The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-06
INCENTIVE TO WORK


southsIde Baptfst Church
--Preaching Tonight.
wherefore. my beloved brethren, oe
- steadfast, unmoveable. = always
sbounding In tho work Of the Lord, for
a. much as We know your LABOR - not
IN vain IN the Lord" Cor. xvs o.
Speaking from the foregoing text
Rev Eldred NJ. Stewart, pastor o. sne
Eouthside Baptist Church. marxea tn az
That church BY preaching an earnest
ana able sermon at the IL O'Clock SER
Vices yesterday morning.
a large congregation was present to
hea-. Mr.. Stewart and his sermon was
followed closely.
art in beginning his sermon. I'm suf-
fering at the hands of deniers OF the
resurrection. Christians are eifected by
coming in touch with this class of UNI
believers. Hence their siothfuiness to-
DAY. ,...,. - 49,
part of some Of Gods children, who
Tor today, or the time being. are arous-
ed ana filled with amusement at the
many derelicts. like themselves of yes
terday and tomorrow. numbered with
the few exerting their utmost strength
in Christ's service, are to be attributed
largely to the very error which is be-
ing furthered by the momentary anx-
iefy of these would be reform leaders
IN great movements for Christ.
"sThe new need Of the times, the
exciting brilliancy of the present oppor-
tunity.' the desire for first place, the
ambition to offer competition to others
in the same work the purpose to make
. big show or even some fairly un-
selfish motives Of men. or bands, will
not bring out the color. OF permanency
for Christ. in the work. But faith In
the risen Christ who has committed the
work to us till He come will prove 1T
self. A living faith assures the work
needed.
Hope bears the message. 1t always
has a word about the incentive to work,
or move forward. A great hope speaks
Of a great incentive, just as the sub
stance, faith Of works. Hope of the
resurrection tells of the great incentive
to great work in the Lord. Faithful
obedience is to move at His command,
which, to those who can give answer
TO every man that asketh, reason con-
ceerning the hope in them,' however,
means at the Word of Him, who died
for our sins, was buried. hath been
raised on the third day, appeared to His
disciples. is now at the right hand of
the Father, and will come again to re-
ceive Hts own. People with this lively
hope IRE those who move nightly for
the Lord. Others may work for awhile.
that many men and women can be
called to work only ty the announce
ment Of church suppers. entertainments
and the like, to meet some who are His
for service. anywhere He Will use them.
from the true incentive. BY their fruits
they ara known To an observer 1t APP
pears that soma must be of a very dim
hope. They do not attempt great
things for the Lord. and they work in
a ha1f-rts rted way. Whatever we do
depends or the power OF God. and only
those OF the great Incentive of His
power In the resurrection know this.
Let work be emphasized, but let 1t
be In the Lord The first fruits of
them that are asleep for we are not
to lass away eternally. as If with vain
works
1.-THE fope of living always with Him
is a stimulus to work now for His
Kingdom, for nothing less. III we serve
in any. organization, we must labor for
the upbuildfrg of the kingdom, and
any thing else seeking to be exalted
above or equal to His Kingdom should
not have Cur support.
III we Sfe not to pass away. we shall
naturally associate with impsrishable
wH'ks Hence people who believe in
th& resurrection haven't time for vain
works. They see the Importance of la
boring without assurance of present
visible results. Their lives are being
spent. Things that are seen are not
the most valuable to them. People love
their cwn, and Christ has made us
heirs. lits
IF we shall sleep, and we shall un-
less He wills that we remain till He
come, why want to leave good works
behind7 All We shall awake, If we
sleep. The world may we'll stand aside
and say. why are Christians engaging
in these great undertakings? Do they
not know they will die and these
works. rsrd efforts and endurance, will
be vatr.T But they shall n IT die. They
shall cLly sleep to awake and find
Christ's work continuing; we work
feebly, but earnestly When we shalT
be like Him. we shall be able to speak
as He spoke about the Fathers work
as ours
Hope in the resurrection is the in
centive to quit vain works here below.
We wcnt to have to do even here with
works that last. Count the many vain
works and pleasures of this age. Why
has 1t ever been that deeply spiritual
people do not engage in them? The
world as ever said, ror tnis Christians
ara cranks. But verify. there will be
the rest ri ection. Their bright AMI vet
serious hope has made no place for
vain things.
Hope in the resurrection, assurance
of entire freedom, separation from all
vain works hereafter.
People VINO engage in vanfties nat
uraIIy feel that they, the people, are
passing away too Deceived! Only
those who are working for Christ are
not mistaken and have the great hope
We are not spending our lives in
vain in working the works of Christ.
We are not wasting our lives. though
earth's pleasures may be given up.
DO graves seem to hold men fast
now? But Christ's grave Is empty.
Death IL swallowed up In victory
Our works for Christ are not to
pass away without permanent effects
They are not buried as II with dead
men, since they are not dead who sleep
in Christ. 1t will not be a Significant
request for any vainables to be buried
with our bodies. We cannot take
these, but there are treasures already
laid up in Heaven for many.
Our preaching is not vain. since
Christ is risen. So do we base all our
claims in Him.