colossians 3:17 object lesson
Remember what we are to God through creation, providence, and grace.2. Again Jehovah said: "Ephraim is like a cake not turned." Be their case John Brown (of Wamphray)Christ The Way, The Truth, and The LifeCups Running OverBrokenness, however, is but the beginning of Revival. Do them as thou wouldest if thou sawest God by thee, with prayer that they may be done aright. But whatever it be, reality is its necessary condition. 2. 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. Because the Father has highly exalted Him, and given Him a name which is above every name (Philippians 2:8-10). 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. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. "Ephraim is like a silly dove without heart." He would be a bad workman and a bad Christian if he were. In the case of the former pursuit will lead away from, in the case of the latter it will lead to, the truth. and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? able, it would lose immensely in its character for truth and its power for good. (4)All our actual supplies (Philippians 4:19).2. It is not in our power to act as we please, or for our own ends (Romans 14:7-8).2. Contrariwise, consider what are generally classed as sacred works praying, preaching, administering sacraments, visiting the sick. But it is not thus taken here as if Paul simply intended that in our actions and discourses we should always intermix the word Jesus, or at least preface it. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. 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. Observe the extent of this saying. Guthrie, D. D. He who lives for the glory of God has an end in view which lends dignity to the man and to his life. Christ is all to us that we make Him to be. De Witt Talmage, D. D.Plato had a fable which I have now nearly forgotten, but it ran something like this: He said spirits of the other world came back to this world to find, body and find a sphere of work. 3). Were it not almost an indignity to bring them in reference to His great Majesty? "GIVING THANKS INTO GOD AND THE FATHER BY HIM." A. Jacob, D. D.It is one of the most precious effects of Christianity that it gives interest and dignity to commonplace life. Didst thou find that thou toiledst for them less diligently because thou thoughtest of and toiledst for them? Does it not give strength to self-denial to take up our cross after Jesus? On the contrary, great love shows itself most in little acts. Has it these points? IIRisen with Christ'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. and why so many do not obtain it, and are, therefore, not at peace? There is nothing left for me" And some one replied, "Ah! 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." 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. Little things are the very instances of acceptable service in Scripture. It must have points of contact with every part of my life. Differently to be admonished are servants and masters. THE TEXT IS A REMEDY FOR UNREALITY IN RELIGION.1. Their labor seems to crystallize and become its own memorial. But can, one will say, all the little acts of life be done to Him? (Acts 4:12; 1 Corinthians 1:12).2. SEEK, THEN, TO MAKE YOUR WHOLE LIFE RELIGIOUS. What does it mean to be worldly? Because we cannot be accepted but by Him (Ephesians 1:6; Hebrews 13:15; Hebrews 5:1). Nothing is too small to be done for one deeply loved, and nothing but deep love will do unweariedly all little things to please whom it loves. 4. All we have to do is to present our empty, broken self Roy Hession and Revel HessionThe Calvary RoadWhat have I to do with Idols?MUCH is said in reproof of Ephraim by the prophet Hosea. Text: Colossians 3, 1-7. 4. 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. It is as we Andrew MurrayThe Master's IndwellingMeditations of the Misery of a Man not Reconciled to God in Christ. Contrariwise, consider what are generally classed as sacred works praying, preaching, administering sacraments, visiting the sick. 16 Let the Word Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. [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?" That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. Differently to be admonished are servants and masters. Give each kid a large sheet of drawing paper and markers. (2) Our thanks cannot be grateful to the Father except addressed and presented by Christ. 11.) It must therefore be concluded that He is not a creature, but very God. But whatever it be, reality is its necessary condition. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. It says not, "Give your bodies to be burned for the glory of God," but, "Whether ye eat or drink," etc.2. (1) If we would be truly Christians, we must have Christ continually before us as the pole star, the rule of our whole life. The key-note of this chapter is that religion is a life in Christ, so all-pervading and all. Very many of those prayers are like letters with no name and address upon them, which never reach their destination. A. A beginning indeed, I find, but no end of thy miseries. 4 When Christ, who is our life, shall be manifested, then shall ye also with him be manifested in glory. (2) How many of us fall short of this.(J. The labourer working under the useful light and genial warmth does not lose his time and dazzle his sight in gazing on the sun, but plies his arm with his eye fixed on his work, and so uses for its intended purpose the light God has bestowed. A. Jacob, D. D.)Doing all in the name of ChristI. iii 15. 3. The Unforgiving Servant Object Lesson Use the following object lesson as you tell the story of The Unforgiving Servant from Matthew 18:21-35 in your own words. Recur to the motive of the text. Some Christians loom up in larger proportion than is becoming. Colossians 3:12-17. . 5. 1). It might surprise us to find that peace is urged on us as a duty. 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. Stewart.I begin to see that religion consists not so much in joyous feelings as in a constant exercise of devotedness to God, and in laying ourselves out for the good of others.(D. (1) He is the channel by which all God's goodness is poured upon us. AugustineOn Continence"But Now do Ye Also," Saith He, "Put Down All31. He shows where we should seek Christ.5. (4)All our actual supplies (Philippians 4:19).2. Whether you do or not, let me tell you in a few words, what I seem to myself to have learned concerning that peace. (2)Adoption (Ephesians 1:5). How can we do both at once without distraction study, speak, or do and think of Christ at the same time? The Christian at his daily task is not ever pondering spiritual truths. (3) Owing to a mixture of these we find Christian precept and practice widely sundered. O wretched Man! iii 15. Colossians 3:4.--Christ who is our life. I want to emphasize that word "all." We shall not need to seek far to discover our risen Lord. (1) There is a wide difference between persons who pursue objects which only appear real to them, and those whose objects are absolutely real. November 8, 1874. There is something in these words that might surprise us. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Without Him we can do nothing, with Him every thing (1 Corinthians 15:10). Nothing is too small to be done for one deeply loved, and nothing but deep love will do unweariedly all little things to please whom it loves. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. 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. 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. 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. (c)That we live in entire confidence in and dependence upon Him.4. 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. These words are a rebuke (1) to those who do nothing in Christ's name;(2) to those who glory in the name of men, as of churches or of saints;(3) to those professors who dishonour the name under which they profess to live. Recur to the motive of the text. We must live in close communion with Jesus in the use of all His ordinances (Zechariah 4:12). 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; 7 casting all your anxiety upon him, because he careth for you. 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? 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. Nor indeed does infrequency of communication cause any harm where the affection of love remains uninterrupted in one's mind. One spirit came and took the body of a king and did his work. 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. (a) As to their inward influence on the man himself. To live a life of faith for a supply of all things for life and godliness (2 Peter 1 ; John 16:23).6. So the apostle means (a)That we refer all to His glory. (6) Such deep constraining motive is not usually displayed before men; but its existence is not easily concealed. A good fable for the world, and just as good a fable for the Church. 3 For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God. The law of gravity does not admit of dispute, neither does the law that eternal life is to be found through the Son of God. Text: Colossians 3, 1-7. Below is the plan for you to follow as you lead out this study of Colossians 3:1-4. 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. While there are many falsehoods, Charles Haddon SpurgeonSpurgeon's Sermons Volume 61: 1915Some General Uses. (1) There is a wide difference between persons who pursue objects which only appear real to them, and those whose objects are absolutely real. One spirit came and took the body of a king and did his work. "Your life is hid" (Col. iii. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. (E B. Pusey, D. D.)Common work in the name of JesusH. O wretched Man! Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." "Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things." Colossians 3:2 NIV. "Ephraim is joined to idols, let him alone." He would be a bad workman and a bad Christian if he were. Owing to this enormous abuses have sprung up under the shadow of the Church. IIEaster Wednesday Also Suited to Easter Tuesday. Click here to listen to this lesson. The reason is simply this, that their services are being offered in the wrong name. There is something in these words that might surprise us. At the Arno GaebeleinThe Lord of GloryChrist Our Life. It is not in our power to act as we please, or for our own ends (Romans 14:7-8).2. That is what the priest will invoke for you all, when you leave this abbey. (2)Adoption (Ephesians 1:5). Others again seem to blend so wholly with other workers that their own individuality can scarcely be traced. After a while Ulysses came, and he said, "Why, all the fine bodies are taken, and all the grand work is taken. Many do not know the right answer, or the full answer. )Christian ends lend grandeur to human lifeT. TEXT: COL. iii. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. It is not self-mortifying, but it is dying with Christ. All the wicked dealings and defilement of Ephraim is uncovered--and the Lord said: "I will be unto Ephraim as a lion." 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. [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?" Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. 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