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4. Isa. 44:16, Aha— used in self-satis faction by idolaters. 5. Ezek. 25:3, Aha— used in contempt of the sanctuary. 6. Ezek. 26:2, Aha—-used in rebellion against God. 7. Ezek. 36:2, Aha—used in disdain of God’s purposes. — K. L. B. * |üllllllllllll||||||||||||||||llll||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||illllllllllllllllllllllllllllllt^ Pulpit Pointers Oratorical Prayer There are two kinds of pulpit prayer : one is the oratorical, which is a fine dis play of rhetoric descriptive of the atti tudes and sovereignty of Jehovah, utter ly powerless in its outreach. Humanity is never seen in more feebleness than in the occupant of the pulpit who attempts thus to deliver an oration to the eternal sovereign. He is smaller than a grass hopper. The other, and. the real kind of prayer, is the outbreaking of the soul at the mercy seat in behalf of thé congre gation. It is simplicity— fervent, sup plicatory, effectual— rising heavenward under the • intercessory potency of the Holy Ghost.—Michigan Advocate. Let the Word Itself Speak A little boy confided his experience to his mother after a church service. “Why, mother, when the.minister was telling about Calvary, I could just see Jesus going up there* and the cross, and the people; and just when I was most Interested, the minister stopped,— and went on with the sermon.” May it not be true that some preachers or teachers rest” too lightly upon the unadorned Gospel narrative, in their eagerness to find devices that will create interest in the story? It may be that some to whom we are seeking to carry the gospel lose interest when we "go on with the ser mon.” ^nniniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimnnoiiiiiHiuiiiuiiiiiiiHiiuimiiuiiHtiiuuflHiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiciiiiMjiinimuiff;
THE INIAVING CHRIST Gal. 2:20
I. The Way Prepared '
“ I have been crucified with Christ” (R. V.) “ Nevertheless I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me.” “ And that life which I now live in the flesh” (R. V.,) “ I live by the faith of the Son of God”
II. The Way Realized
III. The Way Experienced
IV, The Way Explained
V. The Way Made Possible “ Who loved me and gave Him self for me.” —R. S. Beal. DIVINE CORRECTION 1. Correction is a mark of God’s love for His child.—-Prov. 3:12. 2. Correction is designed for our spir- • itual development.—-Heb. 12:9-10. 3. Correction, if rightly received, re sults in happiness.—-Job 5:17. 4. Correction is grievous only when the will is in rebellion.— Prov. 15: 10 . 5. Correction will be refused only by those who care not for their own souls.— Prov. 15:32. 6. Correction is not to be wearied of until it has accomplished its pur pose.—-Prov. 3:11. 7. Correction may be brought about through obedience to the Word o f God.— 2 Tim. 3:16. (Note:— If the believer meditated daily upon the Word of God and lived up to its light, no further correction would be necessary.) —K. E. B. SEVEN OCCURRENCES OF THE WORD “ AHA” 1. Psa. 35:21, Aha— used in ridicule of Christ. 2. Psa. 40:15, Aha— used in derision of a believer. 3. Psa. 70:3, Aha-—used in hatred of a believer.
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