C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Saturday April 5, 2025

"On Him they laid the cross, that He might bear it after Jesus."-Luke 23:26
    
    We see in Simon's carrying the cross a picture of the work of the Church throughout all generations; she is the cross-bearer after Jesus. Mark then, Christian, Jesus does not suffer so as to exclude your suffering. He bears a cross, not that you may escape it, but that you may endure it. Christ exempts you from sin, but not from sorrow. Remember that, and expect to suffer. But let us comfort ourselves with this thought, that in our case, as in Simon's, it is not our cross, but Christ's cross which we carry. When you are molested for your piety; when your religion brings the trial of cruel mockings upon you, then remember it is not your cross, it is Christ's cross; and how delightful is it to carry the cross of our Lord Jesus!
    
    You carry the cross after Him. You have blessed company; your path is marked with the footprints of your Lord. The mark of His blood-red shoulder is upon that heavy burden. 'Tis His cross, and He goes before you as a shepherd goes before his sheep. Take up your cross daily, and follow Him.
    
    Do not forget, also, that you bear this cross in partnership. It is the opinion of some that Simon only carried one end of the cross, and not the whole of it. That is very possible; Christ may have carried the heavier part, against the transverse beam, and Simon may have borne the lighter end. Certainly it is so with you; you do but carry the light end of the cross, Christ bore the heavier end.
    
    And remember, though Simon had to bear the cross for a very little while, it gave him lasting honour. Even so the cross we carry is only for a little while at most, and then we shall receive the crown, the glory. Surely we should love the cross, and, instead of shrinking from it, count it very dear, when it works out for us "a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory."
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Friday, March 15, 2013

The Hobbit giveaway

We’re proud to announce The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey coming to Blu-ray & DVD March 19th 2013!



J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic adventure follows the journey of Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an amazing quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug. Approached out of the blue by the wizard Gandalf the Grey, Bilbo finds himself joining a company of thirteen dwarves led by the legendary warrior, Thorin Oakenshield. Their journey will take them into the Wild; through treacherous lands swarming with Goblins and Orcs, deadly Wargs and Sorcerers.
From Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson comes “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” the first of a trilogy of films adapting the enduringly popular masterpiece The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien.




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29 comments:

  1. d schmidtMarch 15, 2013 at 10:17 PM

    My result is 60% Hobbit

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  2. AnonymousMarch 15, 2013 at 10:18 PM

    54% Hobbit
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  3. Kate FennerMarch 16, 2013 at 12:09 AM

    I am 75% Hobbit

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  4. UnknownMarch 16, 2013 at 3:26 AM

    I got 77% hobbit.
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  5. BreanneMarch 16, 2013 at 3:38 AM

    63%

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  6. alienxphileMarch 16, 2013 at 4:44 AM

    63% HOBBIT

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  7. UnknownMarch 16, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    I'm a halfsie at 46%

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  8. Ronald OliverMarch 16, 2013 at 4:36 PM

    I am 76% Hobbit. :)

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  9. imbigwillieMarch 16, 2013 at 5:51 PM

    I am 69%

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  10. Denise Taylor-DennisMarch 17, 2013 at 12:02 PM

    I got 65% Hobbit

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  11. UnknownMarch 17, 2013 at 12:24 PM

    I'm 65% hobbit! Thanks!

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  12. rubynrebaMarch 17, 2013 at 4:20 PM

    56% hobbit

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  13. Linda KishMarch 18, 2013 at 8:51 PM

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  14. AnonymousMarch 19, 2013 at 10:19 PM

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  15. eleanorMarch 21, 2013 at 8:20 PM

    I'm 79% Hobbit

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  16. steve weberMarch 22, 2013 at 6:08 PM

    I saw this movie in theatres and loved it.

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  17. UnknownMarch 23, 2013 at 3:26 PM

    i am 63 percent hobbit

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  18. devinMarch 23, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    I am 69% hobbit

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  19. devinMarch 23, 2013 at 9:03 PM

    i saw the movie in the theater and it was awesome

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  20. Denise Taylor-DennisMarch 24, 2013 at 9:12 AM

    I did not watch the Hobbit premier I didn't know it was going to be on TV.

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  21. KevinMarch 25, 2013 at 9:16 PM

    I am 71% Hobbit

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  22. AnonymousApril 1, 2013 at 8:59 PM

    I am 50% hobbit

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  23. VickyApril 3, 2013 at 10:15 AM

    Wow! Only 2 percent Hobbit

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  24. wiggetApril 4, 2013 at 9:38 AM

    i am 35% hobbit

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  25. cheryl cApril 5, 2013 at 10:43 AM

    60% Hobbit!

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  26. momoApril 5, 2013 at 7:05 PM

    I am a 68% Hobbit.

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  27. momoApril 5, 2013 at 7:08 PM

    My brother went to see, and said was great!

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  28. cynthiaApril 6, 2013 at 12:16 AM

    i'm 65%

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  29. MSGjkApril 7, 2013 at 10:36 PM

    73%

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