Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-05-13
POWER TO MOVE MOUNTAINS
COMES FROM FAITH in
GOD.
FAITH FOUNDATION
OF ALL GREAT WORKS
Takes Text From Jesus Saying to His
Disciples on tho Power of Faith -
Exercise Your Faith Or 1t Will
wither and pie Within You-Urses
Faith in Gods Power.

Faith in God, in his power and his
prayer were the subjects dwelt upon
by Rev. Mr.. Sunday in his sermon on
Faith" delivered to an audience OF
400 people at the tabernacle Wednes-
day afternoon. 1t was intended for and
delivered especially to church mem
bers and christians and dealt with
phases of their unbelief, and in their
lack of power with God.
His text was IF We have faith so
much as a grain of mustard seed, We
shall say unto this mountain, remove
hence to yonder place and it shall be
removed; and nothing shall be impos-
sible unto you"
Great Promises for Faith.
Mr.. Sundays sermon was in part as
follows: "No man or woman can read
that text without seeing the great
things which are promised for faith.
Some of the promises of the bible are
so far reaching and marvellous, that
many think sometimes that there must
| be some mistake in them. The people
| of Jesus time did not have faith in
| his promises. He preached for three
years, and when he went to glory he
could muster about him but a paltry
120 christians.
| 1--WE put such little confidence in the
promises of the bible; that is the rea-
son we have SO little faith. Take this
promise, Whatsoever We ask the faith
er in my name, believing that We shall
receive it, We shall have it, That's a
blank check on heaven; all you have
got to do is to fill it out.
Ask Without Believing.
1--WE many times only go thru the
motions of asking without believing
that we are to receive what we ask
for. If We abide in me and my words in
thee We shall ask what we will and it
shall be given unto thee Too many
people are abiding in gossip, in this
thing and that thing, and in the devil
and not in God. Without faith it is
impossible to please God.
God wills that his people shall do
lgreat things. The greatest privilege of
all is that any one can do great things,
no matter who he is If he will but
have faith in God. No one on Gods
earth has the nerve to say that God
has only limited powers. 'et
"All of the miracles Jesus did were
done instantaneously. A lot of this So
} called faith healing that is trying to
be pal1ned off on God as coming from
God is not within 100000 miles OF
him.
If You Would See, Believe.
"He said to Martha, IF thou would
see, believe that thou should see.' We
put the cart before the horse and say
to God, You have got to show US
then we will believe Faith puts the
scepter Of power in Gods hands
Wherever you find that God fails to.
day, it is because Of the lack of faith
Paul could do no mighty work among
them because of their unbelief.
Gath is to us like the trolley tt
the street car. 1t is the means from
the power above which moves things
If you have faith you have power, bu
you have got to get connected will
the power house. There are laws o
e faith the same as there are laws o
power. If you had the faith you would
get the results"
Referring to faithlessness in tn
. the church becomes a sort of thir,
rate amusement bureau. If you hav
got to sell oyster soup to get peopl
e to the church there is something
wrong"
Returning to the direct theme of hi
discourse, he said, you do not nee
to know all about electricity to ride
a street car or an elevator. ALI 70
j. have got to do is to get in and site
there. That is all you have got to d
= with faith The Lord will then step
and do the rest.
Make Your Faith Grow.
'"riiis text does not say If yoa hay
faith as much as grain of sand yo
could move mountains Why? Becauf
a grain of sand dosen't grow, a mustar
seed does. Your faith grows if you us
it. You ought to be doing somethin
for your faith. Some folks have g
sort of rat eaten faith and expel
fence. They are always talking abol
what the Lord did for them forty veal
ago. You ought to get something ne
for God every day. That's what ye
need. If your faith is not used it wi
not grow, and you will get no return
from it.
=, "a lot of people have not got as mue
~ faith as they had when they startt
80 to be a christian, simply because tht
did not go into business with the
" faith. They did not use it. so it will
y cred and shrunk away. If you do n
use and exercise your faith it will d.
y up like any unused organ of the bod
m IT is no use to pray. Lord increase n
gg faith unless you are using what "
u have already.
a Church Is Losing Power.
"a Some say, o well that text was i
Al tended for the, disciples, not. for u
s You will admit that the church has n
ID got the old-time power and the oil
= time strength. What is the matter?
q. is because the church of today has n
90 got the faith of old. We ought to ha
Just as much faith as Abraham hs
ii We have got more evidence to go
\ than he had. When you believe in q
you will go out and live your belief.
somebody would address a letter
The Man Who Believes IN Jes
Christ, Marshalltown, Iowa would t
mail man deliver 1t to youg Why shot
the not? Because you are not knov
81 as that man. If a letter was address
= to The Worst Old Inddel,, know thu
- or four In this town who would get.
70 how few people there are who Il
lon the promises of God You vet do
J On your knees. and In all you do 1
knowledge him. He wiH never tell )