The Detroit times., 1916-10-16
sunday Wornlnq sermon

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Text I'D So lows me, keep my
scmmanImrut- And 1 viii pray
tbo Father and d.. hall give you
puothc~ Comforter that b. may
ibid. With you forever
a good many people suppos
that when they have accept'j Je-
sus Christ as their Saviour and Join
ell the church that Is all there j.
- ne Christian life As well mieht
n student who has just matricu.al
o. imagine that he nas finished hi"
education Nobody has reached
stage In the Christian life from
" hich he cannot 20 further unl's-
~ h. IN the coffin and then its ali
ever. To accept Christ. 10 Join th"
fhurch. Is only 10 begin. II Is tN.
starting OF the race not the reach
nE OF the goal There are constant
and increasing blessings II you AZ"
siliiug 90 pay the price.
My text does not teach the ne.
JesV IS OF accepting Christ and be.
ms church member II II nd
LHaSs,d 10 those who already have
laKen these steps, don't care
when or where YOU become "A
,hurch member II the Comforter.
pho is tc Holy Ghost Is not with
Jon. YOU are failure.
This power of The spirit Il msaut
for AN nho are Christians n 4. "A
ArcAL- LIe-AIag -tAs- iE@-hFez hyterian
elder a. sci. as for the preacher ]
know some Methodist stewards
Who need Il peacons would
"deak" better n they had. r is a
great blessing for the deacon and
the members OK The prudential COM
mittoc. and if s. Just a. great a
blessing Ton ,hy man iu the Pc"
who holds no office E' hear Sons.
people ta.k sou would 'h,uk Tia.
Tho Holy SpIf D.. aay Cos preach
ers God ..'e nn douhl" standard
fur 'hr Christian no. There's moth
ing boz th, H...a 20 huW That .""
people m.t JAS. different ,row 'I.
man in the pulp.t
a Theolog.aa's Mistake
- once heard doctor of di,Iu
~ pray for The Holy spirit and G'
paid send 70 upon us now 'i'
vas wrong douuy wrong Tho
Holy Spirit frs not an impcrsoo'i
thinc Hs g. person. not an III
And tho Holy Spirit has Away
been here since the day ~ Penf'-
cost Tls docs not come and 80 81"
f. right hore in the world and His
power g. ~ Tho command Of all
who will pu' thcmsclyes into posi-
ton 20 use o.
~ university professor was
greeted ay "a friend OF mine. "h"
took him by 'ho hand and std
what do YOU think n' rNo Holy
Spirit The professor an-n cred
;hat he regarded the UoIH spirit as
an influence FOR good. sort OF em-
vuH,iou from cod Ny friend talked
20 him. and tried 20 show him bis
mistake. and Few months lator h"
met him aEain What DO Won mink
% the Holy spirit now no asked
The professor answered Vel I
KNOW that thr fioly Spirit Is per
son Since I talked with YOU and
have come % that conviction, I
have succeeded in bringing So
students 20 Christ
~ great many people think thc
HOLY Spirit comes and goes HR0in.
and quote from tho Acts whore n
saws that Potter was flled with no
Holy Spirit We'll. Won VII ind
that Peter had been doing thing
right along that showed Dec had
been filled with the Holy Spirit al
tho time Acts. second chapter ard
fourth verse. 10 road and th'v
were all nucd with 'he Holy Syif-
g." You have no right nOy have
7 % sav that the Iolv Spirit ever
left any one VIC have no rich' tp
seek ~ md Scripture 20 bolster 49,
some i''Ie theory ~ our own. w."
nluat take the Word ~ Cod for IT,
iust "a we hnd n written ihofo.
Now. at Pentscost. Peter had said
Repent and he baptized for the 20.
mission ~ your sins Then he
promised them that the Holy Spir
4 would come and MI them Now
We have The fulHIlment OF the prom
ise
who wore n1led with tho HOLY
Splrit7 Peter and James and John ,
No-the people That is tho record
~ the filing with the Holy Spirit
~ tho 900 who we're converted ~
penterost. not The nllirg W Peter
and James and John.
Why Men Lack Power
~ the Shirt remains forever
WHY doesn't Wis power always
show itself WHY haven't YOU all
YOU who are here today "a much
power With Cod "a The 20 had ~
Pcntpcost' why r. y that IN this
city full Of Christian people We
haven't converted thousand a.
ready There IL 700 much trash.
too many frauds IN me church II
IL because the people arc not 'ruc
20 God. They are d'FobeylnE Him.
They arc not right with Him yet
II don't know iust how the Holy
Spirit viii come, but Jesus said We
should do oven greater works than
lie did what are YOU doing You
arc not doing such works now.
"Wc ind the Holy Spirit In the
Old Testament When the prophets
spoke they were moved by Him.
God seems go have spoken to man
I'm thrcc distinct pensatior
once VI was through the covenant
With khraham, then & was through
Moses and under the Mosaic dis
peusation. and Anally n is ihrourh
Ills own Son. Jesus Christ Jesus