The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-18
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Mr.. Moody's Sermon Jan. 10 on the
Work of the Shepherd.

Mr.. Moody's Sermon Jan. 10 on the
Work of the Shepherd.
want to call your attention this after
noon to the work of the Shepherd. The
work of shepherd Is to feed and to care
for his flock. Someone asked a young
convert how he knew Christ was divine.
He says, "Because He has saved me
and because He keeps me-" A
pretty good proof, it seems to
me. Il see a person in the
house that is troubled about the Divinity
of Jesus Christ. was once talking with
an atheist in my town, and got him TO
read the New Testament. He came back
in few days and said: "Mr. Moody,
have taken your advice and read the life
of Jesus Christ, and / have come to the
conclusion that John the Baptist was a
greater character than Jesus Christ. Why
don't you preach John the Baptist?'
SWELL" said, "you go through the coun-
try and preach in the name OF John the
Baptist, and / will follow and preach in
the name OF Jesus Christ, and Iventure to
say that will have more followers
than YOU" "Oh, WE'LL" he said, ''of
course you would, because people are very
superstitious. "No, when they buried
John the Baptist they buried him and he
hasn't got up yet. But when they buried
the Son of God they couldn't hold Him.
He rose again. We don't worship dead
Christ He is a glorified Christ. II Christ
hadn't risen do you believe this audi
ence would be here this afternoon? Never!
gathered around q dead Jew, who was
buried in the sepulchre at Jerusalem!
Do you believe His name would give power
and quicken?
Now, Iwant to get your attention. Let's
come to the work of the Shepherd. In the
Saith chapter of Ezekiel there are two
things that he tells us the Shepherd will
do. haven't got time to take them all
up, but will just read a few things that
the Shepherd has promised to do. saith
chapter of Ezekiel, 11th verse.
Now, of course have only just time to
touch upon the things he says he will do.
'I will seek them out" Christ when
He came, said He had come to seek and
save that which was lost. That is His
work. 1t is the work OF the shepherd to
seek the lost. Whoever heard Of a sheep
seeking out lost shepherd? A great
many people say they cannot find Christ.
He is seeking you out to find you. And
not only does He find you, but He keeps
you. That is what He came from heaven
to do, to seek and save the lost.
remember when we were in London,
they found one old woman who was 50
years old and not q Christian After the
worker had prayed, she made a prayer
herself. "Oh Lord, i thank Thee for
going out of Thy way to find me-" He is
ell the time going out of His way to find
the lost. AT one time He went way up to
the coast of Tyre. There was poor
woman cropping IN the darkness
and the Shepherd went and found her. 81
will feed them in a good pasture" Now
tell you He has good many lean sheep,
but some old divine says He has none in
His pasture, they have got out. if they
will go into forbidden places they will get
lean. You get your leanness by going
after the world and worldly things. But
He "feeds them in good pasture"
II will deliver them" That is His work.
Now, He not enly saved the children Of
Israel, but He delivered them. He not
only saves US, but He delivers US. THANK
Jesus Christ that He Is deliwerer. Idon't
believe He saves US and then leaves us in
prison. 81 will deliver them"
~ will gather them from the people,"
Separate them. That is what we want,
real Holy Ghost power here, we must be
separated. There must be a separation.
That is when Gods people
in sympathy with the ungodly.
We want to keep that In mind. A friend
Philadelphia some years ago and he saw
ohnr har in,
cards. He took q card from his pocket
and wrote upon it, aye arc my witnesses. I"
He called a little boy to him and said.
that table playing cards?p "Yes.n
"well, just take that card to him
and will give you five cents" He gave
him a nickel, the boy slipped in, and he
slipped over to the other side OF the
street. The man read, aye are my wit
nesses." He sprung up and said, "Helloa,
my boy! who gave you that?" "Don't
know" The man had gotten away. Yes,
we are His witnesses. and we don't want
to be found in place like that.
~ will bring them to their land"
That ia what lie wants, to bring them
out of the world 10 His own land.
"I will bind up that which was broken"
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heart He will bind,up. That Is what God
sent Him into the world to do. There is
not broken, bleeding heart here today
but that Christ can heal it.
81 will strengthen" People say that
they haven't any strength. That is
all right. We don't want any of our own
strength, we want His strength. He has
plenty OF strength, and all that you need.
The weaker we are the better for us, for
then we lay hold OF Gods strength. He
will put strength into every one Of His
sheep II they will let Him.
"I will save my flock" want to tell
you, my dear friends, II your religion
isn't saving you from sin and keeping you
day by day from u, il 8 sham,
it IL not the relig OF Jesus
Christ. ellis name shall b. allied Jesus,
because lie shah save His people from