be faithful unto death sermon

read more, Scripture: Currently 160,000 Christians, by one estimate, are martyred every year. So they didnt have the same protection. Smyrna was a very pro-Rome city. 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. Dethrone When the lad was thirteen years old, because of the poverty of the family, they sent him away to London; there apprenticed him to a tailorjust receiving something to eat and something to wear. Then finally, number three let us remember death is not the enemy. Verse 10: Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Now, before I mention the last one may I recapitulate? There was This sermon was originally preached by Dr. Justin Imel, Sr., at the Alum Creek church of Christ in Alum Creek, West Virginia. A long time ago, in the 1700s in a little town in Yorkshire, a county in northern England, there was a very, very poor family. We see it here in this text its the second death. The young fellow knelt down before the Lord [Mark 10:17]. deep, never sated thirst for the Word(Romans 5:17; The tragic and terrible civil war he was fighting in his heart registered in his countenance, stugnaz; and he lost the battle. I dont want it to come. Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world (2 Tim. Is God first in your life? Youre going to suffer. The backslider in heart will be filled with his own ways (Prov. Amen. We Christians must be faithful. After the resurrection Some of you will be thrown into prison for a time. We dont have a weak God. Since we know that God will richly reward us, we should be faithful. This is the pastor bringing the message entitled Faithful Unto Death. King James Version (KJV) < Previous Verse Next Verse > View Chapter Revelation 2:10 Context If I live, bless God, it is to love Him. The one who overcomes, who conquers, will not be hurt by the second death, that is, the eternal punishment in the lake of fire. And unbelief will ask, How can such a thing be? a man loves the world and the things that are in it, he will find his hands So 36billion total. Suppose I were to stand in this pulpitI majored in English in college, and I love English literature. 2:10 states, Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. There are too many professing Christians which the Lord cannot depend upon. [John 13:34-35, 15:12-13, 15:7; 1 John 3:14, 4:7, 4:11, 4:21], Great Doctrines of the Bible: Practical Theology, And an unswerving continuance in the Word of God, A continuing living faith in a victorious Christ, And the last one that I mentioned: a devout, fervent love for Gods people. We can remember the great examples of Scripture. May I turn to 1 John 3:14? Jesus calls us to overcome. Maybe take a half hour to read it. Believing it possible that through Christ we may live in the required manner, that we may avoid sin--desist from sinning--give it up and abandon it altogether, and put it forever away. self in my heart and enthrone the Lord Jesus, 1. May angels attend you in the way as you come. 18:6). We come to see that the thing of value is not speed but endurance. I dont want to suffer. but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever. When a man loves the world and the things that are in the world, the day finally comes when he finds his hands empty and his heart broken. I have never heard an exception to this in my life, and it is always false, it is always untrue. I recognize the first born of Satan. So he didnt mess around. Evangelical/Non-Denominational. Now you have it translated here, And he was sad at that saying [Mark 10:22]. Psalms 20:5-6 Well, Jesus said something about this. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.. And if the challenge in Ephesus was lovelessness, here it is the hatred of those who do not love Christ, or love the truth. EASTER SUNDAY 2014 SERMON In the little city of Bethany, they plotted His death. Dont fear, its all about to get better. He doesnt say that. and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us (Heb. 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. But if I abdicate the throne, and no longer is itself, but if I enthrone my Lord, life becomes infinitely blessed, infinitely precious, infinitely meaningful. 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. Romans 1:17, Denomination: And as a youth, I read The Story of My Life by Clarence Darrow. For me I have it written down. The Basis of the Gospel And the Lord, looking deep in the soul of the young fellow, said to him, Your heart is in the world. We dont want to make the mistake of saying that just because one worships three times a week every week he is faithful. 31:23). FAITHFUL They were poor, but rich in what really matters. He stayed there in that tiny church over fifty years; their pastor over fifty years. Faithfulness is required for all four quarters, all three periods, all nine innings. This morning, we want to examine the biblical teachings concerning our faithfulness and call us to faithfulness to God. And he gave his life to be a Baptist preacher, John Fawcett. He dressed like a Tory schoolmaster. Or do with your weekends what everyone else would do. The master of the house was to take an awl, a punch, and pierce the ear of the slave and drive it against the wall, against the door of the house; a sign and a symbol that this slave was driven to the loving service of his master forever [Deuteronomy 15:16-17]. We read when the magistrate persisted and said, Swear the oath and I will release you. Or the story of Polycarp. And thank Thee, Lord, for each soul You give us, in Thy precious name, amen. But pastor, does God say anything? My fortieth year as a pastor still preaching the Word, V. A continuing living faith in Christ, A. On this He bases His judgments. It would take maybe a half hour to read. It is on the Aegean Sea; it is in Turkey on the western shore of Asia Minor. Irenaeus tells the story that on one occasion when Polycarp came face-to-face with the gnostic heretic Marcion, Marcion asked, Do you recognize me? to which Polycarp responded, I do, indeed. An outline from the book The Bumps Are What You Climb On "Three Important Looks" by Warren Wiersbe pg 17 1980 Jesus knows. After their conversion, they stop using alcohol but after a while they begin using it again. He was called to be pastor of a little church in a little town in Yorkshire called Wainsgate. 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]. But to be left out like a lone, lost black sheep is to be hurt and the child is a thousand times sensitive to it. We always face death as Christians remembering that our God has promised us a resurrection. There was no one like Ahab who sold himself to do wickedness in me sight of the LORD, because Jezebel his wife stirred him up (1 Ki. Dont think youre the only one to have this struggle. If they were faithful to the end, surely we can be as well. . We live, we die, we live again. A The first death is not avoidable. 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.. Revelation 2:10, Do not fear what you are about to suffer. If God says anything, preacher, tell us what does God say? read more, Scripture: Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin against You (Ps. Inspirational devotions delivered right to your email inbox. heroes of the faith(Hebrews 11:9-10, 16), 1. Theme: Show the faith of these two great patriarchs. 5:14)-Just as Christs love compelled Paul to evangelize, it should compel us to live holy lives. Hes already won. [Luke 9:62]: No one, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.. I trust everyone understands the significance of the Gospel in relation to salvation in Christ. FAITHFUL EVEN UNTO DEATH II Kings 2:1-12 For the child of God, heaven is our ultimate destination. If there was a crime worthy of death, what would it be? Heres part of the story. WebKing James Version 10 Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten It has never happened in the history of the world. Amen. Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (September 25, 2015) And a man who preaches the word of the Lord is someone people love to listen to. Text: Genesis 49:28-50 But here in the second half of the first century, several things had happened to make this situation untenable. I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel (Gal. Give it up. 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]. WebFAITHFUL EVEN UNTO DEATH II Kings 2:1-12 For the child of God, heaven is our ultimate destination. When our Lord was on the way to Jerusalem to die, in Perea on the other side of Jordan, He was met, accosted in a town over there by a rich young ruler [Mark 10:17-22]. Truly, temptations----works of the devil challenge our daily thoughts and decisions. He knew what it was to suffer as a man. 1 John 5:13-17. 3:11). As long as Christianity was a sect of Judaism, there was little trouble. Jesus told the church in Smyrna, "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life" (Revelation 2:10, KJV). No one is agathai but One, that is, God [Mark 10:18]. 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. We must knows nothing about defeat (Romans 4:17-21, Genesis 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. A fervent love for the people of God(John 13:34-35, 15:12-13, 17, 1 John 3:14, 4:7, 11), A. John It is a great vast city, today called Izmir. It is like water to a thirsting soul. Doubt will say, How? When the spies arrived in Jericho, they entered into what everyone thought was a harlot's house. 10:17), 1. We have to remember the reality to come which will last forever and the reality that exists now. And Nathan Hale volunteered as a spy to bring back the needed information. It may be in your classroom, when they think that all your beliefs make you a bigot. In Jesus we pray. Near the close of the previous chapter Paul had said," The law entered that the offence might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did much more 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. As we remember the words of Scripture, we will be able to fight off temptation and thus remain faithful. A new convert never studies Scripture, and so when a denominational group knocks on his door, he falls for what they teach. Hes telling us from Gods Holy Scriptures about our Lord. God(John 8:31-32, 14:23-24), A. The governor said, Swear the genius of Caesar. Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints! The Bible contains many examples of those who forsook God because of evil influences. All seven of the churches of Asia have some castigation from our Lord except this church. So you add them all up, and what? Any Amazon link on this site is an ad. When And the second characteristic and mark of a true child of Christ is to dethrone self in my heart and to enthrone the Lord Jesus: He is the King of my life. However fate or providence may assail us, our commitment to our Lord is, first, and supreme. Faithfulness. Ritual of piercing the ear of a slave who refuses to leave his master after You dont get angry with God. Smyrna won the special privilege to build a temple to Emperor Tiberius. The love of God is a powerful force in our efforts to be faithful. It is a message to Be faithful until death.. Faithfulness in the midst of persecution doesnt mean you just grin and bear it, you suppress it, you pretend like it doesnt hurt. Luke 14:25 and 26: And there went great multitudes with Him: and He turned, and said unto them, If any man come to Me, and hate not his father, and mother, his wife, and children, his brothers, and sisters, and yea, his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. WebFeaturing a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter. Speaking of winning the lost, Paul says, The love of Christ compels us (2 Cor. You can understand how this might happen. Thats loving Jesus. Baptist. 2:4). 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 can remember the love that God has for us. Heres the mayor, heres the governor, heres the president. Foursquare. and the word which ye hear is not Mine, but the Fathers which sent Me. 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