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The Cross, the Source of Power 1 C orinthians 1 :18 I. For Salvation (Col. 1:20-22). God’s power working for us. II. For Sanctification (1 John 1 :7). God’s power working in us. III. For Service (Eph. 3 :7 ; Matt. 2 8 :18). God’s power working through us., —D ee W . C obb . “ Rejoicing in Hope” R omans 12:12 Hope makes glad the heart and bids us look up. 1. The hope o f eternal life (1 Pet. 1:3; Tit. 3 :7 ). 2. The hope o f eternal glory (Rom. 5:2 ). 3. The hope o f eternal joy (1 Pet. 1 :8). — L ife of F aith . A New Year’s Message P hilippians 3 :12-14 I. A Confession o f Shortcoming. ‘‘Not as though I had already at tained, either were already per fect.” II. A Certainty o f Aim. “ But I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended o f Christ Jesus.” “ This one thing I do . . . reach ing forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize o f the high calling o f God in Christ Jesus.” — S elected . The Compassion of Christ I. For the Blind. He is the true Light (Matt. 20: 34). II. For the Leper. He is the undefilable Cleanser (Mk. 1:41). III. For the Bereaved. He is the Resurrection and the Life (Lk. 7:13). IV. For the Debtor. He is the greatest Creditor (Matt. 18:27). V. For the Hungry. He is the Bread o f life (Mk. 8 : 2 ). VI. For the Sick. He is the mighty Healer (Matt. 14:14). V II. For the Ignorant. He is the best Teacher (Mk. 6: 34). V III. For the Multitudes. He is the chief Shepherd (Matt. 9:36). IX . For the Demon-possessed. He is the Son o f the Most High (Mk. 5:19). X . For the Wounded. He is the Good Samaritan (Lk. 10:36). —C. H. S. III. A Curtained Past. “ Forgetting those things which are behind.” IV. A Concentration of Effort.
What is the Commission? ere are seven royal commands o f the King to His servants; are there none of them for you? H Go and teach all nations (Matt. 28:19). 2. Go and preach the g ospel(M k . 16:15). 3. Go to the lost sheep (Matt. 10:6). 4. Go into the vineyard (Matt. 20:4). 5. Go into the highways (M att 22:9). 6. Go into the streets and lanes (Lk. 14: 21 ). 7. Go home to thy friends (Mk. 5 :19). —F. E. M arsh . God’s Order of Revival 1. Revive me (Psa. 138:7). 2. Revive us (Psa. 85:6). 3. Revive Thy work (Hab. 3 :2 ). —O utlined A ddresses . The Aim of the Christian P hilippians 3:10 I. To Know Him. 1. As a Saviour. 2. As a personal Friend. II. To Know the Power o f His Resur rection. 1. His power over all things. 2. His victory over death. III. To Know the Fellowship o f His Sufferings. 1. He suffered willingly for us. 2. W e must suffer willingly if, through that suffering, we may glorify Him. IV. To he Made Comformable unto His Death. 1. Thorough surrender. 2. Willing obédience. —R uth D unn . All Things I. The Believer’s Privilege. 1. “All things are yours” (1 Cor. 3:21). 2. “All things are possible to him that believeth” (Mk. 9 : 23). 3. “All things work together for good” (Rom . 8:28). II. The Believer’s Position. “Justified from all things” (Acts 13:39). III. The Believer’s Safeguard. 1. Watch thou in “all things” (2 Tim. 4 :5 ). 2. Prove “ all things,” etc. (1 Thess. 5:21). IV . The Believer’s Ballast.
5. “ That God might be glori fied in all things” (1 Pet. 4: 11 ). ■“All things are become new” (2 Cor. 5:17). The Believer’s Power. “ I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Phil. 4:13). “He that overcometh shall in herit all things” (Rev. 21 :7). —G olden G rain A lmanac . That Blessed Hope T his same Jesus . . . shall so come in like manner (Acts 1:11). H e that shall come will come, and will not tarry (Heb. 10:37). A nd when the Chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall receive a crown o f glory (1 Pet. 5:4 ). T herefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh (Matt. 24:44). B e ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming o f the Lord draweth nigh (Jas. 5 :8 ). L ittle children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming (1 John 2 :2 8 ).. E very man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure (1 John 3 :3 ). S o Christ was once offered to bear the sins o f many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation (Heb. 9:28). S o that ye come behind in no g ift; waiting for the coming o f our Lord Jesus Christ (1 Cor. 1: 7). E very eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him (Rev. 1 :7 ). . I D eath is swallowed up in victory (1 Cor. 15:54). H olding forth the word o f life'; that I may rejoice in the day o f Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither labored in vain (Phil. 2:16). O ur conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for . . . the Lord Jesus Christ (Phil. 3:20). P atient waiting for Christ (2 Thess. 3 :5 ). ■■■■'; E ven so, come, Lord Jesus (Rev. 22 : 20 ). —M rs . J. P. W elles .
VI. The Believer’s Condition.
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V III. The Believer’s Reward.
“The end o f all things is at hand; be sober, and watch unto prayer” (1 Pet. 4 :7 ). 1. “Adorn the doctrine in all things” (Tit. 2:10). 2. “ Charity [love] believeth all things” (1 Cor. 13:7). 3. “ Giving thanks always for all things” (Eph. 5:20). 4. “ Showing thyself a pattern o f good works in all things” (Tit. 2 :7 ).
V. The Believer’s Responsibility.
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