The fact is, I am just as much a sinner as he is, and if it were not for Gods grace, Id be caught in some sin. But now at the close, he turns from his carefully reasoned "sermon" to a series of short, ethical exhortations. Text: Acts 21:1-26 Sermon Series: On Mission. Why should we dispute, when there is no possibility of convincing? Blessed truth and precious assurance for us poor, weak creatures, yea, among all His creatures the most changing; He changeth not. He replied, in a tone of unaffected humility, that as he could scarcely hope to enjoy so elevated a rank as they, in a future world, he knew not why he should despise them in the present. Love is an especial means of strengthening and establishing the kingdom of Christ. Place your hand by faith in your heavenly Father's hand, and let Him lead the way. What a world of suffering we live in! How can we know which truths are worth dividing over, and which truths we should not break fellowship over? Feel free to use material from my sermons. Rather than springing from Gods love and grace, your obedience will be a matter of duty. First of all, then, I have to speak this morning of THE COVENANT mentioned in the text; and I observe that we can readily discover at first sight what the covenant is not. There may be a promise in the Word which would exactly fit your case, but you may not know of it, and therefore miss its comfort. LET me read to you the verse that comes before our text. First of all, then, I have to speak this morning of THE COVENANT mentioned in the text; and I observe that we can readily discover at first sight what the covenant is not. It had a beginning, it has been broken; it will be violated continually and will, "Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee nor forsake thee." From 1977-1992 he was the pastor of Lake Gregory Community Church in Crestline, California. xiii. ii. 8. Thats the usual pattern in the New Testament epistles: first, doctrine; then application. Rather, he is saying that we often do not know how important or far-reaching a simple act of helpfulness may be (John MacArthur, Hebrews [Moody Press], p. 426). He therefore giveth this general advice, "Let-all your things be done in love" (1 Corinthians 16:14).6. He is Prophet, Priest and King. Nowhere is there a more attractive picture of genuine piety than in " the fellowship of the saints.". * * Preached at the house of one made a widow by her husband's desertion; who left her in straitened circumstances to provide for a young family. Those are Pauls final words in Colossians a command for the Christians to whom he writes to remember the suffering he is facing because of his sharing Jesus with others. His splendid contributions to VariousThe World's Great Sermons, Volume IThe Action of Jesus Christ in the Souls of Men. As apprehension of God's love to us works love in us to God (1 John 4:19), so others' apprehension of our love to them will make them love us. Diligent heed that it be not insensibly impaired in its vital acts; such as are patience, forbearance, readiness to forgive, unaptness to believe evil, without which no other duties of it will be long continued.8. xiii. Biblical References: Hbr 13:4-6 . But, after all, the chief preservative of this characteristic grace of Christianity is, the love of Christ Himself, which will always necessarily expand in love for the brethren. OBSERVE the way in which the apostles were accustomed to incite believers in Christ to the performance of their duties. Different, and sometimes inconsistent secular interests.5. Brotherly love is one of the fairest and most glorious flowers in the Christian garden. For here have we no continuing city, but we seek one to come.--HEBREWS xiii, 14. 5-6 ***** Hebrews 13:1-17. There is no command to love yourself. What a world of suffering we live in! Nothing less than the death of Christ was the close of the Old. They never cracked the whip of the law in the ears of the child of God. 2. Jesus loved Peter when He said to him, Get behind Me, Satan; for you are not setting your mind on Gods interests, but mans (Mark 8:33). 8 (high-priestly dress'), it has the AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusLinksHebrews 13:1 NIVHebrews 13:1 NLTHebrews 13:1 ESVHebrews 13:1 NASBHebrews 13:1 KJVHebrews 13:1 Bible AppsHebrews 13:1 ParallelHebrews 13:1 Biblia ParalelaHebrews 13:1 Chinese BibleHebrews 13:1 French BibleHebrews 13:1 German BibleHebrews 13:1 CommentariesBible Hub, I. 14th Sunday after Pentecost Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Altenburg, Missouri: Sun, Sep 2, 2007 Fourteenth S a Pentecost. "I will never leave Thee nor forsake Thee" (Heb. We can sum it up: We must focus on loving fellow believers, being hospitable, and helping those who suffer because of their faith. )Brotherly loveA truly pious man, of rank in society, was in the habit of entertaining persons of very humble circumstances of life, if they only gave evidence of true religion. 8 (high-priestly dress'), it has the AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusLinksHebrews 13:1 NIVHebrews 13:1 NLTHebrews 13:1 ESVHebrews 13:1 NASBHebrews 13:1 KJVHebrews 13:1 Bible AppsHebrews 13:1 ParallelHebrews 13:1 Biblia ParalelaHebrews 13:1 Chinese BibleHebrews 13:1 French BibleHebrews 13:1 German BibleHebrews 13:1 CommentariesBible Hub, (3)The glory of Christ and the triumphs of the gospel need it.(Thos. A sectarian spirit stems from pride and causes division. No need to source the material, unless it's material I've . But one or two fragments have been excluded which may be specified here. 4/3/2005: The Runner: Hebrews 12: 1-13: Christ: Our Treasury (The Book of Hebrews) 4/10/2005: Shaker of the Earth: Hebrews 12:18-29: Christ: Our Treasury (The . The CAUSES OF THE DECAY OF THIS LOVE, whence it doth not continue as it ought, are 1. It is a book for the higher classes in Christ's school; and hence this prayer is not for babes, but for men of understanding. This week I was . A. p. 1287). He made men think. That verse leaves no room to dodge its implications: If I love the world or the things in the world, Gods love is not in me! 21). Love of this present world.3. But there must be a reception of the Lord Jesus; in all His offices of Prophet, Priest, and King, and a desire to submit to the guidance of His Word, and to be led by the gracious direction of His Spirit, as a foundation for that brotherly love in which we are commanded to live. Hebrews 1:1-3. "Make you perfect in every good work" (Heb. Growing in Faith Series (Click here for a PDF of all the sermon outlines for the series.) Without this we cannot comply with this caution and injunction in a due manner.I. I have held to the doctrines that are labeled Calvinism since my college days, long before I ever read a page of Calvins writings. Groups like Voice of the Martyrs and Gospel for Asia publish many stories of persecuted believers. Resemblances of the nearest relation that be, are used to set this forth, as of a foundation and edifice (Ephesians 2:20, 21) of a vine and branches (John 15:5), of a husband and wife (Ephesians 5:32; 2 Corinthians 11:2), of a head and body (Ephesians 1:22, 23). The above Collection of Letters is complete upon the principle stated in the Introduction (supr., p. 495). The world most hateth saints, and that, in this very respect, because they are saints. xiii. But one or two fragments have been excluded which may be specified here. 1. The persecuted Stundists and Armenians and Jews, the famine-stricken millions of India, the hidden slavery of Africa, the poverty and wretchedness of our great cities--and so much more: what suffering Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionCalvin -- Enduring Persecution for ChristJohn Calvin was born in 1509, at Noyon, France. "fish bread" will search for verses that contains fish AND bread in minimum 1 bible version: phrase: search for verses that contains all of the search phrase. To practice this made Christians vulnerable to being taken advantage of. THE DESIRABLENESS OR IMPORTANCE OF CHRISTIAN UNION. It is wrong, I think, to lay hold of small portions of God's Word, and take them out of their connection as you might pluck feathers from a bird; it is an injury to the Word; and, sometimes, a passage of Scripture loses much of its beauty, its true teaching, and its real meaning, by being taken from the Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 40: 1894The Blood of the Everlasting CovenantI. xiii. Love, Leadership and Last words. What do you think he said? He has been called the greatest of Protestant commentators and theologians, and the inspirer of the Puritan exodus. AugustineOn the Good of MarriageMemorandum. "For I am the Lord, I change not" (Mal. 1. p. 1293 (Latin, ib. Begins myths on marriage. Christians are engaged in the same cause. Nothing less than His resurrection Andrew MurrayThe Two CovenantsDiscourse viii. The reproof came home to the feelings of the proud man, and he was silent; conscience whispering, meanwhile, how dim were his prospects of rising in the future world to an equality with the pious poor, if his Christian friend was in danger of falling below them.Brotherly love among the early ChristiansA striking instance of the brotherly love of the early Christians transpired in the great plague that raged round Alexandria, during the reign of Gallienus. The Hebrews had already shown their love toward such prisoners - He 10:32-34 3. BE CONSIDERATE OF THE BRETHREN Vss. D.C.B. The promulgation of the law, enjoining it on man in innocence as a duty, was due to God's necessary dominion over the creatures of his power. They Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 60: 1914Never! Love within the Christian Community (13:1-3) In the face of tragedy God strengthens us as we keep on loving each other the way that he designed. xiii. (3)The glory of Christ and the triumphs of the gospel need it.(Thos. "Of old hast Thou laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands. A Brief Word On Getting Over Ourselves. Do Hard Things by Brian Bill. Brotherly love is a grace absolutely necessary. Ignorance of the true nature, both of the grace and the exercise of it, in its proper duties. Compliance with the precept in the Old Testament, "Love ye the stranger[1]," becomes a delight as well as a duty in such an instance as that about to be recorded, especially when we consider the affecting injunction Thomas Boyles MurrayKalli, the Esquimaux Christian, "Honorable," Therefore, "Is Marriage in All, and the Bed Undefiled. Mark 10:2-16 . ii. It is therefore joined with sundry other duties for this very purpose, even to season them. Heb. C. Whitcomb.I. "Of old hast Thou laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Thy hands. Here is a beautiful example of this sympathy. --Hebrews 13:5. . --On Other Letters Ascribed to Athanasius. II. Now the covenant of works was not everlasting in any sense whatever. 8. A. So if you want to practice biblical love, you must constantly judge your pride. Hebrews 13 Bible study guide contains discussion questions, commentary, and applications to help you get the most out of this book. Running the Race That Is Set Before Us. He graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary (Th.M., 1976 in Bible exposition) and Califo More, The Net Pastors Journal, Eng. [1954] And this we do not so call a good, as that it is a good in comparison of fornication: otherwise there will be two evils, of which the second is worse: or fornication will also be a good, because adultery is worse: for it is worse to violate the marriage of another, than to cleave unto an harlot: and adultery will be a good, because incest is worse; for it is worse to lie with a mother than with the wife of another: and, St. Again, we are liable to have our preferences and prejudices as well as our opinions. Keep on Loving Each Other! Any duration. The early Christian movement practiced "fictive . An endeavour to grow and thrive in the principle of it, or the power of adopting grace. "JESUS Christ the same yesterday, and to-day and forever" (Heb. B. If, when thou art about to pray, Satan shall suggest that thy prayers are too long, and that therefore it were better either to omit prayers, or else to cut them shorter, meditate that prayer is thy spiritual sacrifice, wherewith God is well pleased (Heb. Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-25. 4. AugustineOn the Good of MarriageMemorandum. But we urge you, brethren, to excel still more.. 21). Love is the vitalising principle of truth and experience and duty. 8, (cf. 5). We could not say to all the saints, "after this manner pray ye," for they would not know what they were asking; they have need to begin with something simpler, such as that sweet "Our Father, which art in heaven," Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 20: 1874The Immutability of ChristBut greater things have changed than we; for kingdoms have trembled in the balances. So if you want to let love continue, youve got to fight your own love of self that manifests itself in selfishness. 1. Let brotherly love continue. Brotherly love is a grace absolutely necessary. 4 Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed V. WHY JESUS CHRIST IS THE PERFECT VOICE OF GOD. Compliance with the precept in the Old Testament, "Love ye the stranger[1]," becomes a delight as well as a duty in such an instance as that about to be recorded, especially when we consider the affecting injunction Thomas Boyles MurrayKalli, the Esquimaux Christian, "Honorable," Therefore, "Is Marriage in All, and the Bed Undefiled. II. The persecuted Stundists and Armenians and Jews, the famine-stricken millions of India, the hidden slavery of Africa, the poverty and wretchedness of our great cities--and so much more: what suffering Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionCalvin -- Enduring Persecution for ChristJohn Calvin was born in 1509, at Noyon, France. xiii. How glad would the enemies of our Lord be to see us divided. Honored sir, let us offer salvation freely to all by the blood of Jesus, and whatever light God has communicated to us, let us freely communicate to others. When my children were young, I was pleased when they would show love for one another. The importance of maintaining this affection is manifest from many Divine utterances (John 13:34, 35; John 15:12, 17; 1 John 3:11, 14-18; 1 John 4:7, 8, 11, 20, 21). "Make you perfect in every good work" (Heb. (3)The glory of Christ and the triumphs of the gospel need it.(Thos. II. The Help of Religion. They know the superficial features of the world and its conventional expressions; are conversant E. 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also Today's Devotionals. Let us live such that Jes, "Angels Are Real" But, me? (that is, to bring Christ down from above:) or, Who shall descend into the deep?' "JESUS Christ the same yesterday, and to-day and forever" (Heb. "Now she that is a Widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day." THE transition from the Old Covenant to the New was not slow or gradual, but by a tremendous crisis. But there are two further extensions of that: Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this some have entertained angels without knowing it. This command stemmed from the fact that in the first century, inns were notoriously dangerous and immoral. (2) The consideration presented as an incitement to the fulfillment of this obligation. I. 4 Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will . 5). By the prisoners and the ill-treated, the author means those who are suffering because of their faith in Christ. Author: Dr. Neal Gray Let Jesus Define Marriage and Family Steven Degner . There are a good many people who, apparently, are never troubled by any speculations arising out of a comprehensive view of things. 2 Now here is our kinsman Boaz, with whose young women you have been working. Homer W. Hodge We come to the request of Paul made to the Church at Ephesus, found in the latter part of Ephes. GOD IS 8. If you focus on the doctrine without application, it leads to spiritual pride.