1. MP3s by Chapter. THE APOSTLE MAKES THE PROSPERITY OF HIS SOUL THE MEASURE OF THE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SECULAR PROSPERITY DESIRED FOR GAIUS. Every line that is written in the gospel is charged with love. Many now hale and strong would become weak and sickly. Or your soul generally seems right. Above all things—Rather, in all respects. Physical health is desirable. Another element of prosperity is SUCCESS; advancement, I mean, as distinct from mere possession. "Beloved, I wish that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth." "That which was from beginning." [Some think this implies that Gaius’ health was being drained by his problems with Diotrephes.]. I know you are prospering in your soul. It was seen in his growing acquaintance with the truth and his growing conformity to the truth. Half the worries and vexations which afflict many Christians would disappear if they were more active for their master, "working with both hands earnestly" for His cause. Chosen by the Father (Eph.1:5) 1. It has been well said that a haughty, self-sufficient professor is a doubtful character; and that high minds are like high hills, blasted and barren. said a gentleman to another with whom he was riding, as they passed a fine mansion and through rich fields. Were this truth unknown, what mysteries would encompass us! We may say, then, that lowly minds are like well-watered, fruitful valleys. hugiaino. “Flavia would be a miracle of piety, if she was but half as careful of her soul as she is of her body. 2. Genesis . IV. The first and all-important and sure remedy is to go at once to the Good and Great Physician Himself; He can and He will cure all. Thus we see in this prayer of John, not only benevolence, but comprehensiveness and discrimination; we see in it also intensity. Probably there is no portion of the New Testament which contains severer tests of Christian character than are to be found in the three short Epistles of John. Old Testament. Law, Ser. Ministry Leadership. Thus we see that it is proper to pray for temporal blessings. How does His dialectic prosper in your souls? A contracted heart. Gaius believed the truth, and every one who desires soul prosperity must believe it too. PERFECT SOUL HEALTH IS THE BEST SAFEGUARD AGAINST THE FORCE OF TEMPTATION. 2. The hostility of Diotrephes, probably a well-to-do member of the Church, had lessened his maintenance ( ) and affected his health ( ), yet St. John has only admiration for the spirit he has manifested and commendation for the part he has played. Take two men, one in comparatively straitened circumstances, yet possessed of great mental abilities and attainments — the other, overflowing with money, yet narrow-souled and ignorant; you would not hesitate to say which is really the richer of the two. You must be very careful of the atmosphere in which you live; V. See that your soul has its own proper food. Text: 1 John 3 Sermon Series: Get Real (1 John chapter outlines) Prosper - in general. Then, use His prescription, for He is the Counsellor to the soul, always ready to listen patiently; He knows the exact treatment your constitution requires, and His remedies are infallible. I tell you you are cutting your own throat if you come and sit and consent to sermon after sermon on secret and spiritual prayer, and still remain the same prayerless and unspiritual man you have all your life been. Many pampered sons and daughters of riches and luxury would come to poverty and want. Our daily duties may bring us into surroundings very uncongenial to the religious life. Yet what a plague lieth on men's souls, and few apprehend the half of its malignity and danger! God predestined us to adoption as sons. If all Christians would live in the spirit of this prayer, how every interest of religion would prosper! THE MEANS TO BE EMPLOYED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF SPIRITUAL HEALTH. III. Sermon Bible Commentary. Devotional solitude combined with energetic action. III. As thy soul prospereth; that he might be as much favored in his health and outward condition as he was in his piety and beneficence. Greek. There is, it will need very little reflection to perceive, a wealth which may be predicated of the inward as well as of the outward life. All the roads in the old world led to Rome. 2. A man cannot always choose his minister. “A good knight is best known in battle, and a Christian in the time of trouble and adversity”; and Gaius had stood the test. 2. However, in this the writer is first expressing a wish for the physical health of his convert. Here is the revelation of wisdom — that the spiritual state of the soul is the proper rule of prayer, and that it is the just standard of desire for health and prosperity. Jude . 3. The great want of the Church of Christ is soul-prosperity. This is clear from his making his spiritual prosperity the measure of the desired bodily health and temporal prosperity. That thou mayest Prosper and be in Health, as thy Soul Prospereth. And if this be true of mere intellect, if even secular knowledge constitute a wealth more valuable than any outward possession, surely not less true must the same thought be when applied to that wisdom which maketh wise unto salvation. , “prosper” in worldly matters. peri pantōn- would be more correctly rendered here “concerning, or in respect to all things;” and the idea is, that John wished earnestly that “in all respects” he might have the same kind of prosperity which his soul had. NICODEMUS WAS COMFORTED - Vss. 5. 1. A PERSON MAY HAVE A PROSPEROUS SOUL, AND YET WANT EXTERNAL PROSPERITY. A soul, on which the image of Christ is impressed, is a thing precious everywhere, and for ever; it has not, like man's wealth, a different value in different countries and at different times; it will pass current everywhere — it is free of the universe. But a greater than Socrates has preached to us, and on still holier and still more heart-searching texts. 10-13 . vii. Oh! An old writer says: "Thou canst not read the Scriptures too much, and what thou readest thou canst not read too well, and what thou readest well thou canst not too well understand, and what thou understandest well thou canst not too well teach, and what thou teachest well thou canst not too well live." He then gave increasing attention to business, and less to religion. In the second place, notice in this wish of the aged John the fact that his benevolent wish goes beyond the year that passeth by; and he wishes him not only prosperity of body, but health and prosperity of soul. This is necessary to complete the idea of worldly comfort; for without this, all that rank is able to command or wealth to procure will be little enjoyed. A plant is said to thrive and prosper when it brings forth fruit, a field when it abounds with precious grain, a human body when it is healthy and vigorous and active. All the worldly wealth which a man possesses which is more than proportionate to the wealth of his soul, he will do well to get rid of at once, or by Divine grace bring the wealth of his soul into proportion with it. Secular prosperity is desirable. Health of body, for many obvious reasons, is one of God's best gifts to man. If these things fail, here is an old prescription: "Carnis et Sanguinis Christi. So thoroughly was Gaius possessed of the truth, that he walked in it; it was the potent principle that guided his whole conduct in his relation to men and God. The other element, commonly included in the idea of "prosperity," is power. Yours, finally, is the only lasting wealth. What a man sows, especially in the name of Christ, he will reap (Galatians 6:7-8). II. Your vital power is passing away, but you do not know that it is decreasing — you do not care about it: that is paralysis, creeping paralysis! A man is known by his books. Where that is enjoyed, we can discharge those active services which our several relations and connections demand, and can enjoy the bounties of providence with relish and pleasure. This is perhaps the very last grace to which even gracious men, and men prospering in grace, ever attain to. 2. [Note: See Yarbrough, p367.]. Do not restrain prayer. 2. 3. Contributed by Allan Quak on Aug 19, 2020. 6. THE PERSON WHO OFFERS THIS PRAYER — it is the Apostle John. Read verse in New King James Version For money, property, every worldly possession, is out of the man. IT IS HAPPY FOR OUR FRIENDS WHEN WE CAN WISH THEM TO BE AS PROSPEROUS AND HEALTHFUL AS THEY ARE GOOD. Even As Your Soul Prospers [Healing] The Mind-Body Connection. Or, on the contrary, you are very excited; you talk very much about religion, often very foolishly, very wildly. 3. This verse is similar to many passages where the grace of God is wished for the disciples. III. But what is this prosperity of soul that is spoken of? If, on the other hand, it is to do good, this induces benevolence. IV. Now notice in the next place the comprehensiveness of this wish. Il. Note first the measure of health which, in a physical and in other points of view, St. John craved for him to whom he wrote. From the expression of this desire in so brief a letter, we may infer that St. John regarded these things as of great importance. B. It is a sine qua non that a healthy Christian breathes pure air. Not only a change of state, which is justification, but a change of nature, which is regeneration.Having noticed, then, these two as preliminary to the soul's health, let us notice what are some of the signs and features of real health of soul. Immediately you see the word prosperity you might connote that it has to do with worldly riches, goods or money. It may be that your soul looks better, healthier, than ever it did in your life. Of what, in the language of the world, is commonly designated prosperity, perhaps the two main elements are wealth and power. The common phraseology of life recognises this fact, when we speak, for instance, of "a richly-furnished mind," a mind "rich in intellectual resources," "a rich vein of thought," "an ample fund of information," and the like. What transformations in circumstances! As a citizen of the world, and as a member of Christ's Church, his entire conduct was influenced by what he believed and professed. Or every thing that is good and true in you is dying — dying slowly, surely. Sermon Manuscripts and Commentaries. He knew the truth, and knew it well. 4. 2Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. Though his body was afflicted, his soul was in health and prospered. This is the great ocean, to which all other truths are but tributary streams, and from whose bosom all the showers of blessings that fall on the moral wilderness of human life and refresh it, derive their origin. But in these days, you are not independent of the pulpit, indeed, but you are not so wholly dependent on it, and instructed by it, as many men are. Individual solicitude is requisite in order to meet that want. The indwelling truth came forth in embodied action. 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