Sermons and Biblical Studies

Good deeds that are done silently and for a good motive, are the dead that live even in the grave; they are flowers that withstand the storm; they are stars that know no setting. Claudius Do what good you can, and do it solely for God’s glory, as free from it yourself as though you … Continue reading “GOOD
DEEDS, MOTIVE OF”

Every prudent man tolerates a lesser evil for fear of preventing a greater good. Thomas Aquinas Human beings know neither how to rejoice properly nor how to grieve properly, for they do not understand the distance between good and evil. John of the Cross The line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor … Continue reading “GOOD
AND EVIL”

“It is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” Philippians 2:13 kjv Have you not found it hard to be good? hard to keep from saying something naughty that you wanted to say? Very hard to keep down the angry feeling, even if you did not say … Continue reading “GOD’S
WORK IN YOU”

God buries his workmen, but carries on his work. Proverb quoted by Charles Wesley in one of his letters

No creature has meaning without the word of God. God’s word is in all creation, visible and invisible. The word is living, being, spirit, all verdant greening, all creativity. This word flashes out in every creature. This is how the spirit is in the flesh – the Word is indivisible from God. Hildegard of Bingen

I simply taught, preached, wrote God’s word: otherwise I did nothing. Martin Luther

The will of God will never take you where the grace of God cannot keep you. Author unknown A man’s heart is right when he wills what God wills. Thomas Aquinas When I vacillated about my decision to serve the Lord my God, it was I who willed, and I who willed not, and nobody … Continue reading “GOD’S
WILL”

I want to know God’s thoughts; the rest are details. Albert Einstein

Our God is in heaven; he does whatever pleases him. The Bible, Psalm 115:3 Either God is totally sovereign, ordaining, ruling, and disposing of all things as he will, or he has no control over anything and faith in him is an utter absurdity. Author unknown To say that God is sovereign is to say … Continue reading “GOD’S
SOVEREIGNTY”

Whosoever walks toward God one cubit, God runs toward him twain. Author unknown God often visits us, but most of the time we are not at home. Joseph Roux