B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 18. He infers holiness from this also. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. Their labor seems to crystallize and become its own memorial. 3). IIEaster Wednesday Also Suited to Easter Tuesday. To do all through the office and name of Christ as Mediator. "Let the peace of God rule in your hearts." Some Christians have a very small Saviour, for they are not willing to receive Him fully, and let Him do great and mighty things for them. Colossians 3:12-17 Class by: Mike Mazzalongo This lesson continues the discussion on Christian ethics and how various elements come together to establish a Christian "Standard" for life and morality. Their labor seems to crystallize and become its own memorial. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12).2. 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. THY REMEDY. Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. How, then, can they be done? He is the goal towards which all actions tend. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. 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. 3). Hast thou ever deeply loved parent, bride, husband, or child? Before we come to speak of some particular cases of deadness, wherein believers are to make use of Christ as the Life, we shall first propose some useful consequences and deductions from what hath been spoken of this life; and, I. Before we come to speak of some particular cases of deadness, wherein believers are to make use of Christ as the Life, we shall first propose some useful consequences and deductions from what hath been spoken of this life; and, I. Colossians Kids Bible lessons and ministry resources that teach from the New Testament book of Colossians. )The all-pervasiveness of religionW. For the instruction of our faith. We-have . (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. [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?" 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. 15. 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. 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." It is not necessary that a motive should be based on reality to be all-constraining, but it is in order that it may be a worthy motive for an intelligent being. 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. "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." It will make contradiction sweet, to bear it meekly with Jesus; poverty, honourable to be poor with Jesus; toil, gladsome to labour for Jesus. Such an object is consciously present when he chooses to reflect on it, but day by day in the toil and struggle he is not ever thinking of it, but he is pursuing it. 3). 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. IIEaster Wednesday Also Suited to Easter Tuesday. Colossians 3:4.--Christ who is our life. 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. If it could be shown that its requirements were unreal, its statements exaggerated, its views of attainment unreason. We cannot expect God's blessing on anything not done in Christ's name.(H. Paul here clearly gives to Christ the whole of life. It is as we Andrew MurrayThe Master's IndwellingMeditations of the Misery of a Man not Reconciled to God in Christ. International Bible Lesson (Uniform Sunday School Lessons Series) for . (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. To Dominicus. (b)That we act according to His will. Daille. 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. De Witt Talmage, D. D.)The essence of fieryD. cast a holy reverence round a sick room when we minister to Jesus? To live a life of faith for a supply of all things for life and godliness (2 Peter 1 ; John 16:23).6. Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord. some uses.1. 12 Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 4. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Christian Training of Children. Thanksgiving is one of the most necessary and universal offices of a Christian. A workbook for the biblical lesson on the book of Colossians, that teaches we should be light to the world. Oh, if they would just put themselves at Jesus' feet, and Rev. 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. (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. He exhorts to holiness;10. to put off the old self, and put on Christ;12. exhorting to charity, humility, 18. and other duties.Dictionary of Bible ThemesColossians 3:171512Trinity, equality of2224Christ, the Lord5629work, ordained by God5636work, and rest5909motives, importance8223dedication8409decision-making, and providence8676thanksgiving8809richesColossians 3:1-173254Holy Spirit, fruit ofColossians 3:12-177125elect, theColossians 3:15-176746sanctification, means and results8352thankfulnessColossians 3:16-173218Holy Spirit, and praise5549speech, positive8666praise, manner and methodsLibraryThe Peace of GodBaltimore, U.S., 1874. 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. Mallock.Religion is one of the colours of life which mingles most intimately with all the other colours of the palette. "Whether ye eat or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do it to the glory of God."(T. AugustineOn Continence"But Now do Ye Also," Saith He, "Put Down All31. We must be supposed to be in Christ first (John 15:4-5).2. 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. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." Contrariwise, consider what are generally classed as sacred works praying, preaching, administering sacraments, visiting the sick. MY devout hearers! This is the way with worldly people. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. A. 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. Parkhurst, Jr. That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. (1) He is the channel by which all God's goodness is poured upon us. All we have to do is to present our empty, broken self Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary Road, What have I to do with Idols?MUCH is said in reproof of Ephraim by the prophet Hosea. Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureThe Christian Training of Children. One phrase holds it all "He died for me." act what we know in our souls, that we can do nothing good without God. (1) We have a proof of the divinity of Christ. (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. Nay, a good and a spur which quickened every nerve. O wretched Man! 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. 5 Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? (1) in faith, for "whatsoever is not of faith is sin;". If we were asked this moment if we were filled with the Holy Spirit, how many of us would dare to answer "yes"? And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. The spirit we are of determines the character of our actions whether they are holy or unholy. Christ, therein revealed, has laid hold upon the whole of life. Involves one rule of life for the person in holy orders, and another for the man who has not received a religious vocation. The first is a packet of sugar, the second is called Sweet'n Low, and the third is called Nutrasweet. There are of course many visionaries, men pursuing objects which have no real existence, but to them they are not unreal. Daille.I. 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. Our Father, our Friend and Brother, who came down from heaven and suffered for us, is ready to help and reward us. 2. 6 Because of these sins, the anger of God is coming. (2) Is it not an outrage to require that saints should share this honour with Christ as Rome does? Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. (2) Is it not an outrage to require that saints should share this honour with Christ as Rome does? 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. Sunday, February 17, 2013, is from . That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. (6) Such deep constraining motive is not usually displayed before men; but its existence is not easily concealed. All the apparent extravagance of the injunction vanishes when we lay our hands on the secret of the Divine life. 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. THE SACREDNESS OF COMMON LIFE AND LABOUR. "For Ye are Dead" (Col. Iii. 3). and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? Not if our Lord be a mere teacher. It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. But whatever it be, reality is its necessary condition. 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. TEXT: COL. iii. 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. SEEK, THEN, TO MAKE YOUR WHOLE LIFE RELIGIOUS. TEXT: COL. iii. Some Christians loom up in larger proportion than is becoming. 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. Great, moreover, is the power of charity, beloved brother, which binds hearts one to another in mutual affection with the Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatHow Servants and Masters are to be Admonished. MY devout hearers! 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. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. HOW IT IS TO BE CARRIED OUT "In the name of the Lord Jesus." (c)That we live in entire confidence in and dependence upon Him.4. Application:1. 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. (2)Adoption (Ephesians 1:5). 13 Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. This study supplement was created to encourage secondary students to spend more time reading through God's word and to model different ways to engage in a text. 3). Others have a mighty Saviour, because they make Him to be great and mighty. But can, one will say, all the little acts of life be done to Him? Observe the extent of this saying. Verse 17. This round world may therefore become to us a temple, and this little life a song of praise.II. J. W. Buxton, M. (6) Such deep constraining motive is not usually displayed before men; but its existence is not easily concealed. The rule is short and easy, but of almost infinite use. There they taught us the great lesson "Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus." And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. Text: Colossians 3, 1-7. (E B. Pusey, D. D.)Common work in the name of JesusH. 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. Christ is all to us that we make Him to be. Westminster Abbey. Westminster Abbey. "For Ye are Dead" (Col. Iii. Because all that comes from God to us must be by His hand.III. Colossians 3.1 - 17 / Alive in Christ. Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. (3) But based on reality it must also be real to me, or it cannot be my motive. Recur to the motive of the text. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with Him in glory. Nothing so mean that it was thought unworthy of this monogram; nothing so glorious that it was considered unfit to have that excelling glory added thereto. AugustineOn ContinenceEpistle xxxiii. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." 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. 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. "Your life is hid" (Col. iii. 12 Put on therefore, as God's elect, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness, longsuffering; 13 forbearing one another, and forgiving each other, if any man have a complaint against any; even as the Lord forgave you, so also do ye: 14 and above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfectness. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." 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. Before we come to speak of some particular cases of deadness, wherein believers are to make use of Christ as the Life, we shall first propose some useful consequences and deductions from what hath been spoken of this life; and, I. "Whatsoever," etc. If they indeed have risen with him, he argues that they should leave the grave of iniquity and the graveclothes of their sins behind, and act as those who are endowed with that superior life, which accounts sin to be death and corruption. There is something in these words that might surprise us. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. Differently to be admonished are subjects and prelates: the former that subjection crush them not, the latter that superior place elate them not: the former that they fail not to fulfil what is commanded them, the latter that they command not more to be fulfilled than is just: the former that they submit humbly, the latter that they preside temperately. The ultimate Goal of the Christian life is to please God. Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. Colossians 3:1-17: Holy Living; Colossians 3:1-17 Colossians 3:18-4:6: Responsibilities; Colossians 3:23-25; 4:2-13, 17; EXPOSITOR'S GREEK TESTAMENT. Be thine own judge? "If ye then be risen" (Col. iii. Nothing seemed to be able to draw Ephraim's heart away from the idols. I don't think you'll find any of these clothes at the mall, but you can find them by getting to know God and by becoming more like Him. (2) The name of God is taken for the power, authority, and will of God (Deuteronomy 18:19; 2 Kings 2:24; Psalm 20:7; Psalm 89:16, 24; 1 Samuel 17:45; 2 Chronicles 14:11). Were it not almost an indignity to bring them in reference to His great Majesty? He would be a bad workman and a bad Christian if he were. Do we desire to draw attention to ourselves? The belief in Christ is not only the unavoidable conclusion of a sound mind from evidence, but the only satisfactory way to account for the state of the world in which we find ourselves. We must be supposed to be in Christ first (John 15:4-5).2. 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 acceptable prayerH. Verse 16 describes the church gathering, where we are to teach and admonish one another through the Word and singing, thankfully praising God. Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. (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 Charles KingsleyAll Saints' Day and Other SermonsMay 5. 4. Servants are to be admonished that they despise not their masters, lest they offend God, if by behaving themselves proudly they gainsay His ordinance: masters, too, are to be admonished, that they are proud against God with respect Leo the GreatWritings of Leo the GreatHow Subjects and Prelates are to be Admonished. act what we know in our souls, that we can do nothing good without God. O wretched Man! 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. They admire the gospel, but never think of realizing it. 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. 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