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The Guidance of the Lord here are three factors in the Lord's guidance, which, when they focus, lead to His conclusions; and these factors are the principles of His Word, the sanc tified voice o f the Spirit within, and the open door of providence without. I. Whom the Lord Guides. He will guide the meek (Psa. 25:9). Two things characterize the meek; namely, docility o f heart and willingness o f service. II. Where the Lord Guides. 1. Into the way of peace (Lk. 1 :79). 2. Into the truth o f His Word (John 16:13). 3. On every side (2 Chron. 32:22). 4. Beside the springs o f His grace (Is- 49:10). 5. In the wilderness o f testing (Psa. 78:52). III. How the Lord Guides. 1. ’ With the eye o f His love (Psa. 32: 8, R. V .). 2. With the counsel of His W ord (Psa. 73:24). 3. By the servants o f His choice (Acts 8:31). IV. When the Lord Guides. 1. Continually (Isa. 58:11). 2. Even unto death (Psa. 48:14). V. Why the Lord Guides. For His name’s sake (Psa. 31 :3). HH -P rophetic N ews . The Two Ways P salm 1 I. The Way of the Godly. 1. He does not walk with sinners (v. 1). 2. He loves the W ord o f God (v. 2). 3. He prospers and is fruitful (v. 3). II. The Way o f the Ungodly. 1. He is driven by every wind (v. 4). 2. He has no place with the righteous (v. 5). The Result o f Choice. 1. The godly man is known by the Lord (v. 6). 2. The ungodly shall perish (v. 6). —B. H ollenbeck . The Lord Looks Down L amentations 3 :50 1. The look of knowledge (Psa. 33:13- 15; 113:6). 2. The searching look (Psa. 53:2). 3. The reproving look (Lk. 22:6Ï). 4. The merciful look (Job 33:27-29; Isa. 66:2J. 5. The compassionate look (Psa. 102:19, 20 ). 6. The pitying look (Ex. 2 :25 ; 4 :31). 7. The strengthening look (Judg. 6:14). —T he G ospel M essage . The Proof of Christ’s Deity J ohn 1 :1-18 1. God’s testimony (vs. 1, 2). 2. Nature’s testimony (vs. 3-5). 3. Man’s testimony (vs. 6-10, 15-18). 4. The testimony o f converted lives (vs. 11-14). —R ichard J antzen . III.
The Prodigal L uke 15:11-24.
The Christian Ministry 2 C orinthians 2:12 to 7 :16
1. He was bad (v. 12). 2. He.was mad (v. 13). 3. He was sad (v. 16). 4. He was glad (v. 24).
1. Its Power (2:14 to 3 :6 ). 2. Its Nature (3:7-18). 3. Its Effects (4:1-6). 4. Its Difficulties (4:7-12). 5. Its Hope (4:13-18). 6. Its Reward (5:1-10). 7. Its Incentive (5:11-15). 8. Its Object (5:16-19). 9. Its Ground (5:20, 21). 10. Its Appeal (6:1 to 7;16).
—H andfuls on P urpose .
Four Miracles in John 3 J ohn 3:1-16
1. The miraculous Teacher (vs.T, 2). 2. The miraculous birth (vs. 3-7). 3. The miraculous change o f a life (vs. 8 - 12 ). 4. God’s miraculous love to us (vs. 13- l b ) . ^ ---- W lN N IFR E D PATTULLO.
■—J ohn C. P age .
Hindering the Holy Spirit Although the Holy Spirit is a divine Per sonality and performs great and mighty works o f deity, still it is possible for hu man beings to hinder Him. I. Unbelievers Hinder the Holy Spirit. 1. By resisting Him (Acts 7 :51; cf. Psa. 78:40-42). No truly born-again child of God will resist the Holy Spirit. Sons of God are born o f the Spirit and led by the Spirit (Rom . 8:9, 14). 2. By insulting Him (Heb. 10:28, 29). The Holy Spirit bears testimony to the deity and atoning blood o f Jesus' Christ, Any man or woman who rejects His testimony insults the Holy Spirit. 3. By blaspheming Him (Matt. 12: 31, 32; Mk. 3:28-30). This is the most hideous sin unre generates are capable of committing. It is unforgivable. It appears to be the act o f attributing to the devil the work of the Holy Spirit. II. Believers Hinder the Holy Spirit. 1. By grieving Him (Eph. 4:30). The text does not read, “ Grieve him away"; that is impossible. Read the context, and behold some o f the things which grieve Him. 2. By lying to Him (Acts 5:1-4). Ananias and Sapphira, in the act o f consecration, lied to the Holy Ghost by keeping back part. 3. By quenching Him (1 Thess. 5:19). The Spirit moves to some service, and believers disobey. Or He may be quenched by criticism, compromis ing, or cowardice.—H. C. F ulton . Partakers 1. O f His promise in Christ—salvation (Eph. 3 :6>. 2. O f the divine nature—regeneration (2 Pet. 2 :4 ). 3. O f the inheritance—competency (Col. 1 : 12 ). 4. O f the heavenly calling—position (Heb. 3 :1 ). ; 5. O f Christ’s sufferings—discipleship (1 Pet. 4:13). 6. O f fatherly chastisement—discipline (Heb. 12:6). 7. O f the glory—prospective (1 Pet. 5: D- • —W esleyan M ethodist .
A Great Need Supplied J ohn 6:1-14
1. The needy ones seeking Christ (v. 1). 2. The needy ones seen by Christ (v. 5). 3. The needy ones seated before Christ (v. 10). 4. The needy ones satisfied in Christ (v. 12). —H ilda A nderson . A Servant of God M atthew 24:25-51 I. Reasons for Being a Servant. 1. The call from the Master. 2. The commandment to the servant. II. Regulations o f the Servant. 1. Faithfulness to the Master. 2. Friendliness to the fellow servant. III. Rewards fo r the Servant. Thorns I. The Thorns of Eden. The sign o f ruin (Gén. 3:17, 18). Scientists tell us there are no fossil remains o f thorns in the earlier geolog ical âges. Thorns did not come until sin came. They are significant of the curse upon creation and are typical o f human sin (cf. Matt. 7:20-23; Gal. 5:19-21). II. The Thorns o f Calvary. The sign o f redemption (John 19:2-5). The Roman soldiers took the cruel thorns, m ade/a crown o f them, and wrapped them around Christ’s holy head, that He might forever banish thorns from our hearts and deliver the whole creation from the bondage o f corrup tion. He was made a curse, that He might redeem us from the curse. III. The Transformed Thorns. The sign o f Christ’s reign (Isa. 55:13). In Christ’s kingdom, when He comes to reign, “ instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead o f the brier shall come up thè myrtle tree.” This is also true in our hearts and lives if we will yield to Him and let Him . reign. He transforms the thorns o f bit ter experience into ever green fir trees o f blessing and myrtle trees o f fra grance and fruit.—H. C. F ulton . 1. Why he is rewarded. 2. When he is rewarded. 3. What the reward is. — C leo H a m n f . r .
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