• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Sermo Humilis

Humble Speech

  • Home
  • Topics
    • Just a Thought
    • Who we Are Instead
    • Life in Christendom
  • Series
    • Words that Matter
    • Rock of Ages
    • Let the Lady Speak
    • Life and Times of Jesus
    • Jesus Through all of Life
    • 8 Weeks Before Marriage
    • The Ten Commandments
  • About
  • Contact
  • Subscribe
  • Show Search
Hide Search

Rest

The 4th Commandment

February 6, 2022 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

The 4th Commandment - Sermo Humilis

The Jewish Sabbath was instituted as a reminder that God had delivered Israel from their slavery in Egypt (Deuteronomy 5:15). As such, the day was marked by joy. It was not a dour or dull affair. It was a day of feasting and celebration. Jesus, as Lord of the Sabbath, came … [Read more...] about The 4th Commandment

Filed Under: The Ten Commandments - Series Tagged With: Freedom, Rest, Sabbath

#21 Sitting under a Fig – OT Survey

November 28, 2021 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

#21 Sitting Under a Fig - A Survey of Christ in the Old Testament

As predicted by Elisha, the downfall of Samaria (The Northern tribes of Israel), has occurred. We know why it occurred. They transgressed the Covenant of the Lord and neither listened nor obeyed the Word of God. It's a frightening prospect, isn't it? Here are the people of … [Read more...] about #21 Sitting under a Fig – OT Survey

Filed Under: Rock of Ages - A Survey of Christ in the Old Testament Tagged With: Faithfulness, Prosperity, Rest

A Simple Faith

November 4, 2021 By David Trounce Leave a Comment

A Simple Faith - Sermo Humilis

The Christian faith is not a complicated faith. Repent and believe the Gospel, that your sins may be blotted out and times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord (Acts 3:19-20). Believe that Jesus died and rose from the dead and in so doing, washed away all your … [Read more...] about A Simple Faith

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Gospel, Obedience, Rest

#9 Jesus and Vocation

March 21, 2021 By David Trounce 2 Comments

#9 Jesus and Vocation- Jesus Through all of Life

Just as the purpose of education is not to get a job, but to walk with Jesus and fear God, so too with work. The goal is not to look busy, but to walk with the Lord and produce something of value for those in your care (Ephesians 4:28). Our education is an opportunity to … [Read more...] about #9 Jesus and Vocation

Filed Under: Jesus Through all of Life Tagged With: Labour, Rest, Work

The Sabbath Under Our Feet

December 13, 2020 By David Trounce 2 Comments

With The Sabbath Under Our Feet - Sermo Humilis

Sunday is typically a day of rest for the church. We have several rest days, Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Christmas among them. For some these days are glorious opportunities to say no. For others, such days are demanding and we dread them. They hang over our heads like a dark … [Read more...] about The Sabbath Under Our Feet

Filed Under: Life in Christendom Tagged With: Rest, Sabbath, Work

  • Go to page 1
  • Go to page 2
  • Go to Next Page »

Primary Sidebar

Sermo Humilis

For the love of all things true, beautiful and good.


Welcome to Sermo Humilis, a digital home for biblical discipleship and cultural Christianity. A few new thoughts every week.

Please remember to like, subscribe and share. It really helps me out.

Subscribe for Weekly Updates

As per our Privacy Policy, we will never hand your information to a third party.

please check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.

Categories

  • Life in Christendom
  • Just a Thought
  • Who we Are Instead

Find us on Social

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Medium
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Support Sermo Humilis

If you enjoy Sermo Humilis and want to say thanks you can support me here.

Support

Series

Sidebar - Words that Matter Sidebar Series - Proverbs - Let the Lady Speak Sidebar - Jesus Through all of Life Series

The Most Popular Guff

#12 Heroes Who Died – OT Survey

The Book of Judges is a book about the increasing misery and disaster

Shame

Shame is man's ability to feel and express his humiliation for guilt.

#07 Impossible Holiness – OT Survey

After three months of wandering (and grumbling), Israel has finally

Resistance is Futile

What do you tell yourself when you see so little goodness in the world

Because Time is No Healer

One of the reasons we have for believing that there is a Creator in

Various Trials

James says that the reason we can smile in the face of trials is that

A Dinner Date with Death ~ Proverbs 7

In Proverbs 7, a father shares a story with his son. It's a simple

See and Hear

On the move? Weekly content can also be seen and heard via Youtube.

Topics

Beauty Charity Children Covenant Creation Death Discipleship Earth Evangelism Faith Faithfulness Fear Fellowship Freedom Gospel Grace Grief Guilt Holiness Idolatry Jesus Joy Judgement Kingdom Law Liberty Life Love Marriage Mercy Money Power Redemption Rest Resurrection Righteousness Sacrifice Salvation Service Sin Truth War Weakness Wisdom Worship

Footer

  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Subscribe to Sermo Humilis

Find us on Social

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Support Sermo Humilis

If you enjoy Sermo Humilis and want to say thanks you can support me here.

Support

Copyright © 2022 · Sermo Humilis

Thor's Oak

Around 723 AD, a missionary named Boniface entered Hesse in Germany. Upon finding a sacred tree named Thor’s Oak, he took an axe to it, cut it down and built a church. Many in the town, believing that the God of Boniface must be greater than Thor, left their paganism behind converted to Christianity.