The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-10
Sunday Sermon Reviews
Outlines OF rupt Talks by Calumet Ministers
Be Regular Feature in The N eWs Each Monday.
Rev. P. W. Petersen Declares
Best Self Is Before Us"

Nuu lo your knowledge of GOd--it
gives assurance. it gives you peace. it
gives You "A heavenly vision, il gives
You courage and at last, it gives YOU
II home, in Heaven" said Rev. u w.
Petersen at the Norwegian NJ. T..
church yesterday morning In his SER
mon from the theme add to Your
knowledge"
The text of the discourse was Grace
and Peace be multiplied unto you
through the knowledge of God and Of
Jesus, our Lord, seeing that His di-
vine power hath granted unto us all
things that pertain unto life and god
liness through the knowledge of Him
that called ms by His glory and virtue,
whereby are given unto us exceeding
great promises, that by these we NAV
be partakers of His divine Nature.
having escaped the corruptions that
are in the world through lust. - Pet.
/ -.
Continuing. Rev Petersen said PIE.
ter was conscious of what he had been
and what he was. He knew what life
ont in ;he world and sin mean.
Through his long and sometimes haz @.
ardOus experiences he fully knew what
this worldly life and knowledge Of
these worldly things would lead To.
The thought of the time he was a fish
crman. of the toll and cares of the UNI
casiness, unrest and heart ache away
from the Lord Jesus Christ one day
he met the Lord over by the shores Of
the sea of Galiiee lie bid him follow
and Peter willingly obeyed.
THAT made a change In his life ca.
reer. He was in the world still he
was not Of the world. lie knew there
were great sacrifices to be made in this
new life and many battles To- be fought
for the new Faith. lie WAS ON the war
path of the time ana this was the ev~
perience OF the rest of the believers,
They need peace ana comfort, there
for he writes Grace and Peace be null
tplied unto YOU To them that had ola
tained the same precious Faith as he
had. the Faith in Christ and the
knowledge Of God" Having this Faith
and this knowledge of Christ they
should mediate on the subject until
they could get into the heart of the
matter that they might get the most
out of it and thus get the best out of
life
Therefore. add to your knowledge.
Because, true living is a constant add
ing To oneself Man is born far from
what he shall he: the real best self lies
not behind us but before us. We are GO
ing on To perfection; he We perfect even
as my Father in Heaven is perfect
We add To our knowledge 10y obser>
walton. That Is why the more advanc-
ed students undertake journeys
throughout different countries, thu,
they may add To their knowledge by
studying the nature and modes of lN-
ing by people of other countries. Our
knowledge is greatly enriched through
our experiences, our SORROWS, our
joys, our defeats, our victories ard our
surroundings.
Adding to our knowledge means tn
unfold and educate ourselves. All this
knowledge has a reason and has a
SourCe-the source is God. Paul had a
vision of the third heaven and John.
while on the isle of Patmos. dwelt
10y his spirit in the heavenly regions.
he saw the Celestial city with its
beautiful temple and God in its midst.
he had this vision because he lived
in close communication with God. 1t
added to his knowledge of God ana
Heavenly things.
In conclusion, Rev Petersen said
Add Ia your knowledge, friends. Let
your life he fun of this knowledge that
gives YOU heavenly visions, that make
YOU more Godlike. All true knowledge
is Gods revelation, direct or Indirect
It Is given for the benefit of man.