teach long-lasting lessons. 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. Lesson 12: February 19, 2023-Clothed with Christ-Colossians 3:5-17 Take a man whose motives is the advancement of himself or his family. 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. We take it for granted and so forget it.1. 5. 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. 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. Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. These words cover the whole sphere of Christian activity. Take any life, in any condition or time, and there is help and hope for it in Jesus. 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. 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. AugustineOn Continence"But Now do Ye Also," Saith He, "Put Down All31. In the case of the former pursuit will lead away from, in the case of the latter it will lead to, the truth. IIIWhat the Scriptures Principally Teach: the Ruin and Recovery of Man. 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. (2) Is it not an outrage to require that saints should share this honour with Christ as Rome does? 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. The person to whom they are to be given is God the Father, the Father of our spirits, and of our mercies, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and of us in him; and the person by whom they are to be given, is Christ, which is just and proper, since all mercies come from, and through him; nor is there any other way of bringing and offering the As a little square serves an artificer to design and mark out a multitude of lines, and to correct those that are amiss, so by this little rule there is no human action respecting which we cannot ascertain whether it is right or wrong; nor is there any part of our lives which this rule is not capable of guiding and forming to perfection.3. It is this that gives them the right and title they have in Christian morality. (1) Nothing is more common than a man with a powerful motive which rules his whole life gain, ambition, love of family, science, art, victory, the exercise of an energetic nature. A. For it is impossible that they should be in the name of Christ except our understandings and will so address them. 3). Without Him we can do nothing, with Him every thing (1 Corinthians 15:10). Show your audience the vase is still visible. Remember what we are to God through creation, providence, and grace.2. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 18. By Mike Dawson Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church, Columbia Focal Passage: Colossians 3:1-17 Johnny Mercer wrote a song in 1944 that became very popular while Americans struggled under the burden of World War II. A. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. De Witt Talmage, D. D.)The essence of fieryD. Thanksgiving is one of the most necessary and universal offices of a Christian. 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. (Admonition 6). One of the leading peculiarities of the religion of Jesus is that it virtually annihilated the distinction between the secular and the sacred. That is no religion which we cannot carry with us wherever we go; into our pleasures and sorrows, our business and closets.(J. To go to God through Him (John 15:3, 16; John 16:23-26).2. Their labor seems to crystallize and become its own memorial. Here we may fall into opposite mistakes. A. Observe the extent of this saying. 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. For when Adam and Eve, being created after God's own image, and placed in Paradise, that they and their posterity might live in a blessed state of life immortal, having dominion over all earthly creatures, and only restrained from the fruit of one tree, as a sign Lewis BaylyThe Practice of PietyChrist all and in All. The peace of God. (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. Some Christians loom up in larger proportion than is becoming. Again, is it a sacred or a secular work when a young girl, under a deep sense of duty, consecrates her life to attendance upon a suffering mother? What a multitude of religions there is in this poor wicked world of ours! 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. 1). All our prayer and praises must be offered in the name of the Lord Jesus. A strained and exaggerated view of religion has been put before them, alien from their habits of thought, and by no means supported by the example of its professors.II. If a man be a Christian, men will take knowledge of him that he has been with Jesus. "If Ye Then be Risen" (Col. Iii. 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. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. 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