THE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S all knew exactly w hat he was talk ing about. He w ent fo rth to sow, no t to SOAR. 2. We need POWERFUL preachers. “Testifying,” means to give out tru th th a t has been tested in one’s own life. He did not, like so many preachers, preach th e Gospel as a man would call out his wares on the street. He testi fied from v ital experience w ith the Holy Ghost. 3. We need PROFITABLE preach ers. “K ept back nothing th a t was prof itab le.” He studied to give a message th a t would make his h earers w iser and better. Many preachers today preach th a t which is perfectly harm less, bu t yet does no one any definite and lasting sp iritu al good. , Too many are preach ing m erely to please. O th a t more would study to profit th e ir hearers, as only those who preach th e Word of God. 4. We need PUBLIC preachers— “ publicly.” He did no t confine his message w ithin temple walls bu t tau g h t th e Word wherever he could get the atten tion of a crowd. How many th ere are who feel th e ir duty is discharged when they have read th e ir sermon from th e pulpit on Sunday. 5. We need PRIVATE preachers, “ from house to house.” He did not cease to ta lk about th e Scriptures when he was th rough w ith th e public sermon, bu t w ent into the homes to discuss w ith th e people and explain fu rth e r to them , th e tru th s he had publicly taugh t. 6. We need PERSISTENT preach ers. “ k ep t back noth ing .” No m atter how he was m isunderstood and talked about, he persisted in declaring the whole tru th . 2 Tim. 4:2. 7. We need POINTED preachers-— “ repentance and faith ,” not philosophy and politics and social reform . He hammered continually th e two g reat fundam ental Gospel tru th s th a t he m ight g et men to look tow ard God w ith sorrow for sin and tow ard Christ for th e ir righteousness. —K. L. B.
86 heard from them th rough th e m ission aries. They are looking up th e ir maps ahd locating th e different missions. Some have already gone as m ission aries themselves. O thers h ear of those who are coming to Christ in K orea and India, and it stirs -their h ea rts to g reater activity in w inning th e ir friends to Christ in th is country. Our church is supporting two m issionaries— one in China and one in India. Our prayer meetings have increased in in te rest as we h ear these le tte rs read from miss ionaries telling of th e ir w orkv Truly, the lig h t th a t shines farth est, shines b righ test a t home. How can I help bu t to encourage m issions when it has tu rn ed our church from a formal society ice-box into a church of b ro th erly love and m issionary activity? SONGS FOR THE SAINTS The refra in of Adam’s life is, “Yield not to tem p tation ” ; of Abel’s life, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God A lm ighty” ; of Enoch’s, “ I am walking every day w ith Jesu s” ; of Noah’s, “Have faith in God” ; of A braham ’s, “T ru st and obey” ; of Lot’s, “ Shun evil companions” ; of Moses’, “Sweet hou r of prayer, th a t calls me from a world of care” ; of Daniel’s, “stand up, stand up for Jesu s” ; of th e m issionary P au l’s, “ I’ll go where »You w ant me to go, dear, Lord” ; of th e Apostle Jo h n ’s, “Love Divine, all love excelling” ; of th e per sonal worker Andrew’s, “Work, for th e n igh t is com ing.”— Sel. n PAUL, THE PREACHER Seven points of g rea t importance to th e Gospel messenger, may be g ath ered from P au l’s statem en t about his own preaching, in Acts. 20:20-21. 1. We need PLAIN preachers. “Shewed you and ta u g h t you.” He ta u g h t th e plain tru th s of th e Gospel and explained them so carefully th a t
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