When Jesus said follow Him, this is our life's course. read more, Scripture:
Yet Jesus came that it would not keep you in bondage, because the end of this life, for the Christian, is the beginning of a life that is far better. How can I blaspheme my King who saved me? There proconsul continue to press him to recant Christ and swear by Caesar and Polycarp refused. Give us ears, give us courage, no matter the time, no matter the opposition, no matter the circumstances. 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 days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (September 25, 2015) Foursquare. Rev James Porter Be Thou Faithful Unto Death That may sound daunting. Deuteronomy 2:1-15, Denomination:
It had been for a long time. Isaiah 38:1-8, James 1:2-4, 1 John 5:14-15, 1 Peter 3:12, Denomination:
False doctrine prevents people from being faithful. He literally opens up his heart and lets us look inside. Say away with the atheist.. Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord (1 Cor. While we stand and while we pray. The most remarkable Polycarp, who proved to be an apostolic and prophetic teacher in our own time, bishop of the catholic church, meaning the orthodox, universal church in Smyrna. Number two let us be faithful even in our limited kinds of persecution. 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.. The Word of God tells us to have compassion for our brothers and sisters who are facing difficulty and prison and opposition, and some will even pay the ultimate price of martyrdom. When the spies arrived in Jericho, they entered into what everyone thought was a harlot's house. He said, Now if you want to learn the doctrine of Christianity, name a day and give me a hearing. The proconsul told Polycarp, No, persuade the people of your Christianity. Polycarp replied that he had been taught to respect the rulers and authorities and he would be happy to meet with the proconsul, but this was a lawless mob and he wasnt going to waste his time., So the proconsul said, I have wild beasts if you dont change your mind. Polycarp said, Call for them. The proconsul said, You will be consumed by the fire. Polycarp said, You threaten with a fire that burns only briefly and after just a little while is extinguished, for you are ignorant of the fire of the coming judgment and eternal punishment, which is reserved for the ungodly. Repent. So to his sorrowing little congregation, he preached a farewell message and they placed everything on the wagonhis books, his furniture and everythingand he and his wife and the children climbed on the wagon, and they turned to leave. 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
The one who overcomes, who conquers, will not be hurt by the second death, that is, the eternal punishment in the lake of fire. The premise of this study is the foundation of creation. That is the mark of a disciple of Christ. Most of us fear death, but as a Christian were called to hope. 8 billion called themselves Christians in some broadest sense of the word. And He took him out under the chalice of the night sky and said, Abraham, count the stars. And Abraham said, Lord, I cannot count that many. And God said, So shall thy seed be [Genesis 15:3-5]. But I do not have a child and I am old and my wife is old. When we think of all Jesus endured to save our souls, how could we not be faithful? The Resurrection of Jesus says it all. Three points of application. Come. Romans 6:10-23, Denomination:
Behold the 18:6). The Bible contains many examples of those who forsook God because of evil influences. Probably dates to around 108 A.D., that is shortly after the death of Ignatius. We live, we die, we live again. 1 John 5:16-18, ON POINT, III The connection of this passage will help us to understand its meaning. 2 Kings 2:1-12. And thank Thee, Lord, for each soul You give us, in Thy precious name, amen. His face beneath the cross is the face of faithfulness. He hands it back to you doubly blessed; sanctified, hallowed when I place Jesus first in my life. It is like manna from heaven to a hungry heart. That is a big number. 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. And on the first anniversary of that wonderful experience, he wrote that marvelous hymn: [O for a Thousand Tongues, Charles Wesley]. 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. . They were poor, but rich in what really matters. 1 John 5:13-17. take up his cross, and follow Me. The cross is an instrument of death. Can you imagine after forty years the people here by the thousands listening to me lecture on mathematics or science or literature or the humanities?
Or whether we die or whether we live, we are with Him [1 Thessalonians 4:15-17]. It appears that some 65 years earlier the Christian church in Smyrna was facing many of the same trials. . That right there was meant to be comfort. 10:39).
It would be possible for one to worship weekly and yet be as unfaithful as one who seldom, if ever, attended. Hymn, I Have Decided to Follow Jesus, C. Faith So he tells him, Swear by Caesar, or recant. 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 Oh, love the LORD, all you His saints! Or suppose I were to stand here, and if I were trained to be a scientist; suppose I were to lecture on science three times every week? When 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. 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. by (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
Father in heaven, our prayer is simple. Friends. 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. Listen to this: Romans 4:17: God, who quickeneth the dead, calleth those things which be not as though they were, Abraham [Genesis 17:5], against hope, believed in hope. There was
Death to sin through Christ John 15:12-13: This is My commandment, That you love one another . 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. read more, Scripture:
If only everyone could live knowing deeply this one true fact. Why didnt the Lord say that to Zaccheus? Now you have it translated here, And he was sad at that saying [Mark 10:22]. A. Its the basic foundation of the Christian faith it is fundamental It is in riches. Suppose I were to stand in this pulpitI majored in English in college, and I love English literature. https://drjustinimelsr.com/sermon-on-soteriology-be-faithful-until-death Almost half of those were murdered, starved, died in prison camps in the Soviet Union. Rev. Fawcett converted listening to George Whitefield preach, 1. 5:17; [Matthew 19:20; Mark 10:20]. Now, listen to His exact word: Give away what you have. 2014.04.20 HE AROSE and you can too! You cannot help but admire this young man. How can we leave these dear people? And John her husband replied, Wife, I dont see how we can. And he turned the team around and the wagon around and went back to the parsonage and put back in the house all of the things that he had stacked on that wagon. Lets peer inside Pauls heart, and see whats in there. Since we know that God will richly reward us, we should be faithful. When that moment comes, you trust that the Lord gives you the words to say, gives you the courage. 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. 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. You dont doubt His goodness. Revelation 2:10, Do not fear what you are about to suffer. 15:58). We, too, can lose focus of whats important in life. I dont want to suffer. The shears with rust are spoiled and yet. Let me finish with three points of application. All of us do. 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. Heres the mayor, heres the governor, heres the president. He was arrested by Herod when Philip of Tralles was high priest, during the proconsulship of Statius Quadratus, but while Jesus Christ was reigning as King forever.
But, if in a household there was a slave, and when time came, when that seventh year came and the slave was freeif he so loved his master or she so loved her mistress, that he did not want to leave, then they went through this kind of a simple ritual. Thats loving Jesus. This is the one, verse 8, The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life. It is in the transcendence of God that His eminence is so much comfort. Faithfulness. However fate or providence may assail us, our commitment to our Lord is, first, and supreme. [Luke 9:62]: No one, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.. repudiation of the world, a. Jesus It may mean that you are faithful in the midst of opposition, when your own children make different choices, sad choices, sinful choices, and say that you dont love them and youre not loving if you wont affirm what theyre doing. God(John 8:31-32, 14:23-24), A. It is one of the marks and the characteristics of a good disciple of Jesus; our love for one another. read more, Scripture:
Over time, the distinction between sacrificing to the Emperor as a ruler to honor him, and sacrificing to the Emperor as a god, well, that gets pretty fuzzy, and in some peoples minds a difference, a distinction without a difference. This lesson examines the Rev. The love of God is a powerful force in our efforts to be faithful. May I turn to 1 John 3:14? 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. We respond in Faith! Matthew 9:24, Luke 8:53), 2. It wasnt the procedure at this time that you would try to stamp out every Christian, but if somebody ratted you out, often your family, and you were brought there, then you were made to recant. On this He bases His judgments. I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel (Gal. It had a fierce loyalty to the Caesar, to the Emperor. Will God reward you? Number one let us pray for the persecuted church. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death. This is the second of seven messages to seven churches. Well, Jesus said something about this. 1 John 5: 13-21 Your browser does not support the audio tag. Evil influences prevent people from being faithful. As the song says, Just one glimpse of him in glory will the toils of life repay. Surely, seeing Jesus face to face will be reward enough for our faithfulness. 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. An outline from the book The Bumps Are What You Climb On "Three Important Looks" by Warren Wiersbe pg 17 1980 The handles of my plow where tears are wet. Faithfulness in the midst of persecution doesnt mean you just grin and bear it, you suppress it, you pretend like it doesnt hurt. And in Jerusalem, they nailed Him to a cross [Matthew 27:32-50]. Faithfulness involves giving our whole heart to God and trying to please him each day we live. He said you can avoid that second hellish death and though you may face martyrdom, you can live a glorious, joyous life, because on the other side of the first death, is eternal life. 6 Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he
And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions [Matthew 19:21-22; Mark 10:21, 22]. Ritual of piercing the ear of a slave who refuses to leave his master after Dont fear, its all about to get better. He doesnt say that. Now may I give, point out a poignant illustration of that in the Word of God? In fact, we do. We dare not just go through the motions without loving God with all our heart.
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. Psalms 20:5-6 The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.. But look at Jesus (John 1:10-11, Mark 5:40, He motioned toward them with his hand and then groaning as he looked up to heaven said, Away with the atheists. Meaning the atheists. They will be subtle, but they will be there. Poem, But here God says dont be surprised, dont, when it comes, do not think God is against you. Holiness. But from salvation to glory there are three vitally important way stations that The word staphanos, Stephen, means crown. And when the Lord says, be thou faithful unto death, and I will give you a crown of life, it could be a diadem, a royal crown. My fortieth year as a pastor still preaching the Word, V. A continuing living faith in Christ, A. One, starting with Nero, Christians were blamed for things in Rome and were being persecuted, at least intermittently. This is the pastor bringing the message entitled Faithful Unto Death. Leave me as I am, for the One who enables me to endure the fire will also enable me to remain on the pyre without moving. Then Polycarp prayed a final prayer and when he said amen, the men in charge of the fire lit it. Our resurrection is dependent on his resurrection- Paul said love for Him so great, any other in comparison is as hate, B. There are so many things in this world, which keep people from being faithful. read more, Scripture:
Give it up. It is on the Aegean Sea; it is in Turkey on the western shore of Asia Minor. Its called the Letter of Polycarp to the Philippians. 1:6). He told the disciples do not worry about what you will say in that day. Smyrna was a very pro-Rome city. A study of Johns presence at the cross will help us in the pursuit of faithfulness. You dont forget His promise. 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]. You have no picture of what actually that word describes at all in He was sad at that saying. The word is stugnaz. I started with the story of Polycarp. You read these stories of the martyrs and even allowing that perhaps the Church spoke at times with some exaggerated spirituality, maybe, yet we believe that its historically true and happened and happened much like that. Or see the movie or tell the jokes or visit the websites that everyone else. He was called to be pastor of a little church in a little town in Yorkshire called Wainsgate. The Bible says that Zaccheus was a rich man [Luke 19:1-2]. And Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz came unto him, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Set thine house in order: for thou shalt die, and not live. 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. We could put it like this death comes to us all, heaven does not. We dont have a weak God. 52-week preaching calendar to help you plan your sermons, Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching, Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year, [NEW YEAR] 4-Week Series to kick off 2023, [PRODUCTIVITY] Fulfill your full potential, [FOUNDATIONS] Getting back to what matters most. Dr. Matthew Everhard Jesus told the church in Smyrna, "Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life" (Revelation 2:10, KJV). That was Smyrna in 155 or 156 A.D. The sermons and original blog posts are Copyright by Dr. Justin Imel, Sr. Faithfulness means you keep bearing witness to Jesus. THREE IMPORTANT LOOKS OR PAUL'S LAST TESTIMONY Because the one who overcomes this present, temporary, fleeting pain will not be pained by the second and everlasting death. But after thirty-nine years, standing here in this pulpit, there are thousands and thousands who come every Lords day listening to what? Some believe godly living, great faith and positive thinking will exempt them from trials. Pray for the persecuted church. For the white city thats soon coming down. We are not of those who draw back to perdition, but of those who believe to the saving of the soul (Heb. For Jesus sake we pray. This morning, we want to examine the biblical teachings concerning our faithfulness and call us to faithfulness to God. I dont invite it. Moule]. Later in the letter we read such is the story of blessed Polycarp, although he, together with those from Philadelphia, was the 12th person martyred in Smyrna, he alone is especially remembered by everyone so that he is spoken of everywhere, even by pagans. The Lord never said that to him. Currently 160,000 Christians, by one estimate, are martyred every year. Especially and particularly is that true with our young people. And what you do and what you believe and how you carry yourself is thought strange? Its been translated into English. And this commandment that we have from Him, That he who loveth God love his brother also [1 John 4:21]. Thats the cry in each one of these churches. But in 1776, he joined the Revolutionary Army. 3:11). But interestingly, Revelation here doesnt blame the Romans for the persecution thats coming, though they could be the ones to mete it out, the executioners.
You, too, can read that. The third thing that had happened is by the end of the first century, some Jews had compromised with Rome. WebIts a very tender and touching sceneone of the most moving and heartwarming farewell speeches thats ever been recorded in literature. Pastor Wayne Tindale 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. Self, by nature, is on the throne of my heart. In the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Deuteronomy is one of the most unusual parabolic instances of devotion that you could ever think for or find in all literature. Those who seem to be strong in the faith prove to not have been in the faith. 10/18/2006 and the word which ye hear is not Mine, but the Fathers which sent Me. Any true disciple of our Lord has a deep, haunting, never-sated thirst for the word of God.
He never knows a turning back or an ultimate defeat. 22:37). Be faithful unto death. WebBe Faithful Unto Death The sixth step Jesus said, "Be faithful until death and I will give you the crown of life" (Revelation 2:10). 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]. But in particular it blames some of the Jews. . There is nothing but praise from our Lord for the church in Smyrna [Revelation 2:8-11]. And when John Fawcett stood and preached before the king, the king was so moved he said to the preacher, Ask anything and I will give it to thee. And the wonderful preacher replied, Sir, I have nothing for myself, but one of my families has a boy, a wayward boy who faces the sentence of death for forgery, in the strict laws of that time. Its important to remember what happened after the Resurrection! Any psychologist, any psychologist, will tell you that one of the driving forces in human life is to be acceptableespecially to be acclaimed among our peers. It tarries through the last breath. One of the marks, I say, of a true disciple of Christ, he never wearies, hes never seen, hes never sated listening to the Word of God. Revelation 2:8-11, Denomination:
Our home is not here, it is there [John 14:1-3; Reveltion 21:1-5]. FAITHFUL EVEN UNTO DEATH ON POINT, I Each sermon has to do with our Christian life down here in the earth. To Him be the glory, honor, majesty, and eternal throne, from generation to generation. Give it up and come, take up the cross, and follow me. 3 Tests Of Plagiarism: Do Your Sermons Pass Them. But listen to the heroes of the faith. John 1:10-11: Jesus was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. And a youngster wants to belong to the group. And whenever you see a monument to Nathan Hale, you will find inscribed the last word that he said, I regret I have but one life to lose for my country. That is a little comparable patriotic devotion, like us in our supreme love for Christ.
The other place it is used is to describe the face of that young man. 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. I have never heard an exception to this in my life, and it is always false, it is always untrue. And the Lord noticed it. They are clear and unequivocal; the first one is this: supreme love for Jesus our Lord. We find them suggested in II Kings 2:1-12. Jesus knows. 31:23). WebFEATURE SERMON TEXT-FEATURE Featuring 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 So you add them all up, and what? Note: When doing a study on a book in the Bible you use a lot of resources. It is required in stewards that one be found faithful (1 Cor. II Kings 2:1-12 Amen. And after he began his preachingafter he was a preacher, he was wonderfully converted. While we sing our appeal a thousand times welcome, come. Of course it does. And our Lord, bless these to whom the Holy Spirit makes appeal this morning; some to put their lives with us in the church, some to follow our blessed Lord Jesus in baptism [Matthew 3:13-17], some to accept Thee as Savior; bless each one. He stayed there in that tiny church over fifty years; their pastor over fifty years. We see it here in this text its the second death. 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
Committed to a belief in another world(Colossians 3:2, 1 Corinthians 15:19), A. Clarence WebIts a very tender and touching sceneone of the most moving and heartwarming farewell speeches thats ever been recorded in literature. But if a man loves God, every day is a sweeter day, a triumphant day, and some day, a victorious day. William Akehurst HSWC It is used twice in the Bible. Please, sir, your Majesty, said the pastor, could you grant pardon to the boy? He did it. I would never think to say, Away with the atheists. I would Would I stand fast? Most of us, if were honest, are scared of suffering. Our inheritance is not here, it is there [1 Peter 1:4-5]. The first one is this: and I take these out of the Bible, out of the New Testament. The third characteristicchoosing deliberately the cross, crucifying ourselves and every worldly desire that we have, that we might love God. Maybe take a half hour to read it. Most people dont consider that they will die. 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