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LOVING AND SERVING GOD 2–MATTHEW 22:36-40

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LOVING AND SERVING GOD 2
MATTHEW 22:36-40
Introduction:

This is the continuation of that first lesson on Loving and Serving God. In the first lesson we looked at Experiencing God’s love in salvation and how He loved us first. Our love for Him is based on the fact that He loved us first.

Now we look at Responding to God’s love. Here we see what the Lord expects from His children.

II. WE ARE TO RESPOND TO GOD’S LOVE BY LOVING HIM.

Deuteronomy 6:4-7, “Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: 5 And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. 6 And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.”

A. Thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine HEART, Deuteronomy 10:12, “And now, Israel, what doth the LORD thy God require of thee, but to fear the LORD thy God, to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve the LORD thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul,”

1. The heart is the “home of the personal life,” and hence a man is designated, according to his heart…

a. Wise, 1 Kings 3:12, “Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.”

b. Pure, Psalm 24:4, “He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.” Matthew 5:8, “Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.”

c. Upright and righteous, Psalm 11:2, “For, lo, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upright in heart.”

d. Pious and good, Luke 8:15, “But that on the good ground are they, which in an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience.”

2. The heart is also the seat of the conscience, Romans 2:15, “Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)”

a. It is naturally wicked, Genesis 8:21, “And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.”

b. It contaminates the whole life and character, Matthew 12:34, “O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”

c. Therefore the heart must be changed, regenerated, Ezekiel 36:26, “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.”

B. Thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy SOUL [ the seat of will and purpose ], Philippians 1:27, “Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;”

1. Consider Christ in this regard, Hebrews 12:3, “For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.”

2. Consider the early Christians, Acts 4:32, “And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he possessed was his own; but they had all things common.”

C. Thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thy MIND [the mind as a faculty of understanding, feeling, desiring], 2 Kings 23:25, “And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses; neither after him arose there any like him.”

1. The faculty of knowing with an evil significance, Ephesians 2:3, “Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.”

2. The faculty of sentiment, or disposition…

a. In an evil sense, or imagination, Colossians 1:21, “And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled”

b. In a good sense, 2 Peter 3:1, “This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:”

LOVING AND SERVING GOD–MATTHEW 22:36-40–PART 1

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Loving and Serving God
Matthew 22:36-40
Part 1

Introduction:

It is impossible for us to love and serve others, until we have experienced the love of God in our lives. If we truly know and love God, we will serve God. If we are serving God, we will be busy serving others. This is one of the great needs of the hour, if we are going to experience Biblical Christianity.

I. WE MUST EXPERIENCE GOD’S LOVE IN SALVATION.

A. He that does not know God does not love Him, 1 John 4:8-10, “He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins.”

1. Not knowing God, 1 John 2:4-5, “He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”

2. God is love, v. 9; Ephesians 2:4-5, “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, 5 Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)”

3. The way His love was shown to us, vs. 9b-10:

a. God sent his only begotten Son, John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

b. That we might live, John 6:51, “I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.”

c. God sent Jesus to be a propitiation for our sins, Romans 3:24-25, “Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;”

Note: Christ is “the propitiation,” because by his becoming our substitute and assuming our obligations he expiated our guilt, covered it, by the vicarious punishment which he endured. —Easton’s Bible Dictionary

B. He loved us first, 1 John 4:19, “We love him, because he first loved us.”

1. He loved us when we were both unloving and unlovely, Romans 5:8, “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”

2. His love is our incentive to love…

a. The brethren, vs. 20-21.

1) If we do not love our brother, how can we love God? 1 John 3:14, “We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death.”

2) That love ought to be unfeigned [genuine, sincere], 1 Peter 1:22, “Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:”

b. The lost, Mark 12:31, “And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.”

1) Love him enough to witness to him, Acts 1:8, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

2) Love him enough to be testimony of God’s grace, Titus 2:11-13, “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

C. His love is poured out in our hearts, Romans 5:5, “And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.”

1. He has given us light in our hearts, 2 Corinthians 4:6, ”For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.”

2. We have the Spirit of God indwelling us, John 14:17, “Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”

3. The love of God in salvation has been sealed in us by the Spirit of God, Ephesians 4:30, “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”

a. This is the Lord guarantee of Salvation, John 10:28-29, “And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. 29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

b. It is good until Jesus comes to receive us to Himself, John 17:24, “Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.”

CONCLUSION

Next week we will go on to the next point about loving and serving God.

NO MAN KNOWS THE DAY OR THE HOUR–MATTHEW 24:3-14, 36

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NO MAN KNOWS THE DAY OR THE HOUR
MATTHEW 24:3-14, 36

Key verse: v. 36, “But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.”

Introduction:

The disciples came unto him privately. Not all of them, but Peter, James, John, and Andrew, Mark 13:3, “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?” The prediction that the temple would be destroyed had been made in the presence of all the apostles, Matthew 24:2, “And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.” A part of them now came privately to know more particularly when this would be.

I. THE GENERAL SIGNS OF HIS COMING

Matthew 24:3, “And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?”

A. The budding of the fig-tree, Mark 13:28-29, “Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near: 29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors.”

1. Fig tree was used as a symbol of the nation of Israel.

2. However, here it is used to show the nearness of the coming prophetic events.

B. The Love of many waxing cold, Matthew 24:12, “And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.”

1. Through discouragement from apparently fruitless efforts to do good, Psalms 40:12, “For innumerable evils have compassed me about: mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head: therefore my heart faileth me.”

2. Through resentment at ingratitude and injustice, 2 Timothy 3:2, “For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,”

3. Through general influence of an evil example and environment, Romans 1:28-31, “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:”

C. Wars and Rumors of wars, Mark 13:7-8, “And when ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars, be ye not troubled: for such things must needs be; but the end shall not be yet. 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.”

1. These are the BEGINNINGS OF SORROW, Jeremiah 4:31, “For I have heard a voice as of a woman in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child, the voice of the daughter of Zion, that bewaileth herself, that spreadeth her hands, saying, Woe is me now! for my soul is wearied because of murderers.”

a. The death-agony of this age is the birth-agony of the next, Isaiah 37:3, “And they said unto him, Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy: for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring forth.”

b. Nation against nation and Kingdome against kingdom, Jeremiah 25:32, “Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.”

c. Earthquakes, famines and troubles, Luke 21:11, “And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.”

II. TAKE HEED THAT NO MAN DECEIVE YOU

B. False Messiahs and other false teachers, v. 4; 2 Peter 2:1, “But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.”

Josephus informs us that there were many, who pretended to Divine inspiration, deceived the people, leading out numbers of them into the desert. “The land,” says he, “was overrun with magicians, seducers, and impostors, who drew the people after them in multitudes into solitudes and deserts, to see the signs and miracles which they promised to show by the power of God.”

C. The Prophets prophesy lies, Jeremiah 14:14, “Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.”

D. These things are happening before our eyes today and many are blind to the truth, Ezekiel 12:2, “Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not; they have ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house.”

1. As for me and my house we will serve the Lord, Joshua 24:15, “And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”

2. Many shall be offended, Matthew 24:10, “And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.”

3. The Gospel shall be preach to every nation and then the end of the age shall come, Matthew 24:14, “And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.”

CONCLUSION

The Lord will come after His children and the next chapter in God’s plan will begin. Our admonition is to watch, Matthew 24:42, “Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.”

MY LORD DELAYETH HIS COMING–MATTHEW 24:32-51

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MY LORD DELAYETH HIS COMING

MATTHEW 24:32-51

Key verse: v. 48, “But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;”

Introduction:

The Lord is coming again soon. However, there are skeptics among those who profess to be born again Christians who do not believe that the Lord is coming soon. They are those who have fallen away from serving the Lord in His churches.

The Scriptures speak of two types of servants. One, the true believer and the other is a professed believer whose life does not show his faith.

I. THE TRUE SERVANT IS…

A. Listening to God’s admonition, Proverbs 8:6-8, “Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.”

B. Watching for the Lord’s return, Luke 12:37, “Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he cometh shall find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve them.

1. Watching the sky, Matthew 24:27, “For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

a. The world will have become Satan’s domain, 2 Thessalonians 2:8, “And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:”

b. Many people will have been corrupted by false prophets, Matthew 24:24, “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”

2. Listening for the sound of the trump of God, 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17, “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: 17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.”

II. THE EVIL SERVANT IS…

A. Taking note of other things, Matthew 16:3, “And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”

1. They see what we see, but without understanding, 1 Corinthians 2:14, “But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.”

2. The Lord spoke in parables many times to reveal things to His people only, Matthew 13:10-11, 13, “And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables? 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 13 Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.”

3. Their heart has become hard, Matthew 13:15, “For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.”

B. Thinking, “My Lord is delaying his return,” vs. 48-49; Ezekiel 12:27, “Son of man, behold, they of the house of Israel say, The vision that he seeth is for many days to come, and he prophesieth of the times that are far off.”

1. He does not believe the Lord is coming and is set to do evil, Ecclesiastes 8:11, “Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

2. Like Israel thought of Moses on the mount, many professed “Christians” do not know what has happened to Jesus, Exodus 32:1, “And when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods, which shall go before us; for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we wot not what is become of him.”

3. “I will take advantage of his delay,”

a. He begins to smite his fellow servants, 2 Timothy 3:12,“Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.”

b. His real nature comes out, 2 Peter 2:13-14, “And shall receive the reward of unrighteousness, as they that count it pleasure to riot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you; 14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:”

CONCLUSION

The Lord is coming back very soon. Don’t be among those that doubt and have fallen into sin because of their unbelief.

God’s people are looking. They are waiting patiently for His coming knowing that it will bring great blessings and rewards for faithful service to our King.

LIGHTS IN THE WORLD–MATTHEW 5:14-16,

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LIGHTS IN THE WORLD
MATTHEW  5:14-16,
“Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15-Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. 16-Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Philippians 2:15, “That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world.”
Introduction:
Jesus said in John 9:5, “As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.” For more than three years the Lord walked among men spreading the Light of the Gospel. Upon his leaving this earth He gave that light to His Churches in order to continue His work.
Let us consider that light that He has left. Consider some of its characteristics:
I. LIGHT MAKES MANIFEST…
A. The TRUTH, John 3:21 “But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.”
1. The truth will set you FREE, John 8:32, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
a. Free from CONDEMNATION, John 5:24, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.”
b. Free from the law of sin and death, Romans 8:2 “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”
c. You are TRULY Free, John 8:36, “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
2. The Truth is the WAY of Salvation, John 14:6, “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
3. The LIFE of Jesus Christ in us, 2 Corinthians 4:11 “For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.”
II. LIGHT IS INTENDED FOR GUIDANCE.
A. We are to hold forth to them the Word of life as our REFERENCE POINT.
1. It is our guide in life, Acts 8:30-31, “And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest? 31And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me? And he desired Philip that he would come up and sit with him.”
2. It gives the right perspective in our lives, Colossians 3:2, “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”
It is a BEACON as it was for Philip leading him to instruct an inquirer…
1. In the way of salvation, Acts 4:12 “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.”
2. In the meaning of God’s Word, Acts 8:30, “And Philip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest?”
3. In the life of godliness, 2 Timothy 3:16 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:”
III. LIGHT IS ALSO USED FOR WARNING.
A. The RIGHT LIGHT is needed to shine in the world, Matthew 5:14-15, “Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. 15Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
1. The YELLOW light of caution due to condemnation, John 3:18, “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.”
2. The RED light of danger of Hell, Matthew 10:28, “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.”
B. Satan puts up the WRONG light:
1. The GREEN light of disobedience, Genesis 3:4-5, “And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
2. The WHITE light of lying, John 8:44, “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.”
IV. LIGHT HAS A CHEERING INFLUENCE
A. A Christian ought to be a humble comforter,
1. With kind words on his lips, Colossians 3:12-13, “Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; 13-Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.”
2. Esteeming others better, Philippians 2:3, “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.”
B. Carry the light of His love everywhere you go.
1. Don’t mention a transgression, Proverbs 17:9, “He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.”
2. Pray for one another as Paul prayed,
a. “That your love may abound yet more,” Philippians 1:9, “And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;”
b. That they “might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,” Colossians 1:9-11, “For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10-That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; 11-Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;”
CONCLUSION:
“Gracious Spirit dwell with me;
I myself would gracious be,
And with words that help and heal
Would thy life in mine reveal,
And with actions bold and meek
Would for Christ my Saviour speak.”