Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1894-03-23
AN ABUNDANT LIFE.
Sermon OF the Rev. Jno. o. Rust at
East Baptist Church. Louisville.

Baptist Church, LOUISVILLE, sunday
morning. He had very large audi.
ence, and received the closest atten.
ton. In substance he spoke as fol.
lows:
"My text this morning is found in
the fourth chapter Of John, part OF
the tenth verse: That they might
have IT more abundantly.' My theme
is Abundant Life The entire verse
reads: The thief cometh not but for
TO steal, to kill, and to destroy; | am
come that they might have life, and
that they might have il more abupd.
antly.' sometimes hear people talk.
ing about the higher life. If by that
they mean that they have something
that other people can not get, OBJ.
ject to the phrase. But II they mean
that there are people OF more zeal
and love than others, say yes, for
then they state just the idea OF the
text. The first statement | want TO
make il that everybody born into the
world has life-the infant as well as
the grown man, the savage as we'll as
the college professor, the offspring of
the slums as we'll as the most rigid
morslist-and il is the same kind Of
life too. Yet some live more in one
year than others in life time. re.
member reading in the newspapers
OF the great phiIanthropist, George
w. Childs, the man who allowed his
employees to share his prosperity by a
far sliding scale of wages, who gave
away thousands, who left sentiment
in the hearts of the people worth
more than ALL consider all | have
that which | wisely gave away
There was more Of love, OF benevo-
lence, of God in one year of that life
that in half century OF cold, misers.
bic selfishness. We ought to live
life for all ii is worth-liye abundant
lives, lives of glorious fruitage. Every
person born into the kingdom Of
Jesus Christ has life-the child
Christian and the old man, the heath
en- and the missionary who converted
him-and It is the same kind of life.
The Bible says: He that hath the Son
hath life.' II is our duty to live the
Christian lie to the furthest possible
limit. A life OF effort, struggle, con.
flict and glorious victory, a harvest
life, If you please. We owe to Jesus
Christ not only what we are, but all
that we caR be. Brethren, heaven
and earth, Christ and humanity, the
voices of the past Ginning with those
OF the future, ring out to US Paul's
charge: Present your bodies living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God
which is your Istional service
al want now to give some reasons
why we should live this abundant life.
The first is the example OF Jesus
Christ Himself. There is more OF event
in three years of his ministry than in
the sum OF all the lives OF Christian
ministers since. His benevolence was
His charity infinite and
all humanity might stand on the broad
platform OF His love. And oil along
runs the voice OF that purpose, that
sublime, incomprehensible, world |
gathering whosoever will. What is
abundant life, what is abundant deathi
Not only have we an example but the
promise of personal help. The mis-
Iion Of Jesus Christ was TO the saint
IS well as to the sinner. He brought
he sinner life aud TO the saint He
,izes more life. | believe just as
irmly as stand here that Jesus
Ihrist in the person Of the Holy Spirit,
ust as emphatically guides people 10
he Christian life now as he did when
n earth. He took charge of the
apostles. | think cfthst magnificent
sxt in First Corinthians 'All things ;
re yours The world with all it's
ANTS, all its woes, life with its glorv, ,
lese belong TO ycu to help you to I
bundsnt Life. We need to live that ,
fe because OF what we owe TO others !
aul says, For me to live is Christ. q
lten for me to live is Satan; it ought q
be Christ living in us.
sit is possible for you to bauish
'hrist from the earth as far as your
huence goes. The oniy way Christ a
an come in the world is travelling n
lrough snme human heart. The b
'urth motive | have to present is one 4
nat refers to the future. Think of a
he time of dissolution :. of the BODY .
nd soul, Here ara plain facts "a q
mple life, a simple entrance, not :,
tint in glory to meet your soul going )
J, TO thank you for what you have q
,ne, not one, Think of the soul Of a
aul. The Master came forth to meet a
m with. Well done, good and faith. n
| servant. Not only He, but many cl
hers TO say, 'lfit had not been for b
u we should not be here An A
undant entrance. For the hope OF
at glorious day yonder let us live r,
at life" lo
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