ceiving Christ into His life. After another pause the counsellor asked the inquirer if he was ready to receive Christ as his personal Saviour. He gave his assent. T o g e t h e r t h e y kneeled in prayer and the great trans action was achieved. The inquirer found new life in Christ. This was the climax of a counsel ling session. A Christian counsellor helped a repentant sinner find Christ as His Saviour. Doubts were cleared away, questions were answered, mis understandings were overcome. The inquirer was brought face to face with the wonderful love of God and His readiness to save. One other person was present, the Holy Spirit. He made the Word clear and effective through a counsellor. He brought about the eternal results. It might have been in a home, dur ing the visit of a Christian friend. A Sunday school class may have pro vided the occasion to counsel one of the pupils at the close of the session. Counselling is the most effective way to accomplish this. It is the way that a trained, dedicated Christian can be guided by the Holy Spirit to bring another person to Christ. It was Jesus’ method when He talked to the woman at the well. It may be your method to get genuine results.
lism depends on trained spirit-filled counsellors. Two young people came to a coun selling room together. One was an inquirer who had made a decision in the evangelistic meeting; the other was a trained counsellor. The coun sellor politely introduced himself to the inquirer. After they were seated, the counsellor asked the inquirer the purpose for which he came to the counselling room. This started a con versation in which the inquirer did most of the talking. The procedure seemed to be in reverse. Wasn’t it the counsellor’s duty to explain how to be saved? The counsellor was the interested listener. This was necessary to discover the inquirer’s real needs and problems. Didn’t he aleady know this? Was not this a person who had sinned and needed to be saved? Yes, but he was a person who had doubts and problems. The counsellor was dealing with a person who had a past, one who was seeking relief and a new way of life. During a pause, the counsellor directed the inquirer to a helpful Bible verse. They carefully read sev eral verses and discussed them. There was no arguing, but a simple presen tation of what God says in His Word about a sinner being forgiven and re DOYOU MAKETHESEMISTAKES
“P & iM H i a i S>v H a v e y o u ple coming to the front in response to an invitation in an evangelis tic meeting? You may have been one of the coun sellors or per sonal worker s wh o a c c ompa nied them to the ob served p e o- Mr. Weiss Co-Director, National Educators' Fellowship Counselling room. The invitation was the climax of the evangelistic service. A capable evangelist had delivered a gospel mes sage. The prayers, songs, special music, Scripture reading, and the gos pel message all contributed to this moment. A ll this was preparatory to the counselling room meeting. They made a decision when they responded to the invitation. Wasn’t that all that was necessary? Why were trained counsellors present to counsel and to pray with them? Why were they invited to come to the counsel ling room? Because effective evange in teaching Do you assume that Primaries are too young to accept Christ as personal Saviour? Do you fail to recognize that you, as their teacher, are one of the important persons in their rapidly, expanding lives—that you have tremendous influence in directing their young hearts to Christ? In this folder you’ll find helpful information on understanding this impressionable age-group . . . their desires, their characteristics and their capabilities. You’ll learn, too, how S cripture P ress Primary lessons are “ custom built” to help meet their particular spiritual needs. You ’ll appreciate especially how the clever visual aids, and the pupils’ Timmy and Tommy activity books help your Primaries to associate the Lord and His Word with their weekday happenings. Send for this folder now. 4-page folder. . . " Primaries their characteristics and how to understand them." Here is why more and more schools each year use Scripture Press All-Bible Graded Sunday School Lessons. They’re . . . 1. all - bible — not just selected Scripture portions, but the en tire Word. 2. graded DEPARTMENTALLY— Bible portions adapted to In terests and understanding of pupils as they grow. Educa tionally as well as Scripturally sound. 3. correlated —to tie all parts of a lesson to one central lesson truth. 4. timely — freshly edited each quarter to meet each pupil's needs with Scripture to live by. 5. proved — by Bible believing teachers in over 70 denomi nations on all 6 continents. 6 . adaptable —to any size school, for every age-level. 7. complete — everything to aid in teaching, to stimulate Bible learning. Scripture Press 1825 College Avenue . Wheaton, III. Please send me: □ Folder described above (Primary) □ Sample Sunday School lessons for depts. SCRIPTURE PRESS Name___ Address. City ) State ( I 1825 College Avenue Church Address Position in church Wheaton, lit. KBA-89 1 AUGUST, 1959 27
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