November 8, 1874. When we work for the Lord, we show our gratitude for what Jesus did. After a while Ulysses came, and he said, "Why, all the fine bodies are taken, and all the grand work is taken. But all reproof and chastisement did not bring Ephraim back. Here is the sum of religion. 21. A. iii 15. Observe I. There is no need to enter into the various component elements which go to make up this moral force. It can be challenging to explain to young children especially. To do all by His strength (Acts 4:6-7, 10; 1 Samuel 17:45; Philippians 4:13; 2 Corinthians 12:9). After a while Ulysses came, and he said, "Why, all the fine bodies are taken, and all the grand work is taken. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." (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). After a while Ulysses came, and he said, "Why, all the fine bodies are taken, and all the grand work is taken. It is His presence by His Spirit in the hearts of His people which is the motive power of their holy life. REASONS FOR THE CONSECRATION OF OUR WHOLE LIFE TO THE LORD. Daille. Preached February 9, 1851. Revival itself is being absolutely filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, and that is victorious living. It is worth while to do so. Ulysses said, "What's that?" A. Take any life, in any condition or time, and there is help and hope for it in Jesus. Hugh BinningLinksColossians 3:17 NIVColossians 3:17 NLTColossians 3:17 ESVColossians 3:17 NASBColossians 3:17 KJVColossians 3:17 Bible AppsColossians 3:17 ParallelColossians 3:17 Biblia ParalelaColossians 3:17 Chinese BibleColossians 3:17 French BibleColossians 3:17 German BibleColossians 3:17 CommentariesBible Hub. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 17. "WHATSOEVER YE DO IN WORD OR DEED," etc.1. I want to emphasize that word "all." We take it for granted and so forget it.1. Therefore we must all honour the Son as the Father (John 5:23).3. 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. Colossians. Do St. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth February 17. It is a privilege to have peace, but it would appear, Observe in this chapter that he begins by reminding the saints of their having risen with Christ. 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. CHRISTIANITY IS A REALITY, AND DEALS WITH REALITIES.1. impart sweetness to teaching children that in them we receive Jesus? 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. (1) There is a wide difference between persons who pursue objects which only appear real to them, and those whose objects are absolutely real. 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." (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. Here, as in nature, the deepest is the stillest; but by this very stillness all who are observant know its depth. Blot out that name and you blot out the best part of history, all that is purest in morals, elevating in literature, gentle in manners, merciful in laws. For it is impossible that they should be in the name of Christ except our understandings and will so address them. Revival itself is being absolutely filled to overflowing with the Holy Spirit, and that is victorious living. 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. WHERE IS THE EVIL IN THIS? --Colossians iii. If a man be a Christian, men will take knowledge of him that he has been with Jesus. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12).2. He is nothing to them; they do not want Him. Specifically the name of Christ is the rule. Thus, from what they look at and come in contact with, common things acquire uncommon glory.(T. The reason is simply this, that their services are being offered in the wrong name. Or hast thou done anything for man's praise, feeling that the eye whose praise thou prizedst was upon thee? And what have we to do, but what Hugh BinningThe Works of the Rev. 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. Colossians 3:4.--Christ who is our life. Or hast thou done anything for man's praise, feeling that the eye whose praise thou prizedst was upon thee? I have three packets which most of you will recognize. Or is not their influence for the most part rather a constraining power of which he is unconscious, rather than a stimulus carried on by conscious effort? Didst thou find that thou toiledst for them less diligently because thou thoughtest of and toiledst for them? 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. It is this: "Christ must live it in me." Just as the Israelites were his chosen people in Old Testament times, so those composing the church are his family today. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." The Christian at his daily task is not ever pondering spiritual truths. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." how we can obtain it? It is sufficient that we frequently and ordinarily make this application of mind. 2 Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are upon the earth. 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. The stress lies on "the name of the Lord Jesus."1. Were it not almost an indignity to bring them in reference to His great Majesty? Because all that comes from God to us must be by His hand.III. Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. Differently to be admonished are servants and masters. How can we do both at once without distraction study, speak, or do and think of Christ at the same time? "For ye are dead" (Col. iii. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. AugustineOn ContinenceEpistle xxxiii. some uses.1. J. W. Buxton, M. A.Wherever we are called to work we must dedicate the labours of our hands or our brain to God, doing all in the name of the Lord Jesus. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." - T. C. I. HOLY WALKING DESCRIBED. And the reply was, "The body of a common man, doing a common work, and for a common reward." )PeopleChristians, Colossians, Paul, TimothyPlacesColossaeTopicsAct, Deed, Giving, Praise, Thanks, Whatever, Whatsoever, WhetherOutline1. (Preacher's Analyst. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. )The reality of religionDean Alford.I. A good fable for the world, and just as good a fable for the Church. Take any life, in any condition or time, and there is help and hope for it in Jesus. (2) The facts implied in the name, "The Lord Jesus," rest upon evidence as strong as can possibly be alleged for anything. Without Him we can do nothing, with Him every thing (1 Corinthians 15:10).4. (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12).2. It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. Bible > Colossians > Chapter 3 > Verse 17 Library Free Downloads eBibles Colossians 3:17 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." 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. (Admonition 6). Paul here clearly gives to Christ the whole of life. A. Whatever mystery a man makes of his object in life, spectators generally arrive at correct conclusions.2. It is as we Andrew MurrayThe Master's IndwellingMeditations of the Misery of a Man not Reconciled to God in Christ. 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. (b) Being referred to the glory of God, from indifferent they become holy and acceptable to God.3. Guthrie, D. D.)The name of Jesus set in workDr. 3. There is nothing can do it but the Cross of Christ and the Spirit of God. And shall not such love quicken us to do all things better. The faith of those things, which have been mentioned, would be of great use and advantage to believers; and therefore they should study to have the faith of this truth fixed on their hearts, and a deep impression thereof on their spirits, to the end, that, 1. It must have points of contact with every part of my life. Guthrie, D. D.)The name of Jesus set in workDr. There they taught us the great lesson "Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus." Daille.I. Recur to the motive of the text. God is waiting this morning to mark the opening hours for every ready and willing heart with a touch of life and power that will lift our lives to higher pleasures and offer to our vision grander horizons of hope and holy service. Faith and Love Towards Christ. To Dominicus. Because the Father has highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name (Philippians 2:8-10). 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. A. Write Colossians 3:17. 5. (2) Some religious people, like the former, strain the Bible to its literal meaning, and then require that meaning in full, and thus lead to the same point, and encourage indolence and unbelief. One phrase holds it all "He died for me." able, it would lose immensely in its character for truth and its power for good.2. Others have a mighty Saviour, because they make Him to be great and mighty. The faith of those things, which have been mentioned, would be of great use and advantage to believers; and therefore they should study to have the faith of this truth fixed on their hearts, and a deep impression thereof on their spirits, to the end, that, 1. act what we know in our souls, that we can do nothing good without God. We cannot expect God's blessing on anything not done in Christ's name.(H. Revival is when we can say "yes" at any moment of the day. We must be supposed to be in Christ first (John 15:4-5).2. Here we may fall into opposite mistakes. Mallock.Religion is one of the colours of life which mingles most intimately with all the other colours of the palette. TEXT: COL. iii. 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. (2) Is it not an outrage to require that saints should share this honour with Christ as Rome does? "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." One or two of the world's heroes and sages have won wide admiration and respect, but who has laid his hand on so many hearts and touched for good so many lives? They can tell, and others can tell, how many souls they bring to Christ. B. SimpsonDays of Heaven Upon Earth May 18. Daille. All divine truths may be reduced to these two heads,--faith and love; what we ought to believe, and what we ought to do. (b)That we act according to His will. 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. The aims of an ambitious man and of a true believer have no external difference, yet if you examine the inward springs of both, you will find one a piece of vanity, the other a fruit of charity.2. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." It is this: "Christ must live it in me." The spirit we are of determines the character of our actions whether they are holy or unholy. 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. Little things are the very instances of acceptable service in Scripture. "For ye are dead" (Col. iii. How many, if they pray at all, hope to do right and escape flagrant wrong almost through the intention of doing or not doing, and think that if they call upon God in some general way things will not be much amiss with them.3. To be great and mighty which go to make up this moral force supposed to be great and.... 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