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G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. xlix. Then is the moment to choose whether or not we will live in the presence of God; then when the finger of conscience is pointing to Him and saying, "He is looking at you. G. T. Shedd, D. D.: One of the most remark. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. There is, therefore, nothing wrong in our forgetting that we are in the presence of God any more than there is anything foolish in our forgetting that we need air to breathe or light to see by, or that if we fall we may hurt ourselves: just in the same way as we very often, and quite rightly, forget that we are in the company of men who will take notice of our faults. Davids confident assurance that God will perfect all that concerns him was based on what David knew about God from his own personal dealings with God. Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of PoitiersPsalmsThe piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. 1. The right state of mind plainly is to have the thought of God's presence so perpetually at hand that it shall always start before us whenever it is wanted. 23, 24). The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 8). Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. 13-16).4. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. (Weekly Pulpit. Decision # 5: Choosing Daily to Serve the Lord. And though we thought that we had suffered loss from the tardiness of their coming, yet we find gain from their more abundant charity; seeing that from this delay in point Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the GreatThe Coming Revival"Wilt Thou not revive us again: that Thy people may rejoice in Thee?"--PS. vi. "He is both, sir." He professes his confidence in GodDictionary of Bible ThemesPsalm 138:86708predestination8125guidance, promise8441goalsPsalm 138:7-81265hand of GodLibraryFaith in PerfectionIn the opening, I must remark that this is not the heritage of all mankind. LCMS Sermons - Pastor James F. Wright Sermon on Ephesians 4:30-5:2. THE LORD IS GOING TO PERFECT EVERYTHING THAT CONCERNS ME With Pr Rose Nyanzi Live at UCC KASUBI INNERMAN MINISTRIES 12 02 2023 SUNDAY SERVICE You can acquire this Sermon (Service) in Audio Format by Whatsapp at +256 706 540102 Follow us on our SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAJiz3VxXMYXmEDxxyrf_zg "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me." That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. We do not agree with Momus, neither are we of his mind who desired to have a window in his breast that all men might see his heart. Chapter i. the regular habit of reading the Bible at a fixed time, the occasional reminders of ourselves that God is looking on, these are our chief means of learning to remember His presence. There is no reason to mourn a son as lost who is a religious, still less to fear for his delicacy of constitution. 8). The worst has been seen, and that too by the holiest of beings, and yet eternal glory is offered to us! He has suffered thus, partly from a certain obscurity in his style of writing, partly from the difficulty of the thoughts which he attempted to convey. That of siding with Him against evil (vers. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN MIGHT, BUT DOES NOT, KNOW OF HIMSELF. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. So, too, by living in the presence of God and, as it were, in the courts of heaven, we shall assuredly learn something of a heavenly tone, and shake off some of that coarse worldliness, that deeply ingrained selfishness, that silly pride and conceit which now spoils our very best service. AugustineOf Holy Virginity. To Dominicus, Bishop. 15. The daily prayer in the closet, the endeavour to keep the attention fixed when praying with others, either in our regular services or in family worship. [2105] And these without all controversy we take to be humble. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. Sermon Outlines. 2. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. So, too, by living in the presence of God and, as it were, in the courts of heaven, we shall assuredly learn something of a heavenly tone, and shake off some of that coarse worldliness, that deeply ingrained selfishness, that silly pride and conceit which now spoils our very best service. OURSELVES. And this will generally be just when we are tempted to do wrong, or perhaps just when we are actually beginning to do it: some secret sin of which no one knows or dreams perhaps, some self-indulgence, which we dare not deny that God condemns. For he who is required by the necessity of his position to speak the highest things is compelled by the same necessity to exhibit the highest things. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? Though the transgressor is ignorant of much of his sin, because, at the time of its commission, he sins blindly as well as wilfully, and unreflectingly as well as freely; and though the transgressor has forgotten much of that small amount of sin, of which he was conscious, and by which he was pained, at the time of its perpetration; though, on the side of man, the powers of self-inspection and memory have accomplished so little towards this preservation of man's sin, yet God knows it all, and remembers it all. But yet there is another, not less powerful than any, which deserves special mention. And the hour of death will come. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. In short, to live with God is to be perpetually rising above the world; to live without Him is to be perpetually sinking into it, and with it, and below it. 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' He Stood by Me and Strengthened Me for the Sake of the Gospel That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. WHAT CONCERN HAS OUR LIFE, HERE AND HEREAFTER, WITH THE OMNISCIENCE OF GOD? It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of PoitiersPsalmsThe piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. 5, 6. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. 5, 6. 24).(W. God has made us so. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. In the opening, I must remark that this is not the heritage of all mankind. Ps. 24).(W. And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. We become unconscious of everything by long use. the lord will perfect that which concerns me sermon That of a prayerful seeking of the Divine guidance (ver. He learnt his theology, as we shall see, from Eastern authorities, and was not content to carry on and develop the traditional teaching of the West; and the disciple, The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers, The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. "How can He be both?" It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. cxxxviii. Easy Link: Embed Email To Share Favorites He is the perfect servant, the perfect minister, the perfect shepherd pastor-leader. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. The faith of that Centurion He on this account chiefly praised, and said St. Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. vi. For it is written, But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace (Gal. The promise is not the foundation. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? (ver. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre. For whereas man sinned, and is fallen, and by his fall all things are in confusion: death prevailed from Adam to Moses (cf. Now, in this condition of things, God so loved the world that He gave His only-begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him might not perish, but have everlasting life. )PeopleDavid, PsalmistPlacesJerusalemTopicsAbandon, Accomplish, Age, Chief, Complete, Concerneth, Concerns, David, Endures, Endureth, Eternal, Everlasting, Fall, Forever, Forsake, Fulfil, Fulfill, Hands, Kindness, Love, Loving, Lovingkindness, Loving-kindness, Mercy, Musician, O, Perfect, Psalm, Purpose, Steadfast, WorksOutline1. lxxxv. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. And some will pass through great affliction and some will experience a great many wants. The simple question, then, which meets us is, Wilt thou know thyself here, and now, that thou mayest accept and feel God's pity; or wilt thou keep within the screen, and not know thyself until beyond the grave, and then feel God's judicial wrath? God has made us so. 18 " Ep., cxxx. But while all held their peace, the Son [441] said, AthanasiusSelect Works and Letters or AthanasiusCovenant Duties. Guest Commentary on Andy Stanley's Sermon: "Speaking the Way the First feel that assuredly he has got hold of a secret that too many of us do not possess, some less-favored one than the speaker comes up to him with wonder, wistfulness, perplexity, and desire written plainly on his countenance, and begins to -, 1. Your womb has a spiritual ear. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me. "Come, and let us return to the Lord: for He hath torn, and He will heal us. I. Those who are always hearing pure and high principles set forth as the guides of life learn to value and to know them even faster than they can learn to live by them. He has suffered thus, partly from a certain obscurity in his style of writing, partly from the difficulty of the thoughts which he attempted to convey. Though the transgressor is ignorant of much of his sin, because, at the time of its commission, he sins blindly as well as wilfully, and unreflectingly as well as freely; and though the transgressor has forgotten much of that small amount of sin, of which he was conscious, and by which he was pained, at the time of its perpetration; though, on the side of man, the powers of self-inspection and memory have accomplished so little towards this preservation of man's sin, yet God knows it all, and remembers it all. The right state of mind plainly is to have the thought of God's presence so perpetually at hand that it shall always start before us whenever it is wanted. 6. 18 " Ep., cxxx. The right state of mind plainly is to have the thought of God's presence so perpetually at hand that it shall always start before us whenever it is wanted. able characteristics of a rational being is the power of self-inspection. Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord deigns to suggest to my mind, I proceed to mention, from out the teaching of Christ concerning humility, such as perhaps may be enough for my purpose. To follow Jesus means to follow Jesus into a society where justice rules, where love shapes everything. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. 24).(W. In a declaration of faith, you are also speaking for all the elements in heaven to hear you, for everything on the earth to hear you and for all the forces and powers of darkness to hear you so they are all bound to cooperate with, surrender and submit to the Word of God. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. Mercy must be the theme of our song here; and mercy enduring for ever must be the subject of the sonnets of paradise. (Isa. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. The ruler should always be chief in action, that by his living he may point out the way of life to those that are put under him, and that the flock, which follows the voice and manners of the shepherd, may learn how to walk better through example than through words. Help Me, LORD! - The Connecting Church Ps. And this will generally be just when we are tempted to do wrong, or perhaps just when we are actually beginning to do it: some secret sin of which no one knows or dreams perhaps, some self-indulgence, which we dare not deny that God condemns. Letter Xliii a Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. Take heed unto me and hear me; how I mourn in my prayer and am vexed.--Psalm iv. Chapter i. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 24).(W. Verse 8. (Admonition 23.) From the just we learn justice; from the charitable we catch an infection of charity; from the generous we receive the instinct of generosity. Then is the moment to choose whether or not we will live in the presence of God; then when the finger of conscience is pointing to Him and saying, "He is looking at you. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. "Jehovah will perfect that which concerneth me: Thy lovingkindness, O Jehovah, [endureth] for ever; Forsake not the works of thine own hands." So that whenever we are on the point of doing or saying anything cowardly, or mean, or false, or impure, or proud, or conceited, or unkind, the remembrance that God is looking on shall instantly flash across us and help us to beat down our enemy. 23, 24). 1, 2. But there are other reasons for the comparative neglect into which he has fallen. vi. We cannot live long with men without catching something of their manner, of their mode of thought, of their character, of their government of themselves. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. In my trouble I will call upon the Lord, and complain unto my God; so shall He hear my voice out of His holy temple, and my complaint shall come before Him; it shall enter even into His ears.--Ps. iii. Hence he entreats God to see and disclose it, and then taking his hand to lead him in a way which, unlike the way of the wicked (Psalm 1:6), does not perish, but ends in everlasting life. Differently to be admonished are those that are at variance and those that are at peace. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. Before the Searcher of hearts all mankind must appeal to mere and sovereign mercy. It's that simple. This is living with God. Then is the moment to choose whether or not we will live in the presence of God; then when the finger of conscience is pointing to Him and saying, "He is looking at you. 15. Like the air we breathe, like the light we see, it involves a mystery that no man has ever solved. Our relation toward such a God should be 1. It is here proposed to show, that every incumbent duty ought, in suitable circumstances, to be engaged to in the exercise of Covenanting. lvii. And this perpetual though not always conscious sense of God's presence would, no doubt, if we would let it have its perfect work, gradually act on our characters just as the presence of our fellow-men does. A Psalm by David. In the day when I cried Charles KingsleyOut of the DeepWherefore a Few Witnesses, which the Lord Deigns to Suggest to My Mind32. The Lord is nigh unto them that call upon Him; He also will hear their cry, and will help them.--Psalm cxlv. The self-knowledge, remember, must come in the one way or the other. 2. He professes his confidence in GodDictionary of Bible ThemesPsalm 138:86708predestination8125guidance, promise8441goalsPsalm 138:7-81265hand of GodLibraryFaith in PerfectionIn the opening, I must remark that this is not the heritage of all mankind. My Prophetic Prayer Points for Today (My PPP) -UNENDING PEACE And have not many actually made shipwreck of faith and a good conscience? : While the Americans were blockading Cuba, several captains endeavoured to elude their vigilance by night, trusting that the darkness would conceal them as they passed between the American war-ships. In short, to live with God is to be perpetually rising above the world; to live without Him is to be perpetually sinking into it, and with it, and below it. 5, 6. xviii. And lest the presence of God should be too much for us, Christ has taken human nature on Him, and has provided that He will be always with us as long as the world shall last. The law and covenant of God are co-extensive; and what is enjoined in the one is confirmed in the other. The Lord Will Perfect That Which Concerns You - Reflections OURSELVES. Sermon, The Rev. Deacon Judith Jenkins, May 1 If God makes your son His son also, what do you lose or what does he himself lose? Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius John Edgar McFadyenIntroduction to the Old Testament. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration St. To reveal the supreme interest of human life. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. ", 3. Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord deigns to suggest to my mind, I proceed to mention, from out the teaching of Christ concerning humility, such as perhaps may be enough for my purpose. As for Me and My House: - Keep Believing Ministries Thomas AquinasOn Prayer and The Contemplative LifeEpistle Xlvii. There is, therefore, nothing wrong in our forgetting that we are in the presence of God any more than there is anything foolish in our forgetting that we need air to breathe or light to see by, or that if we fall we may hurt ourselves: just in the same way as we very often, and quite rightly, forget that we are in the company of men who will take notice of our faults. Download MP3 (13.5MB) Request: transcript & translate this sermon What? The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me. He then that has no care to keep peace refuses to bear the fruit of the Spirit. "Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me: Thy right hand shall save me."--PS. And so, as I thought and prayed about what I might bring to you in these wonderful days, I was drawn by the Holy Spirit . 1. Modern Worship, Church of the Saviour - January 29, 2023 | Modern Those who are always hearing pure and high principles set forth as the guides of life learn to value and to know them even faster than they can learn to live by them. ad probam IV. Your mercy, O Lord, endures forever: forsake not the works of Your own hands." Psalm 138:8 I HAVE selected this text, or, rather, it has been given to me to furnish a motto for the whole year to all the believing family of God now present. --The Life and Writings of St. Hilary of Poitiers. The greater any man's nearness to God, the more intense is his abhorrence of the impiety which disowns or despises the living God. That of welcoming the Divine searching (vers. And it is also true of the work of grace all around us. (Isa. S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. The Coming Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of IntercessionForasmuch as Each Man is a Part of the Human Race1. We do not agree with Momus, neither are we of his mind who desired to have a window in his breast that all men might see his heart. The proposals of that Covenant include its promises and its duties. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. Ps. Those who live much in a court acquire courtly manners. The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. The friends of God are glad in the sure hope of being more and more consciously under His eye. Thou hast come to Jesus and trusted thy soul in His hands, then it is certain that the Lord hath brought thee to this state of mind. LET US LOOK AT THE SPEAKER. A Consolatory Letter to the Parents of Geoffrey. Though the transgressor is ignorant of much of his sin, because, at the time of its commission, he sins blindly as well as wilfully, and unreflectingly as well as freely; and though the transgressor has forgotten much of that small amount of sin, of which he was conscious, and by which he was pained, at the time of its perpetration; though, on the side of man, the powers of self-inspection and memory have accomplished so little towards this preservation of man's sin, yet God knows it all, and remembers it all. KJV: The LORD will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands. 12), while the devil was exulting against us;--then God, in His loving-kindness, not willing man made in His own image to perish, said, Whom shall I send, and who will go?' Wherefore a few witnesses, which the Lord deigns to suggest to my mind, I proceed to mention, from out the teaching of Christ concerning humility, such as perhaps may be enough for my purpose. People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? He learnt his theology, as we shall see, from Eastern authorities, and was not content to carry on and develop the traditional teaching of the West; and the disciple St. | 28:00 min. Like when Jesus in Mark 4:39 said Peace be still. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. The text, however, itself, is its own guard. Our hearts will put us in mind of God's eye being upon us every now and then involuntarily. 1. Rom. GOD ACCURATELY AND EXHAUSTIVELY KNOWS ALL THAT MAN KNOWS OF HIMSELF. Rom. The brilliant searchlight sweeping the broad ocean and revealing even the smallest craft on its surface is but a faint type of the Eternal Light from which no sinner can hide his sin. 24).(W. To Dominicus, Bishop. S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. He prophesies that the kings of the earth shall praise God7. He sees the whole of an object. lvii. 23, 24). 23, 24). Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? Our Role. If you look at it, you will see that there is in its bowels a full description of a true Christian. Chapter i. Therefore the first natural bond of human society is man and wife. Self-consciousness has been the problem of the philosophic mind in all ages; and the mystery is not yet unravelled. Forasmuch as each man is a part of the human race, and human nature is something social, and hath for a great and natural good, the power also of friendship; on this account God willed to create all men out of one, in order that they might be held in their society not only by likeness of kind, but also by bond of kindred. And this will generally be just when we are tempted to do wrong, or perhaps just when we are actually beginning to do it: some secret sin of which no one knows or dreams perhaps, some self-indulgence, which we dare not deny that God condemns. Christ: The Perfect Servant - Grace to You Hear my prayer, O God; and hide not Thyself from my petition. Hilary of PoitiersThe Life and Writings of St. Hilary of PoitiersPsalmsThe piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. The right state of mind plainly is to have the thought of God's presence so perpetually at hand that it shall always start before us whenever it is wanted. 23, 24). The former are made and fulfilled by its glorious Originator; the latter are enjoined and obligatory on man. "I dwell with him that is of a humble and contrite heart, to revive the heart of the contrite ones."--ISA. How shall we learn to walk by His side? It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. That of adoring and constantly thoughtful reverence (vers. For those that are at variance are to be admonished to know most certainly that, in whatever virtues they may abound, they can by no means become spiritual if they neglect becoming united to their neighbours by concord. IV. But in almost every case the dazzling rays of a searchlight frustrated the attempt, and the fugitives' vessel was captured by the Americans. And here let us look upon the bright as well as the dark side of this subject. When it is in progress He will not leave it or suffer it to be marred He will carry it forward through its successive stages until it be finished to the glory of His name.