Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-12-18
CHRISTIAN EACEavOR.
Prayer Meeting Topic For the Week
Bee .nnlnl Dec. e. 1912.

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BEG nning Dee. e, 1912.
Topie.what lie coming Of Christ has
done and VIII do for the world.-LulSe /,
67-79. Chr.'tmas meet.ngj Edited by
Rev. Sherman II. Doyle, ID. d.
The co.aing of Christ into the world
was the greatest and most important
event in the worlds history Before
His birth even it was recognized that
such would be the case. and subse
quent events have fully justified this
expectation No phase of huIaan life
has been untouched by the coming of
Christ He has transformed nations.
uplifted society. elevated the home
and made the world better and happier
from every standpoint But His SUI
preme mission was a spiritual one. and
in the prophecy of Zacharias at the
birth of John the Baptist. who was to
be ''the prophet of the Highest" we
have comprehensively set forth what
Christ in the fulfilling of this mission
was to do for the world and what He
actually has done for it.
i. Christ brought redemption to the
world. blessed be the Lord God of
Israel, for He hath visited and re-
deemed His people" The Redeemer
was Christ. of whom John was the
forer,Inner. No sooner had man sin
ned than God promised him Il Redeem
err This promise WIS fulfilled in the
coming of Christ. Man was under
condemnation because of sin. But
Christ took the worlds sin upon Him
self. and. dying on the cross, He re
deemed man from sin. In His own
body on the tree" He paid the debt of
sin, and man was redeemed. That we
may partake Of the benefits of the re
demption purchased by Christ there is
but one thing for us to do. and that is
to accept Christ as our personal Re
deemer
Q Christ brought salvation into
the world "and bath raised up an
hour of salvation for us" Christs
name was called Jesus, for He shall
save His people from their sins" Hay-
ing paid the penalty Of mans sins. He
saved him from the penalty and guilt
and power Of sin. Christ is the worlds
only Saviour. There is no other name
under heaven given among men where
by we must be saved" The world
needs no other Saviour. for salvation
In Christ is full and free to all. II we
are not saved 1t will not he because
ample salvation has not been provided.
but because we have not accepted that
which is freely and abundantly offered
to us.
g. Christ brought light into the
world-moral and spiritual light He
called Himself 1.-The light of the
world" He came ito give light to them
that sit in darkness and in the shadow
of death" How dense was the dark
ness of the world when Christ came Is
well known. Man was ignorant of
God and living in sin. But Christ's
coming has dispelled this darkness
wherever He has become known. and
it is our mission as Christians to make
Him known throughout the whole
world that all darkness may be dis
PEELED
4. Christ brought peace into the
world He came Ito guide our feet
into the way of peace" The world
needed peace--peace of conscience.
peace with God that comes with the
forgiveness Of sins. Such peace Christ
brought and still brings His legacy
to His disciples was peace. even the
peace that He Himself enjoyed. My
peace ! give unto you" Is Christ's
peace ours? If not we should never
be satisfied until He speaks peace unto
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