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But in addition to this, the very weakest and worst circumstanced can speak at least now and then a word for Christ. The only good, wise Lord of all. 4, 5). JOWETT Born in 1864 APOSTOLIC OPTIMISM[1] [Footnote 1: Reprinted by permission VariousThe World's Great Sermons, Volume 10The True Nonconformist. 2). As the spirit of prayer mounts up, there is true spiritual elevation; and as it is restrained and falls low, there is a depression of the spiritual principle within us. Nothing will last but that which is wrought by Divine power.5. THE IMPORTANCE AND THE ADVANTAGES OF SERVING THE LORD. 2 And if I have the gift of prophecy, and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. Samuel 2:30).3. WHY SERVE THE LORD?1. Improving all for His glory.II. In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honour preferring one another.' It is to the spiritual life what health is to the natural. Worshipping Him (Matthew 4:10; Luke 2:37).4. As you have no business of your own, He would have you devote yourself to His business.2. The prophet Samuel led the nation of Israel faithfully for most of his life. )Fervency of spiritJ. The ungodly are slaves to Satan. The ignorance, poverty, misery, iniquity of London reek before God, and yet we gather in a little quiet place by ourselves, and we use the rosewater of self-complacency, and think that everything goes well.(C. Farrar.I. The solitary secrecies of rejoicing hope, endurance, and prayer unbroken, are exchanged for the publicities of benevolence and sympathy. God not only deserves such service as I am pleading for, He likewise demands it, and will not be put off with anything less. Paul believed that Christian doctrine was meant to influence Christian practice; and therefore, after the fundamental and profound exhibition of the central truths of Christianity which occupies the earlier portion of this great Epistle, he tacks on, with a 'therefore' to his theological exposition, a series of plain, practical teachings. 4, 5. All you can do is much less than you owe Him (Luke 17:10).5. Think how the Church of England might now be settling on her lees if such men as Wesley and Whitefield had not driven their fellows back to the simplicity which is in Christ Jesus.IV. A. That God deserves the most zealous and active service we can pay to Him.2. One is drink, the other is uncleanness. "Prove what is that good, and acceptable and perfect will of God" (Rom. WHAT ARE ITS EVIDENCES?1. There was a time when they had to choke down their wrath, and bite their lip. 14. 1 2 Next The JOY of serving God Joy is a stable and ever present attitude in the midst of life. 3. 11. They do nothing with healthy alacrity. 17 Render to no man evil for evil. Servants must like that which their masters bid them.II. Enthusiasmos means the fulness of Divine inspiration, an absorbing, a passionate devotion to some good cause, the state of those whom St. Paul here describes as "fervent," literally boiling in spirit, the spirit of man when transfigured, uplifted, dilated by the Spirit of God. TO AVOID THIS GUILT AND WRETCHEDNESS 1. "As we have Many Members in one Body, So we Being Many are one Body in Christ" (Rom. Those who are placed in stations of trust will find in the discharge of the duties which more particularly belong to them an extensive sphere of employment, and for the faithful performance of these every person to whom they are committed is accountable to himself, to the world, and to his Maker. In the Greek it is to be boiling hot. True devotion strengthens our obligations to a holy life, and superadds a new motive to every social and civil duty. The place where conduct comes in the letter is profoundly significant, and, if Alexander MaclarenRomans, Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. That God deserves the most zealous and active service we can pay to Him.2. In the two former the same verb is employed: and in the third the word for 'wise' is cognate with Alexander MaclarenRomans, Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. Because we have prayed for them we are ready to befriend them by deeds of love. God brings men into judgment for neglecting to cultivate mind, body, talents, and conveniences of life which He has bestowed. (See 2:38. There are two particular evils which we must either conquer or be ruined by them. Due.2. They have not been drilled in street operations. Godly service is an issue of humility (v. 3-5) 1. One is drink, the other is uncleanness. (Continuing the morning message of 4-2-89.). 3. Then why should one wait? There is a grievous heresy wrapped up in the phrase, "the working classes." Do you love God, or do you only say you love Him? 5. Sometimes our communion with God is cut off, or interrupted because of something wrong with a brother, or some lack of unity in the body of Christ. If we have not been accustomed to pray for the brethren, we shall not be "given to hospitality"; much less shall we "bless them which persecute us." --ROMANS xii. Wilbur ChapmanAnd Judas IscariotJanuary 16. 16 (R.V.). But whether it be the dry heat or the wet, it comes to the same point namely, feeling, carried up to the point of disclosure.I. read more, Scripture: There is a frivolous industry which others display in the pursuit of vanity and folly. Serve God with your money - tithes and offerings (Malachi 3:10), ? THE ENTHUSIASM OF THE MISSIONARY. --ROMANS xii. By fervour of spirit, in general, is meant an uncommon application of mind in the performance of any thing, a warmth bordering upon transport, that moves every spring of the heart, and carries all before it, to gain its end. I am not one of those who revile the denizens of Wall Street. Dr. Chalmers has somewhere said, "That which distinguishes wisdom from folly is the power and habit of anticipation." V)Grace and Graces'Having then gifts, differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith; 7. But if you spend all your force upon the externalities of doctrine and of church organisation, you will have a huge casket with a spurious jewel in it.III. (Hebrew 11:6). Reverently (Hebrews 12:28, 29; Psalm 2:11).2. A negligent pilot may plunge hundreds into sorrow. By fervour of spirit, in general, is meant an uncommon application of mind in the performance of any thing, a warmth bordering upon transport, that moves every spring of the heart, and carries all before it, to gain its end. Is it possible to render unto God more than His goodness gives Him a right to claim? Complete devotion to His cause.4. ""So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another." Are you working in your several spheres with fervour? We must serve God in the way of His appointment. The diligent hand.2. Milligan.1. But I think we must be conscious of a danger arising from the very greatness of these truths. The natural element of godliness. When Carey proposed to go as a missionary to India, he was told that if God wished to convert the heathen He would doubtless do so in His own way. Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation; he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.' I. Improving all for His glory.II. WHAT IS ENTHUSIASM? Text: Joshua 24 We have here again the same triple arrangement which has prevailed through a considerable portion of the context. (2) Through this we should aim at the conversion of sinners. The regard which is due by you to your own interest. True devotion strengthens our obligations to a holy life, and superadds a new motive to every social and civil duty. ALL THE CONCEPTIONS OF RELIGIOUS LIFE THAT ESTEEM STRONG FEELING TO BE VULGAR ARE UNCHRISTIAN AND UNPHILOSOPHICAL; they are utterly unallied to the whole nature of grace, or to the disclosure of God's feeling in the human soul; and yet there are a great many who have such a conception. Love, and many other duties are required of us.19. Serving the Lord with Humility, Tears, and Trials | Desiring God That as the service of God is the proper object of true Christian fervour, this renders it necessary that we be thoroughly acquainted with the laws of God, that we may know what particular services He requires of us, and will accept at our hands.2. V)Transfiguration'Be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.' But as there are several counterfeits of this gracious temper, I shall endeavour to exhibit the properties of true Christian fervour.1. Verse 11 says, "Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,serve the Lord." He has already struck this note once in this chapter. ALL UNFERVENT, DULL, AND DROWSY PREACHING IS HERETICAL. profitable, and teaching you in public . WHY SHOULD WE UNDERTAKE IT? The worker is more than the work; and it is as he is. about to say wronglyas though I were bellyaching or pleading Do you enjoy religion? Bewail your former indifference.2. If a stranger should of his own accord visit your farm, and should commence driving the horses, milking the cows, reaping the wheat, and so on, if you had never employed him he would be fulfilling the part of an intruder rather than the office of a servant. If the Parliament of England will not deal with them, then the people of England must deal with them.(Archdn. His service is the only liberty (Romans 8:21), and the highest honour (1. Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. I beseech yon therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. It is honourable to be independent. Think what a sink of abominations the nominal Church of God might now have been if the voice of Luther had never shaken the world. If God is glorified by his sufferings, the fervent Christian hath gained his end.3. I doubt not that many sick beds are doing more for Christ than our pulpits. The best mother is not the one who kisses her babe the oftenest, but the one that takes care of it the best. Here the sun faintly beams, as in the dubious twilight; there he shines forth in full meridian glory.II. No business man can be an uneducated man. You have no business to touch a thing which it is not right to do; and whatever it is right to do is compatible with fervency of spirit; and real service to the Lord. How many think they are serving God when they have never turned to His commandments 1 What God doth not bid you hath no power over your conscience, even though pope and prelate decree it.4. Even when man was innocent, God allowed him not to be idle. (2) This will appear still more when we consider the superior obligations which we are laid under by Christianity. (2) Through this we should aim at the conversion of sinners. There are two forms which enthusiasm has assumed the enthusiasm for humanity, and the enthusiasm for individual salvation. We are not responsible that the Hindoo or African worships his idols, but we are responsible that he has not heard of the atoning sacrifice of Christ. WHAT ARE ITS EVIDENCES?1. That was all the motivation that Joy needed. 3 For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. When a boy does not want to get up in the morning, and he gets up, he takes up the cross. But providence is not fatalism. ""So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another." The Christian may be tempted to do things half-heartedly as they go from task to task. 2. Whatever our work is, let us be diligent in the performance of it. )Serving the LordServing the LordBp. )A fervent pietyJ. We get as far as the second verse of the chapter; but there we stop. Submissiveness. all should have a heart to announce the good news when appropriate Sinister motives and selfish aims are the death of true godliness.3. V)Many and One'For we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office: 5. And wherever there is true fervour of spirit, there will certainly be diligence in service. SOME OF THE MODES IN WHICH WE MAY SERVE THE LORD.1. If you can breathe into the Church of the Lord Jesus Christ such a vitality of faith as that the members of it are living in a fervent and burning zeal of Christian charity, you need not trouble yourself about doctrinal beliefs; they will take care of themselves. THE GREAT TRUTHS OF THE GOSPEL ARE TO BE ACCEPTED IN THEIR PLENITUDE AND REALITY ONLY IN A FERVENT STATE OF MIND. 2). Obediently (1 Samuel 12:14).3. Religious spirit. 11. What man has done more for multitudes of souls than John Pounds, the Plymouth cobbler, who became the founder of ragged schools? Piety is the foundation of virtue and morality. Walker.I. A bludgeon is not needed to destroy the eye, or a hammer to ruin a watch. xii. It is hard to give advice without seeming to assume superiority; it is hard to take it, unless the giver identifies himself with the receiver, and shows that his counsel to others is a law for himself. Salter. Think of John Eliot, the lion-hearted "apostle of the Indians," and his motto that prayer and painstaking can accomplish everything. Sinister motives and selfish aims are the death of true godliness.3. "As we have Many Members in one Body, So we Being Many are one Body in Christ" (Rom. If you serve Him He will cause all things to serve you (Romans 8:28).6. Israel would for ever have made bricks in Egypt if the Lord had not brought them forth with an outstretched arm. There are some moral and spiritual truths which it seems to be almost impossible to impress upon the practical life of the world, although they meet with a sort of universal acceptance. Whose honour do you seek? Lyth, D.D.Every Christian I. It was zeal for the Lord, manifesting itself by obedience, holy, fervid, and strenuous exertion to promote the glory of God. If you could show that to-day's anxiety would bring to-morrow's success, then it would be justified.III. Where one does not like to be punctual, there is a good opportunity for him to take up the cross. Fortunate? 3. We are to have "fervid charity"; not languid and somnolent charity, but a charity that flames, that boils. H. Spurgeon.The harmony of Scripture is admirable. 2. THE ENTHUSIASM OF OUR SOCIAL PHILANTHROPISTS. THE ENTHUSIASM OF THE REFORMER. Awakened and sustained by God's Spirit.II. (2) Christianity should make us endeavour to abridge the labouring hours, when excessive, of our brethren as well as our own. The happiest members of any church are the most diligent.4. Surely it is as much the element of a Christian to do good as for a fish to swim, or a bird to fly, or a tree to yield her fruits.2. --ROMANS xii. There are three conditions in which the water in that engine may be. Methodist, Building Healthy Families xii. Men agree with them, they re-echo them, they applaud them; they do everything, in fact, but exhibit them as the moving, inspiring, and guiding truths of their daily practice. Are we to be such cowards as to leave these arrows to rankle and gangrene in the heart of England? WHAT ARE ITS EVIDENCES?1. Divine acceptance. --ROMANS xii. 16 (R.V.). At the same time, we must not neglect the spiritual because of the pressing demands of the temporal. Has He a place at your table? (Matthew 25:40), ? It is no easy matter "to pluck out a right eye, and to cut off a right hand." IISecond Sunday after EpiphanyText: Romans 12, 6-16. IT IS ENJOINED BY GOD'S POSITIVE COMMAND. (7)Faith in Christ (James 2:26).2. "Serving the LordC. Whatsoever is not done fervently is no good work (Ecclesiastes 9:10).Conclusion:1. "He that Ministereth Let us Wait on Our Ministering" (Rom. But while we make room for comfort for those who abide by the stuff, we do not desire to console the idle; we are (1) To make known the gospel of Christ. If men are but "fervent in spirit," then are they "serving the Lord" through their very diligence in business. V)"Members one of Another. A noble-spirited man can redeem many duties which are in themselves unattractive, and make them beautiful.3. As a general rule, it is not difficult for any Christian to distinguish between lawful and unlawful callings. What was Christianity itself but such an enthusiasm? Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering; or he that teacheth, on teaching; 8. The highest honour. Walker.I. The most illiterate man, under the impressions of true devotion, and in the immediate acts of Divine worship, contracts a greatness of mind that raises him above his equals. Paul believed that Christian doctrine was meant to influence Christian practice; and therefore, after the fundamental and profound exhibition of the central truths of Christianity which occupies the earlier portion of this great Epistle, he tacks on, with a 'therefore' to his theological exposition, a series of plain, practical teachings. W. WHY SHOULD WE UNDERTAKE IT? 1 Timothy 1:16, Denomination: III. Are we to be such cowards as to leave these arrows to rankle and gangrene in the heart of England? THE PRESENT NEED OF THIS SERVICE. It will demand a good temper to overcome the bad temper in my brother. "Let your light shine before men." "Seest thou a man diligent in his business? 3. God not only deserves such service as I am pleading for, He likewise demands it, and will not be put off with anything less. Beveridge. 11. 18 If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men. preaching and leadership was behind this wonderful advance of the V)A Triplet of Graces'Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.' (3) The reclamation of backsliders. ""So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another." --ROMANS xii. Religion is not a matter of easy acquirement. In these verses we pass from the innermost region of communion with God into the wide field of duties in relation to men. He who weighed the mountains in scales has had a clear eye to the adjustment of truth in His Word. Your words and wishes are cheap if they do not find expression in your actual gifts. (3) God's servants are always such as are born in His house as well as bought with His money. Why, yes, if sleep be piety, what will become of religion if men wake up? In zeal for God's glory.2. --ROMANS xii. . submissiveness to the Lord as master. Joshua 24:15 14Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. The ignorance, poverty, misery, iniquity of London reek before God, and yet we gather in a little quiet place by ourselves, and we use the rosewater of self-complacency, and think that everything goes well.(C. 3. --ROMANS xii. Why not? Because we have prayed for them we are ready to befriend them by deeds of love. Lyth, D.D. Shame be on us if we prove ourselves degenerate sons! (6) Repentance (Job 42:5, 6). What would the world have been without them? Think of Adoniram Judson and the tortures he bore so cheerfully in his Burmese prison. schedule dictated that he limit himself to the one thing that was Now that seems to be a simple Therefore let it be "serving the Lord." 1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. Think what a sink of abominations the nominal Church of God might now have been if the voice of Luther had never shaken the world. In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honour preferring one another.' 9 Let love be without hypocrisy. The Master is going by, and the cry, "The Bridegroom cometh," will sound in your ears before long. III. The best scholars have been trained in cities. Besides, in the ordinary course of events, "all that will live godly in Christ Jesus must suffer persecution" in one kind or other. It must be health which fights disease. says that he should be "an apt teacher." V)Another Triplet of Graces'Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer.' V)Love that Can Hate'Let love be without hypocrisy. SO FAR FROM THE ACTIVE DUTIES OF LIFE PRESENTING ANY BARRIER TO OUR PROFICIENCY IN PERSONAL RELIGION, THEY ARE THE VERY FIELD IN WHICH ITS HIGHER GRACES ARE TO BE EXERCISED, AND ITS NOBLEST TRIUMPHS ARE TO BE ACHIEVED. )Serving the LordIt is said of Sister Dora that no matter at what hour the hospital door-bell rang, she used to rise instantly to admit the patient, saying, "The Master is come, and calleth for thee. TO EXPLAIN THAT FERVOUR OF SPIRIT SO REQUISITE IN THE EXERCISES OF DEVOTION, AND ENFORCE IT WITH A FEW ARGUMENTS.1. The substitution of decorum for emotion, of polish for deep feeling, of taste for conscience in other words, the worship of culture there can be nothing wider from the true spirit of the gospel than that. In like manner the Christian has within him an index by which he may take cognisance, and by which he may measure the elevation and degrees of his spirituality it is the spirit of inward devotion. 2). Listen to Joshua take. Is this a life for a rational and responsible creature to lead? Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that Martin LutherEpistle Sermons, Vol. If a man cannot pursue his calling without violating the law of God, his course is plain. Much that is done religiously is not done unto God. Salter. There are some moral and spiritual truths which it seems to be almost impossible to impress upon the practical life of the world, although they meet with a sort of universal acceptance. 7). But who could be a A. rather than by what you owe them in love and service, the less WHEREIN IT CONSISTS 1. We can do anything, go through any trial, and embark on any service in the power and strength of our Father. In the former verses the Christian Alexander MaclarenRomans, Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. But life is above all price; and a man who is fit to preach at all, must be fit to preach because he has the power of inflammation. I. Beecher. Are your lamps filled and burning? (3)Trust in Him (Job 13:25). Our devoting ourselves wholly to Him and His way (2 Corinthians 8:5; Matthew 6:24).2. Reverently (Hebrews 12:28, 29; Psalm 2:11).2. These three closely connected clauses occur, as you all know, in the midst of that outline of the Christian life with which the Apostle begins the practical part of this Epistle. Therefore we are warned, "He that giveth, let him do it with simplicity." He will reward you hereafter.(Bp. )Serving the LordServing the LordBp. But as there are several counterfeits of this gracious temper, I shall endeavour to exhibit the properties of true Christian fervour.1. Ask what the world would be without the sun.II. Lyth, D.D.I. ""So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another." --ROMANS xii. Psalm 100:5 is such an encouraging verse, with words like "everlasting" and "endureth". Here, indeed, in wealth and fashion and sensuality, worldliness takes root with satanic force; but here also are the finest specimens of Christian character illustrated.(R. Tags: God's Agenda, Eternal Destiny, God's Will, Serving The Lord. BUT THERE ARE DUTIES WHICH ARE MORE OPENLY CONNECTED THAN OTHERS WITH THE SAVING OF THE SOUL. Fidelity.3. when he said, "Behold I send you out as sheep in the midst of "Prove what is that Good, and Acceptable and Perfect Will of God" (Rom. "Acknowledge Him in all thy ways, and He shall direct thy steps." Many of the world's customs are not only harmless, but salutary, beautiful, Rev. "Let your light shine before men." Are you doing it with your hands? As the roots of the oak reach down and out in the soil to the slenderest end, so strength of character is found in those unseen acts that run through the moments of each day.II. 14. May the Spirit of light, life, fire, and power come down into the hearts of every one of the members of this church, and of all disciples of every name gathered together this morning, brushing the ashes of the past away, kindle on the old altar a new flame that shall never go out.(H.
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