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NOTES on Christian Endeavor B y N a d i n e K. W a r n e r
OCTOBER 6, 1935 OUR GOALS AND WAYS TO REACH THEM E phesian s 4:11-16; P h ilippian s 4:8 Meditation on th e Lesson A goal, according to Funk and Wagnalls, is “a point toward which effort or move ment is directed; the objective point or terminus that one is striving to reach.” We are very familiar with “goals.” Every racer in a track meet has his goal; every contestant in a game has his goal. To a youth, graduation or a certain profession may serve as a goal; to a business man, a certain status may represent his goal. What is the value of a goal ? It sets be fore one a definite standard by which to measure success or failure. A Christian, too, must have his goal to ward which he “presses,” “strives.” * The first revelation Jesus-, Christ made of Himself as the Messiah was to this wo man at the well. The woman, upon hearing that revelation, forgot her shame, left her waterpots, and with a soul singing for joy, became a flaming evangelist (cf. John 4:39). A Christian must ever realize that he is a debtor (Rom. 1 :14)—to God, first of all, and also to his fellow man. As a Christian, he must discharge his debt. Men are going “into all the world” in the interest of science, commerce, industry. But so few are there to go in the service of the King of kings to preach the glad tidings! II. A pproved W orkmen (2 T im . 2:15) In Hongkong, we are told, during three months of the year, a damp fog settles, depositing a blue mold on everything not used daily. Would there be a blue mold on your Bible if you lived there? —S elected . III. P ray Y e (Lk. 10:2) I often say my prayers, But do I ever pray; And do the wishes of my heart Go with the words I say ? I may as well kneel down And worship gods of stone Suggestions on Daily Readings I. R eaching O thers ( J ohn 4:28-30; M k . 16:15).
Two C. E. Friends For more than three years, Mrs. E. S. Goodner has been furnishing, in this department, material that has helped to make many a Christian Endeavor meet ing alive with interest because its pro gram has been Bible-centered. Dealing with the problems of youth from the standpoint of the answers furnished in the Word of God, Mrs. Goodner has ministered to a much larger group of Friends than could ever be gathered in the Goodners1 hospitable home in Hol lywood. To meet Mrs. Goodner's need for a brief period of rest from this exacting and faithfully fulfilled task, the staff of the magazine has secured the help of another understanding friend of youth, Miss Nadine K. Warner, a mem ber of the faculty of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. As a high school teacher in St. Louis, Miss Warner was happy and successful; but she finds her greatest joy in teaching the Word. Before coming to Los Angeles, she served as a Bible teacher under the Young Women’s Bible Training Move ment, teaching Bible classes among groups of high school, college, and business women in New York City and vicinity— a total of approximately fif teen classes a week. In her suggestions for leaders of C h r is t ia n Endeavor groups, which begin in this issue of the K IN G 'S BUSINESS, it will be noticed that comments are given not only on the assigned topic or Scripture portion for the Sunday meeting, but also on daily readings for the week.— EDITOR. His mother, tired of waiting, called to him, “Hurry up, son. Spend your money. We must be going!” To this he replied, “But, Mama, I’ve only one penny to spend, and I’ve got to spend it careful.” That little lad had learned a great les son of life. If he had had a pocket full of pennies, he could have afforded to be care less in the spending of one. But he had only, one. That fact made the problem serious. I wonder whether he will spend his life as carefully! If I had ten lives to invest, I could afford to spend one of them, perhaps, in merely having a good time, or in only making money. But I have only one. I must make it count for the most. I cannot afford to invest my one life in every passing whim and fancy. I must learn to see the difference between the good and the necessary. My time, my energy, my strength, and my talents are too sacred to be thrown carelessly about. I have but one life to in vest. I must consider it carefully. I must set for myself good and worthy goals! —R oy L. S m ith , in the Classmate. II. A M atter of L ocation • Sometimes we think, “Oh, if only I lived in a different environment and under dif
ferent circumstances, I could reach my goals.” But as some one has well said, “It is not a question of latitude, but of altitude.” III. G rowth According to Scripture, a “saint” is not merely one who, for one reason or another, has been canonized by the church, but every believer is in God’s sight a “saint,” “one separated from sin and unto God.” A tiny girl, unable to comprehend the minister’s sermon, became fascinated by a beautiful figure in the stained glass win dow. The sun shone through so gloriously, and the colors were so bright and pretty, and above everything else, the face was so- kind and lovely! She wondered who the figure could be, and nudging her grand mother, whispered, “Grandma, w h o ' s that?” ' J The grandmother, perhaps a bit, pro voked by the whisper, replied, “Shh, child —that’s a saint.” The little girl was silent for a few mo ments, and then she drew a big sigh of re lief. “Oh, now I know what a saint is! It’s some one who lets the light shine through!” As saints—separated o n e s—on the ground of our faith in and love for the Lord Jesus Christ—should not we choose as one of our chief goals the transmission of our Lord’s radiance through our lives? How far can you see? How perfect is your vision? How wide is its range? Oh, I do not mean physically ! I mean—can you see into the far corners of the earth? Do you get a vision of human souls in dark Africa, in China, in India? The Lord looked upon the whole earth as a single harvest field. How great is your love? I do not mean how great is your love for your parents, your relatives, your friends. I mean—do you love human souls—souls for whom Jesus Christ died? Do the words of Foss L. Fellers find a response in your heart? “Give me a passion for souls, dear Lord, A passion to save the lost ; ■! Oh, that Thy love were by all adored And welcomed at any cost. Jesus, I long, I long to be winning Men who are lost and constantly sinning ; Oh, may this hour be one of beginning The story of pardon to tell.” Thé first recorded utterance of the Lord Jesus Christ, when on earth, was : “Wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?” (Lk. 2:49). Again later He declared : “I must work the works of him that sent me” (John 9:4). In that beauti ful tenth chapter of John, we read His heart cry: “Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring.” OCTOBER 13> 1935 THE WORLD-VISION OF CHRIST JESUS J ohn 10:16; 12:32 Meditation on the Lesson
As offer to the living God A prayer of words alone.
—J ohn B urton , in Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul, compiled by James Mudge,
Illustrations for the Leader I. O nly O ne to S pend
I saw a tiny boy in a candy store. He wandered from case to case with the utmost gravity, studying each assortment with deep seriousness.
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