438 THE KING’S Romans 5:12. Sin entered, and death by sin. Romans 3 :9., All under sin. Romans 3:10-12. None righteous. Romans 3 :19. Judgment resting on all. Galatians 3 :10. All under curse. 3. Future: Revelation 21:8. And the unbelieving shall have their part in the lake that burneth forever. John 3 :36 Wrath abideth. II. Standing of man before God united | 2. Present: Where Jesus Got His Texts From the Old Testament—Moses, the Prophets, the Psalms, the Writings. From the book o f nature. From the book of daily life. What men did and said gave Christ His texts. The Personality of the Preacher A certain minister was engaged to make an address on “The Power o f the Pulpit.” He spoke to a shrewd old Scotch woman, a parishioner o f his, about it, and asked her some questions regarding the subject. She replied, “ The power o’ the pulpit is it? Weel, the power o’ the pulpit depends on wha’s in it.” Emotioii has its part to play in preaching, but we need more than emotion. W e need stfong preaching, such as will produce con victions—convictions that burn all the more because they are light as well as heat W e need more earnestness in our preach-
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1. Past: Ephesians 1:11. Predestined accord ing to His purpose. | 2. Present: 2 Corinthians 5 :21. Righteous. Hebrews 10:14. Perfected forever. Romans 8:1. No condemnation. Galatians 3 :13. Redeemed from curse. 3. Future:
John 14:3. Forever with Him. Romans 8:17. Heirs o f God.
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ing and -speaking for Christ. Would many o f us be ashamed to say with the apostle, “I now tell you even weeping”— for we have not wept? When the spiritual tem perature rises, then we have an outburst of spring flowers. What to Do with Your Hands The best thing to do is to forget that you have them, but it is difficult always and sometimes impossible for some speakers to do that. Some men are bound to use their hands—-wrongly. T o such the following may be helpful: In prayer and appedl the hands are uplifted; in pleading, inviting, protesting, repelling, blessing, bestowing, welcoming, they are outstretched; in entreating they are clasped; in anguish they are wrung; in fellowship they are joined. Without a cross lifted up you have a demagnetized gospel. No Christ on the cross means no Christ on the throne.
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