FIVE WORD SENTENCE SERMONS
by Dr. Walter L. Wilson
THE ON LY ANSWER W HEN YOU GET INTO TROUBLE and difficulty, to whom do you go? The Christian’s only hope and stay is, of course, the Lord Jesus Christ. One five-word sentence sermon I fre quently use is the question of our Saviour given in John 6:68 where He asks Peter, “Will you also go away?” The disciple answered, “Lord, to whom shall we go?” There was usually a great multi tude which followed Jesus. In verses preceding our text, we find the com mentary that, “From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him.” This is what prompted His inquiry of Peter. How this event must have filled the Lord Jesus with sorrow, pathos and grief for the souls of men. He made the heavens and the earth; He created all things, and yet man wanted nothing to do with Him. The Scripture doesn’t tell us where this crowd went when they left Christ, but I can assure you that it wasn’t to a place of soul-rest. Without the blessed Saviour, man can never know true satisfaction or con tentment. It is hard for us to imagine any one in those days turning his back on the Lord. After all, He was the One who raised the dead and healed sick. Yet, the same crowd would do it again today if He were here in the flesh. Let me ask your heart, “If you were to turn from Christ, just where would you be able to go?” That is a solemn question. A backslider is like a lovely garden which has become overgrown with weeds. He is like a harp with its strings broken, or a home which has become delapidated and tumbled down. If this is your state as you read these lines, our Lord asks, “Will you also go away?” How easily the world allures us. The devil holds out all sorts of en ticing treasures. It may be that pleasure or business calls us. There
are so many demands made upon our time. Just think of the many oppor tunities there are; once in a lifetime opportunities perhaps to make money. We listen to the call and turn our backs on the Lover of our souls. Don’t you be misled into thinking other things will give you what only Christ can and will supply. Did you ever stop to realize that all educational processes that amount to anything are found in Countries where the Lord Jesus Christ has been known and taught and where the Bible can be used by anyone? No wonder Scripture affirms, “Blessed is the na tion whose God is the Lord.” Turning from Christ means dark ness in its many and varied forms, for only He is the Light of life. You think of the lawless tide of wicked ness which is sweeping across our United States right now. We don’t hesitate to say that it is because, in most homes, the Bible has been com pletely shunned. For most there is not the fear of God. Every attack has Biota Chorale members, part of the 60 voice group on tour this month, are gathered around Professor Edward Heppner. From left to right are Sylvia Gocke, Albuquerque; Janet Dollar, Riverside; Dave Bandimere, Denver; and Roland Gangsle, Medford, Oregon. Sealed is Janet Maurer, Montezuma, Kansas.
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