Oh, no, blessed Master, stay where thou art! I am afraid that many know where we trade, and many know where we preach, but perhaps, few know where we pray. John 17:15-16. Thomas should not have said that, because, after all, it was not true. John 14:7. Some teachers overload their hearers with truth till I might truly say that they pile on the agony. John 17:24-26. Howbeit when he the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself, but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. Plato mentioned an account that he had It went this way just now: Thou shalt never wash my feet. Now it goes right away to the other extreme: Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. Go more gently, Peter, be more quiet. Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him. Blessed peace. I pray not that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil. She would also receive As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. I ye to prepare a place for you. Sometimes, God makes the basest men the unconscious utterers of truth which they do not themselves comprehend. Greek Oracles. Now, as it was with Christ, so is it to be with us; at least, in our measure. When the chief priests therefore and officers saw him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. I wish that we could see more of this blessed unity, yet it does exist, even if we cannot see it. John 16:14. I already have some rep with Frenzyhearts (atleast im above Hostile); I got stuck somewhere along a quest chain, no idea where. He was still over all, God blessed for ever, and be could have smitten everyone there to death if he had pleased to do so. We are looking for his coming. But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came., Very likely, loving Jesus, as he evidently did, very much, Thomas was broken-hearted when he found that his Master was dead; so, when his fellow-disciples told him that Jesus was alive again, he could not believe it, he felt that the news was too good to be true. Joshua I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. John 16:13-14. Christ cannot come and comfortably manifest himself to those who are living out of order and disregarding his words. Yes, and many a Judas knows the place where the saints meet for worship, and knows the communion table too, and knows some of the most hallowed gatherings of Gods people where they pour out their hearts in private prayer; and the pity is that, knowing all that, too, the ancient Judas and the modern one do not savingly know the Master himself. And yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. Some men tell us that the truth is in the Word, but that the Word is not the truth. An outrage upon the first principles of wisdom is distrust of God. It is not always the man who lives in the sunlight who sees the most. John 16:2. Trouble is in your house, perhaps; but, if so, let it not get into your heart. As for the Destroy Card directives; we just pop these into a ziploc bag labelled destroyed. They were all washed so far as their feet were concerned, but not all of them had been cleansed in the saved bath which removes the stains of sin. There is no magnet like the death of Christ. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. John 17:4. This is such knowledge as the universities cannot teach; it is such knowledge as the most-learned doctors cannot attain to by themselves. information. The greatest blessing, after all, is not the bodily presence of the Saviour, though we learn something from that, but it is the indwelling and the teaching of the Holy Ghost which we most of all need. I will come again, and when I do come, I shall never go from you again.. Just as they were gathered to say, Ave Imperator Hail emperor so imitating that word which they applied to Caesar. John 20:13. John 12:49. John 15:11. The sheep shall be delivered into the hand of the Father in full number, there shall not be one of them missing in that day when they shall pass under the rod of the great Shepherd. I do not think, however, that this sentence is very applicable that way, for there was no affliction in having the feet washed. But we have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? So my synopsis is.. pulling is brutal at first but it gets better. They fulfilled what had been written long before, even as they afterwards did when they put Christ to death. Their great guardian and protector has gone. John 21:7. Alone! When we obey his will, it will be his will to honour us with his constant presence. It was a sneering question, Who is this Son of man? Our Lord did not answer it, thus teaching us that some people are not worth answering. It is the Fathers province, by the Holy Spirit and by the works of Providence, to see to the prosperity of the Church. James If not, away with him, for he is not speaking as the Holy Spirit speaks. which thou hast given me: for then lovedst me before the foundation of the world. John 17:1. No mere man would have dared to pray such a prayer as this. Jokes on you yo. This exposition consisted of readings from John 17:1-12; John 18:1-14. This then is one of the tests of true believers, the twice-born, they have received a new nature which enables them to recognize the existence of the Spirit of God and to feel the influence of his work: Ye know him: for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.. And did cast himself into the sea. Many, nowadays, say that we ought to blend the church with the community, and that it is a great pity to have any division between them. Hence our Saviour lays great stress upon this fact, I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me. Brother minister, may you and I, when we come to die, be able to say to the Lord concerning our people, I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me.. The Saviour therefore prepared their minds for the trial. Brethren, has your joy ever been full yet? John 21:9. Jesus cried and said, He that believeth on me, believeth not on me, but on him that sent me. Bear with each others faults. But this cometh to pass, that the word might be fulfilled that is written in their law, They hated me without a cause. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. The people answered him, We have heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. John 16:7. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away and every branch that beareth fruit , What of that? There cannot be two lives, there cannot be two beings within the one body of Christ. He always has his own ways of working, and they always fit the circumstances of the case, and show his thoughtful care of his people. 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 the praise of God. There appears to have been at least some measure of reverence for him in their minds. Obviously, I want to hit Exalted on both and reap the rewards. If you are living here for yourself alone, how can you belong to Christ, who never lived a moment for himself, but always lived wholly for others? Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise. Here is another helpful lesson for any of you who have a trial before you. John 16:15-16. He is the Gardener, though not the one that Mary supposed, but what a strange request this was for her to make: If thou hast borne him hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will take him away. Could she have carried away the body of Jesus if it had been there? Surely, never did any human poem match this peerless prose of the Divine Teacher. He had tabernacled in human flesh; and when he spoke these words, the time was approaching when, All his world and warfare done, he should go back to his pristine glory with something more added to it. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart; and in a very special sense, under the new dispensation, that spirituality of mind, which enables us to delight in God, is a necessary antecedent to our obtaining the desires of our heart in the high and spiritual sphere of prayer. Our Lords teaching was never deceptive, he did not say one thing and mean another. Christ did not pride himself upon being a great original thinker. He took his word from his Fathers mouth; and the preacher of the gospel is to be no inventor of new thoughts. Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: This poor world will not receive anything which it cannot see. In this matter, he was found of them that sought him not. Christs almighty power cast them down at once. That expression, I will not leave you comfortless, might be rendered, I will not leave you orphans.. Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovest me before the foundation of the world. We could never have entered there if he had not gone in first; and even now, there is no coming to the Father in faith or in prayer except by Christ, we must not even dream of communion with God except through our Lord Jesus Christ. It was quite enough for the Lord to call his attention to her by saying Behold thy mother. How I wish we were always in such a state of heart that we did not need specific precepts, a hint would suffice. The important question: What did you name your town and headquarters? they did not understand the voice of God, or the cause of the voice speaking to them. Christ referred to Judas, and through him to the Jews who had conspired to put him to death; but what tenderness it was, on the part of Jesus, to make an excuse as it were even for Pilate! It does not do for us to presume to judge the Word of God; we should rather let the Word of God judge us. Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. Our Lord repeated the command, for he knew how prone even his disciples would be to disobey it. 2 John Even to pray for Christs sake does not reach to the point of praying in Christs name. If I don't really care for Clank, but I liked Clank In Space a little better, should I try this game? The mercy is that, although God will purge and prune his vine-branches, he will not destroy them. God grant to all of us to know by happy experience the meaning of this wondrous expression! Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest. Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way? If any man says that he speaks by the Spirit, you can test him in this way, does what he says glorify Christ? Where our blessed Master is present, the very desires of his people are prayers, even though their lips remain closed. Our Lord says to his disciples, If you knew where I was going, and understood my motive in going, your sorrow at my departure would be assuaged., It is for your profit to lose my personal presence, precious as that has been to you.. So Jesus says, Whither I go, ye know, and the way ye know.. That you should not be scandalized when you are put to suffering on any account that you should not dread the offence of the cross, and turn aside because of it. To be forewarned is to be forearmed, especially when the Lord Jesus Christ gives the forewarning; and his disciples were thus to be forearmed and braced up for the coming conflict. 2000. Legacy: Acquisitions Incorporated (SEE LOW PRICE AT CHECKOUT) $73.99. I was not found in holes and corners, secretly fomenting sedition. aspects of Greek religion, such as the cosmogony, the gods, rituals, and cults. Some like a very stately service in their worship, something very grand, that makes ordinary worshippers stand afar off. And if any man hear my word, and believe not, I judge him not: for I came not to judge the world, but to save the world. And when he had so said, he showed unto them his hands and his side. Oh, that we were lowlier in humility! Such was their Lords love to them that he would not have them attacked unawares; by his grace, they would hold on, and hold out, they would persevere to the end; but there would have to be a struggle, and to help them in the fight, Jesus tells them all about it before it begins. 1 John The apostles blundered, and lost themselves in the words of their Master, instead of entering into the spirit of what he said; so we must not wonder if we often do the same. And they themselves went not into the judgment hall, lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover. Jesus Christ will come very soon. I am sure at higher counts it would be a different experience, not better just different. Incarnate love has fulfilled its self-imposed task. John 20:26-27. There are two things that are true; that men act freely and are therefore responsible when they sin, but that there is a divine predestination that rules all things according to the purpose and will of God. If your sorrow is to be turned into joy, then the more sorrow, the more joy. Then there is another love that grows in his heart because of our love to his Son. If anyone is trusting in himself, he may soon utter a falsehood concerning his Lord, as Peter did. Do not trust yourselves. We have seemed to be carried away with an intense delight because God has heard our prayers. You, dear friend, though you have no gifts of speech, may go and tell the story of Jesus Christ to someone, and God may bring him to repentance through you, as he brought Peter back to himself through the agency of this bird. And said, Hail, King of the Jews! John 18:16-18. Do not act so, beloved, but look for comfort even when your heart is breaking: As she wept, she stooped down, and looked , John 20:11-12. into the sepulcher, and seeth two angels in white , The resurrection color, the color of joy and gladness: two angels in white. When people determine to reject Christ, he leaves them; why should he tarry where he is rejected? These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. Ah! we cannot tell what he saith. And it was the preparation of the passover, and about the sixth hour: and he saith unto the Jews, Behold your King! If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will and it shall be done unto you. And he that loveth me shall be loved by my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. God help us to be clear-minded, and not to think what we should not like to say! He would have very few words, for he was going to the bloody sweat and scourging and death: his words might well be few, for his actions would speak more loudly than words. When Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. John 18:25-27. Their salvation is proved by their fruitfulness. They have not been all they might have been, nor all they ought to have been, but, O my Father, they have kept thy word! I trust that we may be found faithful to the truth that the Holy Spirit has taught us, and obedient to its precepts, that our Lord may be able to say to his Father concerning us also, They have kept thy word.. He believed, as a Roman in gods many. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him. It is a great help in prayer, when you are yourself unable to pray, to get someone, whom you know to be a Christian, and who has sympathy with you, to come and pray with you. Oh, that the Spirit of peace would breathe it upon us all! accounts with these priestesses. Looking away from your dear ones whom you must leave as Jesus left his disciples, may you each one be able to say, And now come I to thee! Follow me, even though you end, as I did, on a cross. The people therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record. And greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father. At the end of the campaign, however, you will have a fully playable, two-sided board that you may continue to play on as often as you like. You see that Jesus does his work well. How is it part of your identity? And that is a very sweet thing. Take them not out of the world, but keep them from the evil.. And now, what a descent it is as we pass on to the next scene in his life! John 14:13. This exposition consisted of readings from John 17:15-26; And Mat 26:36-46. And where l am, there shall also my servant be: He shall be with me in tribulation; he shall be with me in humiliation; but he shall ultimately be with me in triumph and in glory.. 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