Friends. Committed to a belief in another world(Colossians 3:2, 1 Corinthians 15:19), A. Clarence This is the pastor bringing the message entitled Faithful Unto Death. Nathan Hale entered Yale University as a ministerial student studying to be a preacher. He was a friend of Ignatius and he was a mentor to Irenaeus.
Church Of God, Joshua 2:1-15 THE GREAT ESCAPE Intro: Ill. Pray for the persecuted church. Its been translated into English. The apostle John writes in 1 John 2:15-17: Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. The Lord said, if we are faithful unto death, He would give us a CROWN OF LIFE. Suppose I were to stand in this pulpitI majored in English in college, and I love English literature.
The word staphanos, Stephen, means crown. And when the Lord says, be thou faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life, it could be a diadem, a royal crown. 8:14). They are all doing it. Deuteronomy 2:1-15, Denomination:
He dressed like a Tory schoolmaster. It would take maybe a half hour to read. deep, never sated thirst for the Word(Romans WebSermons by Bible: Sermons by Category: Sermons by Topic: Sermons by Speaker: Sermons by Language: Sermons by Date: Staff Picks: Comments, ALL -1 sec: Top Sermons: Online Bible: Hymnal: Daily Reading: Our We are called to be a people of the Gospel; the Gospel must be central to our lives. Text: Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mothers sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. He said you can avoid that second hellish death and though you may face martyrdom, you can live a glorious, joyous life, because on the other side of the first death, is eternal life. We come to see that the thing of value is not speed but endurance. If I die, praise His name, it is to be with Him. Listen to the words of our Lord in Luke 6:26: Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! We are not in this world to be acclaimed, we are to be true to our Lord, no matter what repudiation or scoffing or scorning.
But, if in a household there was a slave, and when time came, when that seventh year came and the slave was freeif he so loved his master or she so loved her mistress, that he did not want to leave, then they went through this kind of a simple ritual. Theme: Show the faith of these two great patriarchs. A pathway deliberately chosen death to the deepest desires of the flesh, Certain things I try to pray for each day, certain things I try to pray for on a day of the week, and persecuted church is one of those. Paul takes a look around as he gives his last testimony. How faithful are you this morning? We dont have a small Christ who is coming and just saying, Oh, I will shed a tear for you. No, this is the One who is the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last. Say away with the atheist.. If they were faithful to the end, surely we can be as well. 6:4 ), in which he is to set aside those things of his old way of life ( 2 Cor. It was a great city in the day of the flesh of our Lord. II Timothy 4:6-8 Paul was looking with
Hes telling us from Gods Holy Scriptures about our Lord. . Oh, what a beautiful thing, a precious thing, a wonderful thing: to love our Lord and to follow humbly in the way of Jesus! Its a very human response to fear death. 2 Kings 2:1-12. It is a message to Be faithful until death.. Now the next verse: And God counted his faith for righteousness, because he believed in the Lord [Genesis 16:6]. having been freed(Deuteronomy 15:12-18), B. They were poor, but Jesus says, Youre rich. They were persecuted by Jews who Jesus says were not really Jews. If they die faithfully, they get a crown of life. This comes in chapter 21, the final chapter in some of the manuscripts of The Martyrdom of Polycarp. Do you need to come to Jesus right now? The same thing is true of those in Hebrews 11. Would to God we had ten thousand lives to offer to Jesus. Heres part of the story, the martyrdom of Polycarp. Paul said, None of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself so that I may finish my race with joy (Acts 20:24). Try to set an example from time to time to pray for it here from the pulpit. WebTo know Me is to have life! That was Smyrna in 155 or 156 A.D. THE CHURCH THAT WOULD NOT SURRENDER And dont be afraid about what you would do and what you would be like should you face, the church at Smyrna, what they faced. Lets peer inside Pauls heart, and see whats in there. Can you imagine after forty years the people here by the thousands listening to me lecture on mathematics or science or literature or the humanities? We all love to be acclaimed. Rev. Self, by nature, is on the throne of my heart. All of us do. WebUnto death!
As we apply this standard, our views on many things undergo a radical change. I AM the LIFE. Its marking out the date and time of his death. And after he began his preachingafter he was a preacher, he was wonderfully converted. When our Lord was on the way to Jerusalem to die, in Perea on the other side of Jordan, He was met, accosted in a town over there by a rich young ruler [Mark 10:17-22]. And a youngster wants to belong to the group. He told the disciples do not worry about what you will say in that day.
10:39). But listen to the heroes of the faith.
Our home is not here, it is there [John 14:1-3; Reveltion 21:1-5]. And a man who preaches the word of the Lord is someone people love to listen to. You cannot help but admire this young man. UNTO DEATH THE MARKS OF A TRUE CHRISTIAN, I. But in particular it blames some of the Jews.
Some put it much lower than that, if its actually killing you because you confess Christ, the higher number is if in some way the state has starvation or death or opposition to religious groups, including Christians. 2014.04.20 HE AROSE and you can too! We can remember the great examples of Scripture. And because of the necessity pressed upon him in his growing family, he accepted an affluent church in London. 23127). Foursquare. The Importance of Christs Resurrection Every Christian wants to be able to say with the apostle Paul, as he thought about his own death ( 2 Tim.
Why didnt the Lord say that to Zaccheus? I love that. New American Bible Do not be afraid of anything that you are going to suffer. The Bible tells us that there is a sin that leads unto death - one single sin - and it might not be what we expect. The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways (Prov. Believing it possible that through Christ we may live in the required manner, that we may avoid sin--desist from sinning--give it up and abandon it altogether, and put it forever away. WebKing James Version 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten WebWe know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. [First John] 4:7, Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth And they had a little boy born to the home and they named him JohnJohn Fawcett. 14 views Watch this sermon on a Roku or Apple TV! Revelation chapter 2, beginning at verse 8. I absolutely love how the story ends. In Matthew 16:3 Jesus uses it describing the face of a sky before a violent storm. Three points of application. The master of the house was to take an awl, a punch, and pierce the ear of the slave and drive it against the wall, against the door of the house; a sign and a symbol that this slave was driven to the loving service of his master forever [Deuteronomy 15:16-17]. And that leads me to the exact title of the sermon today, the seven characteristics of a disciple of our Lord, the seven marks of a true Christian. Or the story of Polycarp. We Christians must be faithful.
And unbelief will ask, How can such a thing be? In broad, open daylight where everyone could see, he knelt down before the Lord, the Prophet from Nazareth saying, Agathai didaskai [Mark 10:17]. 1 Cor 15:14 He uses these reminders as an example to us of how we, too, can accomplish great things through our faith. A hundred years old and Sarah, ninety years of age and no child is born [Genesis 17:17]. You dont forget His promise. We have to remember the reality to come which will last forever and the reality that exists now. Isnt that unusual, that you would have a minister really converted? So to his sorrowing little congregation, he preached a farewell message and they placed everything on the wagonhis books, his furniture and everythingand he and his wife and the children climbed on the wagon, and they turned to leave. But look at Jesus (John 1:10-11, Mark 5:40, General Washington needed information concerning the British troops. WebIts a very tender and touching sceneone of the most moving and heartwarming farewell speeches thats ever been recorded in literature. Remember this is a letter from whom? "Faithful unto Death" Sixth Sunday after Pentecost St. Mark 6:14-29 July 16, 2006 IN NOMINE JESU In the rite of Confirmation, the confirmands are reminded of what In the little city of Bethany, they plotted His death. My Glorious Victor, Prince Divine, III.
Let me finish, then, where we started. We respond in Faith! It may be in the workplace when you will not agree to do the advertising campaign they want to do, or the training that theyre making everyone do. 10:17), 1. Theyre such a testimony to Gods grace. Thats what it is. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart (Gal. And they will come and go, and the worse they can do to you is put you to death. [The Pearly White City, Arthur F. Ingler]. Remembering the things of God will help us overcome temptation. Come. Theres no point in being fearful now. B. Revelation 2:10, Do not fear what you are about to suffer. I would love to be a professor of English literature. WebBe thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life. He knew they would be tested severely. That may sound daunting. 3:11). In fact, as I said last week, the two most struggling churches, the ones facing the greatest weaknesses, at least in an earthly sense, Philadelphia and Smyrna, are the ones about whom Jesus has nothing but good to say: I know your tribulation and your poverty. [John 13:34-35, 15:12-13, 15:7; 1 John 3:14, 4:7, 4:11, 4:21], Great Doctrines of the Bible: Practical Theology, And an unswerving continuance in the Word of God, A continuing living faith in a victorious Christ, And the last one that I mentioned: a devout, fervent love for Gods people. That was the comfort for the church at Smyrna. We can remember the things of God. A fifth characteristic of the true servant of Christhe possesses a continuing and undying faith in our victorious Lord Christ. 16:3), B. Now, before I speak of another, may I pause to avow; there is never, ever, a defeat, never in our commitment to our Lord. . Listen to this: Romans 4:17: God, who quickeneth the dead, calleth those things which be not as though they were, Abraham [Genesis 17:5], against hope, believed in hope. Revelation chapter 2, verses 8 through 11. Not only that, but the Lord Jesus can sympathize because He, too, is a man, a human being, even now in heaven, the God-man. To us, we use the word cross to refer to some handicap or some suffering or some disappointment, I have an incorrigible child, an obstreperous child, and it is a cross for me to bear. Or, I have some physical ailment, I have a cross to bear. Or, I have a frustration or a disappointment in my life; it is my cross. There is no such idea of that in the Bible; in the Scriptures a cross is something to die on. We are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul (Heb. So they didnt have the same protection. 21:25). In fact, Polycarp was a disciple of John, who wrote this book of Revelation. James 1:12: Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trail for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him. The Pharisees did that (Matt. You got, theres two deaths, and unless Jesus comes back in our lifetime, we all face the first death, but not all have to have the second death. We must
It is one of the marks and the characteristics of a good disciple of Jesus; our love for one another. But I do not have a child and I am old and my wife is old. Jesus calls us to overcome. He wants to be acclaimed and accepted and praised by them. He knew they would experience difficult times in their lives. We read when the magistrate persisted and said, Swear the oath and I will release you. If they overcome in the first death, they will not be hurt by the second death. 119:11).
We would like if He had said, Do not fear because you wont suffer. I would much prefer that. WebIts a very tender and touching sceneone of the most moving and heartwarming farewell speeches thats ever been recorded in literature. These things I command you, that you love one another [John 15:17]. Give to Him life, home, family, business He will give it back to you If I could digress here a minute and make a humble and humble observation: Next anniversary, I begin my fortieth year as pastor of this dear churchforty years, beginning. So, what is this sin? II Kings 2:1-12 There are so many things in this world, which keep people from being faithful. Is God first in your life? But in 1776, he joined the Revolutionary Army. We do not have a more beautiful or meaningful invitational hymn than this: Though no one go with me, I still will follow. Some of you perhaps pray for it every day, that would be wonderful. 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