Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1899-03-23
Sermon by II. Ii. Curry.

Always IN every prayer OF WlhO' LOA
you all making requests with Joy, Tor
your fellowship in the gospel from the
hrst day until now.
There is no subject in the word OF
God that is of more importance than
that of christian fellowship; we have
no way of expressing our love for
God and his people, if we have not
christian fellowship one with anOth-
err. Where is our church? Where
is our christian unity? And what is
the condition of the church to dayI
Can the church to-day speak the
words of the text with an uncovered
truth? Can she say one of another
that make mention of you all, in
my daily prayers? o how often we
bow on our knees and pray God that
he will bless our coming together,
that he will crown onr church with
success, and that he will bless all of
our efforts to do good, and at the
same time many Of us are insincere
and leave Gods house with a bitter
contempt and with feelings of dis
cord in our hearts for the very
things for which we have prayed.
The Apostle Paul in this lesson is
not merely limiting at our duty, but
he speaks out in unbroken tones, de-
livering to us precisely the same
message for which Christ prayed.
(St. John II CHI. q verse: "That
they all may be one as thou, Faith
ers, art in me, and | IN thee, that
they also may be one in us: that the
world may believe that thou hast
Il sent me.") The Lord Jesus in this
! prayer was praying for the unity OF
! the Saints and Apostles, that they
might have his love fulfilled in them
selves and thereby siren CITIZEN each
other and show to the world through
their love for each the great purpose
for which Christ came, that the
world might know ard believe that
: he was truly the Son of God and the
worlds Christ and Savior. We can
never show to the world that there
is a reality in the religion we profess
if we do not show them by our fruits
: and our love for each other. Then
how important it is that we be in
I true fellowship with one another.
4 l. Because we can never lead
lost souls to Christ unless they car
= see in our lives and acts this pecu
liar christian fellowship and harmony
y which is only born OF God.
, 2. 1t is not christian fellowship
to love your neIghhor during thu
I Sabbath service and then be his en-
envy through tine week.
3 1t is not christian fellowship
!" to come to the house of God, ant
sheer at some weak brother who i
I doing his best for Christ and his re
liglon, when at the same time yo
In ought to be praying God to give hir
IA power and wisdom to accomplis
good.
4. 1t is not mark of Christia
fellowship to stay away from God
house, when you ought to be thel
praying and doing all you can fC
the interest and success of the NEE
ing, and dong all you can to g
men saved. When we read Il
Word of God on this all impOrtal
subject, we cannot fail to see tn
christian fellowship is the main fac
Or and weapon by which we are
Y, fight the devil and defend the churc
If JOshua's army had not bee
united in that great battle with Il
city of All, he could not and wou
not have been victorious, but as
small army put their trust in &c
and then with united hearts and
forts, it was no trouble to take pc
session of the city and come out co
,op. querers. Just so it must be with t
church of to-day, we must have
mistaken faith and confidence
God that he will be always with
oul. in our efforts to DO good, and tn
IN" our heart and efforts must be unite
ce - or else our work will be all in VI
and come to nought. There is not
90 - ing that will break down the poW