Sermon Sunday – Jonathan Edwards – The Spirit of Love, The Opposite of an Angry or Wrathful Spirit
July 8, 2012 at 6:30 am | Posted in Sermon Sunday | Leave a commentTags: Jonathan Edwards, love, wrath
The Spirit of Love the Opposite of An Angry or Wrathful Spirit
by
Jonathan Edwards
(1703-1758)
“Charity . . . is not easily provoked.” — 1 Corinthians 13:5
Having declared that charity is contrary to the two great cardinal vices of pride and selfishness, those deep and ever-flowing fountains of sin and wickedness in the heart, the apostle next proceeds to show that it is also contrary to two things that are commonly the fruits of this pride and selfishness, viz. an angry spirit, and a censorious spirit. To the first of these points I would now turn your attention, viz. that charity “is not easily provoked.” The doctrine here set before us is,
THAT THE SPIRIT OF CHARITY, OR CHRISTIAN LOVE, IS THE OPPOSITE OF AN ANGRY OR WRATHFUL SPIRIT OR DISPOSITION. Continue Reading Sermon Sunday – Jonathan Edwards – The Spirit of Love, The Opposite of an Angry or Wrathful Spirit…
Genesis 15
August 15, 2011 at 8:19 pm | Posted in Bible Study | Leave a commentTags: abortion, Abram, affliction, America, Amorite, animal, assurance, ateasetees, battle, believe, Bible, blood, Christian, church, compromise, convenant, credit, darkness, death, descendants, Egypt, enslave, evangelism, fail, faith, fear, Gabriel, Galatians, Genesis 15, goat, God, gospel, grace, heaven, hedonist, heifer, heir, hell, holy, hope, Israel, Jesus, John the Baptist, judgment, justified, king, law, lawless, life, Lord, love, marriage, Mary, Melchizedek, mercy, money, murder, nation, oppress, oven, peace, Pharaoh, pigeon, possess, prayer, promise, ram, relationship, repent, righteousness, Romans, salvation, saved, scripture, sin, smoking, Sodom, ten commandments, tenth, terror, torch, trial, tribulation, truth, turtledove, Ur, vision, war, wrath, Zacharias
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great.” Abram said, “O Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “Since You have given no offspring to me, one born in my house is my heir.” Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir.” And He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness. And He said to him, “I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess it.” He said, “O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?” So He said to him, “Bring Me a three year old heifer, and a three year old female goat, and a three year old ram, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds. The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away. Continue Reading Genesis 15…
Sermon Sunday – George Whitefield – Parting with Christ for the Pleasures of Life
July 31, 2011 at 6:30 am | Posted in Sermon Sunday | Leave a commentTags: Abba, abortion, Alpha, America, appetite, Arian, Arise, arrow, asleep, ateasetees, awake, babbler, baptize, beast, Bible, bless, Born Again, brethren, burden, Christian, church, city, company, compromise, corrupt, counsel, danger, daughter, death, deity, demon, demonstration, depend, devil, disciple, Divinity, doctrine, dogs, drink, drown, eat, enmity, esteem, eternity, evangelism, faith, favor, fear, fierce, fire, flatter, flesh, flock, folly, forbid, forgive, Gergesenes, God, good, gospel, governor, grace, heart, heathen, hell, helpless, holy, Holy Ghost, hope, inconvenience, infinite, Israel, jeer, Jesus, joy, judgment, king, laden, law, life, Lord, lost, love, lust, madman, malice, mercy, minister, mistake, money, murder, nature, Omega, pardon, pastor, peace, perish, persecution, Pharisee, play, pleasure, poor, possess, power, prayer, pride, prison, profit, prophet, prove, punish, raging, rebuke, repent, resist, sacrafice, sacrament, salvation, Satan, scoff, scribe, scripture, sea, sensual, serpent, ship, sin, sleep, Socinian, son, sorrow, soul, spiritual, strength, stubborn, swine, tempest, temptation, ten commandments, terror, thinking, tomb, trouble, truth, unworthy, verse, vile, violent, water, waves, wealth, wicked, wind, woman, Word, wrath, wretch
The Folly and Danger of parting with Christ for the Pleasures and Profits of Life
by
George Whitefield
(1714-1770)
Matthew 8:23-34 – “And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. And his disciples came to [him], and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! And when he was come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. And, behold, they cried out, saying, What have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? And there was a good way off from them an herd of many swine feeding. So the devils besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they besought [him] that he would depart out of their coasts.” Continue Reading Sermon Sunday – George Whitefield – Parting with Christ for the Pleasures of Life…
Sermon Sunday – Charles Spurgeon – A Faithful Friend
July 24, 2011 at 7:20 am | Posted in Sermon Sunday | Leave a commentTags: abortion, Adam, affliction, agony, air, America, angel, anger, ateasetees, Bible, bitter, blessed, brittle, brotherhood, character, Christian, church, Cicero, cold, compromise, condemn, conscience, cordial, creation, cross, death, deceit, decieved, deeds, depend, devil, dignity, duty, enemy, evangelism, experience, facts, faith, faithfulness, Father, fidelity, fire, flatter, folly, forgive, forsake, Forsythe, friend, friendship, gift, God, gold, gospel, grace, heart, hell, highland, holy, homosexuality, honor, hope, hypocrite, ignorance, impugn, infant, Islam, Israel, Jesus, Jonah, Jordan, joy, judgment, just, laughter, law, life, love, mankind, marriage, mercy, mirth, miserable, money, mother, murder, oak, parasite, pastor, peace, pearls, pleasure, pomp, praise, prayer, promise, proud, prove, pyramid, real, Redeemer, repent, robber, robin, sabbath, salvation, scripture, secret, sin, sincere, Solomon, spear, stain, star, storm, sun, swallow, sweet, tempest, ten commandments, terror, thirsty, thorn, throne, thunder, Timoleon, trial, trouble, truth, unfaithful, unworthy, vanity, vice, warfare, water, world, worthless, wrath
A Sermon
(No. 120)
Delivered on Sabbath Morning, March 8, 1857, by the
REV. C. H. Spurgeon
At The Music Hall, Royal Surrey Gardens
“There is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”—Proverbs 18:24.
CICERO has well said, “Friendship is the only thing in the world concerning the usefulness of which all mankind are agreed.” Friendship seems as necessary an element of a comfortable existence in this world as fire or water, or even air itself. A man may drag along a miserable existence in proud solitary dignity, but his life is scarce life, it is nothing but an existence, the tree of life being stripped of the leaves of hope and the fruits of joy. He who would be happy here must have friends; and he who would be happy hereafter, must, above all things, find a friend in the world to come, in the person of God, the Father of his people. Continue Reading Sermon Sunday – Charles Spurgeon – A Faithful Friend…
Design of the Week – Praise (In His Presence)
July 20, 2011 at 1:41 pm | Posted in Designs of the Week | Leave a commentTags: abortion, America, assurance, ateasetees, Bible, blessing, bold, Born Again, Christian, church, color, compromise, confidence, conscience, cross, danger, death, deed, design of the week, destruction, discipline, disobey, erase, eternal, evangelism, faith, forgive, God, gospel, grace, guilt, hatred, heaven, hell, holy, hope, Israel, Jesus, joy, judgment, just, law, lie, love, lust, lying, mercy, money, murder, pastor, peace, perfect, praise, prayer, presence, protect, provide, rejoice, repent, righteous, salvation, save, scripture, sin, ten commandments, thankful, theft, thought, truth, turn, Word, wrath
This week’s special design is called Praise (In His Presence). 
The design uses some simple graphic elements as well as color to portray the love and joy of being in the presence of God and praising Him for what He’s done for us. As Christians, we have the privilege to come before the throne of God with boldness/confidence to ask Him for grace and mercy in times of need (Heb. 4:16). We also have the joy of praising Him for protecting us, providing for us, and most of all saving us from certain destruction. He has given us much to be thankful for and deserves to be praised just for who He is, much less what He’s done.
If you’re having a rough day, you can still praise God for who He is. Life in itself is a blessing. He is good to us and even disciplines us because He loves us. If you are having a great day, then rejoice! It is a perfect time to lift up your voice and sing to the Lord of Heaven.
If you’re not born again, then much of this probably doesn’t make sense. Christians rejoice because God has, in His grace, decided to forgive us of our sins and erase them. He has cleared our consciences of guilt and made us His own. He has saved us from His wrath and allowed us to have the assurance that we will be in heaven when we die. If you don’t have any of that, then you are in danger, regardless of how great your life is. The Bible says that it is appointed unto man once to die and then the judgment (Heb. 9:27). Once you stand before God, He will judge you for every thought, word, and deed committed in your life. All the lies, lusting, theft, disobeying your parents, hatred, and other sins will be laid bare before God and if you have no way to pay for them, you will be cast into hell for eternity. This may seem unfair, but it would to a criminal wouldn’t it? It is right because God is holy, just, righteous, and perfect. He is eternal as well, so punishment in hell is the only just action to be taken. But, God has made a way for you and I to be spared this tragic end.
If you will repent of your sins (turn from them) and put your faith in Jesus Christ and His death on the cross to pay for your sins, the Bible says that you will be born again and that you can have the same assurance that when you die, you will be saved from hell and enter heaven; not because of what you did, but because of what Christ did. Will you do it? Will you repent of your sins and put your faith in Christ? If so, then you and I can praise God together today!
Design of the Week – He Delivers
June 8, 2011 at 9:23 pm | Posted in Designs of the Week | Leave a commentTags: abortion, Alpha, America, ateasetees, Bible, bill, cable, car, Christian, church, circular, compromise, death, death.life, deliver, design, design of the week, email, evangelism, faith, God, gospel, grace, hell, holy, hope, Israel, Jesus, judgment, junk, just, law, letter, life, love, mail, marriage, mercy, mock, money, murder, occupation, Omega, package, paper, pastor, peace, Post Office, postal, prayer, punish, rebel, repent, sacrifice, salvation, scripture, service, sin, stamp, ten commandments, trust, truth, worker, wrath
This week’s (second) design is called He Delivers.
The design is in the Occupations section of our store and is a play on the Postal Worker. The design shows a red stamp with an image of Jesus and the Greek letters Alpha and Omega. Obviously, the postal workers make their rounds delivering our mail. Some of it is junk – circulars, efforts by car and cable companies to get us to use their service, etc – and some of it is stuff we need. Things like our bills (ok, you could argue that we don’t need these but…), letters (you know! those things that people write on paper…the old email?), and packages that we’ve ordered.
Unlike the postal workers, when we talk about Jesus delivering, we are talking about His sacrifice and the effect it has on anyone who recognizes their sin and repents. Jesus’ deliverance is from the sin in our hearts. He cleanses us completely and moves us from the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of light (Colossians 1:13). He has delivered those who repent and trust in Him from the wrath that awaited them from a just God who must punish sins. His deliverance is the most amazing thing that a man can experience.
Sadly, like the mail we receive, many don’t want anything to do with the deliverance that Jesus offers. They see His wonderful offer like you and I see the junk mail. They rebel against Him and mock His life and death. The truth is, the deliverance that Jesus offers is more valuable than the most precious piece of mail that we could ever get. If you haven’t been delivered by Jesus, please repent of your sins and trust in Christ alone to save you. Please, while there is still time!
Sermon Sunday – J.C. Ryle – Authentic Religion
May 22, 2011 at 6:30 am | Posted in Sermon Sunday | 2 CommentsTags: abomination, abortion, action, affection, Ahab, alive, America, angel, ateasetees, authentic, banquet, betray, Bible, bishop, blaspheme, blemish, brass, brethren, brood, builder, Christian, church, churchianity, churchmanship, comfort, common sense, compromise, comtempt, condemn, conduct, confidence, counterfeit, cruel, curse, dead, death, decent, Deliverer, delusion, denomination, detestable, devil, disciple, doctrine, evangelical, evangelism, examine, extreme, faith, false, feeble, feeling, formal, friend, fruit, garment, genuine, God, gold, good, gospel, grace, greed, guilty, heart, heathen, heaven, hell, Herod, holiness, hollow, holy, honest, hope, hospitality, humility, hypocrite, idol, ignorant, imitation, independent, inferior, influence, injury, intrinsic, inward, iron, Israel, J.C. Ryle, Jesus, Jonah, Judas Iscariot, Judge, judgment, kindness, law, life, living, lost, love, lust, make believe, marriage, married, Mediator, meekness, merciful, mercy, mina, minister, money, moral, murder, net, nominal, outside, parable, pastor, Paul, peace, persevere, piety, pleasure, poet, pray, prayer, pretense, pride, priest, profession, prostitute, proud, pulpit, reason, Redeemer, religion, repent, respect, revival, ritual, root, salvation, sanctuary, Saul, scripture, sham, silver, Simon Magus, sin, sincere, slur, snake, solid, sons, soul, sower, substantial, talents, tax, ten commandments, thief, thorough, tongue, traitor, truth, unjust, unselfish, viper, virgin, war, weak, weeds, wickedness, words, works, worldliness, worship, wrath, wretched
Authentic Religion
by
J. C. Ryle
(1816-1900)
“Rejected silver” (Jeremiah 6:30)
“Nothing but leaves” (Mark 11:13)
“Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth”
(1 John 3:18).
“You have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead” (Revelation 3:1)
If we profess to have any religion at all, let us be careful that it is authentic. I say it emphatically, and I repeat the saying: Let us be careful that our religion is authentic.
What do I mean when I use the word “authentic.” I mean that which is genuine, and sincere, and honest, and thorough. I mean that which is not inferior, and hollow, and formal, and false, and counterfeit, and sham, and nominal. “Authentic” religion is not mere show, and pretense, and skin-deep feeling, and temporary profession, and works only on the outside. It is something inward, solid, substantial, intrinsic, living, lasting. We know the difference between counterfeit and authentic money–between solid gold and tinsel–between plated metal and silver–between authentic stone and plaster imitation. Let us think of these things as we consider the subject of this paper. What is the character of our religion? Is it authentic? It may be weak, and feeble, and mingled with many defects. That is not the point before us today. Is our religion authentic? Is it true?
The times in which we live demand attention to this subject. A want of authenticity is a striking feature of a vast amount of religion in the present day. Poets have sometimes told us that the world has passed through four different states or conditions. We have had a golden age, and a silver age, a brass age, and an iron age. How far this is true, I do not stop to inquire. But I fear there is little doubt as to the character of the age in which we live. It is universally an age of cheap metal and alloy. If we measure the religion of the age by its apparent quantity, there is much of it. But if we measure it by its quality, there is indeed very little. On every side we want MORE AUTHENTICITY. Continue Reading Sermon Sunday – J.C. Ryle – Authentic Religion…
