Resources on Augustine of Hippo

Love, Maturity, Respect, Care

To Know You

Augustine of Hippo | Re-Worship

Prayer

This simple prayer of petition, written by Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD), expresses his desire to know God in order to love him truly and serve him fully.

Love, Jesus, Freedom, St. Augustine

Late Have I Loved You

Augustine of Hippo | Re-Worship

Book Quote, Poetry, Prayer

An excerpt from Augustine’s "Confessions," in which he laments his hesitant embrace of faith in God. God was within him, but he sought God in external things.

Love, God's Presence, Longing, Call Of God

What is the Wedding Garment?

Augustine of Hippo | The Sunday Website

Reflecting on Matthew 22:1-14 and the wedding garment, Augustine writes that the wedding garment is the love that springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a genuine faith.

Matthew 22:1-14

Faith, Love, Conscience, Christian

Nothing Without Love

Augustine of Hippo | The Sunday Website

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Book Quote

This is Augustine's (354-430) commentary on the Parable of the Heavenly Banquet in Matthew 22:1-14. Augustine asks what the wedding garment symbolizes and, drawing from 1 Corinthians 13:1, concludes that it is love.

Matthew 22:1-14; 1 Corinthians 13:1

Parables, Love, Garment, Wedding

108 Names for God

Thom Satterlee | Reformed Journal

Poetry

Two poems by Thom Satterlee, one about the many evocative names Augustine (354-430) gives to God, and one about the implausible gap between what we know by sight and what we may know without it.

Resurrection, Names, Love, Death

Late Have I Loved You

Michael Gungor | Global Worship

Song or Hymn, Artwork

Video of the song "Late Have I Loved You," composed by Michael Gungor from the writings of St. Augustine on his relationship to God.

Love, St. Augustine, Breath, Blindness

Sermon Quotes on Anxiety

Augustine of Hippo | The Pastor's Workshop

Augustine of Hippo offers a prayer for those who are stressed. Marcus Aurelius says that it is not external events that make us anxious but our assessment of them - which we can control.

Anxiety, Prayer, Pain, Care

Sermon Quotes on Conflict

Augustine of Hippo | The Pastor's Workshop

Quotes on conflict curated for a sermon, a blog post, or a Bible study. Entries from Augustine of Hippo and Winston Churchill.

Conflict, Spirituality, Love

Sermon Quotes on Fathers

Augustine of Hippo | The Pastor's Workshop

This collection of quotes about fathers features work from Augustine, Pope John XXIII, J.I. Packer, Rick Rigsby, Salman Rushdie, Joni Eareckson Tada, Hudson Taylor, Mark Wahlberg, and many more.

Family, Love, Sermon, Children

Nuggets

Augustine of Hippo | Commonweal

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Book Quote

This resource includes several short quotes from Augustine of Hippo in which he reflects on the nature of the human heart apart from God. Also included is a comment on Psalm 13.1 by Thomas Aquinas.

Psalm 13:1

Soul, Cross, Love, Truth

Two Kinds of Fear

Augustine of Hippo | Commonweal

Quotes from Augustine and Aquinas to the effect that good behavior should be motivated by love rather than by fear.

Psalm 19:10; Romans 5:5 2 Corinthians 3:17

Fear, Love, Holy Spirit, Freedom

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Sermon Quotes on Freedom

Augustine of Hippo | The Pastor's Workshop

Several quotes that illustrate freedom and related themes such as love, the ability to do what's right, growing in the likeness of Christ, and serving God.

Freedom, Free Will, Obedience, Sanctification

The measure of perfect love

Augustine of Hippo | Commonweal

Scripture Meditation or Sermon

An excerpt from a sermon by Augustine, who reflects on the challenge of Jesus’s commandment of absolute love in John 13:34 and 15:12, and also celebrates the help that Jesus himself provides us.

John 13:34, 15:12

Love, Father, Incarnation, Sacrifice

All Are to Be Loved

Augustine of Hippo | Preaching Today

Sermon Preparation or Illustration

This quotation by Augustine of Hippo reminds us that everyone is to be loved no matter if a person is low spirited, lazy, or contentious. This is appropriate for Proverbs 10:12, Matthew 5:2, and Romans 13:8

Love, Wisdom, Community, Illustration

Sermon Quotes on Relationships

Augustine of Hippo | The Pastor's Workshop

This collection of quotes about relationships and intimacy features the work of Augustine, Randy Alcorn, Richard Plass, and Bob Goff.

Love, Sermon, Relationship, Sexuality

A Communion of Sinners & Saints

Jerry Ryan | Commonweal

Article about Theology

Jerry Ryan reflects on the communion of saints. "We are first of all a communion of sinners." In receiving God's forgiveness we become more merciful.

Sin, Mercy, Resurrection, Mystery

Sermon Quotes on Grace

Augustine of Hippo | The Pastor's Workshop

This collection of quotes on grace features the work of Augustine, Karl Barth, Annie Johnson Flint, Philip Yancey, and Brennan Manning.

Grace, Love, Jesus, Sermon

A Delight of the Human Heart

Augustine of Hippo | Commonweal

"There is a delight of the human heart in the light of truth, in the flow of wisdom." An excerpt from Augustine on Luke 12:37.

Luke 12:37

Love, Heart, Truth, Delighting In God

From Constraint to Freedom

Joseph A Komonchak | Commonweal

Augustine's commentary on the Psalm 119 focuses on two themes: the movement from merely external obedience to inward commitment of the heart and mind, which is often accompanied by a parallel movement from fear to love.

Psalm 119