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2. Naaman’s willingness— (a) He did not despise information;' (b) Nor ridicule testimony. 3. Naaman’s mistakes. (a) Went to wrong place and person— the king of Israel. Take no substitute for the Gospel. (b) Went to the right place and person —the prophet—-but in the wrong spirit and attitude. Naaman’s pride was a greater barrier to his heal ing than his leprosy. (c) He had wrong preconceived ideas as to what would happen and how his healing would take place. (d) In going away angry. (e) In finding fault with the simplicity of the method of cure. C onclusion : Obedience to the word of the Prophet brought a thorough cure. So obedience to the Word of God and the Gos pel will bring salvation to the soul. T h e Invited C hrist T ext :. Luke 24:29: “Abide with u s: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent.” I ntroduction . The conversation between Christ and the two disciples on way to Emmaus. 1. Abide with us, for past days have been so pleasant. The two disciples had enjoyed Christ’s conversation by the way so much that they could not bear the thought of parting with Him. II- Abide with us, for life would be blank without Thee. III. Abide with us, for we know not what the future may bring forth. The past we know, the present we know, but the future is hidden dark and unknown; for that future we need a guide, protector, friend. 1. Reverses in life will surely come—- domestic—social—commercial. 2. Earth’s night—the hour of death—will surely come. H in d ran ces to P ra y e r T ex t : James 4:2—“Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have; and cannot
My Lord, dost Thou remember this of me, The day of Thine own power? The love- of mine espousals sweet, The laying wholly at Thy feet Of heart and life, in that glad, willing hour? That love was Thine—I gave Thee but Thine own. And yet the Voice falls from the emerald throne, “Thus saith Jehovah, I remember thee!” My Lord, dost Thou remember this of me. Forgetting every fall, Forgetting all the treacherous days, Forgetting all the wandering ways, With fullness of forgiveness covering all; Casting these memories, a hideous store, Into the crimson sea, for evermore, And only saying, “I remember thee!” My Lord, art Thou indeed remembering me? Then let me not forget! Oh, be Thy kindness all the way, Thy everlasting love to-day, In sweet perpetual remembrance set Before my view, to fill my marvelling gaze And stir my love, and lift my life to praise, Because Thou sayest, “I remember thee!” The Bible has been aptly compared with a picture gallery adorned with the faces of remarkable historic men. The story of Naaman’s disease and healing is a picture and type of the sinner—his condition, need and conversion. 7. Naaman’s Position and Condition. 1. A great man. 2. An unhappy man. ■ 3. A leper. Such is the case with every sinner. II. Naaman’s Cure. 1- The instrument-^ - (a) A little maid; (b) The value of small things. (c) A testimony and.what came of it. N aam an th e L ep er T ex t : 2 Kings 5:1. INTRODUCTION.
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