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3. Perseverance—Eph. 6:18; Rom. 12 : 12 . 4. Submission— 1 John 5:14; Luke 22:42. 5. Gratitude— Col. 4:2; John 11:41. -6. Obedience— John 15:7, 10; 1 John 3:22. Causes of Unanswered Prayers: 1. Sin— Psa. 66:18; Isa. 59:1, 2. 2. Unbelief—Jas. 1:6, 7; Heb. 11:6. 3., Love of pleasure—Jas. 4:3 R. V. 4. Pride— Job 35:12, 13; Psa. 138:6. 5. Indifferences2 Kings-13:18, 19. 6. Unforgiving spirit-itMark 11:25, 26. 7. Neglect of the Word— Prov. 28: 9; Zech. 7:11-13. — Fred S. Shepard. SEVEN “ COMES” IN REV. 22 1. “ Behold, I come quickly” v 7. A Word to the Faithful. 2. “ Behold, I Come quickly” v. 12. A Word concerning Reward. 3. '' “ The Spirit and the Bride say Come.” v 17. An Invitation to the Bride groom. 4. “ Let him that heareth say Come.” v 17. A Word to the Servant. 5. “ Let him that is athirst Come.” v 17. An invitation to the needy. •6. “ Surely I Come quickly.” v 20. A Word to all. 7. Even, so, Come, Lord Jesus.” v 20. An affectionate Response from His Own. — John Meek. gfe? a» “ I ' shall never forget how I was startled when a young man—a stranger, but a very good Christian man— asked me this question: ‘Do you always have a programme made out for the Holy Ghost in your church?’ That was all PULPIT POINTERS Liberty—2 Cor. 8:17
he asked; but it stuck to me. Every thing was fixed very exactly— a volun tary here, a response here, a sermon here, and so on-*—all fixed from begin ning to end. I don’t think the Spirit of God had anything to do with that. Let us have more liberty. It is the lack of this liberty that causes so much dead ness in the pulpit, and deadness in the pew. Oh, for the liberty of the Spirit!” —A. J. Gordon. Preachers Who Believe Jay Gould, the American millionaire, used to go and hear D. L. Moody preach. A fellow millionaire said to him, “ You go and hear D. L. Moody! you don’t be lieve in his theology.” “No,” replied Gould, "but he does.” It was a treat to the millionaire to hear a man preach who could say, “ I believe, and therefore have I spoken.” (Psa. 116:10). “We speak that we do know.” (John 3:11). — Sel. Sermon Garnish Illustrate richly and aptly, but not so much with parables imported from foreign sources as with apt similes growing out of the subject itself. Do not, however, think the illustration everything; it is the window, but of what use is the light which it admits, if you have nothing for the light to reveal? Garnish your dishes, but re member that the joint is the main point to consider.— C. H. Spurgeon. The Positive Note Dr. McKay says, “ I hope the people will quit coming to hear me preach when I say, ‘I think.’ The minister of the Gospel is called to tell the people what ‘God says’ not what he or she thinks. Sometime ago the writer read an article about a preacher who felt he should preach a sermon against think ing for one’s self. He took for his text ‘ye think,’ Jno. 5:39. He said, ‘My brethren, you will observe that this is a think and a think is the poorest thing in the world. I wouldn’t give my old jack-knife for a think. My think is as
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