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THE HOPE OF THE CHURCH The Blessed Hope (Titus 2:11, 12). The Purifying Hope (I John 3 :3). The Pacifying Hope (James 5:7, 8). The Comforting Hope (I Thess. 4:13- 17). The Expectant Hope (Rom. 8:19-24). The Unfailing Hope (II Peter 1:16). The All-glorious Hope (Matt. 24:- 30). — R. E. Neighbour. THE WORD OF GOD (Psalm 119) 1. Receiving (v. 130), It gives light. 2. Resorted to (v .9), It cleanses. 3. Retaining (v. 11), It preserves. 4. Relying on (v. 28), It strengthens. 5. Reading (v. 148), It instructs. 6. Reverence (v. 161), It is holy. 7. Rejoice at it (v. 162), It en- richeth. MY LIFE STORY I am not what I was. Eph. 2:2-12. I am not what I shall be. 1 John 3:2. I am not what I should be. Eph. 4:1. I am not what I would be. Phil. 3: 12, 13. But by the grace of God, I am what I am. 1 Cor. 15:10. . gfe SS UNDOUBTEDLY The “ Coleman Democrat” says the world is getting better, and proceeds to prove it by saying: “ A person or persons stole 128,000 Bibles, valued at $37,500 from the Pri son Bible Society of Chicago and carried them away in a moving van. Unless the thief reads and repents he is as sure of hell as that the wind will blow tomor row.” THE GOOD OLD DAYS St. Jerome tells us, it was the custom in, his days to close up every prayer with such an unanimous consent, that their amens rung and echoed in the church, and sounded like the fall of waters or the noise of thunder.
The Must of Redemption. Mt. 16:21. The Must of Regeneration. Jno. 3:7. The Must of Reception or Rejection. Jno. 3:14-15. — K. L. B. THE HOLY SPIRIT 1. Enables us to worship. Phil. 3:3. 2. Empowers us to pray. Jude 20. 3. Energizes us to walk. Gal. 5:16. 4. Enlightens us in the will of God. 1 Cor. 12:8-11; Acts 13:2-4; 8:29. 5. Entreats us constantly. Eph. 4:30. —K. L. B. CHRISTIAN WORSHIP . ITS OBJECT God the Father. Psa. 96:9; Luke 4:8. Through the Son. Luke 7:59; 1 Cor. 1:2. ITS CHARACTER Spiritual. John 4:23, 24. Through the Spirit. Jno. 14:17; Phil. 3:3. ITS EXPRESSION Thanksgiving. Psa. 92:1. Adoration. Rev. 7:12. Private prayer. Matt. 6:6. Meditation. Psa. 119:148. Singing. Eph. 5:19. Public Services. Heb. 10:25. ITS RESULTS Gladness. Psa. 122:1. Blessing. Psa. 65:4. Strength. Psa. 68:7. God’s Favor. Mai. 3:16; 4:2. — F. S. Sheperd. FIVE-FOLD VIEW OF LIFE “ He is the true God and the Eternal Life” (1 John 5:20). 1. There is life FROM Christ— Salvation. (St. John 3:16.) 2. There is life IN Christ—Union. (Gal. 2:20.) 3. There is life LIKE CHRIST— Holiness. (2 Cor. 3:18.) 4. There is life FOR Christ— Serv ice. (2 Cor. 5:14, 15.) 5. There is life WITH Christ— Glory. (1 John 3:2.) —Christian.
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