A Thought for the New Year
The sermon emphasizes the importance of maintaining a lively communion with the Trinity, with God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit working together to bring us to glory.
Robert Hawker preaches on the importance of seeking daily blessings from the Holy Trinity - the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit. He encourages believers to end and begin each year under the precious tokens of God in Christ, maintaining a lively communion with each person of the Godhead for true happiness. Hawker emphasizes the love of God the Father in giving Jesus to the church, the sacrificial love of Jesus for the church, and the continuous work of the Holy Spirit in applying the redemption accomplished by Christ. He urges souls to seek the love-tokens of each person of the Trinity daily for earthly and eternal blessings.
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December 31.
Evening.
"The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen." 2 Cor 13:14
Here, my soul, set up your pillar. Baptised as you has been into the joint name, love, praise, and adoration, of the Holy Three in One; and blessed as you has been, and are, in their joint mercies, grace, and favour; here every day, and all the day, seek your portion and blessing, as the united source of all your salvation. End the year, and begin the year, under those precious tokens of God in Christ; and daily keep up a lively communion and friendship with each, as the blessed cause of all your happiness.
Jehovah, in his threefold character of person, is working to finish what he has begun: and it is, and should be your happiness to be forever viewing the testimonies of it, in the holy Scriptures of truth. God your Father has so loved the church in Jesus, as to give him to the church, and the church to him; and God the Son has so loved the church, as to give himself for it; zeal for his Father's honour, and longing for the salvation of his people, led him through all the work of redemption, and now engages his heart, until he has brought home all his redeemed to glory: and God the Holy Ghost is unceasingly engaged to render the whole effectual, by taking of the things of Christ, and disbursing them to his people.
See to it then, my soul, that every day, and all the day, you have the love-tokens of each person of the Godhead; for this will make you blessed upon earth, and blessed to all eternity. Hail! Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty! Bless both him that writes, and him that reads, with your grace: and open and close the year with grace, until grace be consummated in everlasting glory. Amen and Amen.
Sermon Outline
- The Trinity as the Source of Salvation
- Maintaining a Lively Communion with the Trinity
- The Importance of Daily Communion with the Trinity
- God the Father's Love
- God the Son's Sacrifice
- God the Holy Spirit's Effectual Work
- Seeking Blessing in the Holy Scriptures
- Viewing Testimonies of God's Work
Key Quotes
“Jehovah, in his threefold character of person, is working to finish what he has begun: and it is, and should be your happiness to be forever viewing the testimonies of it, in the holy Scriptures of truth.” — Robert Hawker
“See to it then, my soul, that every day, and all the day, you have the love-tokens of each person of the Godhead; for this will make you blessed upon earth, and blessed to all eternity.” — Robert Hawker
Application Points
- Make it a daily habit to seek blessing in the Holy Scriptures and view the testimonies of God's work in your life.
- Keep up a lively communion and friendship with each person of the Godhead, and let their love-tokens be the source of your happiness.
- Begin the new year by seeking your portion and blessing in the Trinity, and daily keeping up a lively communion and friendship with each person of the Godhead.