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Topic For the Week Beginning Jul!
TorIc-Individual work for Christ.-Acts viii
2G-40.
The topical reference is the accoun
of the conversion of the Ethiopian
eunuch under the influence of Philip
the evangelist. 1t is a striking Illus
The Ethiopian was man of rank ant
authority, being in the service of Can
,dace, the queen Of Ethiopia. He hat
been to Jerusalem to worship, bu
whether he Ayas Jew or proselytt
is not known. While returning to his
home he was reading the prophecy OF
Isaiah concerning the sacrifice OF
| Christ, but did not understand the
prophecy. The angel of the Lord Sent
Philip to him. How, We do not know
nor need to know. The fact is sufti
Gent. Philip explained the prophecy
preached unto him Jesus" The ETH
opian believed, was baptized and went
on his way rejoicing"
This incident suggests importan,
facts concerning individual work for
Christ.
!. Individual work for Christ Is com
manded. Philips work was in ODE
dience to a divine command. 'The
angel of the Lord spake unto Philip
saying, Arise and 20 toward the south,
- and he arose and went God
commands us all to do personal, indi-
vidual work Christ taught In a para
BILE that there is ''to every man his
work" az There is work. (2) There
Is work for every man. 90 There Is for
every man his work. God has work
for every individual to perform. All
have not the same talents, the same OPP
portunities, but all have work to do.
If we fail, we lose the reward. Others
may do the work If we fail or shirk il.
but we will lose the crown of reward.
Let us obey the command of God and
do the work intrusted TO us.
Q Individual work for Christ Is nee
essary Organized work is important
and effective, but there are some things
that organizations cannot do. \ Chris
tian Endeavor society could not have
explained 1sa!ah's prophecy 10 the
Ethiopian. 1t took an individual to
do that Organized work must never
interfere with individual work. An
organization IS successful only as each
individual member of it faithfully per
forms his part of the work. The dan
ger of organization is that it may tend
TO lessen individual endeayor. AS En-
deavorers we should guard against the
temptation and should be faithful as
personal and individual workers.
8. Individual Christian work should
exalt Christ This is what Philip did.
He preached unto him Jesus" AS in
diyiduals we should in all our endeav-
ors preach Jcsus-prcach Him in our
words and IN our actions. The work
that does not eXalt Christ in some way
IS not Christian work. The work that
eXalts Him is the work that Is for
Him.
4. Individual work for Christ IS sue
cessful. Philip was successful in his
work. The Holy Spirit blessed his Ia
borS, the Ethiopian believed ana was
saved. God always has blessed lndi-
yidual work There is nothing more
effective than hand to hand work. and
hand picked fruit is always the best.
If each individual Christian would do
his work for Christ, the world would
soon be evangelical.
There's work for and work for you,
Something for each Of US now TO DO.
Let us do it prayerfully, earnestly,
and God will bless our la |
bors.
THE PRAYER MEETING.
Have a testimony meeting, each one
relating some experience of individual
work for Christ.
BIBLE READINGS.
Feel. tx, TO- Math. V, 10; XIV, 14,3o;
John |, 35-51: tx, 4: Acts, Xix. II; Rom.
Ii, SIS: xii, Is; xiv, 1, 2; Gal. vi, Ia;
Rev. xxi, IL.