The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-07-20
TEXAS DIVINE TELLS
Of MISSION Of CHRIST
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| TWEEN John and Christ. No doubt there
were very many heart to heart talks
! in which Christ unburdened His heart.
| Now John tells his diciples to behold
the Lamb of God. One of the disciples
in turn tells Andrew and Andrew goes
| to his brother Simon Peter and asks
him to come and see the promised
Messiah. Under the urgency of the
brothers plea, Peter came and became
one of the leaders in the Christian
movement This was the result of
! brothers love and devotion We fail
to reach the highest point of Chris
tan life if we do not reach a mans
| heart. The greatest business that
| confronts any human being is the
bringing of men into the kingdom of
| God. Unless we do this we miss our
calling and when the church members
neglect this all-important work it
| ceases to be an evangelstic church.
There are some things about this
Scripture that | would like to have you
notice. Andrews action was the i'm
pulse of a brothers heart For the
| first time in life he recognizes. the
fact that his brothers future conduct
and life is of paramount Importance to
him. He had known that his brother
was not a saved man But there is
vast difference between theoretically
believing men arc lost and conscious
ly realizing the fact We go on from
day to day with unsavcd men and
women around us. We pass them by
heedlessly until something punges
deep into our soul and makes us con-
sciously realize the danger that soul
is in. Then we get busy and try to
| bring Christ and the lost soul into re-
lationship. What the Christian world
needs is a burning realization in the
churches that men arc lost The It'd
ings of the saving power Of Jesus
carried by soul set on fire is essen
tial for the salvation of souls. A
Christian or a church that does not
bear a burden in the matter of lost
humanity is not doing it's work.
This text shows us the action of
a brothers energy The salvation of
his brother was not a matter of leav-
ing it to others. He went straight to
him. He was not afraid to- stu4nbley
or that he would not be able to say
anything to him. The church that is
alive today Is composed of just such
men and if it is winning the lost it
has Gods approval upon it. No mere
formal sermOnette, no timed actions,
40 hesitation about prOclaiming the
Christ will suffice. We must be on
the job always If we are derelict in
our duty, we shall have to answer at
the judgment bar of God We must
Re attentive to the needs of men and
answer them when we can.
'1n the conversion of Peter we see
the result of a brothers devotion
Peter was led to Christ by his brother
and this leading had opened up a new
conception to him in carrying mes
cages to a lost world. His name was
changed and his whole life was
changed thereafter A new atmos-
nhc~e es'rrounded him. Now his dom
mart thought was to reach men and
womc" and bring them to the teacher
whom he had been shown. He was
30 lift humanity, to bring the light to
: dark and sin-cursed world
at was not question of how much
money you have when you cross over
&c valley of death. Nor will it mat
or if you have had great power and
intellect. But it will materially mat
tcr whether you have brought souls
into the kingdom of God or not. Gods
call to you is for a personal touch,
word and a life that will speak for
Christ in your daily life and in your
future"
This evening there will be a special
song service rendered by some of the
best musical talent of the churches of
the city. DR. Lee r. Scarborough will
again preach at SIS D. m.