The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-17

ID. VI. Stearns.
n. "And they went into Capernaum, and
straightway on the Sabbath day He entered
into the synagogue and taught" This les
son probably come in order after the call
Of the four from mending their nets, etc.
rather than after the call from the draft
Of fishes, but let us see Jesus, and the or
der of events may not matter so much.
Capernaum signifies the village of Nahum,
the comforter and the true Comforter has
come TO His own city Glath. Is, u. IL was
His custom 70 be in the synagogue on the
Sabbath duke iv, 10, and we may be sure
1t was His custom never to be late.
%. "Ano' they were astonished at His
doctrine, for He taught them as one that
had authority. and not as the scribes.
He always preached the word and in the
words which the Father gave Him TO say
John xii, ~; XIV, To-. His words were
the assertions of absolute confidence in
God ana in the scriptures He said, 1--WE
speak that we do know John iii, IL.
We also. il sent by God, may speak boldly
the message which He gives US (EX. iv,
y; Jer. l. Z, s.; Acts iv. 80.
p. And there was In their synagogue
man with an unclean spirit, and he cried
out" Evil spirits still 80 TO church and
Sunday-school in the bodies Of men an.
women and boys and girls but not without
the consent of those in whom they 20. An
ger wrath, malice, worldliness. deceit ny
pocrisy, are surely evil spirits. In fact, ali
that Is not holy and true must be evil.
-. SstsiHs. - US aluhe. w nat nave
we 10 do with Thee, thou Jesus of Naz
areth? Art Thou come 70 destroy US? j
know Thee who Thou art, the Holy one
Of God" Let US alone is still the cry. We
VIII so TO church and contribute TO the
cause If you VIII only let us alone abOu
the theater and the han social customs
sunday newspapers and Sunday driving
receiving Jesus, preparing 70 meet Him
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all have to do with Jesus. He will destroy
ne works of the devil John iii, .. ana
if those works include any of us then We
shall have To hear Math. XIV, Al.
p. And Jesus rebuked him, saying,
Hold thy peace and come out OF him.
He spoke to the spirit who was controlling
the man. he hates sin, but loves the sin
ne-. Let us also see TO this and act like
wise. Sin must be destroyed, and if IN.
too, must perish but the Lord wishes t.
save the sinner ana blot out his sins a.
Pet. iii. 81.
26. And when the uncIean spirit had
torn him and cried with a loud voice IN
came out 20 him." He cast out the spir
Is with His word (Math. viii l6). Whert
viii, o. and Jesus gave His disciples pow
e' over - ne power ~ me cAe,9y lux
service as we 30 f-rth IN His name If We
would only believe His word. "Al power
IS given unto Me in heaven and on earth
and, 40, / am with you al the days, even
unto the contamination Of the age,
.NIath. xviii. lS-90)
q. "And they were all amazed, insomuch
that they questioned among themselves.
SAYING: What is this thing2 What new
! demons TO his words surprised them, and
we'll it might for whoever heard Of evil
spirits controlled by word which men re
sist? Let His word be now received in az
simplicity and meekness, and no evil spirit
OF fault hnC'ng. fretting, SANDER or evi.
speaking can abide in that person. Then
Will some have to say, What new doctrine
g. And Immediately His fame spreao
abroad throughout all the region round
about Galilee." If the preaching in any
church today should cure even the major
ity Of Its members of the evil spirits which
seem 70 possess so many, what name
Jesus would get in that community! Why
not with all our hearts determine that
by His grace we viii seek in every way o.
magnify that honorable name which IS
called upon US Gas. Ii, I. r. V. margin).
-. And forthwith, when they were come
out OF the synagogue. they enterec into the
| house Of simon and Andrew with James
and john. Happy men 10 take Jesus
home from church with them. How many
get all they want of Him while in church
more than enough to do them a whole
week, for once week is all that some pas
tors see many of their people in the house
or cd! II such should take Him home
from church with them, they could not go
out driving in the afternoon, nor 90 visit
Ing, nor read novels.
- But SimOn's Wife'S mother Law sick
u fever, and anon they tell Him of her %
Perhaps poor day for Simon to brinr
Il
wife might think so, with her mother sick
in bed-but we viii hope she was one o.
! those blessed women whom some of us
know, who are always glad to exercise
hospitality, who live to minister.
81 And He came and took her by the
hand and lifted her up and Immediately
the fever left her, and she ministered unit
them 1t was a good day to have com
pany, after al, especially His kind. Mark
is specially the gospel Of service, and Jesus
is here in a very marked way, the servant
| minlsterlng; hence many touches like
this, He took her by the hand" Not
also the words straightaway, anon, imme-
diately, forthwith. all the same word in
The Greek-see r. N.-used over forty
times in this gospel and only about eighty
times in the whole new testament
3, 80. And at even when the sun did
set they brought unto Him all that were
diseased and them that were possessed
with devils. And all the city was gath
ended at sunset, so they could then d.
this without, in the estimation Of the Phar-
isees, breaking the day. See chapters Il, "a.
iii, ?. The manifest power of God will
draw the people. There are weary and
heavy laden ones everywhere, sick in BODY
and in soul, and this Jesus is today the
very same Jesus (Heb. xiii, 50, waiting 10
give rest Of soul and quietness OF mind to
every weary heart, and when He giVeth
quietness who then can make trouble?
a. And He healed many that were
sick OF divers diseases and cast out many
devils and suffered not the devils to
speak. because they knew Him" The mar
that they knew Him. The testimony OF the
evil spirit in Acts xvi. II, sounds well
What could be better Yet II was not
tolerated. God requires no help from the
devil. When Will His people see this and
stop seeking help fer the Lords work from
those rnO of Tfz chi