The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1915-03-06
Lights Advantage Over Darkness.

minds Jesus answered Are there not twelve hours in the
day? 1t walk in the day. he stmbleth not because he
seeth the light Of this world
Every has his day and every has his night and it
business to do work while the daytime lasts because
there thing left undOne when the daytime Closes you
will not be able to do it,
Jesus had His daytime and Jesus also had His night and
thanks be Cod before the night He lifted His eyes
His Father and said II have gored Thee the earth have
finished the work which Thou gavest Me do John II ~
May God help u.s. one and ALL to be able to say speak
has given me to do, and then will have great joy
of
But if a man walk in the night he stumbleth because
there light in him. These things spake He and after this
He saith them Our friend Lazarus fallen asleep but
go that may awaken him out Of sleep
This definition of death given BEFORE and
the Apostles did not understand it. Before Christ DEATH
DEATH something horrible Oh the horrors of DEATH
And how afraid people of dying and the moment
they get little sick afraid they they going
de The who has made his peace with Cod and who
has clear afraid die but the who has
done tell brothers and sisters death has
many terrors for that
Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep The disciples
therefore said Him. Lord if he sleep he shall do WE'LL
they still afraid they trying all the time to keep
Him from going 'Why Lord if he is asleep then there
necessity for You back risk getting hit with
sone perhaps killed Why do You want to it he is
asleep " the margin reads Lord he sleep he shall
be healed
Howbeit Jesus spake of his death but they thought that
he had spoken of taking of rest in Sleep
hen said Jesus them plainly Lazarus is dead; and
glad for your Now just get that into your
minds and sakes step that the Savior
took and word He uttered for sakes Every
oa OF HIS suffering was flor your sakes not one word did
He utter for HIMSELF step did He take for Himself:
thing did He do for HIMSELF all ''for your sakes
Glory
II am glad for your sakes that there the intent
ye may believe nevertheless, let unto Him
Everything that Jesus did for noble purpose. |
wonder if you say For purpose of
increasing your faith glad fer your sakes that
here to the intent we may believe
What your purpose in coming here this morning? What
will be your purpose doing certain things tomorrow? What
is ahead thought and every word and
and 9ftn wards
determines the virtue of action all depends the
motive and the purpose
disciples Let us also CO. that may die with Him.
Thomas had squirt of bravery. He was twin; some
think that he brother of Matthew and he said Le
us along with Him and die with Him. That was very
noble saying
Mourning, with Christ Comforter.
'tThen when Jesus He found that Lazarus had lain
in the grave four days already.
Now Bethany nigh unto Jerusalem about fifteen fur
longs off.
''And many of the to Martha and Mary to
comfort them concerning their brother.
Many Of the Jews had The Jews had three
periods Of mourning for the deadhree days Of
Of lamentaon, and twenty Of somowng The hypocrites
What they must have been making.
There people who extend word of sym
pathy who shed tear who with those who
sorrowng until death inside of their door, and
then they take at great rate.
will show that these Jews hypocrltes and why
Jesus cried, and that He tried to restrain His tears
When He fifteen furlongs off, Martha Him and
sad Lord Thou hadst been here brother had not died
We ought to compliment Martha the faith that she mani
tested in the Savior wonder if you and say with her.
Lord if Thou hadst been here, brother had not died
Jesus here so, I with you always unto the
end Of the age And have just good right say that
Jesus with Lazarus and Martha and Mary had
that He with them He with them in the esh but He
is with the Spirit But He is the Jesus He has
changed.
Conquering Faith of a Believer.
''Bu know that now whatsoever Thou wilt ask Of
God God will give Thee Oh what wonderful faith
Jesus if Thou hast been here brother had died but
know that whatsoever Thou wilt ask of Cod God
will give it Thee They had often His feet and heard
about His Father because Jesus told only the things
which His Father had told Him. for He to reveal the
Father.
he Auth of Resurrection Life Revealed
'sMartha said Him. know that he shall again
the resurrection at the last day.
Jesus said her. am the Resurrection and the life:
he beeveh Ie though he dead yet shall he live
cob what wonderful truth! He had said Il am the
Good Shepherd and Il the Way, the Truth and the Life;
comeh the Father but by Me- and now He says,
II Resurrection and the Life he that beeveh IN Me-
though dead yet shall he live and whosoever veth
and believeh in Me shall die Believest thou thls
'She said Him. YEA Lord believe that Thou art the
Christ the Son Of God which should into the world
think these verses from the sixteenth to the twenty
the most beautiful between
lids Of the Bible and yet how few people who read the
Bible anything in the greater portion OF It, could
spend weeks these that conversation with Martha
and could get many beautiful lessons out OF It,
Martha Comforted, Jesus Presence