SIT may indeed savor of work but will not carry with it the -desired results. Thus one of the first considerations is: Ws must not only work, but we must do the right kind of work. The following Sentence Sermon fits in with the topic, and we suggest that each one of you memorize this in con nection with this week’s work: “Prayer works; prayer is work; prayer leads to work.” . And truly it may be added that work which finds as its original source the prayer of faith will indeed carry with it blessings. On the'contrary, with out the prayer of faith, work may be come only useless drudgery or routine with no visible fruitage. IV. WE SHOULD SERVE WITH ALL OUR HEARTS AND WITH ALL OUR MIGHT (Col. 3:22-24; Rev. 3:15-18; Lk. 10:27; Rom. 12:11; Eccl. 9:10). In Revelation 3, Christ’s message to the last church, the church at Laodicea, carries with it a solemn warning. He says: .“I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth” (vs. 15,16). A" work done for Christ should be with real fervor, with whole heartedness, and-with a zeal that should naturally accompany the greatest work in all the world. CONCLUSION The context of today’s passage points out that there are works which shall be destroyed as well as the works that shall be established and rewarded. How shall we discover exactly what Christ would have us to do? There is only one safe way and that is to "search the Scriptures.” For the Leader "Prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it” (Mai. 3:10). Michelangelo once said, "If people knew how hard I have had to work to gain iny mastery, it wouldn’t seem wonderful at all.” SEPTEMBER 14, 1941 HELP FOR EVERYDAY TASKS 2 T imothy 2:15; P salm 1; M a t t h e w 25 :21 1 By Natalie Romans Introduction One of the comforting and cheering facts of our Christian experience is that the Lord is interested in our everyday lives. The homely tasks and common place things of life were used by the Lord J^sus Christ to bring out deep spiritual truths. For i n s t a n c e , the flowers of the field with their beautiful colors and God’s perfect provision for
THE K I N G ’ S BU S I N E S S
August, 1941
NOTES on Christian Endeavor FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
The Writers
September 7—DAWSON E. TROTMAN
Mr. Trotman is Director of the Navigators Christian Service Men, of the Dunamis Bible Clubs for boys and young men, and of the Martures Bible Clubs for girls and young women. He attended the Bible Institute of Los Angeles in 1929 and 1930. Miss Romans (Biola ’24) is one of the Institute Bible Women, and teaches Eteri Clubs among young wcfmen in colleges or in business, as well as Euodia Clubs among highrschool girls. Mr. Kent (Biola ’18) served for fifteen years as pastor of the Brethren Church in Washington, D. C. In the fall of 1940 he moved to Winona Lake, Ind., to accept the position of Profes sor of Church History and Practical Theology in the Grace Theological Seminary. Mr. Wendt (Biola ’34) has been engaged in summer conference activity. among young people, as well as continuing in the pastorate of Calvary Church, Santa Ana, Calif.
September 14—NATALIE ROMANS
September 21—HOMER A. KENT
September 28—LYMAN A. WENDT
EL OUR*MOTIVE IN SERVICE MUST BE LOVE FOR HIM (1 Cor. 13:1-3, or whole chapter if desired; Rev. 2:2-5; Eph. 6:6-8). The Christians at Ephesus were being commended for their works (Rev. 2:1-3). They were serving Christ and building upon Him, to be sure, but a very neces sary factor had been overlooked. Their service was without the love for Christ which was necessary. So definitely was this out of order that the Lord had to say, “I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy first love,” and then He went on to give them a warning, “Remember therefore f r o m whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy f candlestick out of his place, except thou repent” (Rev. 2:4, 5). It can be seen readily that these believers were work ing ,for the Lord in a backslidden con dition. The candlestick is representa tive of the visible testimony and that which the world could see of their works. Concerning this, the Lord promised that the condition would have to change or He would have to remove that testi mony. I I I . W(E SHOULD SEEK HIS WILL THROUGH PRAYER (John 15:16; Matt. 7:7). ' ' 4' It is to be remembered also that there is a negative side to todays topic. There is some Christian service which
SEPTEMBER 7, 1941 CHRISTIAN WORK AND ITS BLESSINGS
1 C orinthians 3:11-14; E phesians 4:28 By Dawson E. Trotman Introduction
Nathan Hale, a patriot of American Revolutionary days, said, “I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.” Truly the Christian should say, "My only regret is that I have but one life to give for my Lord.” The field, is great; the need is tremendous; the laborers are few. In the light of these facts, we challenge you to con sider the following comments. For Those Who Have Topics t CHRISTIAN SERVICE S H O U L D BE BUILT UPON CHRIST (I Cor. 3:11-14; 2 Cor. 5:17; Eph. 2:8-10; Col. 2:6; 1 Pet. 4:1, 4-8; Matt. 7:21-23). . . The Scripture which hasbeengiven for today’s lesson, 1 Corinthians 3:11-14, immediately demands that the work have a sure foundation. First and fore most, our work must be built upon the sure foundation, Jesus Christ, and only if and when a p e r s o n has accepted Christ as his own Saviour will the work bring any results for eternity (note the words in the text, vs. 12, 13),
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