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Suggestive Bible Readings
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JESÚS AS A PREACHER Luke 4:16-30.
A. Scriptural, v. 21. Jesus was an expository preacher. B. Pleasing,— “ gracious words,” v. 22. C. P ractical,— He sent th e tru th home, vv. 23-27. 1— Admiratioii-—v. 22. 2— —Then R ejection— vv. 28, 29. 3— But P reservation— v. 30. “The W orkman is imm ortal till his work is done.”— H. C. Buell. WINNING A PRIZE I “ So R u n ”-r—Determ ination. 1 Cor. 9:24. II “Keep Under My Body”— Self Con trol. 1 Cor. 9:27. III. “Lay Aside Every W eight and Sin”— Sanctification. Heb. 12:1. IV “Run W ith P atience”— Endurance Heb. 12:1. V “ Strive Law fully”— Obedience. 2 Tim. 2:5. VI “ P ress Toward”-—Progress. Phil. 3:14. VII “Run W ell”— Scripturalness. Gal. 5:7. — R. S. BEAL. THE FIRST TEXT BOOK It is stated on high au tho rity th a t th e Bible was th e first textbook ever used in American public schools, and was in fact, th e only book in th e early colonial schools, and was used for speller and reader, and from it was ta u g h t th e alphabet. B u t today th e Bible is th e la st book to be retained in th e public schools. And in many it is frozen ou t altogether. III. The Outcome—
In troduction— The home coming of a young man who has entered th e m in istry, and is invited to occupy th e home pulpit. Such was the coming of Jesus to N azareth a t th is time. v. 16. I. His P rep aration— 1— His study of th e Word,— “ found th e place,” etc., v. 17. He had sa tu ra te d him self w ith th e Scrip tu res, and was never embarrassed because o f inability to find w hat He wanted, or because He lacked m aterial to preach. Mark 2:2. 2— He was anointed by th e Spirit,— ch. 3 :22 ; v. 18-a. Even Christ needed th e anointing of th e Holy Spirit for His m inistry. How much more do we? 3— He was tested by Satan,— ch.
4:1-13. The presence of th e Holy Sp irit led H im into th e place of testing (v. 1 ). Unless a m inis te r has resisted tem ptation him self, how can he preach success fully to others? (a) C o m f o r t ,— “ heal the broken h ea rted ”— v. 18. (b ) Deliverance, — “ t o t h e captives.” (c) R e c o v e r y,—-“ t o t h e blind”— (Acts 2 6 :1 8 ). (d ) L i b e r t y , - — “ t o t h e b ru ised ” — (Jno. 8:31- 36). B. The Golden Age of Opportun ity, “ th e acceptable year of th e Lord,”— v. 19. R eferring to th e p resen t Gospel Age— “The receivable tim e.” In 2 Cor. 6:2 th e word is “ very acceptable.” A. The Gospel of
II. His P reaching— 1— The Message:
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