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T H E K I N G ' S B U S I N E S S
March, 1937
APRIL 10 Failing to Believe God
paring the message, do you spend as many hours in communion, too ? There is a some thing, call it what you like, a something that silently steals into the message that has been born in the soul of the preacher when he is on his knees. Do you know it? You may.— C h arles I nwood . APRIL 9 Christ-Controlled Thoughts “1 remember thee upon my bed, and medi tate on thee in the night watches” (Psa. 63:6). Very few people ever dream of Christ, because few think enough about Him dur ing the day. But life becomes a new thing when the Lord Jesus wins lordship over its unordered thoughts and the mind turns to Him as its true resting place and home. He is able to subdue all our thoughts, and to expel from them everything that cannot live in His presence.— S elected .
pie, that the Lord meets His disciples, as in the days of old, by the shore, and says: “ Children, have ye any meat? Come to breakfast.” He calls me to breakfast very early sometimes . . . and when I respond I find His bountiful provision of grace and guidance and fellowship, and a fresh mani festation of His great love. He asks me whether I love Him, and I dare not say that I do, but I want to. He cheers me by telling me where to cast the net. — T aylor S m it h . APRIL 8 Beware Lest Communion Be Forgotten "Wait, I say, on the Lord" (Psa. 27:14). Many of you, I know, are Christian workers. Listen to this warning: Don’t let the time spent in organizing, or preparing for your work, or in the work itself, invade that quiet time of daily communion with your Lord . . . If you spend hours in pre
“ Thou emit keep him in perfect peace, APRIL 11 L ife in the Heavenlies “And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in ChildEvangelismCorrespondenceCourse Responsibility for Youth “ The Lord our God is one L ord: And thou, shalt love the L ord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.” (Deut. 6:4-7). LATEST ANNOUNCEMENT A double-page display in the February issue o f THE K IN G ’S BU S INE SS gave the first announcement of the Correspondence S chool’s new course in Child Evangel ism. Seven contributors were introduced, and each one’s special qualifications for his task were mentioned briefly. T o this list we now add two more, whose contributions will enhance the value o f this course to all who work with children. Watch the pages of T H E K IN G ’ S BU S INESS for the final announcement of publication. HERBERT G. TOVEY is Minister of Music of the Church of the Open Door. He is also Director of the Music Course of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles and has been a member of the Biola music faculty for fifteen years. Thousands have been blessed by his music textbooks and special choral books. IRENE B. RANNEY for a period of several years has been in the practical work of train ing teachers for midweek Bible instruction of children, and has dealt with children of widely different backgrounds. At present she is in charge of the children's work at the Calvary Baptist Church, Los Angeles, Calif. Dr. T ovey is bringing to students of the Child Evan gelism Correspondence Course a chapter on “ W inning the Child Through Music.” He discusses psychological, educational, and heart approaches, to the end that music Mrs. Ranney's chapter on teaching the Gospel of John to children by means of the Scripturegraph and Scrip- turechar): is a gold mine for any teacher of youth. She tells how to make and use visual aids. It has been found may become a positive teaching factor. He clearly and forcefully shows how to appeal to youth with music as a vehicle for the gospel message. The chapter is eminently practical. that we remember ten per cent o f what we hear, and more than fifty per cent of what we see. This chapter may revolutionize your teaching methods, but you will ever be thank ful for the spiritual fruit it bears for Christ. Our Youth for Our Lord CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL The Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Incorporated 558 South Hope Street Los Angeles, California
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