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power to save., DRAW th e home, ex plaining how P aul w itn essed 'fo r Jesus in th e home as well as in places of wor ship. THE ONCE-FOR-ALL IDEA Some Christians are ever looking for some thrilling experience which will once for all put them under the power of th e Holy Spirit. The following from Rev. Chas. Inwood is a Scriptural answer to this erroneous idea: “Let me ask you to remember th at there is no such thing as a once-for-all fulness: it is a continuous appropriation of a continuous supply from Jesus Christ H im self:—A moment-bymoment faith in a moment-by-moment Saviour for a mo ment-by-moment cleansing, and a mo ment-by-moment filling. As I tru st Him, He fills me; so long as I tru st Him He fills me, the moment I begin to believe, that moment I begin to receive; and so long as I keep believing, P raise the Lord! So long I keep receiving.’’ scend to men of low estate.” “Con descend” is rejected by Stifler as an un fortunate word: “Condescension has no place in th e church. Some render, ‘be carried away w ith’ the lowly—give your self to them. The world neglects and de spises them ; Christ loves them and died for them. There is,o ften more genuine worth and manhood in the alleys than in th e avenues; and Christian love goes where love is most needed. It is ‘carried away’ in the service of need. Christ in help to one lowly woman was so ‘carried away’ th a t he had no desire to eat” (Jno. 4:31-32).—Pettingil. CARRIED AWAY “Mind not high things, but conde
Sunday and told others of Jesus. You know so many people these days say they are busy all the week, and are too tired to go to church on Sunday. (Teach memory verse.) Now let us learn to do our work well, and honor Jesus in all we do. Closing P rayer.—-Dear Lord Jesus, help us in all we do, and whatever we do, may we do it well, and honor Thee in our lives.
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PAUL IN CORINTH. Acts 18:1-11. Vs. 1-6. Explain these verses to the class, draw ing th e synagogue, also draw th e Cross, emphasizing the them e of P au l’s message, namely, Christ and Him Crucified. Vs. 7-11. Explain these verses, tell ing how P au l’s burden for th e lost was such th a t he must tell of Jesus and His
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