3; Ezra viii. Esther's judgment was equal to her courage. It is a crisis of magnificent opportunity and also of infinite responsibility. These considerations ought to teach the instruments to be humble, and they ought also to confirm the faith of the people of God.II. Of the power of the keys, or the common discipline of the Church. H. Cooper.Reflect I. One in a family more clever, more strong, more amiable than the rest. A purpose clearly written on the face of events and to be readily deciphered from their grouping. Mohammedanism sealed itself against the truth of Jesus; and the heathen nations of the earth were walled around by prejudice or by prohibitory laws. In the old days of national warfare, when ships were made of wood, rough-wrought cannon and shot were sufficient means of attack. It is a great thing to live now. The common idea, I know, is that character is tested only by affliction; but I am not sure if prosperity be not a more searching acid than adversity. Raleigh, D. D.)Inactivity in the cause of Christ condemnedW. God Uses Broken People Gods Heart of Rescue Gods People Celebrate Esther 4:1-17 4 When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and he cried out with a loud and bitter cry. He has promised Christ the heathen for His inheritance and the uttermost parts of the earth for His possession, and, whoever helps and whoever hinders, His word shall not be broken. B. Woodford, M. A.While we continue on earth we are obliged to a sort of spiritual speculation; to judge as well as we can, but to remain uncertain; to take the most important steps in the dark; to pursue our course like vessels in a mist, cautiously and fearfully, having no clear view of the coast by which we sail, but only catching here and there a dubious Sign of where we are, and whither we are tending. But now the rulers in name are the ruled in fact. Some men might just as well have lived hundreds of years ago, for any appreciation they seem to have of the privileges and demands of the time. Over the last few weeks we have been sharing the power of the story! THAT IT IS THE DUTY OF THOSE INSTRUMENTS TO GIVE THEMSELVES UP TO THE WORK. Our moral opportunities, our seasonable times for action, are very precious, are very brief, and when they are gone they cannot be renewed. She feels her 5. 2. The mother of Henry VII. This style of self-examination is a damage instead of an advantage to their Christian character. A recent statistician says that human life now has an average of only thirty-two years. In the times we live here are some things that MUST take priority, this sermon addresses those things. In the old days of national warfare, when ships were made of wood, rough-wrought cannon and shot were sufficient means of attack. That the wicked may not, by being admitted to the Lord's Table, put. Text.--The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.--James v. 16. The breadth of woman's influence is widening. Better women will make better homes, better homes will make better society, better society will raise the tone of public opinion, and influence those who frame and execute our laws. Your pulpit is the anvil. Opportunities of doing good SHOULD BE SEIZED, Gone, they may have passed for ever. How did all David's life turn upon the incident, that at the moment when he chanced to visit his brethren in the camp, at that moment Goliath came out with his defiance of the living God! If it were freely admitted, the ambition that grasps at the first places would be shamed into silence. The problem of the degraded and disinherited is pressing on the attention of intelligent minds with an urgency which cannot be disregarded. ^A Matt. We see traces of this in the several dispensations of religion which God has revealed. Sermons Learning from Esther This principle has its fullest application to the ungodly. At the same time, you have a maid already, all to yourself. When I speak of moving God, I do not mean that God's mind is changed by prayer, or that his Charles Grandison FinneyLectures on Revivals of ReligionOf the Discipline of the Church, and Its Principal Use in Censures and Excommunication. W. McGarveyThe Four-Fold GospelEstherThe spirit of the book of Esther is anything but attractive. It is a great thing to live now. And so also the work of Jesus Christ was assailed. Never did the human race move so quickly. We now see that truth is its own best defence.(J. I. The college graduate of to-day comes into his kingdom at a time of marvellous and portentous significance. Assembly Of God, Find the purpose of your life by examining Esthers experience, What Am I Here For? C. Burns, D. D.)The Church and the present crisisW. We must spread the gospel or lose it. Every day we live we are either adding to that constant element in us which constitutes our truest selves, and so increasing that reserve force on which in times of emergency we can draw with advantage, or we are expending with imprudent prodigality our spiritual capital, and living morally beyond our means, so that when a crisis comes we cannot stand it, and must inevitably go down. AND THE ARGUMENTS MADE USE OF FOR THAT PRACTICE, EXAMINED. Queen Vashti made wrong decision H. Cooper.Reflect I. You do not go before King uninvited. Oh I they are words which may well sound in the ears of the soul, at many a sick-bed, at many an event of inferior importance in our earthly career. Lewis BaylyThe Practice of PietyOf a Private Fast. This will appear from the continual changes which take place. But now the rulers in name are the ruled in fact. They all believe that the world is a fallen world, that without Christ the fallen world is a lost world, that the preaching Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureWatkinson -- the Transfigured SackclothWilliam L. Watkinson, Wesleyan minister, was born at Hull, 1838, was educated privately and rose to eminence as a preacher and writer. Mohammedanism sealed itself against the truth of Jesus; and the heathen nations of the earth were walled around by prejudice or by prohibitory laws. A recent statistician says that human life now has an average of only thirty-two years. He would have saved his own soul, and the souls of his people, in season and out of season. Our opportunities may not be so far-reaching or so high sounding as some other men's are; but they are our opportunities, and they are far-reaching enough for us. III. We sometimes smile as we see the way in which truth used to be asserted and defended. Who cannot look back and discern times and seasons when, if he had acted otherwise, his whole after-life would have been altered? 1. Time after time have the maps of the world been altered and reformed in our day. THAT RICH AND RARE OPPORTUNITIES OCCUR IN THE PROGRESS OF THINGS, BY WHICH BELIEVING MEN ARE ALLOWED TO COME EFFECTUALLY "TO THE HELP OF THE LORD AGAINST THE MIGHTY." 1. All Christians are agreed in holding the principles which underlie our missionary operations. We now see that truth is its own best defence.(J. 14. The prize-taker at the end of the year is the daily plodder all through it. This sermon looks at the lessons learn from Esther's life. The Story of Esther is a story of Gods providence. B. Woodford, M. A.While we continue on earth we are obliged to a sort of spiritual speculation; to judge as well as we can, but to remain uncertain; to take the most important steps in the dark; to pursue our course like vessels in a mist, cautiously and fearfully, having no clear view of the coast by which we sail, but only catching here and there a dubious Sign of where we are, and whither we are tending. For Such A Time As This Esther 4 1. She may enter and win her bread without being touched by snobbishness and caste. read more, Denomination: Our moral opportunities, our seasonable times for action, are very precious, are very brief, and when they are gone they cannot be renewed. This is the solemn vocation of each generation.II. One man with truth and the promise of God at his back is stronger than an opposing world. That the wicked may not, by being admitted to the Lord's Table, put John CalvinThe Institutes of the Christian ReligionOf the Public Fast. You turn her away when she displeases you, and you hire another, and so on, till you will die unmarried, and without a godly household, and your circle will be dissolved and your opportunity for ever lost. She is the strongest social force of to-day. William Durban calls him "The classic preacher of British Methodism." Why? He never risked, he never tried, Romans 8:28 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, etc. WebFind Esther 4:16 Sermons and Illustrations. I remember when I was a boy I used to have a small piece in the garden that I called my own, and I planted corn there, and every few days I would pull it up to see how fast it was growing. [Having been severely rebuked by Jesus, it is likely that the scribes and Pharisees asked for a sign that they might appear to the multitude more fair-minded and open to conviction than Jesus had represented them to be. To-night my remarks will be chiefly confined to the subject of intercession, or prayer. Was it not the wilful blindness of the dancers in the Tuileries to the misery of the serfs in the fields that caused revolutionary France to run red with blood?(W. AS CHRISTIANS WE HAVE COME TO A KINGDOM. Sometimes a man's whole life may be traced afterwards to have led up to one such moment. Our opportunities are life or death to us and to others; they are salvation or condemnation to our immortal souls; and is that not circle, and opportunity enough? The cause of Christ has come through crises when persecution has tried to exterminate it. Eugenia, again, is a young lady full of the most devout dispositions. AS TO LIFE ITSELF, HUMAN EXISTENCE; ENTRY UPON IT IS A COMING TO A KINGDOM. Of the Author. 2. Do not adhere to anything merely because it is old. When Samuel's mother consecrated her boy to the service of Jehovah; had she no part in determining the destiny of Israel? Luther came upon the scene just when needed. The wants and sorrows of all mankind are the subjects of its sympathy and its concern. These considerations ought to teach the instruments to be humble, and they ought also to confirm the faith of the people of God.II. CHRIST'S CAUSE OFFERS THE NOBLEST EMPLOYMENT FOE OUR GIFTS. Mordecai believed that the record of God's faithfulness in the past gave the assurance that in some way of His own He would prevent the extinction of His people. Baptist, Every wise woman buildeth her house, Not only by her fruitfulness, as Leah and Rachel built up the house of Israel; but by her good housewifery, prudent economy; looking well to the ways, Importance of women The cause of Christ has come through crises when persecution has tried to exterminate it. 5, 6; Joel ii. Here is my pulpit, and I preach in it. China and Japan were hermetically sealed against the entrance of Christianity. Within the lifetime of some now here the world was practically closed against the extension of Protestant Christianity. The entrance of woman into the various occupations has had the tendency to stop the growing boorishness which was manifesting itself in business circles. THE last lecture referred principally to the confession of sin. LET US LEARN THAT THE FACT OF A DUTY BEING DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS IS NO EXCUSE FOR OUR FAILING TO PERFORM IT HONESTLY.III. Of the Author. "A short work will God make upon the earth." It is a fact past denial that women do exert an immense influence in the world. One in a family to whom has been given the seeing eyes and the understanding heart. Such was the love of our Divine Redeemer for us. It can do without us, but we cannot do without it. She may not have been so conspicuous a figure, but she was none the less important. Reforms are necessary, and in making them we shall certainly have to begin with ourselves. They all believe that the world is a fallen world, that without Christ the fallen world is a lost world, that the preaching, William L. Watkinson, Wesleyan minister, was born at Hull, 1838, was educated privately and rose to eminence as a preacher and writer. Penalty was death. All Christians are agreed in holding the principles which underlie our missionary operations. Esther 4:1-17, Denomination: When this is done, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. E. J. Wolf, D. D.)Position and responsibilityW. W. McGarveyThe Four-Fold GospelEstherThe spirit of the book of Esther is anything but attractive. We ought to study 1. 3. 38-45; ^C Luke XI. 14. But we are not great queens like Esther, with the deliverance of Israel in our hands; nor are we great sea captains like Lord Nelson, with the making of modern England in our hands. Some men might just as well have lived hundreds of years ago, for any appreciation they seem to have of the privileges and demands of the time. AND THE ARGUMENTS MADE USE OF FOR THAT PRACTICE, EXAMINED. Our opportunities may not be so far-reaching or so high sounding as some other men's are; but they are our opportunities, and they are far-reaching enough for us. They are feeling their pulses to see what is the condition of their spiritual health. BY JOHN BUNYAN. We ought to be able to discover without any warning voice what God's purpose is, and what our opportunity is worth.I. Esther 1:1-10:1, Esther 4:14, We have been called to appropriate this gospel in such a time as this, FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS His education, his tastes, his companionships may all be discerned to have been the instrumentality of drawing him into the wilderness for his one great conflict with the adversary.(J. But we too frequently fail to take note of it in respect to the character deposits or drafts which we are constantly making on or from ourselves meaning, thereby, our souls. "Opportunity," says the excellent biographer, "flitted by, but Nelson was always ready and grasped it." And thus in religion whether a man be lost or saved will frequently depend upon a step taken at a particular crisis; all subsequent steps grow out of that step. There arises out of all this a very solemn character attaching to our tenure of life. The last to be more severely punished. Cooper. The Rev. 15; 2 Chron. Every age and every emergency has had the men needed for the age and the emergency. 1 mo. And what is true of periods of a thousand years is true also of each period of fourscore years. For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place: but thou and thy father's house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this. To meet the duties this age demands of you, you must, ON THE ONE HAND, AVOID RECKLESS ICONOCLASM, AND ON THE OTHER HAND, NOT STICK TOO MUCH TO THINGS BECAUSE THEY ARE OLD. WebPrayer And Resolve. A. De Witt Talmage, D. D.Esther had her God-appointed work. Thy steps are ordered of the Lord. Remember, for your humiliation, that God can do without you. Esther 4:14 XII. We now see that truth is its own best defence.(J. Many of you know Jones. We are not only to study the book of God to know what is our duty in general, but also the book of providence to know what is the particular duty He designs us to do. Esthers Dilemma and Decision (Esther 4:1-17) Introduction Years ago, my friend Bill McRae and I attended a funeral in a church which no longer clearly proclaimed the gospel. (Galilee on the Same Day as the Last Section.) The breadth of woman's influence is widening. THAT GOD'S CAUSE IS INDEPENDENT OF OUR EFFORTS. He would have saved his own soul, and the souls of his people, in season and out of season. You and I are Fervidus and Eugenia ourselves. There is nothing that will yield greater joy or larger returns.(W. Time and again she has undergone the scoffs of rowdies and the ridicule of pot-house politicians, but feeling that God called her to the kingdom for such an hour as this, she has risked popularity and society influence in defence of home and children. I. | 30,452 views. The promised blessing still unfulfilled. Better women will make better homes, better homes will make better society, better society will raise the tone of public opinion, and influence those who frame and execute our laws. It I only had a great opportunity, would I not rise to it! Life for God in public must be balanced by life with God in secret. You never heard of Eugenia, and Fervidus, and Clemens before, and do not know where to find them. What an importance thus attaches to what I may call the commonplace of life I We are apt, when we read such a history as that before us, to exclaim, "How tremendously important these grand outstanding opportunities of doing some great service are!" A public fast is when, by the authority of the magistrate (Jonah iii. The Church of to-day is the arbiter of the world's future. The Patriarchal, the Levitical, and the Christian dispensations, appear to follow in manifest order, each working up and fading into that which came next. No Church, etc., can live except as they continue to be in harmony with the purpose and the providence of God. Its various degrees. [Having been severely rebuked by Jesus, it is likely that the scribes and Pharisees asked for a sign that they might appear to the multitude more fair-minded and open to conviction than Jesus had represented them to be. And there are a great many Christian people in this day just pulling apart their Christian experiences to see what there is in them, and there is nothing left in them. The time tested the sincerity of Esther's affection for Mordecai, and brought that into immediate demonstration. And it can make an important difference in our lives when it is applied properly.For instance, devout, godly and wealthy farmer is told that all his oxen and asses have been destroyed by robbers; and not long after that, lightning destroys all his sheep and servants. Sometimes a man's whole life may be traced afterwards to have led up to one such moment. We have been launched into being just at the moment when we were wanted. The restoration of peace between nations and the final destruction of slavery. You hire a cabman to drive you to church, and he sits in the wet street waiting for you, and you never ask him how he manages to live with no Sabbath. Your pulpit is the house scaffolding. It brings him the blessings of a Christian civilisation and the assurance of life eternal. Do not talk what thou wouldst be sure to do if thou wast an angel, but think what thou canst do as a man. But with the iron-plating has necessarily come improvement in the means of destruction. of England did more than her royal son for the dissemination of learning and the establishment of colleges. They all believe that the world is a fallen world, that without Christ the fallen world is a lost world, that the preaching Alexander MaclarenExpositions of Holy ScriptureWatkinson -- the Transfigured SackclothWilliam L. Watkinson, Wesleyan minister, was born at Hull, 1838, was educated privately and rose to eminence as a preacher and writer. The Patriarchal, the Levitical, and the Christian dispensations, appear to follow in manifest order, each working up and fading into that which came next. Esther 4:14-16, Acts 20:24, Denomination: Paul Bailey11/23/14 - Sun AM Worship. Esther 4:14, Denomination: Now with a startling swiftness the moral map of the world is changing, and no one can presage what will be the next great movement that will command the wonder of mankind. The Rev. THAT GOD REQUIRES THAT SUCH ADVANTAGES SHOULD BE FAITHFULLY USED FOR THE PROMOTION OF HIS PURPOSES. B. Woodford, M. THAT IT IS THE DUTY OF THOSE INSTRUMENTS TO GIVE THEMSELVES UP TO THE WORK. WE MAY LEARN THAT HAVING SEEN OUR DUTY, AND ASKED GOD'S GUIDANCE AND BLESSING, WE SHOULD FEARLESSLY GO THROUGH WITH OUR TASK. There is a continuity in our lives, such that the habits which we have formed in the days that are gone do largely condition for us our resources in the present. IN ORDER TO MEET THE SPECIAL DEMAND OF THIS AGE YOU NEED TO BE AN UNMISTAKABLE, AGGRESSIVE CHRISTIAN. All Christians are agreed in holding the principles which underlie our missionary operations. Esther 4:14 52-week preaching calendar to help you plan your sermons, Customizable sermon manuscripts for verse-by-verse preaching, Preach with creativity and impact throughout the year, Help your church understand God's plan in pain, Call your people to experience a higher freedom, Proclaim the gospel to the ends of the earth. What the world is now is a necessary step to what the world is to be. We have been launched into being just at the moment when we were wanted. Time is going by so rapidly that we cannot afford to be idle. WE MAY LEARN THAT HAVING SEEN OUR DUTY, AND ASKED GOD'S GUIDANCE AND BLESSING, WE SHOULD FEARLESSLY GO THROUGH WITH OUR TASK. Start a New Series on Easter Sermons Worship Sundays at 10:45am; Bible Class at 9:45am; Wednesdays at 5:00pm. E. J. Wolf, D. D.e government: The text presents for our consideration I. THAT A CRISIS HAS COME OF OVERWHELMING IMPORTANCE IN THE RELIGIOUS HISTORY OF THE WORLD. We are all tempted every day to say, "If I only were Esther! The book of Esther is the biblical answer to Walt Disneys story of Cinderella. As in the human body every function, so in the Divine government every Christian is placed to do a work which none else can do, and his Lord's eye is ever on him. One in a family converted. That we may rightly perform a private fast, four things are to be observed:--First, The author; Secondly, The time and occasion; Thirdly, The manner; Fourthly, The ends of private fasting. You and I are Fervidus and Eugenia ourselves. Our days have fallen on a time different from all that have gone before, unique in this particular, if in nothing else the power of public opinion. It is mysterious that he not only allows us to participate in bringing about his will but that we can disobey and somehow this is also part of his will. And so there are those who have no patience with anything like improvement in church architecture, or with anything like good, hearty, earnest church singing, and they deride any form of religious discussion which goes down walking among every-day men rather than that which makes an excursion on rhetorical stilts. Let us learn from the example of Queen Esther how to become better.I. 3. William Durban calls him "The classic preacher of British Methodism." This acting on venture is emphatically taught in the text. His education, his tastes, his companionships may all be discerned to have been the instrumentality of drawing him into the wilderness for his one great conflict with the adversary. The mother of Henry VII. Text.--The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.--James v. 16. Jesus had just wrought, The spirit of the book of Esther is anything but attractive.
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