Excerpted for Sunday's 3-20-2022 Sermon - His Kingdom
Enjoy the peace: Edgar (The Peaceful) king of England was made king off Mercia and Northumbria in 957. These were the most powerful kingdoms in England at that time, and he could be considered to be the first ruler of a united England. He was known as “the Peaceable” largely because the victories and campaigns of his forebears had finally brought a measure of stability and freedom from outside attack. It was said of hi, “His reign was prosperous and God granted him to live his days in peace; he did his duty and labored zealously in its performance. Far and wide he exalted God’s praise and delighted in His law, improving security of his people more than all the kings who were before him within the memory of man.” This came only after he had recalled from exile “St. Dunstan,” who went on to reform the brokenness of the church. The Saxon name for Edgar means “rich in spears,” which was undoubtedly in recognition of his inheritance of military power. After his death, there was an end of a peaceful and prosperous reign and Edgars reign was the last of peace and harmony. The Saxon would would start to disintegrate and within less than a century, would be almost wiped away.
Enjoy the peace: Edgar (The Peaceful) king of England was made king off Mercia and Northumbria in 957. These were the most powerful kingdoms in England at that time, and he could be considered to be the first ruler of a united England. He was known as “the Peaceable” largely because the victories and campaigns of his forebears had finally brought a measure of stability and freedom from outside attack. It was said of hi, “His reign was prosperous and God granted him to live his days in peace; he did his duty and labored zealously in its performance. Far and wide he exalted God’s praise and delighted in His law, improving security of his people more than all the kings who were before him within the memory of man.” This came only after he had recalled from exile “St. Dunstan,” who went on to reform the brokenness of the church. The Saxon name for Edgar means “rich in spears,” which was undoubtedly in recognition of his inheritance of military power. After his death, there was an end of a peaceful and prosperous reign and Edgars reign was the last of peace and harmony. The Saxon would would start to disintegrate and within less than a century, would be almost wiped away.
Enjoy the peace: Edgar (The Peaceful) king of England was made king off Mercia and Northumbria in 957. These were the most powerful kingdoms in England at that time, and he could be considered to be the first ruler of a united England. He was known as “the Peaceable” largely because the victories and campaigns of his forebears had finally brought a measure of stability and freedom from outside attack. It was said of hi, “His reign was prosperous and God granted him to live his days in peace; he did his duty and labored zealously in its performance. Far and wide he exalted God’s praise and delighted in His law, improving security of his people more than all the kings who were before him within the memory of man.” This came only after he had recalled from exile “St. Dunstan,” who went on to reform the brokenness of the church. The Saxon name for Edgar means “rich in spears,” which was undoubtedly in recognition of his inheritance of military power. After his death, there was an end of a peaceful and prosperous reign and Edgars reign was the last of peace and harmony. The Saxon would would start to disintegrate and within less than a century, would be almost wiped away.
Edgar (The Peaceful) king of England was made king off Mercia and Northumbria in 957. These were the most powerful kingdoms in England at that time, and he could be considered to be the first ruler of a united England. He was known as “the Peaceable” largely because the victories and campaigns of his forebears had finally brought a measure of stability and freedom from outside attack. It was said of hi, “His reign was prosperous and God granted him to live his days in peace; he did his duty and labored zealously in its performance. Far and wide he exalted God’s praise and delighted in His law, improving security of his people more than all the kings who were before him within the memory of man.” This came only after he had recalled from exile “St. Dunstan,” who went on to reform the brokenness of the church. The Saxon name for Edgar means “rich in spears,” which was undoubtedly in recognition of his inheritance of military power. After his death, there was an end of a peaceful and prosperous reign and Edgars reign was the last of peace and harmony. The Saxon would would start to disintegrate and within less than a century, would be almost wiped away.