The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-04-22


SIM Be very careful with respect to this SIM
the next temptation the Devil showed the Christ all
the kingdoms of this world and told Him that if He would
fall down and worship him. he would give them all to Him;
but the Christ again thrust the Sword of the Spirit into
Satan who then left Him.
After this the Christ began His Ministry by saying,
Repent ye for THE KINGDOM HEAVEN at hand Now
want you notice the character of the teaching of the
Christ.
After He had taught them, the people said "Why He
is not like scribes!"
And tell you that the ministers of ZION must not be like
the ministers of other religious body if they arewel
the Lord have mercy upon them!
What was the difference in the teaching?
THE IMPORTANCE OF A "s1NGIE EYE" IN PREACHING
THE WORD
1t was this: that the Christ spoke having
Authority, while the scrbes did not.
also desire to point out to brethren in the ministry
that unless is called of God to preach the Gospel so
that he speak with Divine Authority he is in the
place. and he ought to get out of it.
know that of you may say that great care is
needed in claiming to speak with Divine Authority
admit that, but that speaks with Divine
Authority says nothing about it, he speaks God puts His
seal approval upon words upon him. and the power
of his preaching aested by the signs that follow
Then the people saved, healed ceansed, and kept
by the Power of God.
[ suspicious of the who talks about his
Authority
The man who has Divine Authority does not say "Now
look here must do as tell you for am the boss of this
establishments to time and toe the ne if you
do not will pitch you OUT.
How much did Jesus talk about His Mission?
How much did Jesus talk about His Authority?
How much did John the Baptist say about his being
Elijah the Preparer?
Very ttle In fact John the Baptist did not know that
he going forth in the spirit and power of Elijah
say to you my brethren in the Ministry let do our
work in the Power of the Most High Cod let the work
witness to Authority.
THE SIMPLICITY THE TEACHING THE CHRIST
The Christ very simple in His teaching; you tell
me that He Illogical WE'LL say to you that the Chrsts
talks unlike the sermons of the present day.
AS read His do not anything that indi
Gates that He studied Hometics and you press the mat
ter, will say that often wonder whether there is any
thing in the Bible that requires to take text
would like to know if it is not the experience of every
successful minister that oftentmes quicker than the
ghtnngs FASH the Spirit upon his mind and heart
and leads him to say something about which he had not
thought and which he had not intended to say but which
he afterwards learned richly blessed to in
his congregation
The Sermon on the Mount very good illustration of
what might be called fragmentary Sermon and if
wants to follow the Christ and be of power he must
be free and untrammeed he should be conferred in the
Christ, and not be self-centered.
THE IMPORTANCE OF SPEAKING WITH DIVINE AUTHORITY
If you called to preach the Word when you stand
before the people have thought of who is around you 40
bother what they may think say for the moment
that do you will get mind off of Cod and become
man-fearing, and lose your hold on God.
AS we go through the life of Jesus the Christ we
that He lived simple life and the words that He uttered
are taken Just they read for instance that He had
not where to lay His head.
He gave up everything, and went about doing good
and of the wonderful things in his life waysde in
cidens; for instance the healing of the born blind
the healing of blind Barmus the resurrection of the only
of the widow of Main and many other incidents that
will occur to your minds
The Christ did not make His life complex that He
had time to attend to the minor needs of humanity His
life very simple, beautiful, and powerful.
Coming down through His life, it is we'll to note
that He uttered forty three parallels and that there
recorded in detail in the Gospels according to thirty
six miracles and according to others thirty-eight
This discrepancy is due to the fact that students
make two miracles recorded in different Gospels the
event. while other students that they separate
events
At last Jesus, the Christ said that the Son of Man
would delivered up be cruced and then ranspired
His amounting which His preparation for BURIAL then
came the preparation for the Passover
Jesus ate the Passover Thursday night with His
apostles and that night that the Communion of
the Lords Supper was established.