All That Call Upon God
The sermon emphasizes the importance of calling upon God's Name to receive the blessings of faith, fear, peace, patience, long-suffering, self-control, purity, and sobriety.
Clement of Rome delivers a powerful sermon invoking God's sovereignty and the call for believers to exhibit qualities such as faith, fear, peace, patience, long-suffering, self-control, purity, and sobriety. He emphasizes the importance of living a life that is pleasing to God through Jesus Christ, our High Priest and Protector, offering glory, majesty, power, and honor to Him both now and forevermore.
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May God, who sees all things, and who is the Ruler of all spirits and the Lord of all flesh -- who chose our Lord Jesus Christ and us through Him to be a peculiar people -- grant to every soul that calls upon His glorious and holy Name, faith, fear, peace, patience, long-suffering, self-control, purity, and sobriety, to the well-pleasing of His Name, through our High Priest and Protector, Jesus Christ, by whom be to Him glory, and majesty, and power, and honour, both now and for evermore. Amen.
Sermon Outline
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- God's Sovereignty
- God's Choice of Believers
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- The Blessings of Calling Upon God
- Faith
- Fear, Peace, Patience, Long-suffering, Self-control, Purity, and Sobriety
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III
- The Means of Receiving These Blessings
- Through Jesus Christ
Key Quotes
“May God, who sees all things, and who is the Ruler of all spirits and the Lord of all flesh -- who chose our Lord Jesus Christ and us through Him to be a peculiar people -- grant to every soul that calls upon His glorious and holy Name,” — Clement of Rome
Application Points
- We can call upon God's Name to receive the blessings mentioned in the sermon.
- Jesus Christ is our High Priest and Protector, through whom we receive the blessings of God.
- We should strive to live a life that is pleasing to God by receiving these blessings.