The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1909-02-19
THE BApTIST MEETING.
Pastor Ncyins Preached Thursday
Nigh, on subject of Good
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Shepherd.
Services were held at the Baptist
church Thursday evening The meet
ing Will close Sunday night and as
only few more days remain every
one is urged to attend and make
these services the best yet.
After the prayer meeting and the
song service Mrs. J. Lea Cannon
| favored the audience with a song
which was appreciated by all pres
emit Pastor Nevins preached on the
subject OF The Good Sheperd. y
Text, 10th chapter of John, 18th
verse. II am the good shepherd: the
good shepherd giveth his life for the
| sheep" Following is the sermon IN
part:
Christ said, II am the good shep-
| herd Christ said frequently,
Il am" In this chapter Christ said
| II am the door,
In another place he said II am the
vine" from him we are to draw our
support and our strength. He SAID
Il am the light of the world II am
the bread of life" II am the water
of life" Il am the way" Il am the
! truth All of these are wonderful
| statements of Christ, and yet in the
text | think we have the most Won
sderful statement. We, who 1--we IN
this country do not know tue fuil
meaning of this figure to express the
tender relationship between GOO ana
| his children
If we could go to Palestine ana
| learn sonnet hing of the shepherd 5
| life we could understand what is
meant in this text. The shepherd
knows each sheep by name and the
sheep knows the shepherd ana VIII
not follow a stranger. frlend tola
me this story. He went out where the
sheep were and he said, Il am going
to call a certain sheep by his name.
And he did, but the sheep paid no
attention but when the shepheru
called he came running. That is what
II means-this tender relationship.
What does it mean to be good
shepherd? 1t was his duty to take
the sheep in the early morning, go
before them to the fertile valleys
and the sheep would follow along
behind him. They are to go where he
leads. Then it is the duty of the
shepherd to lead the sheep and not
only that but to feed the sheep 1t Is
his duty to know where the best
pasture and water is. He provides for
every want. In the hot noonude,
when every stone on the hillside
burns the foot that touches 1t, here
and there is little green glen with
quiet brooklet, and moist heritage
along it's course there would the
shepherd lead his flock The sheep
feed and drink and couch in cool
lairs. SO God leads his children.
But more than this the shepherd
protects the sheep. There are many
dangers on the mountains-there Is
| great chasm to be crossed and 1t Is
the shepherd duty to provide a
means to cross There are also other
dangers Wild beasts, wolves-his
duty is to guard against all these
enemies. Sometimes there comes
| fearful storms in that hot climate
almost suddenly they Will sweep
down upon the people and it is the
duty of the shepherd to protect the
sheep from these storms in that not
| climate. What a beautiful figure this
! is In this word shepherd we have a
matchless picture OF God. Some very
precious meanings concerning COO S
care for us.
Christ has gone before us. There
| is 10 burden on your heart that lie
| has not borne, no matter what your
pathway may have been Jesus knows
! all about it. No matter what your
/ sorrows may have been, Jesus pass
. ed through the same sorrow ana
/ knows all about it. What comfort
| m know that Jesus knows all about
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