Medieval Preachers Podcast

BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - Three Ways In Which We Love God

BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - Three Ways In Which We Love God
1090-1153
Song of Songs Cant. 8:6
 
In the following sermon, Three Ways In Which We Love God, we continue listening to Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) and hear him cry out to the Lord, pleading for him to take his remaining years and use them. If anyone struggles with failures of the past and strives to move forward in their life of faith, this is for you. With great humility, Bernard pleads for increased grace.

BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX - Glory Of The Bridegroom

Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) was a French abbot, theologian, and leader of the Cistercian reform who mediated between church and state, and whose theology of divine love influenced Reformation leaders and Dante's portrayal of mystical union with God in The Divine Comedy. In his work On Loving God, Bernard describes the ecstasy of divine love as surpassing all earthly joy. The following sermon, The Glory Of The Bridegroom, asks the listener: Why have you come?
 
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Augustine – Feed my sheep – 354-430 AD

Augustine – Feed my sheep – 354-430 AD
John 21:16
In this short sermon to the newly baptised, Augustine Bishop of Hippo, reveals what it means to follow the shepherd, and how beautiful it is to love the Lord.

Augustine of Hippo – Listen and Do Good

In this sermon – Listen and Do Good, Augustine of Hippo says it is safer to hear the Word of God than to preach it. If you have ever had a pastor (or heard of one) that preached one thing but did another, what was your responsibility to them?
Based on James 1:19-22
The Sermon Project’s Medieval Preachers Podcast features sermons from the 4th to the 15th century with preachers from Augustine and Aelfric, to Wulfstan and Wyclif in modern English, offering scripture introductions where relevant. Join us as we breathe new life into the old!
 
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Augustine - On The Creed - 354-430

The Creed is a summary of what the Church teaches, what Christians together believe, and what binds Christians together as a believing community across different traditions and practices. In this sermon - On the Tradition of the Creed - Augustine of Hippo, refers to the creed as The Symbol.

Anslem of Canterbury - 1033-1109AD

Are we in the End-times?
It is an undeniable truth that we are closer to the end-times than we have ever been. Listen to Anslem of Canterbury in the 11thC discuss what this means for us today.
“Each person's recurring sin is like a tempest. When you love God, you walk on water, with the world's upheavals beneath your feet. But if you love the world, it engulfs you, as it tends to devour, not support, its enthusiasts.”
The Sermon Project’s Medieval Preachers Podcast features sermons from the 4th to the 15th century with preachers from Augustine and Aelfric, to Wulfstan and Wyclif in modern English, offering scripture introductions where relevant. 
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Atto of Vercelli - 885-960 Message for Palm Sunday

Does God’s love abide in you?
Atto of Vercelli throws down the gauntlet when quoting John and suggests if we’re not materially helping our brethren, we don’t actually have the love of God in us. In this very short, but challenging sermon for Palm Sunday about love, charity, justice and the spiritual disciplines, Atto of Vercelli, preaches big ideas with a lot of love.

Augustine Bishop of Hippo - 354-430AD - Matt. 5:16; 6:1 - Let your light shine...but don't!

Let your light shine...but don't!
Are there paradoxes and contradictions within the Bible, and even within the words of Jesus himself? The Bible is undeniably a complex collection of diverse writings and styles, but what do we do when Jesus, the very One we follow, instructs us to do seemingly opposite things? Join us on a profound journey as Augustine, the great Bishop of Hippo, guides us through this challenging question of reconciling these apparent contradictions.