The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-11-20
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ways and God does not have the first
fruits OF their time.
About twenty-five per cent Of the
church members are doing all that
lis being done in the way Of per-!
.sonal service in the interests OF the
church Of Christ and His Kingdom.
The remaining members do little or
nothing for God and his work does.
not have the first fruits Of their en-
Iergy. 81
| About half Of the. church member
ship give systematically and proper
.tionately5 for church expenses and;
about Sone-third give for missions and
benevolences. The remainder give Mt
tie or nothing for God does not have
the first fruits OF their. possessions.
It therefore follows that to many a
church member their relation to.
,Christ's kingdom and His church has
meant but a mere professions; It
costs them nothing so It means moth
ing in their life.
s It must cost us all m ore in the days
to come in order that His service may;
mean more to the world and to u.s.
How areswe to secure such result?
Hereafter every new born soul
must be lead to realize before they
become church members that there is
a standard Of life to be realized and
also o proper acknowledgment Of
Gods ownership in the life to be made
in terms Of worship, work and mon
ey. They must start their new life
Alright. They must face the cost be-
fore they begin the career. This must
not be q mere mechanical operation
to procure the sinews Of war, but it
must be means Of life that will pro-
duce naturally. helpfully, the results
Of life Just as tnes healthy life pro-
duces its physical results, such as di-
gestion or circulation. The quest
must be for the life. not for the mon
ey. Get the life really for Christ and
II will acknowledge God by q proper
stewardship. 3 ssI
Next we must hold up before all
our present imemb ership the plan Of
God and His expectation IN relation
to. our stewardship. We own moth
ing. He Is the sole owner, we are
In possession By. His will. We are toI
administer for Him. He does not want
what remnants of time. energy or
money we may have after we have
gratihed all our desires IN business.
home or pleasure circles. He asks for
firsts fruits. He wants the first rec
ignition Of our life. {
The task We face as church IL to-
get this great truth into the life Of
every soul that owns God as Father
and Christ as Saviour.
All. you begin to say that is work
cut out for the minister Of the Word.
Yes. he must do his part In It, but
he can never reach the people until
to his ministry Of the Word Is Joined
the ministry Of fellowship that be-,
longs to every child Of God. Every
one. every man must love God
enough to. love his fellow man,
enough to give time and energy
enough to produce the normal results
of a proper stewardship Of time, an
.ergy and money, In the. life. Of every.
other member IN the household Of
faith. Then We will have men
enough to do His work with time and
energy for His service and money
enough SO that speedily the whole
world can hear the story Of the ga.
svfour from sin. We have ample sim
,ews Of war In our possession, which
II stithed would furnish the needed re-
sources for His world work.
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