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T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
January, 1936
solve all our problems. Thou who didst weep tears of sym pathy at the grave o f Lazarus, art the same today, and Thou dost comfort us in our sorrows. Thou art indeed a Friend that sticketh closer than a brother. W e love Thee and worship Thee. W e thank Thee that Thou hast robbed the grave o f its terror and hast caused the star o f hope to shine upon us. W e thank Thee for the glorious prospects for the future— an eternity with Thee, O Christ. Bless us, and grant that we, through our influence, intercessions, and witnessing, may lead many to Thee. Amen.
phan children. “ Prayer moves the arm that moves the world.” The praying people o f the nation must bestir themselves in this hour of crisis and pray persistently, earnestly, with heart yearning and tears: “ Lord, send a revival, and let it begin in me.” Will you respond to God’s challenge?
The three fundamental needs of man are forgiveness for the past, comfort and guid ance for the present, and hope for the
Christ Is Sufficient
future. All o f these needs are satisfied in Christ. “ Jesus Christ the same yesterday . . W e come to Christ in repentance and confession; He forgives our sins and we are justified and stand before God as if we had never sinned. “ The Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins.” Wonderful grace! “ Jesus Christ the same . . . today . . . ” In the present we are facing the problems o f life. W e need strength in the hour o f temptation, and comfort in the hour o f sorrow and bereavement. Christ is sufficient! He understands us and. has a heart o f love and sympathy. He weeps with the sorrowing and speaks words of healing and comfort. He is our victory in every moment o f testing. “ Jesus Christ the same . . . for ever.” W e dare not face the future without Christ. He has prepared a home for us on the other side. He will be with us in the valley of- the shadow o f death. W e are not hopeless; we are not alone when we belong to Christ. W e have a glorious Hope and future. “ Let not your heart be troubled,” because there is in Christ salvation from the guilt o f sin, which takes care of the past; salvation from the power of sin, which takes care of the present; and salvation from the presence of sin, which takes care o f the future. W e thank Thee, our Father, that Thou didst send Thine only begotten Son to be our Saviour. W e thank Thee, Lord, that Thou didst go all the way to Calvary to make it possible for us to be saved. W e thank Thee for Thy shed blood, Thy finished work o f redemption. W e thank Thee for the promise: “ Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out,” and that we have the witness o f the Spirit that every sin is forgiven and our names are written in the book of life. We thank Thee that Thou art able and willing to T H E annual conference for 1936 of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles will be held, the Lord willing, January 26 to February 2, inclusive. There will be sessions daily, except Saturday, from 8:30 to 11:30 A. M., from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M., and from 7:30 to 9:00 P.M. The speakers will include a score of men and women whose service in the field of evangelism has had upon it the marked blessing of the Lord. J. Edwin O rr will represent the youth of Great Britain. Mr. O rr is an Ulsterman, not yet twenty-five years of age, to whom tens of thousands of miles of travel— suffering hardships and preaching the gospel all the way— has become an "adventure" of the most spiritually satisfying kind. Mr. Orr will speak daily during the confer ence. His emphasis will be on revival. Other phases of the subject of evangelism will be dis cussed: City and Rural Evangelism Open A ir Evangelism Evangelism in Song ® “ The rejection of Jesus Christ, the Son of G o d ,. . . i
It is customary for the business man to take inventory at the close of the year, Certainly we Christians, in the same man ner, should individually take inventory, and by retrospection and introspection find
On the
Threshold of a New Year
out our exact status. Self-examination is important and necessary. “ Examine yourselves” is the Pauline injunction. With the psalmist, let us pray: “ Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” It will undoubtedly humiliate us to learn the truth about ourselves, but certainly we do not want to be self-deceived; and assuredly we would rather know the truth now while there is time for repentance than at the judgment seat of Christ when it would be too late for anything but regrets for wasted opportunity. Let us claim the promise of 1 John 1 :9 : “ If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unright eousness.” The new year may be our last year upon earth. The law o f averages indicates that some who are reading these lines will be in eternity before the year is over. T o the unsaved, this thought is an incentive to accept Christ, and to the Christian it is a motive for living an out-and-out Christian life. W e also must recognize the fact that this may be the year when Christ shall return. Are we thinking, working, and living as those who expect Christ to come at any time ? Let us be among those who “ love his appearing” and who are “ looking for that blessed hope” and who say with John: “ Even so, come, Lord Jesus.”
Conference on Evangelism
The Pastor as an Evangelist Evangelism Through the Printed Page Radio Evangelism
Individual Soul-Winning Evangelism and Missions
It is fitting that the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, having had as its early leaders such men of vision and consecration as Lyman and Milton Stewart, T. C . Horton, and R. A. Torrey, should continue to give prominence to evangelism, for which each of these men gave the best that he had. And it is proper also that on the anniversary of the birth of R. A. Torrey, January 26, the Christian public— and especially the men and women whom Torrey's life touched, should give thanks to God for such a soul-winner as he. Home-like accommodations at reasonable rates are avail able for out-of-town guests at the Willard Hotel, a part of the Bible Institute building. W hy not spend a week in Los Angeles, enjoying the inspiration of fellowship with the Lord's people? Come praying, and pray if you cannot come. the most daring and damning of all sins.”— Torrey .®
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