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T H E K I N G ’S B U S I N E S S
l i s Pointers for Preachers and Teachers *
HOW TO READ THE WORD Read th e Scriptures regularly through. Read, a lte r nately, portions from th e Old and New Testaments. Begin a t th e beginning of each. Mark where you leave off, and begin th ere next time. When you have finished each T esta ment, 'begin it again. 2. Read w ith prayer. You cannot by your own wisdom understand th e word of God. In all your reading of the Scriptures, seek carefully th e help of th e Holy Spirit. Ask for Jesu s’ sake th a t He will enlighten you. 3. Read w ith m editation. Ponder over what you read. The tru th is thus applied to your heart. You see new and deeper meanings. It is b etter to th in k over a little than merely to read a g reat deal. 4. Read w ith reference to yourself. Never read only w ith a view to in stru cting others; b u t for your own teach ing. Receive blessing yourself first, and you will com municate it to others. Always ask yourself, “How does this affect me! ” 5. Read w ith faith ... Not as statem ents which you may believe or not, bu t as the revealed word of God. Receive every word as tru e, w ith simple childlike tru st. Rest upon the promises. Read them as made fo r you. 6. Read in o rd er to carry into practice. We must accept His Word as being th e revelation of His will. In it He tells us w hat to be and w hat to do. He expects us to be “ obedient children."— Geo. Muller. BIBLE NOTES FOR STUDENTS 1. The first verse in the Bible speaks of C reation. The la st verse in. th e Bible speaks of Grace. The m iddle verse of th e Bible speaks of Judgm ent, Ps. 18:9. 2. Eve a Type of th e Church, Gen. 2:22. “And th e rib builded He a woman.” (See m arg in ), Eph. 2:22. “In whom (C h rist) ye are builded tog eth er." 3. The Day of Grace— God says: “Look unto Me and be ye saved, Isa. 45:22. The Day of Judgm ent, “Every eye shall see H im ,” Rev. 1:7. Many to-day will no t look for mercy, bu t one day they will be compelled to look for judgment. W h at Jesu s Saves from— “His people from th e ir sins.” . . condemnation of sin, Rom. 8 :1 ; . . present power of sin, Rom. 7:6, 7; . . from sin itself, w ith all its effects, when we get to glory, Rev. 22:3, 4. F rom all Iniquity, T itus 2 :14 ; from this present evil age, Gal. 1 :4 ; from our enemies, Luke 1:71. 6. Twenty-two Signs of th e Times, 2 Tim. 3:1-8. 6. “A Good General Servant, Epaphroditus Phil. 2:25; b ro ther; companion in labor; fellow-soldier; messenger; servant. 7. “P u t on th e Whole A rm our of God, Eph. 6:11: That we may be able to stand— defensive, verse 13. T h at ye may be able to w ithstand, aggressive, verse 16. Ye shall be able to quench, victory.— F. C. S.
WHAT TO PREACH
Jesus-—Acts 8:35. Jesus Christ—Acts 5:42, Judgments—Acts 10:42. Righteousness-—Ps. 40 :9 ; Acts 24;25. Repentance— Matt. 4:17. “Turn. . . . unto th e living God”— Acts 14:15.
Christ crucified— 1 Cor. 1:23. The resu rrection—Acts 17:18. The Word—Acts 16 :6 ; 2 Tim. 4:2. The word of faith— Rom. 10:8. Good tidings— Isa. 61 :1 ; Acts 13:32. Deliverance— Luke 4 :18 ; Col. 1:13. Remission of sins-—Luke 24:47. Peace— Eph. 2:17. Kingdom of God-MLuke 9:60.
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THINGS WORTH HAVING 1 Tim. 4:1-9
I. Peace w ith God. “Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,” Rom. 5 :1 ; Col. 1:20; Luke 1 :79 ; 2 :14 ; John 14:27; 16:33; 20:19; 21:26; Acts 10:36; Eph. 2:14-17; Isa. 25:3. II. Redemption. “ In whom we have redemption th rough His blood, the forgiveness of sins according to th e riches of His grace,” Eph. 1 :7 ; Rom. 3 :24 ; 1 Cor. 1 :30 ; Heb. 9 :12 ; 1 P eter 1: 18, 19; T itus 2 :14 ; Ps. 111:9; 130:4-7; Rev. 5:9. III. An high p riest. “We have such an high priest w.ho is set on the rig h t hand of th e throne of th e Majesty in th e heavens,” Heb. 8 :1 ; 2:17, 18; 3 :1 ; 4:14-16; 5:1, 2; 7:21-27; 9 :24 ; 13:11, 12; Ex. 28:12, 29, 38; Mai. 2 :7 ; Rev. 8:3, 4. IV. Access to th e th ro n e of grace. “Through Him we both have access by one S pirit unto th e F a th e r,” Eph. 2 :18 ; 3:12; Heb. 10:19-22; Rom. S t . John 10:7-9; 14 :6 ; 1 Pet. 3:18; 1 John 2:1, 2; John 14: “Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which en tereth into th a t w ithin the veil,” Heb. 6 :19 ; Rom. 5 :5 ; 8:23, 24; 12:12; 15:4, 13; Col. 1 :5 ; 1 Thess; 2 :19 ; 5 :18 ; Tit. 2 :13 ; 1 Pet. 1 :3 ; 1 John 3:2, 3. VI. A building of God. “We know th a t if our earth ly house of th is tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made w ith hands, eternal in th e heavens,” 2 Cor. 5 :1 ; John 14:2, 3; Luke 10:20; Matt. 6 :20 ; Acts 7 :55 ; Phil. 3:20, 21; Heb. 10:34; 11:16; 13:14; 1 Thess. 4:14-18. VII. A rig h t to th e tree of life. “Blessed are they th a t have washed th e ir robes (see Re vised V ersion), th a t they may have rig h t to the tree of life,, and may en ter in through th e gates into th e city,” Rev. 22:14; 1 :6 ; 2 :7 ; 7 :14 ; 1 Jno. 1:12, 13; Prov. 3:13-18; 13:12; Luke 23:43; John 10:1; Acts 4 :12 ; Heb. 11:10. J. H. B. 13, 14. V. A well grounded hope.
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