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, with which God must deal in working
out mans savation. Man, by sin, sold
himself to the devil, and this power Of
satan must be broken before man can
/ be saved. God in saving man must
deal with hostile forces and most I'M
favorable conditions, for there was
none good. Isaiah declared: '.AIl We
| Ike sheep, have gone astray5 we have
turned everyone 10 his own way; and
| the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity
Of Us all" Desperate was the condition
Of mankind, but God had a remedy and
that remedy was the blood Of his son.
and back Of Christ's coming and his
death was this great MESA e-the love
Of God The greatness of redemption
is revealed in the fact that ii is con-
cerned with eternal things such as life.
joy and peace Eternity. destiny. life
death. and heaven and hell-these are
the things with which this message is
! concerned and this very fact empha-
sizes its Importance and makes II great.
for It sets forth the purpose and plan Of
salvation
1t includes Everybody.
Then it IS a great message because
of its scope; its extent It includes all
men everywhere, and Of all ages-nOt
one is left out God so loved the
world that he gave his only begOtten
son, that wnOsOever believeth in him.
should MOI perish. but have everlasting
life" Tho so in this verse is an in
comprehensive so" a word that an
gels and archangels cannot analyze,
and no human mind can understand or
comprehend its richness and fullness
Sometimes I fear that we. as members
Of the AnglO-SaxOn race, take a narrow
view Of the gospel Of Jesus Christ, and
feel that in special manner he came
to save US. This IS not true, and the
man who thinks God loves him. his
land and his people more than others,
has but q microscopic vision OF the
greatness and extent Of Gods plan and
purpose as revealed in my text. This
message Of love, Of salvation, is to the
teeming millions Of earth, to the civil
lied and the uuciviliZed, to the cul-
tured and the tlliterate, to the rich and
the poor, the strong and the weak and
TO the moral and immoral Sin IS world
wide, for all have Sinned, and Just as
far as the curse of sin has gone. just
so far have the blessings and the saving
power OF this gospel gone Where
sin did abound. my grace did much
more abundantly abound" II is the
purpose Of God, who sent this message
TO US. and Of Jesus who brought fl, |
that II should be voiced in every land. I
for It is for every tribe and nation, and I
Jesuss from the mOuntalnSide Of reSur- !
rectiOn power. said: Go We into all the /
world and preach the gospel TO every /
creature"
Filled " Orld'G y eed-
Then John SIG is a great message |
because Of the worlds need. Destiny, /
eternal issues. depend upon il. The
world was lost and wandering from
God, like a lost planet wandering from ]
the central sun. until Jesus came with
this message Of love It was this mes
sage OF love that reveals the source, !
and tells US how we are to be saved. I
''WhOsOever believerh shall be saved" I
WhOsOeVer beleveth not shall be |
damned. st. Luke tells Us there is no /
other name given among men whereby
We may be saved, and yet, how can
men, the nations Of the earth believe on ]
him Of whom they have not heardZ
They cannot, and because Of this fact
God sent Jesus into this world with the
story OF salvation, and when he had /
fulfilled his mission. and was ready to !
go back TO God, he called his followers l
about him and said: As thou lfather) /
hast sent me into the world. even so I
have I also sent them into the world" {
what forZ To preach this gospel mes
sage OF love 10 every creature We
are commissioned 10 go tell the mes
sage 10 everyone, and he that believes, |
accepts the plan Of salvation, shall be
saved. It has proved itself 70 be a
great message by results. Someone has
said that this message OF love has
changed the map Of the world, lifted
the gates OF empires off their hinges
and changed the trend Of history. 4
Nothing has changed the world like the
gospel; nothing has so transformed
men as the gospel II transforms char
acter, making saints OF sinners, sober
men Of drunkards. good and upright
men OF thieves Gambling hells and
dens Of vice have been transformed
into temples Of justice, and holy places
Of divine worship II was under the
influance Of this message that the I
Chinese unbound their feet and a0an- l
doned many OF their heather Gods Be
cause Of this message, India no longer
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dren into the Ganges, and under the
power Of this message of love, canni-
balls become Christians. John c. Patton, /
with this message, claimed Auiwa, one
Of the New Hebrldes, a cannibal island, |
for Jesus and years ago he said BY !
the grace Of God, Aniwa now wOrships
at the saviOr's feet Alexander Mackay
went TO FOrmOsa, where the gospel had /
never been heard. and after preaching
Tor i or 10 years, he sat down at the /
sacrament Of the lords supper with !
1850 communicates. Titus COan went
to Hawaii with this message from God,
and in a few years 100 heather savages
had been transformed and swept into ]
the kingdom OF God Japan has fallen
under the spell and thousands are com
Ing to know Jesus as a savior. and God
as a father.
Light of the Gospel.
As you know, the light Of the gospel
has fallen on the dark continent and
The morning light is breaking upon the /
hills and over the plains and valleys Of
Africa 1t was this Transforming
power that caused Paul TO exclaim: 'I
am not ashamed Of the gospel Of |
Christ; for it is the power OF God unto
salvation to every one that believeth: /
to the Jew first, and also TO the |
5reek."
Now, If this is Gods message: the
greatest message the world has ever ,
heard and Just what the world needs ! J
and must have, or die; then what Is the 7
duty Of those who know Jesus as a /
iavfOr2 Is il not TO telhit to Othersg | {
God has ordained that this message !
shall reach earths remotest bounds 7
through his people. The Bible saws we {
are coworkers with God in this mighty ]
We are to be lightbearers ]
% the nations that sit IN darkness for
whom Jesus died The great mission Of
he church of Jesus Christ IS TO bring .
he world to a knowledge OF Gods love .
nd power TO save. Infinite and eternal .
rest upon the people OF
Tod and golden opportunities lie out /
efore US. The unseen, yet Omnipotent !
and Of God has swung aside the doors ]
Z nations, Kingdoms and empires. and | !
he call comes today frt,n every point | {
. .1rnnaeg- Come and ha1v I