ALL IN THE FAMILY AT THESSALONICA (2)
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All in the Family at Thessalonica (2)
Series: 1 Thessalonians
Donald Cantrell
1 Thessalonians 2:1 - 12
I - Paul's Brotherly Actions (1 - 6)
II - Paul's Motherly Affections (7 - 9)
III - Paul's Fatherly Attributes (10 - 12)
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Theme: ''The church functioning as a united family''
Ready for Either
Here I speak of a special type of giving, the giving of our total selves first to God. It is the giving of body, soul and spirit for God's use that we may achieve, for ourselves and for others, the higher ends of God. This is not, as you can see, charity giving.
This is dedication giving. It is the giving of who and what we are. It is the type of giving expressed in a an engraved picture on one of the ancient cathedrals in Europe where an apostle stands between an altar and a plough, the symbols of dying and serving, with the inscription, 'READY for EITHER.'' This rule of sacrificially giving of ourselves that we might prepare the way of the Lord is like the case in all the experiences of life.
It is a commonsense rule that applies to all the situations of life: Without serving that which we need to achieve, we simply can't achieve it. Life is a series of giving's that we might gain. Only where there is input can we expect an output. Only when we deposit, can we expect return. Don't participate, don't expect. No pain, no gain. Nothing comes from nothing, nothing ever could.
Morning and Evening Devotions
''Lord, accept me; I here present myself, praying to live only in thee and to thee. Let me be as the bullock which stands between the plough and the altar, to work or to be sacrificed; and let my motto be, ''Ready for either.''''
C. H. Spurgeon
At this point Dr. York shared an example of the old American Baptist Foreign Mission Society's seal of an ox standing between an altar and a plough. Written above it are the words, ''Ready for either.'' What a perfect picture o ...
Series: 1 Thessalonians
Donald Cantrell
1 Thessalonians 2:1 - 12
I - Paul's Brotherly Actions (1 - 6)
II - Paul's Motherly Affections (7 - 9)
III - Paul's Fatherly Attributes (10 - 12)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with sub-points.
Theme: ''The church functioning as a united family''
Ready for Either
Here I speak of a special type of giving, the giving of our total selves first to God. It is the giving of body, soul and spirit for God's use that we may achieve, for ourselves and for others, the higher ends of God. This is not, as you can see, charity giving.
This is dedication giving. It is the giving of who and what we are. It is the type of giving expressed in a an engraved picture on one of the ancient cathedrals in Europe where an apostle stands between an altar and a plough, the symbols of dying and serving, with the inscription, 'READY for EITHER.'' This rule of sacrificially giving of ourselves that we might prepare the way of the Lord is like the case in all the experiences of life.
It is a commonsense rule that applies to all the situations of life: Without serving that which we need to achieve, we simply can't achieve it. Life is a series of giving's that we might gain. Only where there is input can we expect an output. Only when we deposit, can we expect return. Don't participate, don't expect. No pain, no gain. Nothing comes from nothing, nothing ever could.
Morning and Evening Devotions
''Lord, accept me; I here present myself, praying to live only in thee and to thee. Let me be as the bullock which stands between the plough and the altar, to work or to be sacrificed; and let my motto be, ''Ready for either.''''
C. H. Spurgeon
At this point Dr. York shared an example of the old American Baptist Foreign Mission Society's seal of an ox standing between an altar and a plough. Written above it are the words, ''Ready for either.'' What a perfect picture o ...
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