Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
Christian Endeavor Hour
For Sunday, December Is. 1907.

For Sunday, December Is. 1907.
Topic: Confident Testimony for Christ" Luke.
xii IL, IL; Acts, iv 1888.
Luke kill. And when they bring
you unto the synagogues. and unto
magistrates and powers, take We no
thought how or what thing ye shall an
swer, or what we shall say:
II. For the Holy Ghost shall teach you
in the same hour what We ought to say.
Acts IV:13-33. From the Twentieth
Century New Testament.
Seeing how boldly Peter and John
spoke, and having found that they were
uneducated and obscure persons, the
council was surprised and realized that
they had been companions of Jesus. They
looked at the man who had been healed,
standing there with them, and had moth
ing to say. So they ordered them out of
court and then began consulting to-
,gether. What are we to do to these
men?' they asked each other That a
remarkable sign has been given through
them is obvious to every one living IN
Jerusalem, and We cannot deny 1t. But
to prevent it's spreading further among
the people, let us warn them not to plead
the cause any more before any one what
ever"
So they called them in and ordered
them to give up speaking or teaching for
the cause of Jesus altogether. But Peter
and John replied:
whether it is right, in Gods eyes,
to listen to you rather than to. him, you
must decide; as for us, We cannot help
speaking of what We have seen and
heard
council set them at liberty. not seeing
any safe way of Furnishing them, because
all the people were praising God for what
had occurred-the more so as the man
who was the subject of this miraculous
cure was more than forty years old
After they had been set at liberty the
apostles went to their friends and told
them all that the chief priests and coun-
cilors had said to them When they mad
heard their story. moved by common
impulse. they raised their voice to God
in prayer:
80 Sovereign Lord, it is Thou who hast
made sky earth and sea and everything
that is in them. and who by the lips OF
our ancestor, Thy servant David. speak
ing under the influence of the Holy Spirit,
hast said:
why did the heather rage
And the nations form vain designs?
The kings of the earth set their array
And it's rulers gathered together
Against the Lord and against Ills
Christ
They have indeed, gathered together in
this city against Thy holy servant Jesus,
whom Thou hast consecrated the Christ,
not Herod and Pontius PLATE only but the
heather and the people of Israel besides.
but only to do all that Thy providence and
Thy will had already determined should
be done. Now. therefore; o Lord. give
head to their threats and enable Thy serv-
ants with all fearlessness to iell Thy mes
sage while Thou stretchest out Thine hand
to heal and allowest signs and wonders
to take place through the power of thy
holy servant Jesus.
When their prayer was ended the lace
in which they we're assembled was shaken
and one and all were filled with the Holy
Spirit and continued to tell Gods message
fearlessly.
The whole body of those who had be-
come believers in Christ were animated
by one spirit. Not one of them claimed
any of his belongings as his own, but
everything was held for the common use.
The apostles continued with great power
to bear their testimony to the resurrection
Of Jesus, their master, and divine help
was given to them all .abundantly
The central thought, the secret of conf
dent testimony, in this lesson is acquaint-
ance with Christ. Only those who know
whereof they speak have confidence for
bold testimony in anything. Must we