That it is most elevating in its influence on ourselves and, when wisely directed, on those for whom it is expended. preaches to his disciples before the people: the beattitudes; Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity, That all Hope and Trust is to be Fixed in God Alone. March 22, 2020 Luke 22:1-38. Nevertheless, there is also a very large measure of human responsiveness on which we may safely reckon. '', Between these two measures there was another, which was full measure and just, and right, without heaping or striking (e), R. Papa inquired, whether the handful, "(of sweet incense the high priest took on the day of atonement) which is spoken of Leviticus 16:12 was of "stricken" or "heaped" measure; R. Abba said to R. Ase, come, hear, the handful spoken of, is neither of stricken nor heaped measure, , "but of equal measure";''. We judge ourselves by a severer rule than we would apply to others, for our privileges and responsibilities are exceptionally great. That giving is that act which is most emphatically Divine. A complete set of Spurgeon's sermons is available in e-text format from Ages Software. . But I have met with men who have bitterly bewailed the ingratitude of those whom they had benefited. This is the recompense which is promised in the text. I do not presume to fix the proportion. Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things. Then will come the very especial occasion on which he will prove, by his own individual instance, that the promise of the text is true. It is the Glory of God that He is too great, too full, too glorious to be dependent upon us! In it, our Lord gives very definite statements concerning the condition of those who have departed this life. Luke 6:38. 16, xvi. iv.8-11; vi.4-10). 38, Storming The Battlements; No. Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. $279/yr. SERMON Religious Pride & Humble Devotion Jeremy Burrage. Feeling certain that you are not of that order of religious cavilers, but that you will accept anything that comes from Christ, I am glad to have a practical subject this morning. Heathen moralists recommended kindness, but they did not suggest its being lavished upon enemies. Next, read Luke 9:54, 55 and you will see that the Christian is to rise above human passion in the matter of gentleness. For ye shall weep (Luke vi. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. Again and again he showed how the Great Physician ministered to those most aware of their need (cf. The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. It laid a burden upon our shoulders," because it dared to tell of what Christ has commanded us to do for Him. (Luke) 6 - . Give liberally of your worldly substance to indigent persons, as you have an opportunity, according to your ability, and as cases require: and it shall be returned again to great advantage; with great recompense, either in temporals or spirituals, or both: good . Let the joyful learn by the asperity of threatenings what to be afraid of: let the sad bear what joys of reward they may look forward to. What have they got to show you? 2. We dare not ask for justice, we can only plead for mercy. viii. Pressed down - As figs or grapes might be, and thus many more might be put into the measure. 3. 23. Those who can rise into the heroic life shall be as God! Rise to that God-like point! And, though occupied with many things, though ignorant of the Greek language, I have nevertheless sat, 1. Revelation 19:17-18 and Ezekiel 39:17-19 each describe a scene where birds will . It is because we are puffed up with a high opinion S. God lives to give - to bestow life, and health, and beauty, and joy on his creatures. That will prevent the danger of a growing covetousness. 3. In the elevation of his joy, the Christian is also to rise above all other men. Connection of this chapter with the previous one on Justification. Only here in New Testament. First, Believers renouncing the righteousness of the law, look only to Christ. Let me emphasize what I have repeatedly said before: to live as we should, we must live by every word of God. "Hard teaching," says one. Though they seem to be crushed and dead beneath their cross they still put forth the beautiful flowers and glorious fruits of eternal life which. Followers of Jesus are called upon to do good to those who have done them harm. Hugh Binning, Whether Poverty of Spirit is the Beatitude which Corresponds to the Gift of FearWhether Poverty of Spirit is the Beatitude which Corresponds to the Gift of Fear We proceed to the twelfth article thus: 1. To him who strikes you on one cheek offer the other cheek also. I have been somewhat amused by the caution of Cicero. Our Lord did not say that men would do anything of the kind. --JOHN xiv. We must not offer to the Lord that which doth cost us nothing. Another point in which Christian heroism is seen is in humility and in delight in service. 3 The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." 4 And Jesus answered him, "It is written . FOR THE MOST HEROIC LIFE. It is not that for which the Holy Spirit has begotten us again! Verily, verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My Name, He will give it you. To illustrate this, I will confine myself to the Gospel according to Luke. 19:21: "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor." The Scourging 1. Let the joyful learn by the asperity of threatenings what to be afraid of: let the sad bear what joys of reward they may look forward to. Your gift will return to you in full pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. But even if we reach as high as that, it is by no means a great attainment, is it? Widow and two mites. 2. (Luke vi. If you are what you profess to be, my Brothers and Sisters, more is expected from you than from any other men beneath the sun and, therefore, I shall throw aside all hesitancy in setting before you a supreme standard and asking of you what we never can get from sinners, nor from men of the world. One often hears complaints against this world, and against mankind; one hears it said Charles KingsleyThe Good News of God, Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Trinity(From the Gospel for the day) This sermon telleth us of four measures that shall be rendered unto man, and of two grades of a godly life, and how we ought to love our neighbour. Suppose you have an enemy and persistently do him all the good you can? If the question is whether our character is the offspring of Nature or of Grace, it will be a sad thing if the verdict should turn out to be that it is the dead child of Nature finely dressed, but not the living child of Divine Grace! HOW MUCH ARE WE TO GIVE? Another man comes to Jesus with a self all trembling with fear, all eager for safety, and Jesus satisfies him; He lets him know that even the humblest, and most ignorant, and least aspiring soul, which repents of and forsakes its sin, and seeks forgiveness, shall not be lost. For to the former it is said, Woe unto you that laugh now! But on the next occasion they cry out, "That was not a Gospel sermon! the substantial kindness of those whom he has tried to serve, and of many others outside that circle. So I pray that this simple message will haunt us: We need to see as Jesus saw and feel as Jesus felt so that we will do as Jesus did. 36-38. WHAT IS LEFT IS GIVEN TOO. This liberty consists of three parts. If you have before now never known Christian joy, you shall know it then! Just take a look at the passages that surround verse 38. 1. "You shall be the children of the Highest: for He is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil." We might divide it into two rules: First, Do good to all; second, Do harm to none. To live by every word of God is not only to hear it but also to do it. Yet it is not up to the mark of Christ's teaching if it stands alone! To him Jesus gives what he asks, and with delighted wonder and with cultivated taste the satisfied asker goes away. He was a strong figure in the Reformed Baptist traditio. Hence poverty of spirit does AquinasNature and Grace, Whether the Beatitudes Differ from the virtues and Gifts?Objection 1: It would seem that the beatitudes do not differ from the virtues and gifts. Or when could it be evil whilst Thou wert near? The parable of Dives and Lazarus is one of the most solemn passages in the whole Revelation of God. For ye shall weep (Luke vi. As all His garments smell of myrrh, aloes and cassia, so are all His words most sweet to our taste. May God's Holy Spirit come upon you and make you strong enough for all the strong things, glorifying Himself in your weakness! What will that creature be which has been the subject of eternal purposes, which has cost the Father the heart-pang of giving up His only Soncost the Son a bloody sweatcost the Spirit the exercise of His Omnipotence? Though mercy uses to be restricted to the showing of compassion upon men in misery, yet there is a righteousness in that mercy, and there is mercy in the most part of the acts of righteousness, as in not judging rashly, Whether Poverty of Spirit is the Beatitude which Corresponds to the Gift of Fear We proceed to the twelfth article thus: 1. Our possessions - our money, our time, our books, our clothes, etc. 6 Luke 19:6 Luke 19:7 Luke 19:9. That is not the Christian spirit which turns even the kingdom of Heaven into an arena for ambition, but that man has the mind of Christ who becomes the servant of all for Christ's sake. asks a hearer. Does not that awaken you? 13, 14, xv. Everything in PLUS with monthly download limits: 50 images, 10 countdown videos, 10 video illustrations, 20 motion backgrounds, 20 worship music videos, 15 PowerPoint templates. For more than 20 years, Sermons That Work, a ministry of The Episcopal Church's Office of Communication, has provided free sermons, Bible studies, bulletin inserts, and other resources that speak to congregations across the Church. Bear with me while I show you this in a few sentences. This proportion, however, will never be reached, or at any rate, will hardly for any long time be continued, except in connection with another principle of far deeper hold and wider sway, the principle that , IV. Luke 6:38(NASB) Verse Thoughts. The Christian Assisted in Examining into his Growth in Grace. VI. Luke 7 Luk 7:18. We have learned that, in order to enter the city of God and eat of the tree of life, we must do his commandments, and also that it is not "every one that sayeth, Lord, Lord, that shall C. s 14, 15.--"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. And yet you call yourself a Christian? II. For with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you.". "It is more blessed to give than to receive," is a universal truth applicable not to money alone, but to the whole of life's experiences. 2. "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them like wise." See how far the true Believer is lifted up above the world, as you turn to Luke 12:22 where the Lord bids us cultivate a holy ease of heart as to all temporal things. The reward, then, consists in being like God. Luke 6, Spurgeon's Verse Expositions of the Bible, One of over 125 Bible commentaries freely available, this commentary is from the most widely read and often quoted preacher in history, Charles Haddon Spurgeon If ye shall ask anything in My Name, I will do it. It concerns love. "Judge not--condemn not--forgive." Humility,--especially as expressed in evangelical exercises of mind toward Christ end the Holy Spirit.--10. "For as Many as are Led by the Spirit of God, they are the Sons of God. When I have heard of certain deeds of unconverted and unenlightened men, I have excused them, saying, "Poor souls, considering who they are and where they are, their conduct is not so heavily to be blamed." You have done what you ought to have done and no more! Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My Name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. How can we bear to look Him in the face? How can I obtain spiritual enjoyment?" Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.' and then the three divide the field between them, and they build their houses there; and in a year you come back and see what answer the same earth has made to each of her three questioners. For sinners also do even the same.". Spurgeon,At The Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington,On Thursday Evening, February 26th, 1869. Therefore, do not be so mercenary as to expect to be paid in dirty bronze and tarnished silver, but ask to find your recompense in the Spirit by which you are led to do good and in the smile of your heavenly Father! You cannot finally judge men by their creeds. The subject of both dialogues is the gospel of the kingdom, and Jesus begins His discourse in Luke with four blessings for those who by faith follow Him, and four . Zeal for the divine honor.--11. He asked in His Sermon on the Mount, "What do you more than others?" Each gets from Jesus that which the nature which he brings can take. Is it not Thou, O Lord my God, whose mercies are without number? If you go to your brother who has treated you so badly, and say, "Brother, we are going to be friends," and you manage to heal all wounds, you will not need any other reward! True marks proposed; such as--increasing love to God.--4. If you are not, make the confession and go before God and ask Him to set you right. If we are children of God, we ought to do what others never think of. The next verse of this 17th chapter shows us that Christians are to be men of service. "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure shall men give into your bosom." 36-42. Gratitude of those benefited. That patient, persevering rendering of benefits for injuries, returning of favors for enmity gives us fellowship with Him who, when we were enemies, laid down His life for us! Meanwhile, others will not join them on this journey (Matthew 24:40-41 and Luke 17:34-36). But if I had lived some thousands of years ago and had been called upon to talk to Spartan warriors all equipped for battlemen engraved and scored with the scars of conflictI should set no bounds to my exhortations! The true soul, with a character of its own, will learn the possibility of being good from his own consciousness, all the more strongly because of the vice that touches him. It is known throughout the Christian world as "The Golden Rule." For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again." A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. It will generally be so understood that its meaning will be false and this is a great pitwe must not utter falsehoods in order to honor God. Differently to be admonished are the joyful and the sad. See, Brothers and Sisters, the Spirit of God is to lift us up above all fretful careswe are to feel that the Father will provide for us in this world and that Jesus will never leave us comfortless. The design and structure of Luke's story about Jesus' visit in the home of Mary and Martha (Luke 10:38-42) is straightforward, and it is told in a linear fashion. s 14, 15.--"For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. GIVE. Many who are total strangers to the Grace of God exhibit sparkling forms of the human virtues in integrity, generosity, kindness, courage, self-sacrifice and patience. The Hungry Filled, The Rich Emptied No. PREVIOUS Luke 6:37 NEXT Luke 6:39. Coupled with the power that flows out of Jesus so mercifully at the beginning of our passage, the power to do . We are testifying to the Truth of our beloved Lord." WHO IS TO GIVE? Christians ought to be the gentlest beings under Heaventhey are sent forth as lambs among wolvesand they are called to be harmless as doves. That is, before the joyful are to be set the sad things that follow upon punishment; but before the sad the promised glad things of the kingdom. To them only can He give Himself, which is His perfect gift. This is a chief point in the peculiarity of the peculiar people. Whether His teaching is practical or doctrinal, whether it is intended to guide the feet or to encourage the heart, we are equally rejoiced at it. For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a Alexander MaclarenExpositions Of Holy Scripture, Our DesertsLUKE vi. We have heard persons say, "I do not see it to be my duty to be so precise; it is not customary." Answer, distinguishing between Legal and Evangelical righteousness. 2. Many judge their religion the other way about. THE GIVING SHOULD BE IN SOME PROPORTION TO THE INCOME. No. For with the measure you use . Luke 6:1 Now it happened that He was passing through some grainfields on a Sabbath; and His disciples were picking the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands, and eating the grain. "Mercy" is the one great cry of human nature. There are different measures in which men give themselves to Christ, and Christ despises none of them; but in different measures He again is compelled to give Himself back to them. another cries, How beautiful! Similarly, the Latin sinus means both the hanging, baggy bosom of a robe and a bay. 16, xvi. A creed must fill a man's character before it really takes possession of his mind, as the ocean has to fill a vessel with its water before it can swallow it up into its depth. Is there anything which can seem too mean for you and me after beholding such condescension? Or when could it be evil whilst Thou wert near? The desire to heap together a vast mass of wealth prevents the enjoyment of that which is already gained and this must not come near an heir of Heaven! Focused on: Luke 1. He should be quiet, peaceable, gentle. Luke 6:38. But I the more insist on the principle of a fair and just proportion, and on the duty o! So was it with Me in My crucifixion and resurrection, and so it is with my faithful cross-bearers (2 Cor. Martha extends hospitality to Jesus (38). Surely here is the groundwork and argument of something supremely good! If anyone takes away your cloak, do not stop him taking your tunic, too. You have all come as far as that and such feeling is goodthe more of it the better! For every tree is known by his own fruit. 43. Gregory to Anastasius, &c. That a good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things (Matth. A man-servant whose whole time was taken up with watching his own wealth would be of small value to his employer. . The next thing, in the verses before us, is grateful return. In Luke 6, we see that generous healing, restoration, and hope flow through Jesus. All the commandments of the second table are but branches of it: they might be reduced all to the works of righteousness and of mercy. Now it happened on the second Sabbath after the first that He went through the grainfields. Answer, distinguishing between Legal and Evangelical righteousness. What manner of persons ought you to be in all holy conversation and godliness? It makes no practical difference, whether we assume that this was a real occurrence, or only an imaginary William G.T. Just follow my text in the 35th verse"Love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great." The Lord Jesus Christ would not have us always be asking, "How can I be happy? At any rate, be not provoked, for then they will have conquered you. It maintains the merits of Christ, the truth of the Gospel, and the peace of the soul. Charles Haddon Spurgeon was an English Particular Baptist preacher. There is a great deal of goodgood under certain senses and aspects of the term, "good"in many unconverted people. Serenity amidst the uncertainties of life.--8, 9. Our neighbours, those who, as the nearest and most within reach, should receive our kind thoughtfulness. Running over - So full that the measure would overflow. That is quite enough. Candor of disposition.--6. It contains more no doubt than any of us comprehend. ( Luke 6:1-2) The source of the controversy: the disciples are accused of "harvesting" on the Sabbath. We are to hope for nothing again (ver. Yes. Scripture: Luke 1:26-38. This liberty consists of three parts. The gathered fold of the wide upper garment, bound together with the girdle, and thus forming a pouch. The road is the same and men may travel in it apparently in the same directionand yet they may be journeying with totally different motivesthe first may be on the King's business, the next may be a footpad and the third an escaped convict running from justice. To Judas they give only blacker dreams of treason, a falser disregard of friendship and loyalty and honour. They refused you at first, try them again! Luke 6:38 in all English translations. 35; Luke vi. It has great depths. Jesus, knowing that He came from God and went to God, took a towel and girded Himself and began to wash His disciples' feet. Unostentatiously. " What sorry disciples we are! The Sermon on the Mount is as full of the Light of God to you as the Transfiguration on the Mount. They are not to think that they came into the world to sit at a banquet, but they are to wait on their Master while He sits at the table. It seems that poverty of spirit is not the beatitude which corresponds to the gift of fear. 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