S e r m o n s F rom
A t E X P O ’6 7 by Martin W o lf Montreal, Quebec, Canada
T HE Hope Diamond in the glit tering crown of Canadian Cen tennial celebrations is EXPO ’67 which is taking place from April 28th until October 27th in Mon treal, Quebec. The theme of this World Exhibition is “Man and His World.” Amidst the many magnificent National and Theme Pavilions is the strategically lo cated S ermons F rom S cience P avilion with its theme “ G od and His W orld .” Throughout the day, crowds fill the 300-seat auditorium. There they see the work and workings of our Infinite God in the world of science. This is done by means of a variety of Moody Science films, as well as live sci entific demonstrations of the ex acting physical laws in the uni verse, by Dr. George Speake of the Moody Institute of Science. At the conclusion of this presen tation, the visitors are invited to see another presentation on the important matter of how they can make a personal contact with the God of Creation. Those who are interested come into our 65-
seat “ Conference Room” where on film Dr. Leighton Ford pre sents the Plan of Salvation, using the Four Spiritual Laws which govern man’s relationship with God. The Lord has richly and abun dantly blessed the outreach from the start. Before the end of the first week, there were more than 20,000 people in the main audi torium. Of these, more than 6,000 remained to see the Leighton Ford film. Who are these people who re mained to hear the Plan of Sal vation du r in g these opening days? Quebec has a population of more than 6,000,000 of whom more than 5,000,000 are French- speaking Roman Catholics who have never heard the Gospel. Since Montreal is the second largest French-speaking city out side of Paris, the vast majority of those remaining have been these French Canadians. Thus, in addition to the average indi vidual there have been priests, nuns, as well as many student priests from the local Catholic
seminaries. Others who have heard the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ have been Jewish people, Muslims, Hindus, cultists and even those who claim they don’t believe anything. We praise and thank our wonderful Lord for the opportunity of sharing Jesus Christ with all of them (John 3:16). You may be wondering, “Well, what happens after the Leighton Ford film presentation of the Gospel?” Trained counsellors un der the guidance of the Holy Spirit seek to open a conversa tion with a visitor. The counsellor personally presents the Plan of Salvation with the aim of leading the individual into a personal de cision for Jesus Christ. In the first three days, the Holy Spirit brought over 80 into a personal relationship with the Saviour. We feel that each one of “new babes” in Christ is a result o f the fervent prayer of God’s people. We would appreciate deeply your prayers as God continues making New Men in Christ Jesus at EXPO ’67. HU
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AUGUST, 1967
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