Something is heroic when it rises above and beyond what most humans think themselves capable of, and what Jesus describes here in Luke 6 definitely fits the bill. (Luke 6:38) February 16, 2020 by Brian 59 Comments "Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. INTRODUCTION.--Our Lord here condemns all rash judgments. There is a great deal of goodgood under certain senses and aspects of the term, "good"in many unconverted people. A doctrine from Him we value beyond the much fine gold and a command is equally high in our esteem. 2. III. 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. Let me emphasize what I have repeatedly said before: to live as we should, we must live by every word of God. Luke 6:38 Context. I had rather be poor for Thy sake, than rich without Thee. 43. But then, the preacher is not addressing himself to you as to flesh and blood, but as to those who are possessed of a far higher principle, namely, the indwelling Spirit of God! And, though occupied with many things, though ignorant of the Greek language, I have nevertheless sat Saint Gregory the Greatthe Epistles of Saint Gregory the Great, Of Christian Liberty. Gregory to Anastasius, &c. That a good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things (Matth. And His disciples plucked the heads of grain and ate them, rubbing them in their hands. What does it mean, that one man cannot go among any kind of men, however base and low, without getting happiness and good; while another man cannot go into the midst of the noblest and sweetest company without bringing out misery and despair and sin? If things are right, but not in fashion, let us start the fashion! The Bible does not give us exact and particular rules, but lays down general principles by which we are to govern our conduct. The examination important.--2. Luke 6:10-11. You know the old saying, "Evil for good is devil-like, evil for evil is beast-like, good for good is man-like, good for evil is God-like"? The Present Life as Related to the Future. The life beyond depends on the life here. VI. 6 Luke 19:6 Luke 19:7 Luke 19:9. Where are the fruits of my discipleship? BRETHREN in Christ, every Word which proceeds out of our Master's lips is precious to us. S. LUKE vi. WE read in the Gospel for this day that our Lord Jesus Christ said: "Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful. Luke Spurgeon Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) | Scrum Master (CSM) | Scrum Professional II | Technical Writer II | Educator | People over Processes St Thomas, Pennsylvania, United States 170. 3. It concerns love. He says, "Kindness must not be shown to a youth, nor to an old mannot to the aged, because he is likely to die before he can have an occasion to repay you the benefitand not to the young man, for he is sure to forget it." Candor of disposition.--6. Our first observation in plunging into our discourse is this. "Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven.". The rich man finds his wealth in his bursting barns, but the Believer finds his treasure in the all-sufficiency of His God. Is there anything which can seem too mean for you and me after beholding such condescension? Labour may have been sweet to him; he may have been willing to toil on, as he was gradually making progress to his object; success has been full of delight, as he gradually mastered difficulties, and looking back upon the way which he had passed, found how he had climbed to heights, to which his youthful ambition hardly dared to aspire. 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. Such a creature you and I shall yet become. I help you and you help mea very proper thing to do and the more of such brotherly and neighborly co-operation, the betterbut still, there is nothing so very virtuous in it. 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. Our own portion in heaven will be all the more blessed, because of its being shared with those to whom on earth we were helpers. "Give, and it will be given to you. Only here in New Testament. As to temporal things, we are to be constantly calm, content, grateful and trustful, relying upon the bounty of our God. The allusion in every case is to a dry measure; and the climax in the three participles would be destroyed by Bengel's interpretation. 36-38. - C. II. It has great depths. They have all talked with the ground on which they lived, and heard its answers. The Scourging 1. We are but stewards of all that we possess. 2. There is a getting near to Christ in such actions that has about it more of Heaven than all besides! Whether in formal biblical counseling or informal ministry to one another, believers are called not only to offer instruction to each other, but to be involved in each other's lives. Into your bosom - That is, to you. 35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. Zeal for the divine honor.--11. In it, our Lord gives very definite statements concerning the condition of those who have departed this life. C. H. Spurgeon said that verse 38 weighed on his heart more than any other text in the Bible! Luke 7 Luk 7:18. You are a deacon, or other Church officeryes, so were certain bank directors who were none the more honest for that. This would be glorious, indeed, especially if you could keep clear of all selfish motives in such a contest of love and would do it all, not because you want to seem a hero or to be something great, but simply because you delight to do good and feel it to be a pleasure to do that good where it is most needed, namely, where the spirit of enmity has the greatest power. Serenity amidst the uncertainties of life.--8, 9. Divine Grace is not needed to make affectionate sons and daughters we see them all around us! 'And He lifted up His eyes on His disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God, 21. They are bungling Sabbath observance to feed their stomachs. But Jesus rebuked them and said, "You know not what manner of spirit you are of, for the Son of Man did not com to destroy men's lives, but to save them. Sinners also perform their religious acts and besides these, some of them exhibit many external virtues and yet they manifestly fail to approach the standard or Christian virtue. But let us study it for a moment. 45), this thy Charity has shewn, both in thy habitual life and lately also in thy epistle; wherein I find two persons at issue with regard to virtues; that is to say, thyself contending for charity, and another for fear and humility. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My Name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. Case in point: in the 2022 playoffs, the likes of Artturi . It maintains the merits of Christ, the truth of the Gospel, and the peace of the soul. 42. They refused you at first, try them again! First, Believers renouncing the righteousness of the law, look only to Christ. (Luke vi. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. "Love your enemies, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you." Takeaway by Jared Spurgeon; . FOR THE MOST HEROIC LIFE. And yet you call yourself a Christian? He may go round, again, very shortly to those who repulsed him and find them in a better mind. sufficiently full, and no more. 25.--"And Abraham said, Son remember that thou in thy lifetime receivedst thy good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented." The Holy Spirit comes to dwell in these bodies of clay while angels look on and wonder! Do not these thoughts provoke you to something better? The spirit of Christianity is lowly, yielding, easily to be entreated, seeking not itself. Or when could it be evil whilst Thou wert near? Is it not Thou, O Lord my God, whose mercies are without number? True marks proposed; such as--increasing love to God.--4. One of them exclaims, How rich! Everything in PLUS. In my name--repeated Andrew MurrayThe Ministry of Intercession, "For as Many as are Led by the Spirit of God, they are the Sons of God. --Matthew, v. 7, 10 11, 12. Religious acts count for nothing unless there is a true heart at the back of them! If that sight touches you not, let me remind you of a further sceneHe went into Gethsemane and there He knelt and prayed for you and me until He was covered with a gory sweat and great drops of blood followed each other to the ground! For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again." - Luke 6:38 It purifies the conscience. What manner of persons ought you to be in all holy conversation and godliness? I will now close with the reflection that THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION SUPPLIES DUE NOURISHMENT. For every tree is known by his own fruit. In the passage that we have been reading we evidently have a form of virtue which is quite out of the ordinary range of men's thoughts. After our measure we are to be the samewe are to aspire to the higher happiness of which our Lord said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive." I have appointed you, that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in My Name, He may give it you. "Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure shall men give into your bosom." You are not under Law, but under Grace and, being under Grace, you feel the force of a constraint even holier and higher than mere Law could put upon you. But if we would see the greater depths C. In the bitter cold of winter the trees stand bare of leaves, and it seems as if their life, too, had departed for ever, yet in the spring time they put forth new leaves and beautiful flowers, and the fruit begins to show itself. 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. "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them like wise." Is there any reproach we could not bear after this, for His dear sake? Coupled with the power that flows out of Jesus so mercifully at the beginning of our passage, the power to do . 4. Surely here is the groundwork and argument of something supremely good! I turn to one more illustration of the working of our law the highest, the completest of them all. It seemed a stoop too great for our Lord and King thus to act a menial's part. Selfishness often misses its own poor mark, and it always fails to bless its author with an inward blessing; but beneficence is always blessed. another cries, How beautiful! It laid a burden upon our shoulders," because it dared to tell of what Christ has commanded us to do for Him. It needs Father, Son and Holy Spirit to work miracles of Divine Grace within as before we become Godlike. III. Be it so; God has not forgotten him. It seems that poverty of spirit is not the beatitude which corresponds to the gift of fear. Judge not . "Judge not--condemn not--forgive." 3. The outgoing, I want to remind you again that the mission of this little volume is to teach you how to live. Differently to be admonished are the joyful and the sad. Higher virtue exists than that which loves them that love you! I do not presume to fix the proportion. Jesus Christ, in the few sentences quoted, indicates the true secret or principle of holy living. A man-servant whose whole time was taken up with watching his own wealth would be of small value to his employer. Just a little later in this same sermon ( Luke 6:43-45 ), Jesus commanded us to know ourselves and others by the fruit of their life, and some sort of assessment is necessary for that. This holds good of all religions actions. God willed it and there stood the helmed cherubim and sworded seraphim before Him in all their glittering ranks. I allow in other men what I would denounce in myself. Verily, verily I say unto you, whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in My Name, He will give it you. "That," they say, "was a Gospel sermon, sweet food for our souls," because it happened to tell of what Christ has done for us. And, though occupied with many things, though ignorant of the Greek language, I have nevertheless sat, 1. 19:21: "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor." Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy; for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the, 'And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceiveth not the beam that is in thine own eye? "Where are these good and humble people? Divine Grace is not needed to make a man the loving husband of a tender wife! 1. We have heard persons say, "I do not see it to be my duty to be so precise; it is not customary." Kaiden Snyder of the St. James High track squad leads the pack on his way to first place in the 100-meter hurdles during the Cuba Invitational Thursday, April 13. The Christian Assisted in Examining into his Growth in Grace. Is there any pain that we would not face? 1. Scripture: Luke 1:26-38. The most prosperous man, the man to whom in God's providence there seems to be a larger than usual amount of success appointed, has no security; he cannot tell what a year, or even a day, may bring forth. Pressed down () Only here in New Testament. Either, how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? H. HowardStandards of Life and Service, The Christian Assisted in Examining into his Growth in Grace. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. But truly these are interwoven through other. Luke 1:53. If ye shall ask anything in My Name, I will do it. ( Luke 6:1-2) The source of the controversy: the disciples are accused of "harvesting" on the Sabbath.
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