The theocrat., 1916-12-23
7 abernacle Addresses
Rv W;lhuv Glenn Voliva
Jesus Strengthens His Disciples
Bv Wilbur Glenn Voliva

Service was opened by the singing Of Hymns Nos 404,
"CoME THOU FoUNT" and AGO. "THE GREAT PHYSICIAN
after which the General offered prayer and then
spoke as follows:
Let us turn to the Gospel according to Saint John,
eleventh chapter. I will comment upon this chapter
read.
If any of you have ever seen the renowned picture,
The Cycorama of the Holy City, you will remember that
looking the dome of the Temple towards the Mount of
Olives there to be very plainly portrayed road
way winding around the hills.
About one and three-fourths miles from Jerusalem on
that roadway east of the Mount of Olives located the
little town of Bethany.
was interested this morning, as studied this chapter
and writings concerning the to observe the state
ment that Bethany of the most haowed spots in
the little land of Palestine made by the frequent visits of
Jesus the Christ within it's borders
In that little town Of Bethany there simple
humble home in which resided far the record
three persons, Lazarus and Mary and Martha his two
sisters
Mary is very prominently mentioned in the Twenty
sixth Chapter of the Gospel according to Saint Matthew
where have the simple story of how she came unto Jesus
and anointed Him. When the disciples murmuredaccord
ing Saint Johns Gospe-it Judas who spoke, not
cared for the poo but because he had the bag
and perhaps thought if the ointment had been sd and the
money put therein he could help hmseJesus said in re-
gard her ac Wheresoever this Gospel shall be preached
the whole world there shall also this that this woman
hath done be told for memorial of her."
There another story about Martha and Mary and Cne
visits of the Savior One of the two sisters much
concerned about the preparation of the meal Which one
was it?
VOICES: Martha"
Mary being of devotional and meditative type of
mind was sitting at the of Jesus and Martha you
remember found fault and thought not right because
Mary did in and help her get the meal ready
These very simple stores but they very inter-
esng So here in this Eleventh Chapter of John we have
brought before us, Lazarus, Mary and Martha
The statement concerning Lazarus is very simple and
brief namely that che sicl He must have been very
SICK his death took place before the reached
Jesus.
The second calls attention to the fact that this
Mary that Mary who anonted the Lord with ointment
wiped His feet with her hair whose brother Lazarus
was sick.
Therefore his sisters sent unto Him, saying Lord,
behold, he whom Thou lowest is sick.'
What natural for these sisters when their
brother fell SICK than that they should think of Jesus the
Christ? There good reasons for thinking He
very frequent visitor to their home.
In addition to the public teaching which they had
received doubt they had been taught by Him many
many things in private and next to the Apostles, who of
course constituted the inner circle these two sisters and
their brother had been told many vey very precious truths
by the Savior They doubtless had Him heal many
persons and there nothing at all remarkable that when
the brother taken seriously ILL., they should have thought
first of Jesus.
GOD ONLY TO BE SOUGHT FOR HEALING
What shame is that today any processing Christian
when either he himself any relative should be taken
SICK should think of else except Jesus the Christ as
the Healer, and as the Physician.
God the Almighty is jealous God and He will never