Resources on Augustine of Hippo

St. Augustine, Union With Christ

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

Lift Up Your Hearts

Daniel R Hyde | Reformed Worship

Service Outline or Song Suggestions

Daniel Hyde proposes using the "sursum corda" (Lift up your hearts) in worship in three places: introducing worship, preparing for prayer, and "following the ancient Eucharistic liturgy of the church."

Psalms 25:1, 86:4, 118:19-20, 122:1-2, 123:1-2, 132:7, 134:2, 138:2, 143:8; Lamentations 3:41 Hebrews 10:19-22

Lord’s Supper, Liturgy, Prayer, Peace

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

Augustine no Platonist

Joseph A Komonchak | Commonweal

Book Quote

Augustine, after speaking about the warfare between the flesh and the spirit: "I want the whole to be healed, because I am the whole."

Healing, St. Augustine, Soul

“A mere shepherd of these words”

Christopher Yoder | The Living Church

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Song or Hymn, Poetry

Christopher Yoder offers meditations based on poetry by Paulann Petersen, entitled “The Heavens’ Flock” in its musical setting by Ēriks Ešenvalds. Yoder relates the text to Psalm 8:3-4 and to Augustine's "Confessions."

Psalm 8:3-4

Shepherd, Language, Gift, Humility

Sermons Quotes on Beauty

Fyodor Dostoevsky | The Pastor's Workshop

Quotes for sermons on beauty from Augustine of Hippo, C.S. Lewis, Blaise Pascal, and more.

Beauty, Goodness, Christ, Good

The Sacrament of Peace and Unity

Augustine of Hippo | The Sunday Website

“The unity of the faithful...should be like the kneading together of many grains into one visible loaf.” A sermon by St. Augustine on the Eucharist using John 6:55.

John 6:55

Eucharist, Unity, Sacraments

Augustine's Extended Prayer

Henry Chadwick | Center for Excellence in Preaching

Scripture Meditation or Sermon, Book Quote

Quotations from Augustine's "Confessions," which illustrate the wide range of themes and tones in his prayers, and above all illuminate the centrality of God within human desire.

2 Corinthians 4:10; 1 Peter 5:5

Prayer, Praise, Rest, Confessions

Breathe in Me

Augustine of Hippo | Global Worship

Song or Hymn

Stacey Pool Regan and Elise Massa share their new arrangement of the hymn "Breathe in Me," written by Augustine of Hippo (354-430). (Length: 03:05) Includes chord sheet.

Holy Spirit, Sanctification, Holiness, St. Augustine

Excerpts from an Augustine Sermon

Augustine of Hippo | Christian History Institute

In these excepts from a sermon, Augustine examines the nature of Christ while arguing against contemporary heresies.

1 John 4:2

St. Augustine, Incarnation, Human Nature Of Christ

The Water of Life

Augustine of Hippo | The Sunday Website

One of Augustine's homilies on John 4:5-42, which allegorizes Jesus' fatigue into the weakness and tiredness he experienced in the act of incarnation (an act he still undertakes willingly, despite its great cost).

John 4:5-42

Jesus, Divinity Of Christ, Jesus Christ's Humanity, Weakness

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, Peace

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

Monica, Faithful Mother

Augustine of Hippo | Christian History Institute

Article about Church History

Augustine considered his mother, Monica, a driving force in his own salvation. In his Confessions, he documents her relentless prayers and persuasions.

Faithfulness, Parenting, St. Augustine, Church History

A School of Gratitude

John Cavadini | Church Life Journal

John Cavadini reflects on Augustine's phrase "He made us" as a summary of the spirit of gratitude, which is foundational for the Christian life and the basis of evangelization.

Gratitude, Praise, Heaven, Evangelization

Don't Give Up For Lent

Artur Rosman | Patheos - Catholicism

Book Quote, Article about Worship and the Sacraments, Article about Theology

A post by Artur Rosman describing Lent as a time for giving up on ourselves and our own efforts so that we can throw ourselves onto the mercy of God. Includes several book quotes.

Mercy, God's Presence, Lent, Submission

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

Sermon Quotes on Christmas

Soul, Cross, Love, Truth

Augustine of Hippo | The Pastor's Workshop

Quotes for sermons with Christmas themes from Augustine, T.S.Eliot, J.I. Packer, and more.

Birth, Christmas, Hope, Incarnation

The Fruits of Unity

Augustine of Hippo | The Sunday Website

“At Pentecost…the humble piety of believers brought all these diverse languages into the unity of the Church. What discord had scattered, love was to gather together.” Commentary on John 20:19-23 and Acts 2:1-11 by Augustine.

John 20:19-23