The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-06-03
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR.
Topic For the Week Beginning June s,
Comment by Rev. s. II. Doyle.

Topic For the Week Beginning June 8.
Comment by Rev. s. III. Doyle.
TopIo.-Christ's mission on earth.-John x,
7-la
Christ's mission on earth was to
"seek and to save that which was LOST"
10 was to give divine life TO those who
had lost IL by sin and who could not |
obtain il in any other way. The one |
sole object of His coming into the
world, by His own testimony, was to
give this divine, spiritual life, which |
would result in mans salvation. 81 am |
come" He says, "that they might have
| life, and that they might have it more
abundantly." This divine life was the
greatest need of man, and in making it
possible Christ became the greatest ben
efactor of the human race.
Christ's mission to give life was a
mission of unselfishness. He came not
to receive, but to give. False Christs
had arisen. hirelings, but their concern
was not for the sheep. who needed life,
but for themselves. In moment OF
danger they were re to flee, willing
to sacrifice the } if necessary to
save themselves. They were thieves and
hirelings, inspired alone by self advan-
tage and self ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Christ's mission was fulfilled by the
giving of His own life. 81 am the Good
Shepherd; the Good Shepherd giveth His
life for the sheep" Il lay down My
life for the sheep" He died Himself
that others might have life. TWAS nec-
essary that Christ should die before
man could have life. We may differ as
to the cause of the necessity, but can
not deny the fact Christ Himself has
testified to this necessity. LAS Moses
lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so the Son of Man must necessity
be lifted up to give eternal life. 70
, the disciples on the way to Emmaus,
after His resurrection, He said, fought
not Christ to have suffered these things
, and to have entered into glory?" Thus
e Christ Himself declares the necessity of
= His death, and by His death alone was
5 He able to gain life, to accomplish His
I mission on earth. 1t was only when He
!, had been lifted up and the end of life
!, was Immediately before Him that He
could exclaim, sit is finished. Then
: and then only had He performed the
r work that God had given Him to do.
t Christs mission should be the mis-
e sion of all Christians. AS His one ain
s. in life was to give spiritual and eterna
'e life to those who had it not, so thi
- should be our aim and our mission Ant
a as in His case it required self sacrifc
N to accomplish it, so it will In ours
" Christians live too much to themselve
N and for themselves. Our Master live
In for others, leaving us an example tina
" we should follow. His last commissio
70 to His disciples was go and preach I
is every creature, seek and save tina
ie which is lost Are we doing what Jesu
- :" did when upon earth? Are we doin
~. what Jesus would do were He In GU
s.. places today? Millions are calling &c
the bread of life. Let US not send thel
away, but let us hear His voice sayin
We to us "Give ye them to eat, " and let
Ill do it.
1t Bible Readings. lisa. xl, IL; Xxi, l.
US Eek. xxxiv, 1l-24; Math. xvi, 81; x
RI 17.I9; Luke ii, 40-52; iv, 1921; 1
~, 81, 90; XIV, Ito; xix, lilo; John XII
AZ 1917; Heb. ii, Oil; xiii, ~, ~;
air Pet. ii, 1925.