The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-07
81 He KENGDOzN or GOD
the Rev 2. II. McDarnott Rector "a. Church
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Sermon by the Rev P. H. AZ
81 of the Inmaci
reading The sacred scriptures We
one ever recurring theTie-t1Ie
Kingdom of God or the Kingdom Of
eaEen Upon this theme as a foun=
4 ION their snnclstructure rises in
ideent unity
he Kingdom OF Heaven Is the sole
e purpoSc Of the gospel teaching John
he sl3aptf list, coming out OF the desert
10 prepare the way Of the Lord, calls
lis refts to Il change Of heart be-
cause of that kingdom. DO .penance
Sk4 the Kingdom OF Heaven IS at
land n Matt JII,29 The SayiorHof
he world begins His preaching in the
anne words. lMatt. FV-11l 2 The great
comp endiun OF Christian doctrine. the
sermon ON tile mount llImfnes the
1inds and directs the hearts or the
en- with the wisdom Of that king
dom The Savior's opening words
Quality of mind necessary for it,
Blessed arc. tho poor in spirit, for
1lteirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
sS&k Matt. $50. Again when He an
annunced His departure to those who
saistened speiIbound To His wonderful
doctrine aud who would detain Him,
4 lie reminds them lie must preach the
Kingdom OF Heaven 10 others. tLuke
silV-332) In sending His apostles on
heir mission, He commands them to
spreach the Kingdom of Heaven. tsiatt
Sff XII SO paramount Was this to Him
that to one He called TO follow Him,
when he asked leave to 80 first and
sihury his father, He replied: Let the
dead bury their dead; but 90 thou
AID preach the Kingdom OF Cod
Luke IN=60l On the same all inn
portan,s subject lie spoke to His apos-
les fter lis resurrection For forty
days speaking OF the Kingdom of
God. facts 1-3) Since the King
ETdom of God is the ever recurring bur-
fden IN the 5ayior's teaching and as
pI1e kept it always before His hear
ers a S the great end OF their striving,
and likewise commanded the apostles
and their successors as the continue
tors OF His work till the end OF time,
Matt XVIII, 1920 to do the same,
a. clear conception of The manifold
sense of tho terms as used IN Holy
is imperative
Gods Domination.
The Kingdom OF God may be taken
IN the sense or Gods domination over
A the universe and that general prov-
EN4l1E1l SOFeIuS Liz EWUIlQ.
AS the Creator of all things, univer-
sal domination is His, and His eternal
will which ordains the natural order
Of things impressing on them what
we are pleased to call the laws or
nature, proclaims Him King OF the
universe. Hence the Royals Prophet,
medftating on these titles to king
ship, cries out aIn His hands are ALI
the ends of the earth Cps. txCIV ~.
AIardochai. In his prayer for the safe,
ty Of his people, has before his eyes
this universal prayer and providence
when he exclaims: 20 Lord, Lord, Az
mighty King, for all things are in
Thy power and there Is none that
Can resist Thy %ill-Thot art Lord
esof all and there is none that can re-
sist Thy majesty Esther XIII.
9-119
Again by the Kingdom of God is
meant that special providence Of God
over those who as loyal subjects serve
Jim in holiness and truth These are
His faithful blowers walking in His
footsteps to Calvary and courageous
) lyloyal TO Him When the ieers ola hos
tiie3mul titude greets them, suffering not
the scandal of the cross even when
\ His agonizing cry rings out in the
ssair and the pail OF darkness is thrown
3#oVer the eaIth--as loyal to Him then
ssss.as when they stand with Him on Ia
Il Dor, where the glory Of His divinity
sheds peace and Joy and happiness
around They know that Christ the
Lord of the world, having Within His
command the riches and power and
glory of til o worlo d. despised thesc.a
Chose the cross: that the disciple is
mot above tho Master, and that as it
ssbehooyed Christ to suffer, and enter
sinto His glory, SO TOO the disciple.
They know that as a loving father
refuses his child something it Graves
|; for, but which would be harmful to-
81 so does God in His providence. act
stewards Ills children on earth Know
ing all this, with firm faith In His
word, they are loyal to Him, not only
when basking in the sunshine Of His
:sifaYors but also when His providence.
intending greater good. withholds
fthese fayors Iii the security OF this
proyidence. they exclaim with David.
he Lord rules me. shall want moth
Ing. ~ CPS. MIL. and with Isaiah,
1ord our King. He will save
lis. XSNIII. 522O The apostle,
declares the nature OF the Kingdom
Of God upon earth. The Kingdom Of
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