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36 illustrations for sermon preparation
First, constancy of character: the disciples must not appear changeable or fickle, betraying the weakness of those who chase comfort.
Christ knew what dwelt within human nature, possessed a consciousness of self that transcends our limited awareness.
Their judgment surpasses that of Sodom, for they rejected not ignorance but revealed truth.
No kingdom—evil or good—consciously engineers its own destruction.
Exell, in *The Biblical Illustrator* (1887), distinguishes three dimensions of this sacred duty.
First, it suggests the true measure of workers in the Church's progress.
The cross may manifest as relinquishing certain pleasures, enduring reproach or poverty, suffering losses and persecutions for Christ's sake, consecrating all to Yahweh, or submitting to the Adonai's will.
Many religionists, as Spurgeon observed, attend to religion without ever truly understanding it.
But what constitutes a true prophet worthy of reception?
Yet He urges them toward a higher fear—the fear of Elohim alone.
When Christ spoke these words to His disciples, the primary reference addressed the apostles themselves.
Perseverance is the badge of the saint—marked in Scripture, confirmed by analogy, and vindicated by common sense.
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