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[The Pearly White City, Arthur F. Ingler]. WebWe 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 The second characteristic and mark of a faithful Christian: the denial of self. My fortieth year as a pastor still preaching the Word, V. A continuing living faith in Christ, A. You dont forget His promise. As we think of Gods love, what could we do but be faithful? In broad, open daylight where everyone could see, he knelt down before the Lord, the Prophet from Nazareth saying, Agathai didaskai [Mark 10:17]. Money causes individuals to work long hours and thus neglect their families. 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. The same thing is true of those in Hebrews 11. To Him be the glory, honor, majesty, and eternal throne, from generation to generation. Its a letter from Jesus, who is the Jewish Messiah. . FAITHFUL EVEN UNTO DEATH II Kings 2:1-12 For the child of God, heaven is our ultimate destination. Would it be murder, rape, spouse abuse, adultery, theft, gambling, or perhaps lying? You cannot help but admire this young man. A third characteristic of the true child of Christ: we are one who has deliberately chosen the cross. Pastor Wayne Tindale 18:6). 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. He lived to be 86 years old, and for the second half of his life he served as the bishop of Smyrna, which we just read is the second city in Revelation, today the modern city of Izmir in Turkey. And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is 3:11). Or see the movie or tell the jokes or visit the websites that everyone else. 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 I would never think to say, Away with the atheists. I would Would I stand fast? The LORD preserves the faithful (Ps. Pray for the persecuted church. Thats loving Jesus. That number of about 0.8% of Christians throughout history, in fact, has been constant over many centuries. Could I take time to turn aside? As the Father loved Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love (Jn. 22:37). 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. 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. This comes in chapter 21, the final chapter in some of the manuscripts of The Martyrdom of Polycarp. 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. People Listen In Different Wayscan You Reach All Of Them? I absolutely love how the story ends. There are absolutes in the Christian life. Often looking with no purpose. The Lord knows. 2:10 )? 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]. But notice who this Jesus is. read more, Scripture: read more, Scripture: 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. 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. 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. But look at Jesus (John 1:10-11, Mark 5:40, Paul wrote along similar lines "I have fought the 1:6). And the Lord noticed it. A pathway deliberately chosen death to the deepest desires of the flesh, We respond in Faith! 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. Losing focus of whats important in life prevents people from being faithful. And they will come and go, and the worse they can do to you is put you to death. Dont think youre the only one to have this struggle. Theyre such a testimony to Gods grace. Please, sir, your Majesty, said the pastor, could you grant pardon to the boy? He did it. Notice the Lord Jesus says in verse 9, I know your tribulation and your poverty. This was a church that had more pain than they had money. But from salvation to glory there are three vitally important way stations that But after thirty-nine years, standing here in this pulpit, there are thousands and thousands who come every Lords day listening to what? Denial of self(Matthew 16:24-25), A. New American Bible Do not be afraid of anything that you are going to suffer. I started with the story of Polycarp. 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]. If we are faithful, God will save us and glorify us in the life to come. Matthew 16:24-25: If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. You can read it. read more, Scripture: We all know the occasions where suffering brings out the absolute best in people, and weve seen it in our own church. Jesus does not offer a rebuke to Smyrna. Scripture is a powerful force in our efforts to remain faithful-You must continue in the things which you have learned and been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them (2 Tim. 2:10). will tell you one of the driving forces in human life is to be accepted, Moule]. Why didnt the Lord say that to Zaccheus? 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. May I turn to 1 John 3:14? 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 King James Version (KJV) < Previous Verse Next Verse > View Chapter Revelation 2:10 Context We cannot be defeated. Hes telling us from Gods Holy Scriptures about our Lord. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. a man loves the world and the things that are in it, he will find his hands He died and He came to life, therefore whatever happens to you, Christian, whatever befalls you, Smyrna, whatever happens among you, Christ Covenant, know that Im the beginning and the end, and even if you die for your faith, listen to the One who died and came to life. Repent. Do not be afraid. That means we are never turning back. II Timothy 4:6-8 Paul was looking with Some of those Christians have been killed by other Christians. Give it up. He knew what it was to suffer as a man. And that leads them into all kinds of things that break the hearts of their parents. Any Amazon link on this site is an ad. Heres part of the story, the martyrdom of Polycarp. WebClosed with a few words from Revelation chapter 2, including the line, "be faithful unto death." It may be in the workplace when you will not agree to do the advertising campaign they want to do, or the training that theyre making everyone do. 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. An outline from the book The Bumps Are What You Climb On "Three Important Looks" by Warren Wiersbe pg 17 1980 The clouds are boiling and the face of the heaven is angry. When that moment comes, you trust that the Lord gives you the words to say, gives you the courage. Revelation chapter 2, verses 8 through 11. John 1:10-11: Jesus was in the world, and the world was made by Him, and the world knew Him not. 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 I abdicate the throne, and no longer is itself, but if I enthrone my Lord, life becomes infinitely blessed, infinitely precious, infinitely meaningful. WebFAITHFUL EVEN UNTO DEATH II Kings 2:1-12 For the child of God, heaven is our ultimate destination. Romans 1:17, Denomination: Theres nothing that says we cant pray for it to be removed. We find them suggested in II Kings 2:1-12. But whether it is a diadem or a garland, whether it is a royal crown or a victors crown, God says if we are faithful and true, at the end of the way He will reward us with a crown of life [Revelation 2:10]. Jesus Himself said, Do not fear those who can kill the body but cannot kill the soul, rather fear Him who can destroy both body and soul in hell.. Well, Jesus said something about this. Web 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. Its been translated into English. In the little city of Bethany, they plotted His death. ON POINT, I Wed be fooling ourselves to make any sort of comparison. When the boy was sixteen years old, he went to hear George Whitefield preach, and he was converted; wonderfully converted, listening to George Whitefield preach the gospel. 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. 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. I recognize the first born of Satan. So he didnt mess around. Jesus is not going to lose. It is a message to Be faithful until death.. We Christians must be faithful. [He] went inside the house and sat down and wrote what I think is the most preciously beautiful hymn in the English language. I would love to be a professor of English literature. That is a big number. Nathan Hale entered Yale University as a ministerial student studying to be a preacher. Evangelical/Non-Denominational. Rev James Porter Be Thou Faithful Unto Death We will suffer. 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. We, too, can lose focus of whats important in life. They were poor, but rich in what really matters. Romans 10:17: Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing the word of God. If someone loved Jesus, he never tires of hearing about Him. Dr. Matthew Everhard Certain things I try to pray for each day, certain things I try to pray for on a day of the week, and persecuted church is one of those. By a living faith, I mean one consumed with one desireto please our Lord. The Pharisees did that (Matt. Let me finish, then, where we started. Jesus knows. In Matthew 16:3 Jesus uses it describing the face of a sky before a violent storm. Amen. The things of this world prevent people from being faithful. Free Sermons and Sermon Outlines for Preaching : Three Important Looks Or Paul's Last Testimony. 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. The tragic and terrible civil war he was fighting in his heart registered in his countenance, stugnaz; and he lost the battle. 5:17; He comes with comfort. Polycarp by all accounts was a venerable man, highly respected for his holiness and orthodoxy. Seeing that Polycarp was not being consumed by the fire, they then ordered an executioner to thrust him through with a dagger, and so finally Polycarp was dead.. The one who conquers will not be hurt by the second death.. 119:11). 1 Corinthians 15:1-58, Denomination: Just to give you some numbers from the time of Jesus to the year 2000, so just say about 2000 years, there were roughly 36 billion people on the planet. Selfishness prevents people from being faithful. 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. Because if were reading Scripture, well have the power to overcome temptation. This letter reported this man was certainly one of the elect. 11 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. The apostle John writes in 1 John 2:15-17: Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. However, when they entered Rahab's house, they found a woman who had already been touched by the Spirit and However, to sin is an everyday reality of truth---a reality of faith. 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 the world passeth away . He knew they would experience difficult times in their lives. 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. Isnt that unusual, that you would have a minister really converted? We can remember the love that God has for us. Suppose I were to stand in this pulpitI majored in English in college, and I love English literature. They were most affluent and well-to-do. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose his life for My sake shall find it. So 36billion total. 1 Corinthians 15:3-4. 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. Smyrna won the special privilege to build a temple to Emperor Tiberius. He was a friend of Ignatius and he was a mentor to Irenaeus. 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. It is one of the marks and the characteristics of a good disciple of Jesus; our love for one another. 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. Oh, what a beautiful thing, a precious thing, a wonderful thing: to love our Lord and to follow humbly in the way of Jesus! Genesis and Revelation are two of the most disputed books in the Bible. The other place it is used is to describe the face of that young man. Theme: Show the faith of these two great patriarchs. Currently 160,000 Christians, by one estimate, are martyred every year. Psychologist When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother, And this commandment that we have from Him, That he who loveth God love his brother also [1 John 4:21]. 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. Every sabbatical, every seventh year, the slave in a Hebrew household was to be free. They were hated, they were harassed, they faced the prospect of persecution and even death in this city of Smyrna. 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. And in the second chapter of the Book of the Revelation, in the tenth verse, in the address of our Lord to the church, He says, be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life [Revelation 2:10]. It is required in stewards that one be found faithful (1 Cor. Faithfulness. That is the child of God. The weakness of men, universally, is to please one another. Faithfulness is full time until the end of time. But in particular it blames some of the Jews. It had been for a long time. . The Suffering. Text: Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mothers sister, Mary the wife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. You dont get angry with God. We live, we die, we live again. What youre about to suffer need not be fearful. On this He bases His judgments. THE CHURCH THAT WOULD NOT SURRENDER Kids, young people, you will face even more pressures. And worse than strange, is thought hateful. 5-12-03 . 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 Putting this altogether, you can understand why in some parts of the Empire it was the Jews who sometimes instigated this persecution against the Christians. He wants to be acclaimed and accepted and praised by them. You couldnt help but know a man like that. We dont have a little God. He comes with comfort, and notice He comes with commands. Title: Death of two great patriarchs It was the first city, in fact, in the ancient world, to build a temple in honor of Rome. But the Jews had been given a special exemption. 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. The real hero is not he who makes the fastest schedule but he who lasts the longest. We come to see that the thing of value is not speed but endurance. It is an instrument of execution, and when I am invited to take up my cross, I am invited to die to myself that I might live to the Lord. Note: When doing a study on a book in the Bible you use a lot of resources. Why didnt the Lord say that to him? read more, Scripture: Our resurrection is dependent on his resurrection- Paul said Faithfulness means you keep bearing witness to Jesus. Ritual of piercing the ear of a slave who refuses to leave his master after Sometimes people do. 6:4 ), in which he is to set aside those things of his old way of life ( 2 Cor. And what you do and what you believe and how you carry yourself is thought strange? It is used twice in the Bible. 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. It appears that some 65 years earlier the Christian church in Smyrna was facing many of the same trials. "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 Come. knows nothing about defeat (Romans 4:17-21, Genesis Now you have it translated here, And he was sad at that saying [Mark 10:22]. He went away grieved, for he had great possessions: loving the wrong world [Mark 10:22]. Isa 38:1 In those days was Hezekiah sick unto death. Charles Wesley was an Anglican minister. John 15:12-13: This is My commandment, That you love one another . We dont want to exaggerate it, we dont want to claim that were facing what other people are facing. 12:1). If they die faithfully, they get a crown of life. Do not fear what you are about to suffer. There are many benefits to remaining faithful. 10:17), 1. Deliberately choosing the cross(Matthew 10:38, 16:24), 1. The one who overcomes, who conquers, will not be hurt by the second death, that is, the eternal punishment in the lake of fire. How do you respond when you are living your best, walking by faith, serving God and the bottom falls out? Dr. Gale A. Ragan-Reid (September 25, 2015) John 19:17-27. That may sound daunting. He lived, he died, he's alive. 14 views Watch this sermon on a Roku or Apple TV! And this allowed the Jews and the Romans to coexist. Most of us, if were honest, are scared of suffering. repudiation of the world, a. Jesus WebBe faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. It is a place on which somebody is executed, a cross. Remember, they considered the Christians to be atheists because they didnt have any statues, they didnt have idols. 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]. When I was a youth growing up, Clarence Darrow, the great agnostic and atheist, literally covered the horizon in the legal profession. He knows the fear that you have. Number one. General Washington needed information concerning the British troops. Then, they feel they dont need God, because theyve succeeded in life. And he was invited to preach before the king, King George III, in 1780. There are some men who are incorrect, who use that verse to say like this: Be faithful to your deathbed, and if you are, you will be saved. There is no thoughtthere is not an approach of a thought like that. 2:20). The cross before me, the world behind me, [I Have Decided to Follow Jesus, attributed to S. Sundar Singh]. . 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 would like if He had said, Do not fear because you wont suffer. I would much prefer that. But in 1776, he joined the Revolutionary Army. He knows your broken heart in a way that no one else does. But listen to the heroes of the faith. 6 Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he 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. He hands it back to you doubly blessed; sanctified, hallowed when I place Jesus first in my life. How faithful are you this morning? INTRODUCTION: Just looking in department stores. But from salvation to glory there are three vitally important way stations that become a part of our pilgrimage. The Lord said, if we are faithful unto death, He would give us a CROWN OF LIFE. 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]. 3 Tests Of Plagiarism: Do Your Sermons Pass Them. Listening to a man expound the unsearchable riches of the Word of God. 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. They assume they will go to heaven. Matthew 9:24, Luke 8:53), 2. read more, Scripture: The reason our adolescents, our young people, fall into, say, drugs, or into drinking, or into a thousand compromising positions, is because of peer pressure. We are given by choice, by volition, to our Lord and Master forever. heroes of the faith(Hebrews 11:9-10, 16), 1. 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). As we begin the New Year, I felt compelled to preach a series that deals with the foundational element of our faith the Gospel of Jesus Christ. And if the challenge in Ephesus was lovelessness, here it is the hatred of those who do not love Christ, or love the truth. And he gave his life to be a Baptist preacher, John Fawcett. Would to God we had ten thousand lives to offer to Jesus. And a man who preaches the word of the Lord is someone people love to listen to. I have decided to follow Jesus, the characteristic of a true disciple of our Lord. Believed and confessed they were strangers and pilgrims in this earth(Revelation 21:2). He was soon to dieto be rejected [Mark 10:32-34]. Death to sin through Christ . 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