H O M I L E T I C A L HE L P S Suggestive Bible Readings Divine Healing “ The Church in Acts”
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Chapter 1. The PROGRAM of the Church.— Witness. (1:8, 10, 11; 15:14). 2. The BIRTH of the Church.— Pentecost. (1 Cor. 12:13; Gal. 3:27), 3. The MISSION of the C h u r ch - Give. (3 :6 ; cf. 20:35; Luke 6:,38). 4. The MESSAGE of the Church.— Salvation only thru Christ. (4:12), 5. The DISCIPLINE of the Church.— Judgment of sin. (5:5, 10, 11). 6. The GOVERNMENT o f t h e Church,—Order (6:1-4; 1 Cor. 14:40). 7. The DEFENSE and WEAPON of the Church.—God’s Word. (1 Cor. 10:4). 8. The TRANSITION of the Church. —Divine Providences. (8:1-4; Rom. 8:28; Phil. 1:12). 9. The BLESSING of the Church.— , Prosperity and Power. Terse 31. 10. The PERSONNEL of the Church. —Jew and Gentile. (Gal. 3"28; Col. 3:11). 11. The PROBLEM of the Church.— Law and Grace. The NAME of the Church.— , Christian.—Verse 26. 12. The POWER of the Church.— Prayer. (12 :5). 13-28. The MISSIONARY VISION of the Church.—T h e Whole World. Paul M. Cell,
A Summary of Facts and Principles 1. Does God heal today? Yes (Heb. 13:8). 2. Does God always heal? No (2 Cor. 12:9). 3. What are the conditions for heal ing? (a) That it is God’s will to do so. (b) That we are right with Him to receive it. 4. How does God deliver in sick ness? (a) By removal of it. (b) By strengthening to bear it (1 Cor. 10:13; 2 Cor. 12:9). 5. Does God ever use means? Yes (Isa. 38:21; .John 9:6, 11; Acts 19:11, 12;' 1 Tim. 5:23; Jas. 5:14). 6. What is the right attitude of the believer in sickness? (1) To say, “ It is here,”— face the fact. (2) To ask, “Why is it here?” Is it through nat-. ural neglect, or spiritual chastisement (Heb. 12:6), or to manifest the works of God (John 9 :3 )? Ask, “ Lord, what wilt Thou have me to do?” Means or no means— “ Thy will be done.” 7. What is the wrong attitude of the believer in sickness? (1) That ot “ Christian Science,” which says sick ness does not exist, and tries to ignore it. (2) That which excludes God from the case— for all that comes to the be liever, who is in His will, happens by God’s permission (Prov. 3:5, 6). (3) That which says we must always take means and shuts out the possibility o: God healing apart from means. (4) That which says we must never use means; for God, who has provided such, may have many purposes to fulfil for His glory and our good in requiring us to use such.
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