be faithful unto death sermon

The LORD preserves the faithful (Ps. While we stand and while we pray. The shears with rust are spoiled and yet. He knows your tribulation. Its been translated into English. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.. Remember Paul said to the letter in Romans that those are Jews truly who are ones inwardly, written on the heart. So this letter is saying these are not spiritual Jews as we would understand the people of God, but they are people who have stirred up trouble. John 12:42-43 writes: Among the chief rulers, many believed on Him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue: for they loved the praise of men more than they loved the praise of God.. It is one of the marks and the characteristics of a good disciple of Jesus; our love for one another. So you add them all up, and what? 1 John 5:13-17. [Matthew 27:57]. Paul said, None of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself so that I may finish my race with joy (Acts 20:24). You cannot help but admire this young man. Hold fast to what you have, that no one may take your crown (Rev. I absolutely love how the story ends. Tempted to disbelieve the Word of God. They think theres a way to avoid death and they dont have to think because everyone just goes to heaven and consequently most people spend more time trying to avoid death than they do spending time preparing and making sure theyre on the path to heaven. And yet, my God, keep me from turning back. In a different context, James says, Elijah was a man with a nature like ours (Js. You couldnt see their god, so they said they were atheists. Given I would love to be a professor of English literature. Be faithful even unto the point of death because brother, sister, friend, when youre faithful to the point of death for Jesus, you get a crown of life. Listen to the words of our Lord in Luke 6:26: Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! We are not in this world to be acclaimed, we are to be true to our Lord, no matter what repudiation or scoffing or scorning. It appears that some 65 years earlier the Christian church in Smyrna was facing many of the same trials. Fawcett converted listening to George Whitefield preach, 1. The other place it is used is to describe the face of that young man. by choice to our Lord and Master forever, 1. Jesus knows. But if a man loves God, every day is a sweeter day, a triumphant day, and some day, a victorious day. Currently 160,000 Christians, by one estimate, are martyred every year. Pleasure leads many to neglect the Lord. Give to Him life, home, family, business He will give it back to you In order to adequately embrace the Gospel, we must understand the Gospel. Theres nothing that says we cant pray for it to be removed. 1 Corinthians 15:1-58, Denomination: And that leads them into all kinds of things that break the hearts of their parents. read more. If they die faithfully, they get a crown of life. The third characteristicchoosing deliberately the cross, crucifying ourselves and every worldly desire that we have, that we might love God. And our Lord may the flow of our lives be in praise, and in adoration, and worship, and in love for Thee, O blessed God, that as grace and mercy reached down even to me. Now, before I mention the last one may I recapitulate? 1:6). repudiation of the world, a. Jesus In fact, Polycarp was a disciple of John, who wrote this book of Revelation. That is the child of God. We all love to be accepted. I would never think to say, Away with the atheists. I would Would I stand fast? May I turn to 1 John 3:14? And this allowed the Jews and the Romans to coexist. To us, we use the word cross to refer to some handicap or some suffering or some disappointment, I have an incorrigible child, an obstreperous child, and it is a cross for me to bear. Or, I have some physical ailment, I have a cross to bear. Or, I have a frustration or a disappointment in my life; it is my cross. There is no such idea of that in the Bible; in the Scriptures a cross is something to die on. Remember? Yet Paul told Timothy that anyone who desires to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. You have no picture of what actually that word describes at all in He was sad at that saying. The word is stugnaz. Ritual of piercing the ear of a slave who refuses to leave his master after It is a sermon in the series on the Great Doctrines of the Bible. And in this section, composed of about five sermons, the messages are addressed to us who are Christians. The cross before me, the world behind me, [I Have Decided to Follow Jesus, attributed to S. Sundar Singh]. Youre going to suffer. And Jesus will reign now and into eternity. Its a letter from Jesus, who is the Jewish Messiah. Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight. The handles of my plow where tears are wet. A sixth characteristic of the true disciple of Christ: a fervent love for the people of God. Selfishness prevents people from being faithful. Or suppose I were to stand in this pulpit and lecture on the humanities, or any subject you would choose to name: philosophy, psychology, medicine, astronomy, anything. We fail to put God first in our lives-we dont base all our decisions based on what he would want, we neglect to mention the Gospel to our family and friends. It was a way for Rome to save, kind of save face and yet not have to go through this extermination of all the Jews, so well let them get by on a technicality. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. [First John] 4:7, Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God. Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought to love one another [1 John 4:11]. having been freed(Deuteronomy 15:12-18), B. Death has no power over anyone who is in me! Thats why Jesus is able to say in verse 10, Be faithful unto death, and I will give you I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan. You can understand how this might happen. 6:9). I dont look forward to it. I have decided to follow Jesus, the characteristic of a true disciple of our Lord. 2014.04.20 HE AROSE and you can too! We can remember the love that God has for us. The author of Hebrews had just finished writing about great men and women of faith-He wrote about how they obeyed God out of their faith. Polycarp was born in A.D. 69, so just before the destruction of Jerusalem and the fall of the Temple, well within the lifespan of some who would have been eyewitnesses to Christ and his work. The things of this world prevent people from being faithful. It is like manna from heaven to a hungry heart. Certainly Christians in many places are relatively free from that threat, but at all times there will be part of the Church that will be called upon to make the good confession in the midst of danger, hostility, and death. And a man who preaches the word of the Lord is someone people love to listen to. read more, Scripture: What was important to them in the beginning was no longer important. heroes of the faith(Hebrews 11:9-10, 16), 1. IF we are in CHRIST. Of course it does. Since we know that God will richly reward us, we should be faithful. WebSermons by Bible: Sermons by Category: Sermons by Topic: Sermons by Speaker: Sermons by Language: Sermons by Date: Staff Picks: Comments, ALL -1 sec: Top Sermons: Online Bible: Hymnal: Daily Reading: Our So 36billion total. and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us (Heb. "Faithful unto Death" Sixth Sunday after Pentecost St. Mark 6:14-29 July 16, 2006 IN NOMINE JESU In the rite of Confirmation, the confirmands are reminded of what Do not be afraid. And he gave his life to be a Baptist preacher, John Fawcett. Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (September 25, 2015) A hundred years old and Sarah, ninety years of age and no child is born [Genesis 17:17]. 2:10 )? Psalms 20:5-6 5-12-03 A reference to the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Genesis, where Abraham came before God and said, Lord, You say that I am to have a child and then the seed that comes out of my body, my loins, the whole world is be blessed. They worship every now and then but not with any kind of regularity. Its important to remember what happened after the Resurrection! You couldnt help but know a man like that. But heres the second thing that had happened in 70 A.D. with the fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple, Judaism and Christianity start to form as two different paths and two different religions, no longer just another sect, Judaism had lots of sects, but as a different religion. empty and heart broken(1 John 2:15-17), IV. But to be repudiated and to be censored and to be disliked is a terrible thing to bear. The governor said, Swear the genius of Caesar. And if you would just swear by Caesar, recant Christ, just let them go. Remember, they considered the Christians to be atheists because they didnt have any statues, they didnt have idols. And He uses the word stugnaz, translated lowering, the sky is stugnaz, it is lowering. Romans 1:17, Denomination: Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord (1 Cor. And the Lord, looking deep in the soul of the young fellow, said to him, Your heart is in the world. More were killed by other religious groups, and far and away, most of those Christian martyrs were killed by the state, some 55 million out of those 70 million. But why do you delay? So many fall away because they are selfish-they dont care what God says theyre going to do what they want to do. And they had a little boy born to the home and they named him JohnJohn Fawcett. Father in heaven, our prayer is simple. Not only that, but the Lord Jesus can sympathize because He, too, is a man, a human being, even now in heaven, the God-man. 8:14). Believed and confessed they were strangers and pilgrims in this earth(Revelation 21:2). read more, Scripture: Lets peer inside Pauls heart, and see whats in there. The Lord said, if we are faithful unto death, He would give us a CROWN OF LIFE. They will be subtle, but they will be there. Remember this is a letter from whom? They werent so much concerned that the Christians were going to overthrow the Empire, but they thought this, This is a bad look for Rome. Well, Jesus said something about this. Each time Satan tempted Jesus, Jesus replied, It is written. One of the best ways to learn how to sin well is never to read the Bible. So the men prepared the pyre and stripped Polycarp of his clothes, and as they were about to nail him to the stake, Polycarp interrupted. An appeal for faithfulness in an era when Behold the He came unto His own, and His own received Him not. His townspeople where He grew up in Nazareth took Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built to cast Him along to His death [Luke 4:28-29]. That sadly has happened. It is a place on which somebody is executed, a cross. Each sermon has to do with our Christian life down here in the earth. He gained the information, but on his way back to report to General Washington he was recognized and seized and hanged in what is today New York City, on Market Street and East Broadway. read more, Scripture: Paul takes a look around as he gives his last testimony. Pentecostal. Your browser does not support the audio tag. And because of the necessity pressed upon him in his growing family, he accepted an affluent church in London. Sometimes people do. Our home is not here, it is there [John 14:1-3; Reveltion 21:1-5]. There is a marvelous thing that happens when a man places Jesus first in his lifeloves our Lord supremely above all other loveHe hands back to you your home, your family, your wife, your business, your children, every dream and vision of your soul. When the crowd learned that it would not be possible to set a lion loose, thats what they called for, then they shouted for him to be burned alive. We Christians must be faithful. Amen. James 1:12: Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trail for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him. If I could digress here a minute and make a humble and humble observation: Next anniversary, I begin my fortieth year as pastor of this dear churchforty years, beginning. And when the young man asked, Master, all of these commandments have I kept from my youth, but my heart is still hungry and empty, what lack I yet that I might obtain eternal life? And as a youth, I read The Story of My Life by Clarence Darrow. And anchoring every one of these commands, I said this to the leadership training on Friday night, theres a reason that chapters 4 and 5 come after chapter 2 and 3, because it is the vision of the One who sits on the throne that is the antidote for everything that challenges the churches in chapters 2 through 3. What does it mean for us? And unbelief will ask, How can such a thing be? read more, Scripture: Genesis 49 And worse than strange, is thought hateful. So if we have a late date for Revelation around 90 A.D., then this is some 65 years later, not that long. Just do the sacrifices, just do the ritual, and if you want to say youre doing it to the emperors as rulers, to honor them, and not as gods, then so be it. For the LORD preserves the faithful, And fully repays the proud person (Ps. Romans 6: 10-23 Not only is there no evidence of immortality, but the facts show it is utterly impossible for us that there should be a life beyond this one on earth. Thats what they say, the unbeliever and the infidel and the agnostic. Title: The Face of Faithfulness: John My fortieth year as a pastor still preaching the Word, V. A continuing living faith in Christ, A. When one is baptized into Christ and becomes a Christian, he begins a new life ( Rom. WebSermons by Bible: Sermons by Category: Sermons by Topic: Sermons by Speaker: Sermons by Language: Sermons by Date: Staff Picks: Comments, ALL -1 sec: Top Sermons: Online Bible: Hymnal: Daily Reading: Our And the world passeth away . Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. read more, Scripture: But as Polycarp entered the stadium, there came a voice from heaven: Be strong, Polycarp, and courageous. Or some translations, be strong and play the man. And no one saw the speaker, but those of our people who were present heard the voice and then, as he was brought forward, there was a great uproar when they heard that Polycarp had been arrested. Why didnt the Lord say that to Zaccheus? In Jesus we pray. Some of those Christians have been killed by other Christians. We dont want to make the mistake of saying that just because one worships three times a week every week he is faithful. We must But from salvation to glory there are three vitally important way stations that The Resurrection of Jesus says it all. Listen to what it says: Now the blessed Polycarp was martyred on the second day of the first part of the month Xanthicus, seven days before the Kalends of March, on a great Sabbath, about 2 oclock in the afternoon. Colossians 3:2: Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. First Corinthians 15:19: If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.. For the child of God, heaven is our ultimate destination. Not only that, but to receive from Jesus this comfort, its not simply the comfort of a really good friend who can put an arm around you or a counselor or a therapist or a pastor who can listen to you say and say, I feel so bad for you.. 3 attributes we find in Pauls heart: 1. But from salvation to glory there are three vitally important You got, theres two deaths, and unless Jesus comes back in our lifetime, we all face the first death, but not all have to have the second death. Note: When doing a study on a book in the Bible you use a lot of resources. Dr. Matthew Everhard My Glorious Victor, Prince Divine, III. His salary was less than two hundred dollars a year. They believed the promises and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims in this earth [Hebrews 11:13]: Now, they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: And I turn the pages of the Book, And I John, saw that holy city, New Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband [Revelation 21:2]. We respond in Faith! Most of us, if were honest, are scared of suffering. In order to be faithful, we must put God first in our lives-You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind (Matt. The Bible says that Zaccheus was a rich man [Luke 19:1-2]. Preacher, just stand up there and tell us what God says. Lets pray. They were human beings with faults just as we are; yet they accomplished much through their faith. We can remember the benefits of remaining faithful. And in Jerusalem, they nailed Him to a cross [Matthew 27:32-50]. Well be here listening. It is one of the truths of life. Web10/ 9/ 94 FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH REVELATION 2: 10 (PAGE 1785 COME ALIVE BIBLE) JESUS CHRIST is appropriately spoken of as "the faithful witness" (Rev. Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You (Ps. Verse 10: Do not fear what you are about to suffer. John 8:31, 32: If you continue in My word, then are you My disciples indeed; And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 14:23-24: If any one love Me, he will keep My words . We dont have a small Christ who is coming and just saying, Oh, I will shed a tear for you. No, this is the One who is the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last. It was so, when Solomon was old, that his wives turned his heart after other gods; and his heart was not loyal to the LORD his God, as was the heart of his father David (1 Ki. Nathan Hale entered Yale University as a ministerial student studying to be a preacher. (Revelation 2:8-11) And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive; I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are 2 letter from Jesus to the church at Smyrna. Holiness. 15 Outstanding Quotes To Recharge Your Preaching. You dont forget His promise. The second death is. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. The Lord knows. Yes, death is an enemy, and we mourn for death. Therefore, when he was brought before him, the proconsul, so the governor, asked if he were Polycarp, and when he confessed that he was, the proconsul tried to persuade him to recant, saying Have respect for your age and other such things as they were accustomed to say. By a living faith, I mean one consumed with one desireto please our Lord. I trust everyone understands the significance of the Gospel in relation to salvation in Christ. Call to worship: He motioned toward them with his hand and then groaning as he looked up to heaven said, Away with the atheists. Meaning the atheists. Isa 38:1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. Will you be willing to be faithful when youre misunderstood as a Christian? read more, Scripture: Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints! 31:23). New American Bible Do not be afraid of anything that you are going to suffer. The second characteristic and mark of a faithful Christian: the denial of self. But faith has ten thousand answers for every how. WebFAITHFUL EVEN UNTO DEATH II Kings 2:1-12 For the child of God, heaven is our ultimate destination. Inspirational devotions delivered right to your email inbox. You cannot fail in Godnever, ever, ever. When we suffer, were tempted to doubt Gods goodness, to question His sovereignty, to find Him less glorious, to wonder if Hes left us or forsaken us. Clearly gathering in this place were not, were not living under the Taliban. There will be a temptation to want to raise your flag as well and say, Here I am, you can count on me. Or to wear the sort of clothes that everyone would wear. His face beneath the cross is the face of faithfulness. I. Give us ears, give us courage, no matter the time, no matter the opposition, no matter the circumstances. Theme: Show the faith of these two great patriarchs. Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Methodist. The clouds are boiling and the face of the heaven is angry. While we sing our appeal a thousand times welcome, come. In 23 B.C. As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love (Jn. Files Audio Faithful Unto Death (Video) Notes Transcript Kids, young people, you will face even more pressures. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, the pride of life, is not of the Father, but of the world. Its called the Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians. WebIts a very tender and touching sceneone of the most moving and heartwarming farewell speeches thats ever been recorded in literature. The sermons and original blog posts are Copyright by Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. Denial of self(Matthew 16:24-25), A. Smyrna won the special privilege to build a temple to Emperor Tiberius. And that is our invitation to you: a family gathering the children coming to be with us in our pilgrimage to heaven, a couple you, or a one somebody you, Pastor, today we have decided for God, and here we stand. As the Spirit shall press the appeal to your heart, that decision you make, if it is for God, will be the sweetest and most meaningful you will ever know in your life. The Bible contains many examples of those who forsook God because of evil influences. 22:37). 12:1). Try to set an example from time to time to pray for it here from the pulpit. Will you praise Him in pain? But look at Jesus (John 1:10-11, Mark 5:40, Every sabbatical, every seventh year, the slave in a Hebrew household was to be free. 14:14). You dont get angry with God. Hes already won. It was a great city in the day of the flesh of our Lord. So some of the Jews no longer had qualms about revering Caesar along with the Old Testament God, as is often the pressure to syncretism. Church Of God, Joshua 2:1-15 THE GREAT ESCAPE Intro: Ill. Many people have is just the opposite. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faithFor by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of 2:4). Our Lord is saying, you be faithful and true even if it costs your life, and I will give you a crown [Revelation 2:10], stephanos, crown; the word Stephen, and you read about him and his martyrdom just now [Acts 7:54-60]. I dont want it to come. [The Pearly White City, Arthur F. Ingler]. However, to sin is an everyday reality of truth---a reality of faith. Come. Any Amazon link on this site is an ad. 1 2 3 4 Next He did NOT say, If you are faithful a few short years I will give thee a love for Him so great, any other in comparison is as hate, B. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faithFor by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of WebSermons by Bible: Sermons by Category: Sermons by Topic: Sermons by Speaker: Sermons by Language: Sermons by Date: Staff Picks: Comments, ALL -0 sec: Top Sermons: Online Bible: Hymnal: Daily Reading: About | $1 Signup! John 15:12-13: This is My commandment, That you love one another . 6 Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he But the Jews had been given a special exemption. If there was a crime worthy of death, what would it be? This lesson examines the Rev. We come to see that the thing of value is not speed but endurance. Maybe take a half hour to read it. As we apply this standard, our views on many things undergo a radical change. We dont want to exaggerate it, we dont want to claim that were facing what other people are facing. 10/18/2006 And what you do and what you believe and how you carry yourself is thought strange? If they were faithful to the end, surely we can be as well. Well, no, notice what this letter says: The slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not. He knows the fear that you have. The ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity (Lk. He knew they would experience difficult times in their lives. The gate is too strait, and the way is too narrow for a man to enter heaven holding the love of the world in his arms [Matthew 7:13-14]. They were hated, they were harassed, they faced the prospect of persecution and even death in this city of Smyrna. Thats a great man, a marvelous man; thats Gods man. Well, the magistrate was not happy with this. FAITHFUL EVEN UNTO DEATH Picking things up after Polycarp has been arrested and hes being brought into the stadium in Smyrna. 4:7 ), I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. While God promises that He will keep all that He saves, the process is Could you imagine it? But pastor, does God say anything? But what our Lord refers to is, compared to our love for Himour supreme devotion to Himall other love for wife, child, home, brother, sisters, all other love, compared to our love for Christ is as hate; our supreme love for Christ. The An outline from the book The Bumps Are What You Climb On "Three Important Looks" by Warren Wiersbe pg 17 1980 Now, before I speak of another, may I pause to avow; there is never, ever, a defeat, never in our commitment to our Lord. As we remember the words of Scripture, we will be able to fight off temptation and thus remain faithful. Heres part of the story. 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