The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-12-02

When man does anything for show let him know he will
get his reward but he will not get reward from God
Let man act from the right motive and for laudable
purpose and God will bless him.
PRAY Not LIKE THE HYPoCR1TEs PRAY FOR THE EAR
GOD
Jesus next takes up the subject of prayer He says
EDO not pray like the hypocrites They pray for show
Some people say "What magnificent prayer he made!
have in mind preacher in New England who used to
and read his prayers He wanted to get his language
correct and he wanted to show that he rhetorcan
ministers who buy prayer books commit the prayers
memory and them and the people say, What love-
y prayer preacher made today There prayer
about it. You must not pray for show You must not sing
for show cannot have ZION Junior and Senior Chos
Orchestra and Band what they ought to be- had better
disband them. God Almighty does not want anybody in
His Church who stands up and makes show You know
very well how the churches lot of those singers would
make you sick at the somach-Oh how disgusting they are
It is stencil in God Almghys nostrils. ask you, my
brethren to help to guide the affairs of ZION that
nothing will be done that will grieve the Holy Ghost and
make Him take His departure The Holy Ghost is not going
dwell where there at lot of ypocrtica officers preach
ing for money. He is not going to dwell where there is
lot of accursed style running people, He is not going to
dwell where you tolerate choir singers and musicians who
in only for show and money, and to make spurge.
Oh, how disgusting cannot find words to describe it.
When you pray; pray for the of Cod Do not pray
heard by people, What do what anybody thinks
eve do not like the way he stands. He is bow-egged"
HE has sprngy knees. It is possible for to have
sprngy knees and preach the Gospel not? They say
HE awkward with his feet he ought to put them in his
pocket don't like the he parts his hair and the way
he dresses They sit and call themselves Christians.
Settling of roenness and hypocrisy That is all it
is
Some preachers take about five minutes to up
their mouths to what they have to say You would think
they had hot mush in their mouths.
Arthur j. Gordon said, Il count churches
where the Holy Ghost has taken His departure because of
goddess choirs He said the truth We must not permit
one thing that will greve the Holy Ghost. We must not
lower the standard for numbers What do numbers amount
to? It is just question of being we'll pleasing to Cod
There is the secret T is not by might by power but
by My Spirit, saith the Lord"
Oh, that God will teach this people how to pray!
In FASTING BE HUMBLE
In the 9Th chapter He talks about fasting He says
when you FAST fast unto the Lord and do put long
face and appear unto fast Fast unto the Lord.
you wash your face and anon your head
yourself not to make it appear you fasting.
LAY UP TREASURES IN HEAVEN
Then He takes up the subject people do not like He
Lay not up for yourselves upon earth"
How people do try to explain that away God AL
mighty expects to obey His Word and you do not
obey it, will pay the penalty He says, "No can
serve TWO masters You cannot follow God and mammon.
He says Seek first THE KINGDOM GoD and His right
eousness and food and shelter and raent shall added"
That is the kind OF men and want in ZION. We
want every and in this organization to seek
first KINGDOM OF GOD and His righteousness IF he
wants to seek the interest of John Brown first last and
always, he is selfish He has place in THE KING
DOM OF GOD.
In the 9TH Chapter the question of passing judy
ment is dealt with, and also warned against false
prophets Build house upon rock and upon sand
have gone over three chapters. Some Lords Day
afternoon will start with the Beatitudes and deal with
them very, very carefully.
want to show far as am abe under the guild
ance OF the Spirit of God what there is in the Sermon on
the Mount for you. May God bless the service of this
morning and this afternoon to the good of ALL Next
Day we shall take up again the subject of the Holy Spirit