The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-18
" JESUS OUR REFUGE. "
"Then Simon Peter answered him,
Lord, to whom shall we 60? thou hast
the words of eternal life. John G:6S
SERMON BY FoRDE BRESNAHAN N THE
RINGoEs BAPTIST CHURCH,
MAY Is, 1904

RlNG0ES# BAPTIST CHURCH,,
MAY Is, 1904.
The occasion for the text was at the
close OF our Master second Galilean
/ Ministry. He had just fed the great
multitude Of five thousand, which led
to the long discussion on The Bread
of Life. as Is seen throughout the
sixth chapter of John. 1t was diff
cult for the people to grasp the spirit
nal contents of Christi teaching.
i They murmured and said GLOW can
] this man give us his flesh to eat?'
From that time many of his disci-
pies went back and walked no more
with HIM. How sad il must have
been for The Master to see, many
with whom he had been most patient
in teaching, turning back. Then be
said to the twelve. upon whom the
success of the Kingdom rested, will
We also 20 away" This brought forth
the noble reply from Peter, Lord to
whom shall we go2 thou hast the
words of Eternal Life
Peter saw Jesus his Refuge, his
Adequate Refuge, his Only Refuge.
|. Is there need of Refuge in
The World2
Wherever there Is n dependence or
helplessness there is need of protec-
ton.
The parents protect and defend the
child. Among all animal life the
young find refuge in the parent. The
physician is n refuge to afflicted with
diseases The lawyer is refuge to
those involved in legal disputes a
strong army and navy is refuge in
the time of wnr.
. We need a place of refuge in the
intellectual sphere. The child fees
from ignorance and superstition to
our institutions of learning. In the
Middle Ages the inconsistencies served
as place of refuge and enlighten-
ment.
3. We find ii so i'll the sphere of our
refuge where we ean find satsfae
ton to our moral and religious long
ings
II. Jesus Onr Adequate Refuge.
We find in Jesus life things TINT
are in perfect harmony with the long
inSs of the soul. Peter realized this
and said to Jesus, "Thon hast the
words of Eternal Life
!. jesus was perfect. His enemies,
the Jews, could find no fault in Him,
2. His love and sympathy for hui
mainly was such as to comfort and
cheer nil who came or were brought to
him
3. His divine nature was attcsted by
the miracles he wrought
4. HIS desth and resurrection show
us that He has power over forces of
nature TINT we are subject to
III Jesus Our Only Refuge.
The world had long been locking
for the Messiah to come; the one who
would guide them in all truth.
In the history of the world was never
such one ms Jesus.
l. Philosophers had tried to solve
the problems of the universe and fnil-
cd. The teachin.s of Socrates, Pinto,
and Aristotle fnde away before the
light of the Gospel of Christ
,. Gonfucianism. and Mohamme dism
cannot stand the test OF comparison
with Jesus teachings These aud
other false prophets had arisen aud
led away many. While their teach
ings contain many good ethical prin-
cipIes they fall short of the gospel of
Christ in their moral and Spiritual
content,
3. That Jesus is Divine makes Him
our Only Refuge The Soul cnn be
satisfied in none other than the Son
of God. HIS birth, His life, His
Resurrection, all point to His Divine
Nature. We are thus led To- use the
words of Acts 4 10 and say, "Neither
IL there salvation in any other; for
there is none other name under henv-
en- given among men whereby we
must be saved and eXcnim with
Peter, Lord to whom shall we go?
thou hast the words of Eternal Life. ="
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stantinople, Turkey, and Yokahama
and Japan, have long used the Long
man n Martinez Pants for painting
their churches.
Liberal contributions Of l.. \ NJ
Paint will he given for such purpose
wherever church is located
+. NJ. Scotield. Harris Springs, S. G..
writes, 81 painted our old homestead
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Not painted since; looks better than
houses painted in the last four years "
/ W. b. Barr, Charlestown, W. Va.
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ing actual cost of paint about 81 % per
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