At that day ye shall ask in My Name." What we want of Him is not merely His gifts; it is ourselves; He must give us them first. We have learned that, in order to enter the city of God and eat of the tree of life, we must do his commandments, and also that it is not "every one that sayeth, Lord, Lord, that shall, "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them like wise." Everything in PLUS with monthly download limits: 50 images, 10 countdown videos, 10 video illustrations, 20 motion backgrounds, 20 worship music videos, 15 PowerPoint templates. There is a sense, and that a truly Christian one, in which those who are in the saddest need and in the darkest error, aye, and even in the most deplorable iniquity, have the greatest claim on our pity and our help. 25.--"And Abraham said, Son remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented." But flowing or running over measure, was the same with that which was heaped, as appears from the following instance (f): (k) These are borrowed types of sayings, taken from those who used to measure dry things, as corn and such things, who do it in a rather forceful manner, and thrust it down and shake it together, and press it and put it into a pile. Sinners also perform their religious acts and besides these, some of them exhibit many external virtues and yet they manifestly fail to approach the standard or Christian virtue. I have appointed you, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My Name, He may give it you. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." - Luke 6:38 "Where are these Christian people?" If anyone takes away your cloak, do not stop him taking your tunic, too. The examination important.--2. It is as if a man painted a mountain for its picturesqueness, and carried off his picture in delight, never dreaming that he left behind him in the mountain's bosom treasures of gold which only waited for his hand to gather them. We would that all men should do us good, and we would that none should do us harm. The Holy Spirit comes to dwell in these bodies of clay while angels look on and wonder! We know not the motives of other men's actions, and therefore have no right to pass a sweeping condemnation upon them. The spirit of Christianity is lowly, yielding, easily to be entreated, seeking not itself. _Now the feast of unleavened bread drew nigh, which is called the Passover. WHO SHOULD BE OUR RECIPIENTS. Where Thou art, there is heaven; and where Thou are not, A good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 4. I. What sorry disciples we are! Among these consequences will be found a measure even of human gratitude. Godliness is Godlikeness and this is not easy to attain. Let the joyful learn by the asperity of threatenings what to be afraid of: let the sad bear what joys of reward they may look forward to. A good conscience. It contains more no doubt than any of us comprehend. "I want to remind you again that the mission of this little volume is to teach you how to live. 42. That which is passed over in strangers is atrocious when it comes from a bosom friend. But if they had learned better, they would have chosen Christ for a Master and would have been willing to gird themselves at His command and wait on their Lord, counting it their honor to be servants of so Divine a Prince! '', "there were two decimaries (or tithing vessels) in the sanctuary, one was "heaped", and the other was "stricken": with that which was heaped they measured all the fine flour for the meat offerings, and with the stricken, that which was for the cakes of the high priest. That patient, persevering rendering of benefits for injuries, returning of favors for enmity gives us fellowship with Him who, when we were enemies, laid down His life for us! 2. But if we would see the greater depths C. Either, how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? The other day you were ashamed to acknowledge that you were His disciple. All the commandments of the second table are but branches of it: they might be reduced all to the works of righteousness and of mercy. Part of the series: Survey of the Bible. Volume 38, Sermons 2237-2288 (1892) Hide. Best value plan. 2. They refused you at first, try them again! You are not under Law, but under Grace and, being under Grace, you feel the force of a constraint even holier and higher than mere Law could put upon you. (Fourth Sunday after Trinity.) We are expected to be like God because we are His children! "What credit is that to you? By common consent, "one good turn deserves another." in Monte i, 4) assigns the beatitudes recited by Matthew (v 3, seqq.) God lives to give - to bestow life, and health, and beauty, and joy on his creatures. Where hath it been well with me without Thee? 1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. That is, before the joyful are to be set the sad things that follow upon punishment; but before the sad the promised glad things of the kingdom. $279/yr. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back." Luke 6:38 NLT. It is sweet to render good for evil! They are not the pious types. 38: Kirill Kaprizov Wrist Shot Wide of Net: 0: 0: 7:12: Secondly, dear Friends, I want you to notice that CHRISTIAN VIRTUE IS, IN MANY RESPECTS, EXTRAORDINARY AND MIGHT BE CALLED HEROIC. He says, "Kindness must not be shown to a youth, nor to an old mannot to the aged, because he is likely to die before he can have an occasion to repay you the benefitand not to the young man, for he is sure to forget it." Meekness under injuries.--7. We shall, by shunning it, secure it! To punish b. 2. See, the iron pass through His handsit is your Lord who is thus maimed! And he ate nothing during those days. 'Healing with a Word' Luke 4:38-39 Friday, March 3, 2023 After [casting a demon out of a man and then] leaving the synagogue that day, Jesus went to Simon's home, where he found Simon's mother-in-law very sick with a high fever. Spurgeon.) Focused on: Luke 1. Do not make the mistake of saying that moral excellence is not good. If it is so that the Spirit of God dwells in you, you are of another nature than the men of this worldand it is to be expected that you should live after a nobler fashion. In the point of love, kindness, consideration for men's needs and desire to do good, the Christian life is to rise above every other till it becomes sublime! No, a Christian man is to be one who is ready to do anything for the good of others, however lowly the service. to the gifts of the Holy Ghost; and Ambrose in his commentary on Luke 6:20, seqq., ascribes the beatitudes mentioned there, to the four cardinal virtues. Sunday | 305 views, 2 likes, 2 loves, 5 comments, 6 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Drumright First Baptist Church: Sunday morning worship at. I choose rather to be a pilgrim upon the earth with Thee than without Thee to possess heaven. John was in prison, and, possibly, troubled in spirit. GIVE. No. Our kindred according to the spirit - our fellow-Christians, our fellow-members. Luk 7:19. If you are what you profess to be, my Brothers and Sisters, more is expected from you than from any other men beneath the sun and, therefore, I shall throw aside all hesitancy in setting before you a supreme standard and asking of you what we never can get from sinners, nor from men of the world. 43, 44.) Luke 6:32-34. Luke 6:38. Another point in which Christian heroism is seen is in humility and in delight in service. Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. Nevertheless, to this we must come if we are to be the followers of Christ. The answer is "every man" the rich of their abundance, the poor something even of their poverty. Rise to that God-like point! I say all this because to certain of you a sort of apology may seem necessary for the strong things that may be said before you at this time. What trouble did it cost the Creator to make him? Unlimited church media downloads. This is the recompense which is promised in the text. Is it not Thou, O Lord my God, whose mercies are without number? And when you are of a lowly, loving spirit, yourself, you will find others of a like mind! Standing at her bedside, he rebuked the fever, and it left her. to the gifts of the Holy Ghost; and Ambrose in his commentary on Luke 6:20, seqq., ascribes the beatitudes mentioned there, to the four cardinal virtues. The most prosperous man, the man to whom in God's providence there seems to be a larger than usual amount of success appointed, has no security; he cannot tell what a year, or even a day, may bring forth. Many judge their religion the other way about. But this is fanciful and incorrect. In it, our Lord gives very definite statements concerning the condition of those who have departed this life. When cases of need, objects of compassion, or means of advancing the honour of God or the good of our fellow-men come before us. Surely here is the groundwork and argument of something supremely good! But I the more insist on the principle of a fair and just proportion, and on the duty o! The Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul. If we give to others, men will give to us; if we love them, they will love us. O blessed Master, let Your blood drop on us till You have blotted out these many faults of ours and made us like Yourself! God rains down his large benedictions from above, and below men offer their glad and free contribution. Mary listens to Jesus' teachings (39). This is a chief point in the peculiarity of the peculiar people. Will you, after this, be proud and claim honor from your brethren and grow angry if it is refused? Benevolence to men.--5. Where it gets particularly interesting: sometimes depth scorers and role players on elite teams can exceed the values of superstars on teams that bomb out early. You as a Christian are to rise to something higher than thisnamely, to be ready to help without the expectation of being helped againready to aid those who you are certain could not help you! "Ye shall be the children of the Highest." O Lord, what is my trust which I have in this life, or what is my greatest comfort of all the things which are seen under Heaven? Click the title of a sermon to view or save the PDF. Give liberally of your worldly substance to indigent persons, as you have an opportunity, according to your ability, and as cases require: and it shall be returned again to great advantage; with great recompense, either in temporals or spirituals, or both: good . s 14, 15.--"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. Widow and two mites. Where hath it been well with me without Thee? Full access to all Sermon Series Kits. C. H. Spurgeon said that verse 38 weighed on his heart more than any other text in the Bible! 'And He lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God, 21. It is a very right thing that if persons have served us, we should endeavor to repay the benefit. One cries, "Come here and see my barn"; another cries, "Come here and see my museum"; the other says, "Let me read you my poem." There is a self-conquest about it which ennobles the soul more than the conquest of an empire! There are different measures in which men give themselves to Christ, and Christ despises none of them; but in different measures He again is compelled to give Himself back to them. At any rate, be not provoked, for then they will have conquered you. Those who are under this influence will have no rule in the Church of God except their own rulethey are too heady and high-minded to submit themselves to those who are over them in the Lord. The unconscious and uncalculated reaction that will be received by ourselves, enlarging our heart and lifting us toward the level of the supreme Giver. God grant it may do this for every one of us! 'Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Jesus makes sure we who are listening know that it is our calling as well. We shall not be curious in the ranking of the duties in which Christian love should exercise itself. It is because we are puffed up with a high opinion, The Village Pulpit, Volume II. The Charles Spurgeon Sermon Collection is home to over 3,000 sermons written by C.H. Do you not feel, in many points, that even unconverted men have excelled you? March 17, 2019 Luke 6:12-26. We judge ourselves by a severer rule than we would apply to others, for our privileges and responsibilities are exceptionally great. "For as Many as are Led by the Spirit of God, they are the Sons of God. 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