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that we must have experienced regeneration and God’s keeping power in our own lives. The Christian life fr.om beginning to end is a miracle. The world must see evidence o f the miraculous in our lives. It is through the Word o f God and the disciples of Christ that the Holy Spirit convicts of sin. W e are the salt o f the earth. One o f the purposes of salt is to produce thirst. There should be something about us that makes people thirsty for God, and that makes them long to know the Christ who has done so much for us. Intercessory prayer is essential in soul-win , ^ ning. Every soul-winner should have a list containing the names o f those whom he / 'v o l
Jesus dying upon the cross for my sins, and I am so happy that He is mine and I am His.” “ Now,” he said, “ there is one request I wish to make, and that is that you will come out to our house and help us dedicate our home unto the Lord.” We sought by prayer, the singing o f Christian hymns, and the reading of the Word o f God, to dedicate that home to the Lord. It was a never-to-be-forgotten occa sion. Jesus had come into that home, and, oh, the difference it makes when Jesus is upon the throne! Christian, will you just now pray, “ Lord, make me a soul-winner. Help me to realize that I am here oh business for my King. Fill me with the Holy Spirit. Give me a passion for
desires to win for Christ. Prayer is the greatest power on earth. There will be people in heaven be cause we have prayed. If that is true, it is also a fact that there will be people lost because we have neglected to pray. It is im possible to overemphasize the im portance o f intercession. Personal work must be done by the soul-winner. Every Chris tian can, by the grace o f God, do personal work. W e can ask the Lord for wisdom and the guid ance o f the Holy Spirit. As we are led o f the- Spirit, we will be tactful in our approach and find a point of contact with the person we hope to reach. There is no method more ef fective than personal dealing with the individual. Christ dealt per sonally with the woman o f Sa maria and Nicodemus. He has given us an example o f per sonal work. Several years ago, I went to Minneapolis to attend a confer ence. I made my way to a barber shop where a friend was working. When I sat down in his chair, he told me his wife had recently ac cepted Jesus as her Saviour. “ David, I am glad to hear this,” I said. “ Now I hope you also will take Him as your Saviour, help your wife in the Christian life, and bring up your children in the nurture and admonition o f the Lord.” David promised to ■meet me
souls. Make my life a testimony. Use my talents in Thy service. Let me receive at last the soul- winner’s crown. Let every day in my life count for God. Amen!”
Why Fundamentalism? kAUL, W . R ood , the author of. the accom panying article, is President o f the World’s Christian Fundamentals Association. In the providence o f God, this association has come into existence for the purpose 'of uniting believers to contend fo r the historic doctrines of evangelical Christianity. The need for such an organization will be realised when the follow ing facts are considered. 1. A movement is needed to counteract mod ernism. Modernism is an antichristian religion. It denies the fundamental doctrines o f Chris tianity. The introduction of modernism into Protestant schools and churches is a master stroke o f Satanic genius. Modernism is a prep aration for Bolshevism and consequently a men ace to the nation. 2. A movement is needed to contend for the faith. The scriptural admonition is: “Earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.” The World’s Christian Funda mentals Association is obeying that injunction by means o f the printed page and the public platform. In these days of apostasy, we need to give the reason for the hope that is in us. A message o f instruction as well as o f warning is the need o f the hour. 3. A movement is needed to propagate the faith of our fathers. Modernism has no mes sage; consequently, modernists cannot evangel ise the world. 4. A movement is needed to provide fellow ship for believers. Preachers and laymen alike need the encouragement and stimulus of such a movement. As Christian people, we need each other as never before, and we are going to need each other in an increasing measure in the days that are ahead. 5. A movement is needed to be a clearing house fo r evangelical schools, faith missions, Christian periodicals, etc. The Fundamentals Association provides such a clearing house. _ For these reasons and many others not men tioned in this brief article, every evangelical Christian outght to stand by and work with the World’s Christian Fundamentals Association.
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Spirit o f the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.” She gave me an understanding glance and went to her work— confident that the Lord would handle the situa tion. That night she came home with this report: The man had gone! Through some cause un known to her, he had been dis missed that very day. Prayer is not mere talking into empty air, but into a listening ear, behind which is a loving heart and a pow erful arm. Prayer changes things! Mary Martha, as you may know, stands for worship and ser vice. There is necessarily a great deal o f the Martha part in feeding and caring for the girls, helping them to find work, taking them to and from the hospital, et.c. But our first object is not merely to provide food and shelter for the working girl. This is only a means to an end. Our aim and desire through it all is “ that they may know Him,” that Jesus Christ may become a living reality in each heart and life. Many o f these girls, born in countries across the water and in other states o f the Union, have been born again in the Mary Martha Home. Some already professing to know the Lord Jesus Christ have come into a deeper knowledge o f Him here. living reality, a Friend to whom
at the church where I was , to preach Sunday evening. It was my hope that he would there publicly confess Christ; but before I could reach place where he was sitting, he had disappeared. The next day, I met him and said: “ David, I was dis appointed that you did not accept Christ last night.” “ But,” he said smilingly, “ it is settled now.” “ Tell me about it.” “ Well,” he said, “ I could not sleep all night. I went to my work, but somehow I could not concentrate my mind on my work, and I went home after a few hours. I told my wife that she would have to pray for me. She did so, and the burden rolled off my shoulders, the darkness was dis pelled, and the peace o f God came into my soul. I saw
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they can go with all that concerns them— One who cares and who can do for them what no human friend could ever do. And while to many o f these girls Christ has become a personal Saviour, to those of us to, whom He has en trusted the work, day by day He is growing more precious as we learn to lean harder on Him and to prove His promises and His faithfulness. We, too, are learning to commit our way unto the Lord, to trust also in Him, and to let Him bring things to pass. {This article , amplified and in pamphlet form , may he obtained from the author , 163 No . Chicago St ., Los Angeles , Calif ^ EvnoTi . ]
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