Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1907-03-06
CHRISTIAN eNDEAvoR.


u.s. REV. s. II. DOYLE.
Topic. I.e~sc1s from the patriarchs. II
Ab- ataa.s. --sicb. ri. 5. s.
The pa Tss-h Abraham was the son
Of Terah. .scendant of Shen. He
was born in Ur Of the ChaIdees. be
yond the Euphrates. From Or he was
called of God ito go out into place
which he should afterwaTd receive as
an inheritance" The place referred to
was the land of Canaan, and God call
Cd him to leave his own home and go
to a new land that he might make
him the founder Of people peculiarly
His own and through whom the Saw
icur OF the world was to come His
ufe is most interesting and instruc-
dive. and every Christian Endeavorer
shouiI make himself familiar with il
In all its details. 1t will thus best
have blessed influence upon our lives
/. The life of Abraham teaches US
lesson on faith. This Is the most con
spicuoas characteristic Of his life
Abraha.., lived in an age of the gross
est ido:.iuy. and yet his faith IN the
been surpassed. His faith in God was
put to the severest tests. and yet il
never wavered. BY faith Abraham
when he was called 10 90 out to .
place which he should after receive foi
an Inheritance obeyed. ana be went
out not knowing whittier he went" IL
this call God no doubt desired to teS'
the faith of Abraham, as he did after
ward in calling upon him TO sacrifice
Isaac. his only son and tie child 0
promise And Abraham stood this as
well as all other tests. He did moi
know where he was to go, yet he went
BELIEVE implicitly in the God who
called him. by faith he sojourned iu
the lGad of promise. as In a strange
COUNT Where God told him to 90
he went: where God told him to re
main he remained
Ab-aham's faith should be an exam
pie TO US. God calls us to duties and
10 trials. yet how often our faith IL
weak, We want to know where we
are being led and why we should stay
Abraham never questioned God. He
never asked God to explain His deal
ings with him. but his faith was whole
hearted and unquestioning. Let US
aspire to this kind of faith. 1t is the
faith that brings real joy and peace L,
the heart and success in our religious
lives
2 The life of Abraham teaches Us {,
lesson on obedience. Faith and obedi-
ence should go hand in hand. They
are not antagonistic Some are no1
saved by faith, and others by obedi-
ence. The true child Of God possesses
both. Faith inspires Obedience. and
obedience is the proof OF faith. b
faith Abraham obeyed" Obad
ence is always the test of faith 81
their fruits We shall know them
Faith without works is dead, Eein-
alone" Works without faith are jus
rs dead as faith without works. Moral
fly not based on saving faith can neve.
God. we must show ii by our obe.ii-
ence And God is we'll pleased with
Obedience. Obedience Is better thar
sacrifice"
g. The life Of Abraham teaches rs 6
lesson on Coils faithfulness to H
promises. God made covenants with
Abraham. Great promises were gives.
to him. and all have been kept. The
land of promise became the possession
Of his descendants. According to the
promise of God. his seed is like the
stars for multitude, and through him
all the nations of the world have bean
blessed, for through his race came the
Redeemer of the world. ''God is faith
full, who has promised" "AIl His prom
ises are yea and amen in Christ Je-
sus." And He is just as faithful to US
a. He was to Abraham. Let us more
and more strive to be as faithful to
Him as Abraham was.
BIBLE READINGS.
Gen. xi, 81, 80; xii, Is; XIV, 1-6; Josh
l. II; Luke vii, 10; John XIV, IA; Rom
", Is; Heb. xi, 1-6; Jas. ii, 1926; II
Pet. !, IA.