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2 episodes with john huss
2 episodes with john huss
2 episodes with john huss
2 episodes with john huss
2 episodes with john huss
2 episodes with john huss
3 episodes with john huss
2 episodes with john huss
2 episodes with john huss
Por Pr. Guilherme Nascimento. | Mateus 5:1-3 | https://bbcst.net/R9065
Por Pr. Guilherme Nascimento. | Mateus 5:1-3 | https://bbcst.net/R9065
Who was John Huss? Today, we're examining the life and legacy of John Huss, a pre-reformer from Bohemia. Huss' teachings and martyrdom played a crucial role in setting the stage for the protestant reformation that would follow a century later. How did his bold stand impact church history? Join Pastor Steve as he explains.
Who was John Huss? Today, we're examining the life and legacy of John Huss, a pre-reformer from Bohemia. Huss' teachings and martyrdom played a crucial role in setting the stage for the protestant reformation that would follow a century later. How did his bold stand impact church history? Join Pastor Steve as he explains.
In this episode of *Men Who Rocked the World*, Dr. Steven Lawson delves into the roots of the Protestant Reformation by exploring the lives of three key figures: John Wycliffe, John Huss, and Martin Luther. He highlights Wycliffe's pioneering work in challenging the authority of the Pope, translating the Bible into English, and his influence on future reformers. Dr. Lawson explains how Wycliffe's teachings passed to Huss, and ultimately to Luther, forming the foundation of the Reformation. This episode underscores the vital role of these pre-reformers in laying the groundwork for the movement that reshaped church history.
In this episode of "Men Who Rocked the World," Dr. Steven Lawson explores the profound influence of John Wycliffe, the "Morning Star of the Reformation." Lawson traces Wycliffe's journey from a brilliant scholar at Oxford to a fierce advocate for biblical authority over church tradition. Highlighting Wycliffe's role in translating the Bible into English and his bold defiance of the Roman Catholic Church, Lawson illustrates how Wycliffe's legacy paved the way for future reformers like John Huss and Martin Luther. This episode sheds light on how one man's unwavering stand on God's Word can ignite transformative movements that echo through history. You can find Dr. Lawsons biography of John Wycliffe here.
This is message 14 in The Seven Churches of Revelation. Revelation 2:18-29 The Thyatira period, spanning A.D. 500 to 1500, is notable for the Roman Catholic Church's dominance, characterized by widespread idolatry and the centralization of power under the Pope, akin to Old Testament Jezebel's influence in Israel. Practices such as praying to saint images and valuing religious relics were prevalent, and the church promoted salvation through works and sacraments, contradicting biblical teachings. Notable dissenters like the Waldensians, John Wycliffe, and John Huss began challenging these practices, advocating for scriptural authority and laying the groundwork for the Reformation. Don't forget to download our app for more from the Riverview Baptist Church. http://onelink.to/rbcapp Find more at https://riverviewbc.com/ Donate through Pushpay https://pushpay.com/pay/riverviewbc
Many people throughout history have profoundly impacted theological thought and direction. Brother Mike Criswell examines the life and influence of the protoreformer John Huss. The Life and Influence of John Huss MP3 Link
Brother Criswell invites questions and feedback from the audience regarding John Huss' life, work, and significance. The Life And Influence of John Huss Q&A With Mike Criswell MP3 Link
A new MP3 sermon from Reformation Orthodox Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: The Life, Work, and Witness of Jan (John) Huss Subtitle: Church History Speaker: Caleb Harriman Broadcaster: Reformation Orthodox Presbyterian Church Event: Bible Study Date: 7/26/2023 Bible: John 10:27-28 Length: 52 min.
John Wycliffe's reform movements largely build on the efforts and teachings of Franciscan Spirituals. He went further, challenging what he perceived to be Roman Catholic doctrinal errors. We end by connecting Wycliffe with the Hussite movement, named after the formidable John Huss.
Episódio com o tema "John Huss". Apresentação: Samuel Mattos John Huss, um dos predecessores da Reforma, seguidor de Wycliff, defendeu a autoridade única das Escrituras, sendo julgado e queimado na fogueira. Confira!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Reading and Commentary on Chapter 7 of Sketches from Church History by SM Houghton.--Help us to make Reformed resources available online by clicking here- https---providencearp.breezechms.com-give-online
Reading and Commentary on Chapter 7 of Sketches from Church History by SM Houghton.--Help us to make Reformed resources available online by clicking here- https---providencearp.breezechms.com-give-online
This month marks the 505th anniversary of the moment when a little-known monk named Martin Luther sparked the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of human history. It all began when Luther nailed his 95 theses on the door of the Wittenberg Chapel in Germany in October, 1517. But who is this man who challenged the highest authorities of his day so that the truth of the gospel could be known and preached? And who are some of the others who would impact the faith of millions for centuries to come? In today's episode of the Great Stories podcast, Charles Morris speaks with several scholars and historians to explore the lives of some of the Protestant Reformation's most influential leaders. You'll hear about Martin Luther, John Wycliffe, John Huss, Katharina Von Bora, Juan de Valdés, and Thomas Cranmer — all of them playing a substantial role in re-centering the church's teaching on Christ and Scripture. Wherever you are in your faith, these people have had a profound impact on the way we all see the gospel today.
Who was John Huss and what got him killed by the Roman Catholic Church-- Join Pastor Steve as he looks at the man and his ministry that led to the Protestant Reformation 100 years later.
Who was John Huss and what got him killed by the Roman Catholic Church- Join Pastor Steve as he looks at the man and his ministry that led to the Protestant Reformation 100 years later.
In this episode, we continue our conversation on church history with pastor Greg Axe of Crest Bible Church. This time, we look at the conditions that paved the way for the Reformation, including further corruption in the Church of Rome, as well as the positive factors. We also look at the lives of John Wycliffe and John Huss, as well as their contributions to getting the Bible into the hands of the common man. Visit https://www.lfbi.org
IN THIS EPISODE: The Martyrdom of John Huss“Into thy hands, O Lord, I commit my spirit. Thou hast redeemed me. Assist me that with a firm mind, by the most powerful grace, I may undergo this most awful death, to which I am condemned for preaching Thy most holy gospel. Amen.”Show Notes: "Requiem" by Enzalla "Psalm 59" in Genevan Psalter "Resolution" by Caleb Fincher Facebook: www.facebook.com/storiesofhymnsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hymn.stories/Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.
Welcome to Dead Men Walking Podcast Book Suggestions. Released on the first and third Friday of each month, Greg & Jason each pick a book they have read and discuss and review it. They each give a quick synopsis of the book they chose, why they liked it, and who would be the best audience for it. This week Jason chose: Demons and Greg chose: John Huss The Goosehttp://www.dmwpodcast.comSupport the show (https://cash.app/$dmwpodcast)
Tonight we pray with the Reformers : John Calvin, John Huss, Ulrich Zwingli John Wycliffe. From prayers of the Reformers --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/shawn-odendhaldap/message
Synopsis If the name Henry Holden Huss doesn't ring a bell, we're not surprised – but in his heyday, around 1900, he was famous as a leading American concert pianist and composer. On today's date in 1894, Huss was the soloist with the Boston Symphony for the premiere of his own Piano Concerto in B Major. Now, piano concertos written in the key of B Major are not exactly thick on the ground, and Huss's unusual choice was probably influenced by the “Liebestod” or “Love-Death” music from Wagner's ultra-Romantic opera “Tristan and Isolde.” Certainly, Huss's Piano Concerto is in a similarly ultra-Romantic vein. In addition to his musical fame, Huss was justly proud of his ancestors: He was related on his father's side to the early 15th century Protestant martyr John Huss and on his mother's side to a member of George Washington's staff. Like his contemporary, pianist-composer Edward MacDowell, Huss studied in Germany. Unlike the more famous but tragic short career of MacDowell, Huss enjoyed a long, healthy and productive creative life. In addition to his Piano Concerto, Huss wrote symphonic poems, chamber works, music for chorus, and, not surprisingly, a number of solo piano works. He died at the age of 91 in 1953. Music Played in Today's Program Henry Holden Huss (1862–1953) — Piano Concerto, Op. 10 (Ian Hobson, piano; BBC Scottish Symphony; Martyn Brabbins, cond.) Hyperion 66949
This is a long series on Church History by Geo. Morrish and contains 5 books. These republishing contain video, audio, and text and can be found at https://hiawathabible.org/down-to-earth-but-heavenly-minded-podcast In all my podcasts I try to apply scripture to real-life experiences. And I expound on what I believe the scripture is trying to convey to us. We need to dig deep into God's Word to find out what life is all about, and how to live like God wants us to do and how to do it. Please go to this link for an introduction to my videos. https://youtu.be/1QGlmOknCOU Also check out this link: https://youtu.be/ifbtZVJ6pqc Links to more audio writings: https://www.facebook.com/Old-Authors-... https://hiawathabible.org/videos-audi...
This is a long series on Church History by Geo. Morrish and contains 5 books. These republishing contain video, audio, and text and can be found at https://hiawathabible.org/down-to-earth-but-heavenly-minded-podcast In all my podcasts I try to apply scripture to real-life experiences. And I expound on what I believe the scripture is trying to convey to us. We need to dig deep into God's Word to find out what life is all about, and how to live like God wants us to do and how to do it. Please go to this link for an introduction to my videos. https://youtu.be/1QGlmOknCOU Also check out this link: https://youtu.be/ifbtZVJ6pqc Links to more audio writings: https://www.facebook.com/Old-Authors-... https://hiawathabible.org/videos-audi...
500 YEARS OF REFORMATION 1517 - 2017 Sola Scriptura (Scripture alone), Sola Fide (faith alone), Sola Gratia (grace alone), Solus Christus (Christ alone), Soli Deo Gloria (to the Glory of God alone) Series HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A. 3.THE MARTYR John Huss And The Reformation In Bohemia On the 6th of July 1415 John Huss is burned on the stake in Konstanz, Germany. As Professor of Theology in Prag, he has spread the teachings of John Wycliff about the Gospel through Europe. The Council is helpless because of the steadfastness of the Reformer, who is not afraid of the flames. Huss dies with confidence and firm belief in the resurrection from the dead. John 8:31.32 - Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. (KJV) My God bless you today and always.
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The "Goose" Murdered by so called "Christians"
The Upper Room Experience Great Controversy Chapter 6.1 – A Mother's Prayer In this week's episode: John Huss arrives on the scene of the growing Reformation 2 Paintings that spoke louder than any sermon Starting paragraph: Chapter 6 Ending paragraph: “Here was a sermon which arrested…” Weekly Review Questions: What have I learned about God? What have I learned about myself/humanity? Is it biblical? What are some key verses? How does this make me feel?/ how is my life going to change? Who will I share this with? This has been another installment in our devotional series on The Next Drop Off podcast. We are reading The Great Controversy by Ellen G. White from beginning to end and commenting on certain portions. Our aim is to help you get closer to Christ and find strength for the daily battles of life. Join us again on our next episode and tell a friend! Co-host for this episode: Davian Copeland Visit our website: www.thenextdropoff.com Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenextdropoff/?hl=en
This message works through John Huss and a brief biography of his life. Then we examine and survey one of his hymns- To avert men from God's wrath. -This leads us into a study on propitiation.
Often hymns both old and new speak of going to heaven when you die as though heaven is our final home. Scripture speaks of something else though. It speaks of our life being a seed that, when planted in the ground, waits patiently for the day when it will rise again.The James Jordan article I reference: http://www.biblicalhorizons.com/open-book/no-28-concerning-halloween/Hello everyone and Welcome to episode #16 of the Anno Domini Podcast. A podcast dedicated to the supremacy of Christ over all things including our days, weeks, and months.Join me as we explore how Christ is revealed through the cyclical life of the church calendar year. We’ll discover how this calendar once structured culture and how it can again. We’ll also discuss practical ways to observe and celebrate these holy days in our quest to glorify God and live the good life in the midst of all good He has given us.It has been over 5 months since our last episode of the Anno Domini podcast. During those 5 months, we have been observing the period of the Church calendar known as Ordinary time. We are approaching the end of this period with the coming celebration of Reformation Day and All Saints Day. On these days, we celebrate the life of the church as it has grown in maturity through its reformation as well as the lives of those saints that have gone on to glory from Abel to Zachariah and from Stephan to the present.HISTORICALThe calendar can be divided roughly into two halves. The first half, beginning at Advent, marks the life of Christ and includes celebrations such as Christmas, Epiphany, Easter, Pentecost, etc. During the first half of the church year we celebrate the life of Christ. This is a season of special days and feasts: a festal or festive time. The second half of the church year is marked by the Ordinal numbers of weeks going back to Pentecost. Ordinal numbers signify a position relative to something else. Therefore, Last Sunday, October 25th, was the 21st Sunday after Pentecost. This ordinary time is certainly not mundane or boring, or forgettable, but simply isn’t marked by any feasts. Instead, each Lord’s Day is marked with it’s ordinal position relative to Pentecost. This is important because while the first half of the Church year marks the life of Christ, the second half marks the work of the Spirit, given at Pentecost. This is the work of the Spirit as He brings about transformation through the ministry of the Church during Ordinary time. Extraordinary things can happen during Ordinary time which we will soon see.This leads us into the two holidays which mark the beginning of the end of Ordinary time; Reformation Day on October 31st and All Saints Day on November 1st.Let’s start with Reformation Day, this actually was liturgically observed last Sunday October 25th. If you attend a reformed church, it is likely they referred to it as Reformation Sunday. Often, reformed churches take the entire month of October to mark the reformation but the actual day on the calendar is this Saturday the 31st. On Reformation Day, we celebrate the glorious Protestant Reformation that is officially marked as starting on October 31st, 1517. This is the day in history, in the midst of Ordinary time, that Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the castle church door in (vit-en-berg) Wittenberg Germany. Within this document, Luther took an extraordinary step of faith by calling out the massive corruption within the catholic church at the time. Luther specifically took issue with the church selling indulgences. Believers were promised that buy indulgences would get their loved ones out of purgatory and into heaven. This of course is high-handed, oppressive, and shameless wickedness and Luther’s extraordinary act of courage began in earnest a protest that had been forming in the catholic church for over a century.The reformation brought to the world the biblical truth that our own merit plays no role in our salvation. The idea of meritorious work being essential to salvation was and unfortunately is still common within the Roman Catholic church. Alternatively, clear biblical teaching places grace as the primary means by which salvation is applied. Good works are seen as a result of salvation; not a prerequisite for salvation. However clear biblical teaching was not available at the time as most were not allowed to have access to scripture. Often the mass or church service was performed in Latin so the people were not allowed to either read or understand the Word of God. This all changed when the Reformation spread and the people were given back the Word of God to read, and hear, and understand in their own language.Many of us are familiar with this story but it is important to note it didn’t come about overnight. Martin Luther is certainly the most famous name associated with the Reformation but their were many that came before him who built much of the foundation upon which Luther eventually understood as salvation by grace alone through faith alone by Christ alone. More on that in a moment.The second holiday we mark this weekend is All Saints Day. This is a day dedicated to giving thanks for the life and death and most importantly the coming resurrection of all those Saint’s who are claimed by and with Jesus in glory. It is a time known as Hallowtide which includes Hallows Eve or Evening and Hallows Day or All Saint’s Day. Hallow means to set apart as holy. But that is when it is used as a verb. When we use the word Hallow as a noun, it means Saint. This is pretty cool. When we are baptized into Christ, we are sacramentally being set apart and made holy or hallowed as a visible sign of the covenant is poured out upon us. Our baptism signifies us as members of the body of Christ. This makes us both hallowed (set apart) and Hallows or Saints. This is a critical distinction as connected with the Protestant reformation as we believe that all those who are baptized into Christ and have put on Christ in faith are already saints. While the catholic church taught (and still teaches) that one must rise to an exceptional level of piety to be considered for sainthood and bypass purgatory WE believe that Sainthood begins in this life at the moment we are justified by faith through the gracious work of Christ’s death and resurrection.Therefore Hallowtide means Saints Time or a time to recognize and be thankful for the Saints who have come before us. We rejoice with them but we do not worship or pray to them. Those with Christ do not need our prayers nor do they want us to pray to them. This holiday originally began to be celebrated in May of the 4th century to honor the many Christians who had been martyred for their faith in Christ. The biblical day began on the preceding evening. Just as our observance of the Lord’s Day would begin at sundown the night before. So a holiday such as Christmas Eve or Hallows Eve actually begin on the Eve or evening before the actual Day. This would have been useful knowledge to know as a kid when I was excited for Christmas morning, Christmas had already begun! We of course are familiar with Hollows Eve or as the Scots dialect pronounces it ‘een. Halloween didn’t use to be a holiday glorifying violence and satanism but instead was the beginning of the All Saint’s Day celebration. In fact, in the Anglosphere, it has been said that All Saints Day began to be celebrated on November 1st in the 8th century. This time was chosen as an answer to the common pagan fears that would spring up every year amongst the unconverted tribes of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Fall and winter were seen as wicked times when evil forces would rule the cold dark nights. All Saints Day was an answer of hope to a fearful community. This is Christianity taking dominion over a fallen world. We actually have the answers to the fears of life. As the body of Christ moves through this world, we can have the greatest impact by having courage, trusting in Jesus, and not being afraid when others are. This distinction has been lost on most of us but Halloween used to be a day filled with laughing at the darkness, smiling at the future, and joyful anticipation of the coming glorious resurrection of the Church Triumphant. Those of us still living are the Church Militant. We have been tasked with battering down the gates of hell. Those who have died in Christ are the Church Triumphant and we are told in Hebrews that they are a great cloud of witnesses that are encouraging the Church Militant to run with perseverance and throw away anything that slows us down from bringing the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.One of these Saint’s who faithfully worked to bring God’s kingdom on earth came over 100 years before Martin Luther. He was a Saint. He was a Reformer. His name was John Huss. Huss, which means Goose in Bohemian, was a catholic priest in the area that is now the Czech Republic. Huss preached fiercely against indulgences, taught that the Church was founded upon Christ and not the pope, and that Christians were to obey God and not men. Theses are ideas that seem common to us Protestants now but at that time, when the word of God was locked away by the Church, they were revolutionary. Huss wrote out 6 glaring errors that he saw the Catholic Church committing and nailed them to the church doors of Bethlehem Chapel. The church was furious and excommunicated Huss immediately. This excommunication was not enforced though and Huss continued to preach openly. Then the church “invited” Huss to defend his ideas promising him safe passage to and from Constance Germany where the council was being held. When Huss arrived at the meeting, he was immediately arrested and sentenced to death. While tied to a stake and surrounded with kindling, he was given a chance to recant his teaching and instead, it is said that he replied “I would not for a chapel of gold retreat from the truth! Today you burn a goose, but in one hundred years a swan will arise which you will prove unable to boil or roast.”Whether or not Huss actually prophesied this isn’t really important. The swan that came was of course Martin Luther who, following in Huss’ footsteps, nailed his 95 theses to the church door in Wittenberg. In this way celebrating the Reformation and All Saint’s Day back to back is an exercise in thankfulness to the graciousness of God. God preserved His Word and His people through one of the darkest periods of Church History and He advanced His kingdom during this dark time through the blood of the martyrs.BIBLICALDuring our biblical section of the Anno Domini podcast, we generally look at scripture from the lectionary. The lectionary has an Old Testament reading, a psalm, an epistle, and a gospel reading. Both Reformation Day and All Saints Day carry an interesting oddity thrat no other holiday carries. Instead of Old Testament readings, both days carry passages from Revelation. On the 52 week calendar this is the only time it happens. The passage we will look at today is from Revelation chapter 7 verses 9-17 with the context of verse 2-8 emphasized in the lectionary. Here is the passage from 9 to 17After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” All the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four living creatures, and fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying:“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,Be to our God forever and ever.Amen.”Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”And I said to him, “Sir, you know.”So he said to me, “These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve Him day and night in His temple. And He who sits on the throne will dwell among them. They shall neither hunger anymore nor thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, nor any heat; for the Lamb who is in the midst of the throne will shepherd them and lead them to living fountains of waters. And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”The context that came before this was the remnant of Israel that had just been numbered. Israel had, for the most part, apostatized and yet from each tribe there had been preserved a remnant. 12,000 in each tribe that had remained faithful. This 144,000, were sealed in Christ but we’re a small minority of God’s chosen people as they could be counted. Then we hear about the new Israel. A multitude which no one could number from every nation in whom all the promises of God have found their yes and amen. This church is the whole world perfected. It is the final goal of the mission of Christ “that the world should be saved through Him.”I believe this passage is chosen against an Old Testament passage because this passage is describing all of the eschatological promises of the Old Testament up to this point. The Saints, both the faithful remnant of Israel and the new Israel have been grafted together into one tree to share in the new heaven and new earth.PRACTICALReformation Day and All Saints Day can be intensely practical. For Christians, Christ is Supreme and not popular culture. This is why merely providing “alternatives” to the degeneracy surround Halloween is not enough. Christ isn’t a plan B or an alternative to sin. He is the King and Captain. We should be careful not to merely create cheap imitations of what the world offers. Remember first that the world is offering the counterfeit and Christians have the real everlasting answer. When we imitate the world, we are imitating an imitation. The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof. We must first understand that Christ is King and then we will know not to engage in the world’s twisted sense of pleasure. Screwtape, the demon or master tempter in CS Lewis’ Screwtape Letters, knew this. He writes speaking of God:“He’s a hedonist at heart. All those fasts and vigils and stakes and crosses are only a facade. Or only like foam on the sea shore. Out at sea, out in His sea, there is pleasure, and more pleasure. He makes no secret of it; at His right hand are ‘pleasures for evermore.’…He has filled His world full of pleasures. There are things for humans to do all day long without His minding in the least– sleeping, washing, eating, drinking, making love, playing, praying, working. Everything has to be twisted before it’s any use to us. We fight under cruel disadvantages. Nothing is naturally on our side.”When He moves in history as He most certainly did during the Reformation, we ought to respond with a hearty and jolly amen. We should have nothing to do with aping foolish and twisted imitations of pleasure. That being said, there is nothing wicked about dressing up and going door to door to ask for candy. Carving pumpkins, brewing spiced ciders, and bobbing for apples are all good pleasures that God has given us to enjoy. And we should enjoy them knowing Christ is seated firmly on the throne. James Jordan has a wonderful article on this that is edifying each time I read it which I will link to in the show notes. One tradition my family has done the past 2 years is to read through (or at least read some) of the 95 theses. You should too it a hoot! No one can write quite like Martin Luther.From the practical side of All Saints Day I think it is helpful to think about our own mortality. Cemeteries are great places to do this. If you know of Saints who are buried in your local cemetery, go and visit their graves. Burial is a gift that Christians gave the world. While the pagan world has always burned their dead in funeral pyres, Christians, filled with the hope of resurrection have built gardens filled with the planted seed of those who have gone before us who are patiently awaiting the resurrection. When Jesus comes again it is said He will come from the east. This is why old cemeteries used to have all of their headstones facing east. So that when He comes again, the dead will rise and immediately be facing His return. Its symbolic of course but that symbolism gives us hope whether our bodies are planted in the ground or we are lost at sea or die in a fire we still will rest in peace awaiting the day of resurrection.MUSICFor our music portion of this episode, I chose a classic hymn, written in 1864 by William Walsham How titled ”For All the Saints.” Often hymns both old and new speak of going to heaven when you die as though heaven is our final home. Scripture speaks of something else though. It speaks of our life being a seed that, when planted in the ground, waits patiently for the day when it will rise again. What springs forth isn’t the same thing that went in the ground and yet it really does spring forth. It goes into the ground a kernel and rises a beautiful plant. What rises is totally unlike the seed and yet totally connected with the kernel that came before it. One cannot have the beautiful plant without the death and burial of the seed. In this analogy those who have gone to be with Jesus are the kernel in the ground. Their spirits are in the presence of Christ and to them just as Paul promise it is gain. But they too are looking forward to the day when their own natural body will, just like that kernel, rise out of the ground and be resurrected and glorified. This coincides with the Return of Christ and with His return heaven and earth will be united and the gospel will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. This hymn beautifully encapsulates this eschatological glory.Let’s hear the words.1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,who thee by faith before the world confessed,thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.Alleluia! Alleluia!2 You were their rock, their fortress, and their might;You were their captain in the well-fought fight;and in the darkness drear, You were their one true light.Alleluia! Alleluia!3 O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,and win with them the victor’s crown of gold.Alleluia!4 O blest communion, fellowship divine,we feebly struggle, they in glory shine;yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.Alleluia! Alleluia!5 And when the fight is fierce, the warfare long,steals on the ear the distant triumph song,and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.Alleluia!6 The golden evening brightens in the west;soon to faithful warrior comes their rest;sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.Alleluia! Alleluia!7 But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;the saints triumphant rise in bright array;the King of glory passes on his way.Alleluia!8 From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,Alleluia! Alleluia!Verse 1 speaks of the saint’s of the Church Triumphant and the rest they now enjoy because they confessed and trusted Christ. Because of this may the name of Christ be blessed forever.Verse 2 Jesus is the focus. He was and is the rock (foundation) of the church. He is the fortress (a hiding place) He is our might (because we are weak He is strong). He is the Captain of the fight of the Church Militant. And in the dreary darkness of the shadow of death He is our one true light.Verse 3 The Church Militant prays for faithfulness, truth, and courage as we seek to fight as those now in the Church Triumphant. While we are breathing and for as long as we are breathing we are fighting for a crown of salvation. We pray for endurance in this fight.Verse 4. While we aren’t able to see, hear, or feel those in the Church Triumphant, we still fellowship with them. We are feeble and we struggle. They are in glory and are shining with Jesus. And yet even though there is such a stark contrast, we are all one in Christ because we all belong to Christ.Verse 5. The Church Militant should expect struggle, strife, and warfare up until the day we die. When that day approaches and we hear the “distant triumph song.” We know that we are moving into eschatological hope. A time when hearts will be again brave (because now we struggle with fear) and time when arms will again be strong (while now we are weak but Christ is strong) soon we will be like in when we see him face to face.Verse 6. This is the point, the golden evening brightening in the west, when a Saint is called from this earthly life and enters into the rest of paradise. Saints are promised this will be a time of sweet calm and repose. We will be with Jesus and for those who have battled long and hard in this world, this will be a blessing bigger than we can possibly imagine now. But there is so much more to come. Unfortunately, this hope is the hope that many if not most hymns stop at. They see going to heaven when you die as the final place for believers.Verse 7 changes all that. But Lo! or But Look! it says. There is a much more glorious day breaking. The Saints are triumphantly rising in bright glory. Why are they? BEcause the King of Glory has returned is is passing on His way to defeat the last enemy of all, death itself. Alleluia!Verse 8 is the final eschatological hope of this earth. Rather than the world perishing in an ash heap, we believe that Jesus came to save the world. We are told that from all over the earth from the farthest oceans to the farthest coasts will come a countless host through gates of pearl. What will these hosts be doing? Praising Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Alleluia.Before we play an original setting of this hymn, I would like to say that I am concluding the Anno Domini Podcast in its current format with this episode. This doesn’t mean the podcast will go away but rather that the format will shift. The beauty of the Church Calendar is that within just a few short days we will begin again where we started; With the Advent of Christ. Instead of continuing in this format I am shifting my emphasis onto a related but different topic; church planting. The Anno Domini podcast is not the only podcast I am working on. In January of this year, I and several other families began meeting with the desire to plant a distinctly reformed church in Lewis County WA. We have met over 20 times since January and all of them have been recorded. The podcast is called Reformation Roundtable and you can find it on iTunes. The point of the podcast if very provincial. I would like those in my province or parish to listen to the discussion on reformed theology and join us in our vision to plant such a church. This will be my main focus over the next year and I won’t be able to give this podcast in its current format the same level of attention I have up to this point. Stay subscribed though because I will likely continue to put out episodes emphasizing the psalter and hymnody. I already have one planned for the last Sunday of the Church year: November 22nd. Stay tuned.With that I will bid you adieu and play for you this original setting of For All the Saints which will also have an accompanying video in the show notes which will go live on November 1st 2020. Thank you to everyone who has stayed with me during this last liturgical year and I really can’t wait to start again.
Lições sobre a influência de homens durante a Reforma Protestante em 1517, onde John Huss se tornou conhecido pelo seu testemunho.
July 6. John Huss. Huss grew up poor and became a priest. But when he came face to face with Jesus Christ, Huss's heart was changed. About 1401, Huss got a hold of some writings of John Wycliff, and from then on, he spoke out in favor of ordinary people being able to read the Scripture in their own language. For […] The post John Huss, Bohemia, Priest first appeared on 365 Christian Men.
With a string of venalities and controversies surrounding the papacy, the hearts of men began to turn against the office and the ancient church structure. At the forefront of the pre-Reformation movement were John Wycliffe and John Huss. Wycliffe’s writings and teachings would prove highly influential, leading to a popular following comprised of the Lollards. And when that influence reached Bohemia, John Huss took it even farther.
This is a continuation of our study on Christ's words to "The Dead Church," the church at Sardis. This stage in Church history began well (it was a work of God), but, sadly, did not continue well. She began to rest in ease on her good name (she had good heritage) and her good doctinal position, and subsequently neglected her practice. As with the history of the original city named Sardis, the church of Sardis failed to keep alert, and Satan marched right in her front door and over-sowed her heavily with tares! It is beneficial for every Christian to study the progressive history of Christendom to better understand how and why the dogmas, creeds, and traditions of the various church denominations originated, and where we are today in Church history (and what has caused us to be here)! Discussed in this lesson: John Knox, John Calvin, John Huss, Martin Luther, Zwingli, the Puritans, Lollards, Anabaptists, Waldensians, Hugenots, Presbyterianism, Lutheranism, Consubstantiation, etc. This brief Reformation history lesson will help you understand the Lord's words to all who are represented by Sardis, ". . . for I have not found thy works perfect before God". Learn Christ's formula for revival from His important words to this church!
John Huss fue una de los más importante prereformadores. En nuestro Seminario teologico estámos estudiando historia del Cristianismo. Puedes seguir el curso en nuestra página web www.fundacionbiblica.com
My Lord Jesus Christ, for my sake, did wear a crown of thorns; why should not I then, for His sake, again wear this light crown, be it ever so ignominious? Truly I will do it, and that willingly. —John Huss
Like John Wycliffe, John Huss was a pre-Reformer who not only believed that God's Word as the sole and supreme authority,, but that it was meant for the common man and possessed the power to make the simple man wise unto salvation. For this reason, Huss both lived and died to bring God's Special Revelation to the common man like us-
Pastor Seth teaches about the Pre-Reformers, John Wycliffe and John Huss, and how they inspired the Reformers to believe in Scripture Alone.
The Reformers: John Huss by Museum of the Bible
Join us in learning about two influential medieval heretics, John Wyclif from England and John Huss from Bohemia. Both these men not only criticized (justifiably) certain abuses of the Church hierarchy, but also denied the validity of the hierarchy and the authority of the Church.
The Middle Ages (500-1400 AD) was the convergence of three powerful forces. The barbarians of the north were forming powerful armies to overthrow the Roman Empire. Islam was born in Mecca and Medina, conquering the Middle East as far as India and spreading across northern Africa and into Spain. Christianity was in the middle region. It was a dangerous time because the light of the Gospel had become very dim. Extremes were weakening the spirit of the church. Desire for political power and moral corruption filled church leadership; out of balance teaching for holy living led to monasticism. Literacy and the Holy Word was taken out of the hands of the general populace leaving them illiterate and void the truth and spiritual life. Into this twilight God sent the Waldensians of Lyon, Italy. John Wycliffe of Oxford University continued the work. John Huss in Prague spread the light further. These were the morning stars that turned up the light in these years of darkness. The light became even brighter through Savonarola in Florence, Martin Luther in Germany, Huguenots in France and John Calvin in Geneva. The light of the glorious Gospel of Jesus Christ was again burning bright and dispelling the dark forces of the convergence. Western Europe and North America are experiencing a similar convergence. Idolatry and false deities from other cultures combined with atheistic and agnostic educators and politicians are seeking to silence the Christian voice in public arenas. Islam with its Muslim religion is pressing hard to replace the influence of the Christianity. All the while, the Christian church has been weakened by her great desire to be relevant, show tolerance and to comply with political correctness. Driven from the public arena, she has become monastic in the great edifices of mega churches. The light has grown very dim in Western Europe and North America. While the church claims to be growing, the dirty little secret is no Christian movement in Western Europe or North America is having significant growth. Indeed most are stagnant or declining. Further, the church has corrupted herself by softening her stance on holiness. The results have been moral failures among her leaders, a shocking rate of divorce in her families, “live-in” relationships, and the embracing of same sex relationships. The good news is, the church has never been defeated. Jesus said, “Upon this rock I will build my church.” While there have been times the light has grown dim, since the resurrection of Jesus Christ, there has never been an era when the light of the Gospel has gone out. It will not go out now! How can we turn up the light in this generation? 3 Explosive Keys to Revival 1. Preach the uncompromised Word of God. Teach the whole Bible: Old and New Testament. This generation must have a full revelation of Almighty God. Stay balanced in the preaching and teaching. 2. Pray until the convicting power of the Holy Spirit comes on the preaching, leading the hearers to true repentance and conversion. 3. Renounce the deception of being contemporaneous! Passionately seek the baptism of the Holy Spirit upon all meetings. Give room in your public services and in the small groups for the full expression of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Pentecost is what birthed the church and empowered ordinary men and women to turn the Roman world upside down. The life-giving power of the Holy Spirit filled men and women in church of the Middle Ages and they turned back the darkness and the Reformation was born. It is the power of the Holy Spirit and the manifestation of God’s glory upon His church that is desperately needed today. That is what will bring miraculous conversions and life transformation. That is what will turn great motivational speeches into life-giving sermons. That is what will cause the hardest heart to desperately want the Lord Jesus Christ. That is what will awaken Western Europe and the North America from this post-Christian, anti-Christian spirit. Get my new study on the Holy Spirit! More Content Like This:
Interesting Lives - John Huss
The Letters of Hus have long been recognised by the best judges as one of the world’s spiritual treasures. The discovery of Hus, if we may so express it, forms more than once a landmark in the spiritual development of Luther. ‘When I was a tyro at Erfurt,’ we read, ‘I found in the library of the convent a volume of The Sermons of John Hus. When I read the title I had a great curiosity to know what doctrines that heresiarch had propagated, since a volume like this in a public library had been saved from the fire. On reading I was overwhelmed with astonishment. I could not understand for what cause they had burnt so great a man, who explained the Scriptures with so much gravity and skill. But as the very name of Hus was held in so great abomination that I imagined the sky would fall and the sun be darkened if I made honourable mention of him, I shut the book and went away with no little indignation. This, however, was my comfort, that perhaps Hus had written these things before he fell into heresy. For as yet I knew not what was done at the Council of Constance’ (Mon. Hus. vol. i. Preface). Some years later, in February 1529, after pondering the matter over with Melancthon, Luther was driven to write to Spalatin: ‘I have hitherto taught [2] and held all the opinions of Hus without knowing it. With a like unconsciousness has Staupitz taught them. We are all of us Hussites without knowing it. I do not know what to think for amazement.’ In this letter Luther was probably referring to his reading of the controversial works of Hus, especially his De Ecclesia. Shortly afterwards, however, he came across a copy of the Letters. At once he perceived their value, not merely in their bearing on the expected Council convoked for Mantua, which subsequently met at Trent in 1542, but for the larger outlook of spiritual life. He took immediate steps for bringing them before the German public. In 1536 and 1537 no less than three different editions in Latin and three editions in German, each of them with a preface by Luther, issued from the presses of Wittenberg and Leipzig. The most important of these editions is that entitled Epistolæ Quædam Piissimæ et Eruditissimæ, printed at Wittenberg by John Lufft in 1537, an edition which now forms the sole extant source of many of the letters of Hus. In his preface to this volume Luther is not backward in his praises of the Letters. ‘Observe,’ he writes, ‘how firmly Hus clung in his writings and words to the doctrines of Christ; with what courage he struggled against the agonies of death; with what patience and humility he suffered every indignity, and with what greatness of soul he at last confronted a cruel death in defence of the truth; doing all these things alone before an imposing assembly of the great ones of the earth, like a lamb in the midst of lions and wolves. If such a man is to be regarded as a heretic, no person under the sun can be looked [3] on as a true Christian. By what fruits then shall we recognise the truth, if it is not manifest by those with which John Hus was so richly adorned?’ Luther is not alone in his judgment. The Letters of Hus, in the verdict of Bishop Creighton, “give us a touching picture of simple, earnest piety rooted on a deep consciousness of God’s abiding presence. These letters show us neither a fanatic nor a passionate party leader, but a man of childlike spirit, whose one desire was to discharge faithfully his pastoral duties, and to do all things as in the sight of God and no
The Letters of Hus have long been recognised by the best judges as one of the world’s spiritual treasures. The discovery of Hus, if we may so express it, forms more than once a landmark in the spiritual development of Luther. ‘When I was a tyro at Erfurt,’ we read, ‘I found in the library of the convent a volume of The Sermons of John Hus. When I read the title I had a great curiosity to know what doctrines that heresiarch had propagated, since a volume like this in a public library had been saved from the fire. On reading I was overwhelmed with astonishment. I could not understand for what cause they had burnt so great a man, who explained the Scriptures with so much gravity and skill. But as the very name of Hus was held in so great abomination that I imagined the sky would fall and the sun be darkened if I made honourable mention of him, I shut the book and went away with no little indignation. This, however, was my comfort, that perhaps Hus had written these things before he fell into heresy. For as yet I knew not what was done at the Council of Constance’ (Mon. Hus. vol. i. Preface). Some years later, in February 1529, after pondering the matter over with Melancthon, Luther was driven to write to Spalatin: ‘I have hitherto taught [2] and held all the opinions of Hus without knowing it. With a like unconsciousness has Staupitz taught them. We are all of us Hussites without knowing it. I do not know what to think for amazement.’ In this letter Luther was probably referring to his reading of the controversial works of Hus, especially his De Ecclesia. Shortly afterwards, however, he came across a copy of the Letters. At once he perceived their value, not merely in their bearing on the expected Council convoked for Mantua, which subsequently met at Trent in 1542, but for the larger outlook of spiritual life. He took immediate steps for bringing them before the German public. In 1536 and 1537 no less than three different editions in Latin and three editions in German, each of them with a preface by Luther, issued from the presses of Wittenberg and Leipzig. The most important of these editions is that entitled Epistolæ Quædam Piissimæ et Eruditissimæ, printed at Wittenberg by John Lufft in 1537, an edition which now forms the sole extant source of many of the letters of Hus. In his preface to this volume Luther is not backward in his praises of the Letters. ‘Observe,’ he writes, ‘how firmly Hus clung in his writings and words to the doctrines of Christ; with what courage he struggled against the agonies of death; with what patience and humility he suffered every indignity, and with what greatness of soul he at last confronted a cruel death in defence of the truth; doing all these things alone before an imposing assembly of the great ones of the earth, like a lamb in the midst of lions and wolves. If such a man is to be regarded as a heretic, no person under the sun can be looked [3] on as a true Christian. By what fruits then shall we recognise the truth, if it is not manifest by those with which John Hus was so richly adorned?’ Luther is not alone in his judgment. The Letters of Hus, in the verdict of Bishop Creighton, “give us a touching picture of simple, earnest piety rooted on a deep consciousness of God’s abiding presence. These letters show us neither a fanatic nor a passionate party leader, but a man of childlike spirit, whose one desire was to discharge faithfully his pastoral duties, and to do all things as in the sight of God and not of man.”1 Other testimonies to the value of this series of letters could easily be adduced, but would add nothing to the decision of the great Reformer and the modern Historian. We may safely assert that in the years to come The Letters of Hus will form the only part of his voluminous writings that will be read even by students. For the works of Hus, as Loserth has shown, are for the most part mere copies of Wyclif, oftentimes whole sections of the great Englishman’s writings transferred bodily, without alteration or acknowledgment. The very titles are not original; their parade of learning, which deceived Luther, is completely borrowed, when not from Wyclif, from Gratian and other recognised mediæval handbooks. The Englishman Stokes was right when at Constance he bluntly asked: ‘Why do you glory in these writings, falsely labelling them your own, since after all they belong not to you but Wyclif, in whose steps you are following?’ To the same end was the taunt of his former friend, Andrew Brod: [4] ‘Was Wyclif crucified for us? were we baptised in his name?’ The case is otherwise with Hus’s Letters, eighty-two1 of which have escaped the ravages of Time. For if the controversial works of Hus have contributed little to the intellectual heritage of mankind, his Letters have enriched for ever our moral outlook. The preservation of these letters we owe for the most part to the care of Peter Mladenowic, the secretary of John of Chlum. They form a priceless memorial of one of the truest hearted of the sons of God. His later correspondence especially, his letters from exile and prison, show John Hus to be one of the chosen few who exalt humanity. Though undoubtedly the last letters are the most interesting, inasmuch as in them the personal note reaches its highest, yet in the whole series there is nothing that is unworthy, little that is tedious. Bishop Creighton is correct in his judgment: “Everything Hus writes is the result of his own soul’s experience, is penetrated with a deep moral earnestness, illuminated with a boldness and a self-forgetfulness that breathes the spirit of the cry, ‘Let God be true and every man a liar.’ ” In the belief that a wider acquaintance with The Letters of Hus will lead to a general endorsement of this verdict, we have translated into English these priceless human documents. Visit our sponsors: McFarland-Murray Chevrolet The Commercial Bank of Grayson
Pastors Gillespie and Riley read a letter from John Huss to John Barbatus about the biblical teaching on who can (and cannot) preach. Our Text: John Hus, To John Barbatus and the People of Chrumnaw (May 25, 1411) Show Notes: John Huss: Pre-Reformation Reformer (Christianity Today) Roundabout (Rick Beato breakdown) Animal House Baz Luhrmann Moulin Rouge Diamond Dogs — Questions? Comments? Show Ideas? Send them to us at BannedBooks@1517legacy.com. Please subscribe, rate, and review the show in Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/banned-books-podcast/id1370993639?mt=2. We’re proud to be part of 1517 Podcasts, a network of shows dedicated to delivering Christ-centered content through weekly, monthly, and seasonal audio platforms. Our podcasts cover a multitude of content, from Christian doctrine, apologetics, cultural engagement, and powerful preaching. Find out more at 1517. And as always, don't forget Gillespie's coffee for your caffeinated needs and especially the 1517 Reformation Roast
John Huss (also known as Jan Hus) was born about 1369-1372 in Husinec ("Goose Town"), Bohemia, which town gave him his surname (Hus means "Goose"). In 1394, Anne of Bohemia, the wife of King Richard II of England returned to Prague after her husband's death. She and her attendants had been influenced by John Wycliffe's beginning the Reformation in England. Huss, in his early twenties, read Wycliffe's works, caught the vision and decided to reform the church in Bohemia. He became a scholar, receiving a master's degree in 1396. He was ordained to the priesthood, and became rector of the Bethlehem Chapel in 1402. There he began teaching his ideas to reform the Catholic Church to follow the Bible. He wrote a tractate called "Six Errors" and tacked it to the church door of the Bethlehem Chapel. Connect with us: Email, Twitter, Facebook, Support our sponsor: McFarland Murray Chevrolet
John Huss (also known as Jan Hus) was born about 1369-1372 in Husinec ("Goose Town"), Bohemia, which town gave him his surname (Hus means "Goose"). In 1394, Anne of Bohemia, the wife of King Richard II of England returned to Prague after her husband's death. She and her attendants had been influenced by John Wycliffe's beginning the Reformation in England. Huss, in his early twenties, read Wycliffe's works, caught the vision and decided to reform the church in Bohemia. He became a scholar, receiving a master's degree in 1396. He was ordained to the priesthood, and became rector of the Bethlehem Chapel in 1402. There he began teaching his ideas to reform the Catholic Church to follow the Bible. He wrote a tractate called "Six Errors" and tacked it to the church door of the Bethlehem Chapel. Connect with us: Email, Twitter, Facebook, Support our sponsor: McFarland Murray Chevrolet
In this Episode we look at various ages of the Church and the Grace that befell them by the Spirit's will. Also, Religious Americans ambivalent about evolution controversy, Twitter brings out the twits in wake of Parkland shooting, Iceland plans to ban circumcision, and Jews and Muslims are offended, and there’s more about spiritual seasons today on Radical Grace Radio Visit Matthew Pancake's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/matthew.pancake Visit Pastor Gary Held's Facebook http://www.facebook.com/garyheld Visit our Website www.RadicalGraceRadio.com Pictured: John Chysostom, Nicholas of Myra, John Huss, Martin Luther, William Wilberforce, Martin Luther King Jr., Billy Graham
This sermon is based on Hebrews 12:1
This sermon is based on Hebrews 12:1
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A new MP3 sermon from SermonIndex Audio Sermons is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Letters of John Huss - Chapter 00b- Premilinary Notice - Dr. Martin Luther 1537 Subtitle: Letters of John Huss - 1846 Speaker: Martin Luther Broadcaster: SermonIndex Audio Sermons Event: Audio Book Date: 10/6/2016 Length: 21 min.
A new MP3 sermon from SermonIndex Audio Sermons is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Letters of John Huss - Chapter 00b- Premilinary Notice - Dr. Martin Luther 1537 Subtitle: Letters of John Huss - 1846 Speaker: Martin Luther Broadcaster: SermonIndex Audio Sermons Event: Audio Book Date: 10/6/2016 Length: 21 min.
Session 6: The High point and Boniface. The Collapse. Popes in Avignon. Black Plague and Flagellants. The Hundred years war. Joan of Arc, Thomas a Kempis, and Catherine of Sienna. The Papal Schism. John Wycliffe and John Huss
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Muito bem moçada mais um BTCast no ar com a série GIGANTES! Nesse episódio discorremos sobre a vida e ministério de John Huss. Descubra como um homem que entrou para o ministério pelos motivos errados acabou sendo um dos grandes pré-reformadores. Concentre-se, o BTCast já está AR! PARTICIPE DA NOSSA PROMOÇÃO CURTIR E PENSAR, CLIQUE […] O conteúdo de BTCast 033 – John Huss é uma produção do Bibotalk - Teologia é nosso esporte!.
Introduction: The “Burden of Bearing the Light” Okay, we're looking this morning at Philippians 2:14-18. And as you're turning there, I just want to tell you of something wonderful and remarkable that's going on in my family. For two years, we've had a kind of a mute observer in our home. His name is Calvin. He's been watching us, he's been observing. And now, he's ready to talk about it a little bit. More and more every week as a matter of fact. Just before I came up here, I asked my wife, I said, "Where's he at in his speaking ability right now?" And she said, "Well, he says, 'Mommy, have a question.'" So that means, "I have a question.'" I don't know what questions come after that, but he always has questions and he's thinking. But this is the amazing thing, what's remarkable, my wife and I were missionaries overseas in Japan, and we had the burden of learning the Japanese language. We had flash cards, we had grammar books, we had a tutor, we had exams, we drilled ourselves, and at the end of two years we were barely, I mean barely, conversational. And now it's all gone like the morning mist. I can remember how to greet, I can say a few other things but it's gone. This little kid, Calvin, a year from now will probably be conversational, no flash cards, no textbooks, no grammars, no audio tapes, no special tutoring sessions, nothing, just living. The Magnificent Gift of Language Because God has granted to us the gift of language. And his language will be English probably, I think it's going to be English. But he's not unusual, there's nothing striking about him. I'm not standing and proclaiming that my son is a super genius, he's not. But he's going to be probably conversational, if not fluent in English a year from now. And so will your children if they are at that same age and so will children all over the world in the corresponding languages that their parents are speaking to them, because God is a lingual God, He's a God of language, a God who speaks, and He has given to us the gift of language, the gift of words. Now, to me that's a phenomenal thing. Some of the best things in my life have come to me through words. If you think about history, you think about the great moments, like Abraham Lincoln speaking the Gettysburg Address and just understanding what that battle was about in just a few words. A Winston Churchill, inspiring a downtrodden nation to hope and courage at a low point. Speaking words into a microphone that just blessed. Or the poetry of John Milton, sonnets of Shakespeare. I think about these, this is high and lofty speech. But then there's the beauty of everyday language, of a husband complementing his wife for a wonderful meal made, or wife complementing her husband for the good job that he does in providing a family. Simple words of thanks and encouragement that go from one to another. Common goodness, and that's every day goodness, every day blessing. Then there's the higher forms of speech that we're called to as Christians. The speech of prayer, being able to talk to God, to speak to Him. To memorize Scripture and be able to recite it, to speak the words of God. Be able to read Scriptures, we've heard done several times this morning in the worship service. To be able to speak the words of God after Him. Well, that's high speech, isn't it? And a great joy. And then there's just worship, being able to sing to God as we've done this morning. Being able to just communicate with God through words and say, "You are a mighty God and we love you". To speak words of thanksgiving and benediction, words of blessing. It's a great gift, that's language at its best. And perhaps the highest call concerning words is the call to preach the Gospel. As it says in our text today, to hold forth or "hold out the word of life" in a dark and a crooked and depraved generation. To hold out the words of the Gospel. My salvation and yours are dependent on words, isn't that incredible? The words of the Gospel, it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes. And so this is language at its best and highest but, words can also turn bad, can't they? Words can be used to devastate, to poison a relationship between a husband and wife, between good friends. Words can be used to ruin a church fellowship. Words can be used to rip and to tear and to destroy in so many ways. This is speech gone bad. And it's also mentioned in our text today. Look at verse 14, "Do everything without complaining or arguing." Those are two of the worst forms of speech. And they're so familiar to us that we just kind of almost, kind of laugh. "Oh yes, complaining my old friend, were constant companions complaining and I." And then there's arguing as well. But this is generally speech gone bad, truly. This is not what our mouth was made for. Now what's fascinating to me is that some of the weightiest things in life have no mass at all. Words have no mass and yet they're weighty and significant. Light has no mass but it's weighty. And we have the weighty burden of bearing the light. As Michael Card put it in one of his songs, "This burden of bearing the light" to a lost, a dark generation. Of sharing the Gospel. And there are times I think, to me, it feels like an overwhelming burden. To think of the darkness that surrounds us all the time and to think that we have the only hope, the message of the Gospel. And that it's up to us, under the power of the spirit to go out and share that Gospel, it feels like a burden. And it is a burden. It's a great burden that He has given to us. II. The Internal Journey: Working Hard by God’s Power Now we've seen, in the Book of Philippians, two eternal or infinite journeys. An internal journey of holiness and sanctification, whereby we grow more and more like Jesus Christ, little by little. And, also, the external journey of salvation, whereas we are preaching the Gospel. We're communicating, sharing the Gospel to the ends of the Earth making disciples. Now, we've seen recently and been focusing on the internal journey, that working out our salvation with fear and trembling. Look again at verse 12. It says, "Therefore my dear friends, as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling." We've seen that salvation is a process. We don't get it all at once. We don't. We get justification at the beginning, by faith alone. Apart from works, we get this. And that is, full forgiveness of sins, adoption into the family of God, standing in the righteousness of Christ, that beautiful robe of righteousness, perfect righteousness. Positionally, we get that, apart from works, as a gift. Well, that's wonderful, but salvation isn't finished yet. God intends in the end that you be every bit as perfect as Jesus Christ. Perfect in your emotions. Perfect in your thinking. Perfect in your will. All of the internal parts of you, in what you delight in and what you hate. He wants you to be just like Jesus. And He wants you to be perfect externally, as well. And that is, physically, He wants you to have a perfect body. And so your salvation will be finished when you are perfect inside and out. And until then you're not finished being saved yet. Now, you can't be any more justified than you are today, if you're a Christian. You can't be any more forgiven. You can't be any more loved. You can't be seen any higher by God, but your salvation's still not finished. And so we have to work out our salvation with fear and trembling, that internal journey of holiness that we've been talking about. We've seen that it comes from God's greater work in us. Verse 13: "It is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpose." Jesus said, "I am the vine and you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit. Apart from Me you can do nothing." And so we work because He first worked in us. And that's what we've talked about the last few weeks. Well, how does that relate to do everything without complaining or arguing, which is the very next verse? Well, I think they're intimately related. They're directly connected. The Philippian Church were having conflicts. They were having arguments. There was dissension. They were not living, in Philippians 1:27, up to the calling of the Gospel. They weren't living up to what the message that they were preaching. And so you cannot hold forth the word of life, if you're arguing and bickering among yourselves. That's how they join together. The internal journey of holiness meshes together with the external journey of worldwide evangelization. III. The External Journey: Holding Out the Word of Life to a Lost World In the juxtaposition of these two sections, Philippians 2:12 and 13, tells us to work out our salvation with fear and trembling. And then in verse 16, it tells us to hold out the word of life to a dark and dying world. They go together. And so He wants us to make moral progress. He wants us to be more like Jesus. He wants us to stop arguing and to stop complaining so that we can more effectively hold out the word of life. That's how they work together. Now, verse 14. "Do everything without complaining or arguing so that you may become blameless and pure." Now, complaining is really a very great sin. I know we don't think of it as a great sin. We think of murder or adultery, or embezzlement, or some of these other great sins as great sins. But complaining is a great sin. It's a great wickedness because God created us to receive blessings from Him. Job put it this way, "Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart." So we are just in a total beggar position before God. Everything of value comes as a gift of grace. And so all of the things that come your way come from God. Complaining means, "I'm not satisfied with what you've given me." It really is anti-worship. It's exactly the opposite of worship and thanksgiving. We should be worshipping. We should be giving thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. But instead we're complaining. We Complain About Everything We complain about the weather. It's too hot, too cold, too foggy, too dewy. I don't know. I mean whatever. There's just something wrong. Too muggy. Too ice-ish a year ago. I mean just something to complain about. I saw a cartoon about this a number of years ago in which this little kid who's just nothing but a tyrant. It's Calvin and Hobbes. And this kid's sitting in the tub and his mother draws the bath for him, and he complains and says, "It's too hot!" So she fix it. He says, "Now it's too cold!" So she fixed it again. "Now it's too hot again!" So she fixed it again. "Now it's too deep." But that's us. That's the way we are no matter what God does. If you have a disposition toward complaining, that's going to be you. It's too this or it's too that. We complain about our finances we don't make enough money. Complain about our job. Our boss doesn't see all that I am and all that I could be if I would just get that promotion. We complain about our vehicle, our car, it needs repair again. Complain about our spouse. Complain about our children or our parents. They don't really see me properly the way I should be seen. They don't treat me the way I should be treated. Complain about everything. Complain about our church. It's a great sport of complaining about your pastor. It's a great disease. And I'm not just talking about... But it's endemic all over Christendom to complain about your church. We complain about everything. Now, we have great predecessors in this, Israel. The Israelites were great complainers. They really refined it to an art. Those of you that have been studying with us at night in Exodus, almost every sermon, it's about the same thing. What are they going to complain about today? Either it's water or it's food, or it's the Red Sea problem or it's some other thing. There are issues and they're constantly complaining. And they would not through... Because of their unbelief, they would not enter the promised land and so God condemned them to wander for 40 years in the desert and thereby, he condemned them to eat manna for 40 years too. Now, it's better than starving, it's better than dying. But they got tired of it, manna, morning, noon, and night for 40 years. Now, you probably would've gotten tired of it too, but it still was a great sin to complain, and so they did complain. In Numbers 21:5, it says, "They spoke against God and against Moses and said, 'why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the desert? There's no bread, there's no water, and we detest this miserable food.'" Well, you know what the miserable food was they were detesting? Miraculous bread from heaven. Manna, they detested it. God responded by sending poisonous snakes into their camp and many of them died, and so someone once said, "God threatens terrible things if you will not be happy." And it's true. God wants us to be content and happy. Two Reasons for Complaining Now, what is the root of complaining? I think two things. Number one, we forget what we truly deserve. Number two, we forget who it is that gives us everything in life. Those are two things and they're theological. We forget what we truly deserve, namely eternal condemnation in hell. Just picture yourself standing before God on Judgement Day and saying, "God, just give me what I truly deserve and nothing more. I just want what I deserve. No grace, no mercy, no handouts, just what I deserve." Do you want that? No. So, we forget. We forget what we truly deserve. One pastor has made a habit when asked, "How are you?" Or, "How are things going?" He always answers the same way, "Better than I deserve." What a thankful spirit that promotes. It's better than I deserve, no matter what is happening to me, it's better than I deserve. We forget that, we think we deserve better. "I deserve to be seen by this person better than they're seeing me." No, you don't. "I deserve better clothes than I... " No, you don't. "I deserve a better situation. I deserve better health. I deserve better health for a loved one." No, you don't. No, you don't. No, you don't. We deserve hell. And the irony is that that thought is the root of great joy and happiness in life, isn't it? Because you think that way, you just accept everything as better than you deserve. Secondly, we forget from whom we get everything. We forget that God is a king providentially ruling over everything that comes our way. He has chosen this arrangement of circumstances for you today, much like a chef will choose what's on the plate that he sets before you. Some of those things will be sweet to your taste and some bitter, but God is the wise one who's chosen. And when we complain, we forget Him, we forget how much He loves us. So, we must do everything without complaining. Why Do We Argue? And what about arguing? Now, I know only some of you argue, but I'm going to speak to those of you that argue, okay? Those of you that argue, why do you do it? Is it because you have forgotten perhaps that the person you're arguing with will someday be as glorious as Jesus Christ? That someday, if you're Christians, that you will be perfectly one? Have you forgotten that? Have you forgotten the weight of glory? C. S. Lewis said that, "If you saw that person as they will someday be, you'll be as tempted to worship them, as John was to worship the angel that brought him the Book of Revelation." I know it's hard for you to think of your spouse that way, but think just with me for a moment. Think of your spouse as glorious and think of this person that you're having a hard time with, that there's broken fellowship, that someday they'll be glorious in Christ. They say, "Well what if they're not a Christian?" Well, do you realize there are far weightier issues then, than your little argument with that person? You need to be holding out the word of life to them, not arguing with them. Do everything without complaining or arguing. And why? So that we can put moral purity on display. So that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation in which you shine like stars in the universe. Thus, the internal journey of sanctification makes the external journey of evangelization possible. Pure and blameless. Now, this doesn't mean perfect. You're not called to be perfect in this world. We're called to be, but we won't be. You're not expected to be, because God has not removed from us our flesh. In the end, when God separates us from the body of death, we will be pure and blameless. But these are I think provisional words somewhat like when we're speaking of Zechariah and Elizabeth, that they were blameless keeping all of God's commands, that you can in a very conspicuous way be living up to God's standard. Life a Life Worthy of the Gospel Now, this is what you were chosen for before the foundation of the world anyway. Ephesians 1:4 says, "In Him, we were chosen before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight." And so, we are called on here to live up to the Gospel that we're holding forth. That was the whole problem with the Philippians. They were under the pressure of persecution. They were called on to be witnesses for Christ. And so in Philippians 1:27, look back for a minute, it's just maybe on the same page. But 1:27 it says, "Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel of Christ." Live up to your message. That's what it's saying. Live up to your message. Now one of my great heroes from church history that I just love is John Huss, and I mentioned him this past week or Wednesday mission study. But John Huss was a great man of God. And as he was about to be put to the torch, he was going to be burned at the stake in the 15th century, about 100 years before Luther, he was offered an opportunity to recant and he said, "What I have taught with my lips, I now seal with my blood." Isn't that great? What I've taught with my lips, I seal with my blood. Well, most of us probably are not going to be called to be martyrs, probably not going to be called to seal with our blood what we teach with our lips. But this Scripture here teaches us that what we teach with our lips we are to seal with our life. We're to live up to what we proclaim. Unbelievers can sniff out hypocrisy, can't they? They can kind of tell. I mean, here you proclaim a God of love and look how you treat your spouse. You proclaim a God of love and I've been to one of your church conferences. You proclaim to be preaching a sovereign God who's a king and yet you're complaining about your circumstances. It doesn't make sense. And they, I don't think, can articulate it but they just can smell hypocrisy. They know, and they'll tell you it's one of the main reasons they don't come to faith in Christ. "Churches are full of hypocrites," they say. And so our lives must match our message or we'll make no progress in evangelism at all. We must also understand our generation. It says that we live in a crooked and depraved generation. Now they can smell our hypocrisy, but let me say back to the crooked and deprived generation. We Christians live constantly surrounded by the stink of their rebellion against God. We're infected by it every day. They pour forth stuff that lures us away from Christ, and we have to understand that that is the generation we're living in and it's always been the case. It's the same every generation, crooked and depraved. Not essentially good, basically good. No, crooked and depraved. Crooked means they don't live according to the straight path, the righteous path that God has ordained. Depraved means or perverse means wicked to the core. Romans 1:28 says, "They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless" That's the crooked and depraved generation we live in. Oh they need the Gospel. They need the Gospel. And we are called on to give it to them. Our lives therefore must match our message. We must live up to the message that we preach. Jesus said, " "You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." And so we're called to be stars, that's what the text says. Stars really. Mariners used to make their way across the ocean by star navigation. They'd be able to discern their position by looking at Polaris for example, the pole star that never moved. In the same manner, God is calling on Christians to be a fixed point of reference that doesn't move. We're just consistent. Our integrity speaks of truth that doesn't change. Or another illustration, the slaves before the Civil War used to work out in the fields and they would sing a song that contained code language for how to escape, "When the sun comes back and the first quail calls, follow the drinking gourd, for the old man is waiting for to carry you to freedom, follow the drinking gourd." What's the drinking gourd? Well, it's the Big Dipper up in the sky and the handle pointed the way north. And there would be a guide in the Underground Railroad if they would follow the drinking gourd, if they would follow the line of the stars, they would know how to get north at night, and I think we're called to be that way. We're called to point the way to the truth by the way that we live so that people who are slaves to sin may find freedom in Christ. Hold Out the Word of Life Verse 16 it says, "As you hold out the word of life." Now here's the thing folks. I've been talking about living up to your message, but your lifestyle will save no one from their sin. I'm not meaning to be insulting. I'm not meaning to say you really won't do a good job. If you could just live better, people would get saved. I'm just saying no one will get saved by watching how well you imitate Christ. It's not God's way. God, rather, has ordained that the word of truth, the word of life will save. The Gospel message itself must be proclaimed. And so the lifestyle is really just the table setting for the real meal, and the real meal is the message of the Gospel. And so your lifestyle is the linen table cloth and it's the silver forks and knives and the best plates and goblets and all of these things set for the feast, and what is the feast? The feast is the word of God. People get saved as you hold out or hold forth the word of life. Now, there's something about holding forth in that. The guy who led me to Christ, a guy named Steve, he shared the Gospel with me through great persecution, great persecution for 18 months. I abused him, I was rude to him, I insulted him and he never gave up. He just kept sharing the Gospel. He kept holding forth the word of life. That example of perseverance and communication convicts me. So often I think, "Well, I shared once with him, that's it." Check the box, co-worker, somebody that... And you had a sharing opportunity, it didn't go well and say, "Well, at least I shared with them." Well, it's true and something's been done there. But is it done? No. We're to hold forth the word of life. I mean, consistently hold it out, say, "Here is the way, walk in it. Here is Christ." Consistency, a willingness to reach out with the Gospel. Now Paul was an example of this. He talks about his own example. He says, "In order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing," and then he says, "Even if I am being poured out like a drink offering, on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I'm glad and rejoice with all of you." He's putting himself forward as a role model. IV. Paul’s Example of Joyful Suffering (vs. 16-18) Now, today I just want to touch on this lightly because it's a big theme in Philippians and it's better spoken of at 3:17. And there he says, "Join with others in following my example, brothers, and take note of those who live according to the pattern we gave you…" A pattern of Christianity. But here he says, "See my example. I have run the race with endurance. I have labored and now I am willing to be poured out like a drink offering." The image is, there's a good picture on the front of your bulletin there of just a pitcher of water being poured out. Drink offering is sacrificial language, and the priest would take a cup of wine probably, and poured onto the hot coals of fire of the sacrifice, and whoosh, up it would go. The fire here is the sacrifice and service coming from the Philippians faith. He said, "Even if I'm dying to help you grow more, I'm willing. I'm glad. I'm willing to die. I'm rejoicing." Job said, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in Him." Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in effect said, "Though he slay me, yet will I obey him." But Paul here says, "Though he slay me yet will I rejoice in Him." And that's our calling too. Verse 18, so you too should be glad in the same way and rejoice with me, be willing to be poured out for Christ, be willing to be poured out so that others maybe saved. V. Application Now what application can we take from this? Well, first, my theology professor is talking about some of the difficulties and the depths of Scripture and how hard the Scripture can be to understand, and it can be. It's a very deep book. But he said, "I found the real problem with Scripture is not that it's too complicated, it's that it's too simple and I don't want to do what it says." [chuckle] Look at verse 14, is that complicated? Do you have a hard time understanding verse 14? Do you need somebody like me to come explain the Greek or to get to a deeper level of exegesis? Do everything without complaining or arguing. You know what complaining is, and you know what arguing is. What do you complain about the most? Think about that. You don't have to speak out. We could have a time like that, but we're not going to do that. But what moves you to complain the most? Maybe it's financial issues, maybe it's health issues, maybe it's family issues, maybe it's the church, something. We need to repent from that sin. Think of how sweet our fellowship would be with God if in the middle of one of those trials we choose instead to worship, just like Job did, instead may the name of the Lord be praised. May he be praised. I deserved hell, and God has chosen to give this to me and I will worship Him. I trust in Him. For me, I think it's the car, the automobile. I know there's not going to be any cars in heaven, or if there aren't there, they're not going to break down and cost $750. It's just not going to happen. Or if they break down and cost $750, they'll be right there, every time, and never a lack. But something better than the situation we have here. Right? I have to resolve the next time my car breaks down significantly, I'm going to trust in God and not complain. I'm not going to speak any negative words. I'm just going to trust Him. That's hard to do. And arguing, I don't want to do it anymore. It's an act of the will to not argue to say, "Our fellowship's too important for this." Now, that doesn't mean we don't work through issues with the truth. You know I believe we do that, so we can come to a genuine unity, but we're not going to argue with each other. And then finally, hold out the word of life, hold it out, come with us to the outreach today. Maybe you're teetering on the edge. You weren't sure whether you're going to come. Come, if you can. Come, hold forth the word of life. But today's outreach isn't the issue, it's seven days a week. D. L. Moody resolved that he would not go to bed every day without witnessing to somebody that day. Now that's a challenge. If you don't think it is, try it. Try it for a week. Say, "For the next seven days, I will not complain, I will not argue, and I will witness to at least one person a day for seven days." Now that's a challenge. It's a challenge. And finally, to you who are sitting and listening to me and you don't feel inside your heart that you are Christians, I can do nothing better than just hold forth the word of life to you today. It doesn't matter how much sin you've committed. It doesn't matter what you did last night. What matters is that Jesus Christ came to save sinners. Paul says, "Of whom I am the worst". And that is a trustworthy saying. He came to save people like you because He suffered and died on the cross for sins that were not His own, as a substitute, that we might have eternal life. Trust in Him today.
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