fearnot
Living With Pain
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Post by fearnot on Mar 11, 2016 12:58:12 GMT -5
I sometimes feel like an onion, a cabbage, or a piece of lettuce with layers of the world being peeled off of me, so that slowly the Lord is helping me to focus more on Him and Holiness ( mostly His Holiness.... yet with His help, being called more to a holy life)
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Post by Cindy on Mar 14, 2016 11:29:48 GMT -5
That's well said and pretty much how I feel too.
Living Simply for the Sake of the Poor
It is better to make three middling shirts, with which you may clothe both yourself and the poor of Christ, than if you were to make one of very precious materials for yourself. And it is better to have simple food prepared, by which you may entertain a number of the needy at your table, than if you were to spend a large sum of money on delicious food, and live riotously with your own family, while the poor of Christ were suffering and perishing with cold and nakedness in your presence. Atto of Vercelli (d. 961)
“Give generously to him and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to. There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land.” (Deuteronomy 15:10–11)
“John answered, “The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same.”” (Luke 3:11)
“All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts,” (Acts 2:44–46)
“All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need.” (Acts 4:32–35)
300 quotations for preachers from the Medieval church.
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Post by Cindy on Mar 15, 2016 11:27:09 GMT -5
Christ’s Love Has Dove’s Eyes
Christ’s love has doves’ eyes, because every soul which truly loves Him internally is not fired, like hawks, with greed for things without, nor plans evil against any living things; for it is said to belong to the meek nature of the dove, to look on everything that may happen with simple, gentle, and lowly heart.
VENERABLE BEDE (ca. 672–735)
“For this is what the high and lofty One says— he who lives forever, whose name is holy: “I live in a high and holy place, but also with him who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.” (Isaiah 57:15)
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.” (Matthew 11:29)
“Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” (Ephesians 4:2)
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” (Colossians 3:12)
300 quotations for preachers from the Medieval church.
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Post by Cindy on Mar 23, 2016 10:57:06 GMT -5
Purity of tongue, as well as of conduct, is best preserved, not only by sacred reading, but also by intercourse with those who are devout servants of our Lord; so that if my tongue begins to run wild, or evil deeds suggest themselves to me, I may be sustained by the hands of my faithful brothers and preserved from falling. VENERABLE BEDE (ca. 672–735)
“Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.”” (Isaiah 35:3–4)
“Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.” (1 Thessalonians 5:11)
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:24–25)
300 quotations for preachers from the Medieval church
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Post by bystillwaters on Mar 24, 2016 8:43:15 GMT -5
Ah the book of quotations sounds very interesting ... Thank you for posting this encouragement from early times in the in church...
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Post by Cindy on Mar 24, 2016 11:58:45 GMT -5
Christ surrendered Himself, that He might win you as a kingdom to God the Father. In like manner, do you give yourself, that you may become His kingdom, that sin may not reign in your mortal body, but that the Spirit may rule there, to the acquiring of life. VENERABLE BEDE (ca. 672–735)
“Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.” (Romans 6:12)
“Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power.” (1 Corinthians 15:24)
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7)
“and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen.” (Revelation 1:6)
300 quotations for preachers from the Medieval church.
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Post by Brother Mark on Apr 24, 2016 10:55:32 GMT -5
Amen
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Post by Cindy on Apr 28, 2016 11:32:26 GMT -5
The Time for Labor and Agony Is Not Long
God has provided this also, that the time for labor and for agony should not be extended—not long, not enduring, but short, and so to speak, momentary: that in this short and little life should be the pain and the labors; that in the life which is eternal should be the crown and the reward of merits; that the labors should quickly come to an end, but the reward of endurance should remain without end; that after the darkness of this world they should behold that most beautiful light, and should receive a blessedness greater than the bitterness of all passions. VENERABLE BEDE (ca. 672–735)
“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.” (1 Peter 1:6)
“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” (1 Peter 5:10)
300 quotations for preachers from the Medieval church.
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Post by Cindy on May 10, 2016 11:33:38 GMT -5
Time to Pass from Evil to Good
Beloved brothers, it is time to pass from evil to good, from darkness to light, from this most unfaithful world to everlasting joys, lest that day take us unawares in which our Lord Jesus Christ shall come to make the round world a desert, and to give over to everlasting punishment sinners who would not repent of the sins which they did. VENERABLE BEDE (ca. 672–735)
“Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” (Psalm 34:14)
“to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’” (Acts 26:18)
“He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.” (1 Peter 3:11)
300 quotations for preachers from the Medieval church
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Post by Cindy on May 20, 2016 9:53:55 GMT -5
A Virtue to Be Humble When Honored
It is no great perfection to be humble when we are despised; but it is a great and rare virtue to preserve humility in the midst of honors.
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX (1090–1153)
“(Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth.)” (Numbers 12:3)
“Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.” (Proverbs 18:12)
“A man’s pride brings him low, but a man of lowly spirit gains honor.” (Proverbs 29:23)
“The LORD Almighty planned it, to bring low the pride of all glory and to humble all who are renowned on the earth.” (Isaiah 23:9)
300 quotations for preachers from the Medieval church.
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Post by Cindy on May 31, 2016 11:18:57 GMT -5
Without me ye can do nothing.… I can do all things, through Christ which strengtheneth me
John 15:5; Phil. 4:13
Apart from Him we can do nothing. Whilst we are abiding in Him nothing is impossible. The one purpose of our life should therefore be to remain in living and intense union with Christ, guarding against everything that would break it, employing every means of cementing and enlarging it. And just in proportion as we do so, we shall find His strength flowing into us for every possible emergency. We may not feel its presence; but we shall find it present whenever we begin to draw on it. There is no temptation which we cannot master; no privation which we cannot patiently bear; no difficulty with which we cannot cope; no work which we cannot perform; no confession or testimony which we cannot make, if only our souls are living in healthy union with Jesus Christ; for as our day or hour, so shall our strength be.
F. B. Meyer
Thoughts for the quiet hour.
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Post by Cindy on Jun 1, 2016 10:13:27 GMT -5
As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you
John 20:21
We should never leave our room until we have seen the face of our dear Master, Christ, and have realized that we are being sent forth by Him to do His will, and to finish the work which He has given us to do. He who said to His immediate followers, “As my Father hath sent me, even so send I you,” says as much to each one of us, as the dawn summons us to live another day. We should realize that we are as much sent forth by Him as the angels who “do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.” There is some plan for each day’s work, which He will unfold to us, if only we will look up to Him to do so; some mission to fulfill; some ministry to perform; some lesson patiently to learn, that we may be able to “reach others also.” As to our plans we need not be anxious; because He who sends us forth is responsible to make the plan, according to His infinite wisdom; and to reveal it to us, however dull and stupid our faculties may be. And as to our sufficiency, we are secure of having all needful grace; because He never sends us forth, except He first breathes on us and says, “Receive ye the Holy Spirit.” There is always a special endowment for special power.
F. B. Meyer
Thoughts for the quiet hour.
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Post by Cindy on Jun 6, 2016 9:13:46 GMT -5
David enquired of the Lord 2 Sam. 5:19
Christian, if thou wouldst know the path of duty, take God for thy compass; if thou wouldst steer thy ship through the dark billows, put the tiller into the hand of the Almighty. Many a rock might be escaped if we would let our Father take the helm; many a shoal or quicksand we might well avoid if we would leave it to His sovereign will to choose and to command. The Puritan said, “As sure as ever a Christian carves for himself he’ll cut his own fingers.” “I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go” is God’s promise to His people. Let us, then, take all our perplexities to Him and say, “Lord, what wilt thou have me to do?” Leave not thy chamber this morning without inquiring of the Lord.
Spurgeon
Thoughts for the quiet hour.
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