Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-30
The Lame Man Leaping
Sermon by
REV. FLOYD W. TOMI<INS.
TcAt, Acts IiI.

''''r'e--S" soon alas. 10 u" destroyed
ny ~" koinans--thcy saw a lame man
''HEinr iic asked them for money.
ON instead { giving him money they
healed him OF his lamcncss. It was The
FIRST recorded miracle wrough, after
our Lords ascension into Heaven ana
II excited wonder amongst The people
ana CAV" Peter an opportunity 70
preach another great sermon. declaring
lne NE and death ana power OF Jesus
'hrIs' What j"v 1t must have been
10 them 10 toll the story Of tho One
th'T loved ana to Whom thcy had CON
f"crat"d their lives, ] wonder If We
too. love 10 toll tho story because Il
means so much =" us Surely II we
know that Jesus Christ 81, oar Saviur
"" can hardly be silent whcu mon
about US 90 not know Him or love
Him
'tN PRAY ANYWHERE
AND EVERY WHERE:
'.o' Us study tho story. First. these
'"o men. 50 closely associated in the
E"-pol story. went 10 rray iu tho
T"mrlc - O'Clock in tho afternoon
" WAS tho hour when Chris; died
anon tn" cross and doubtless they re-
momhercd i, and we're speaking ~ II;
aud louccd ." pray in tho Temple -
rraN"r Of gratitude Hours which have
AN association arc always sacred Ia US
and places also. Here WAS tho Temple
"Hnto Christ taught. amd NOW IL Was
tho hour when lie had died Lot US
<" and PRAY" said r"icr 10 John They
APPROACHED tho "hnu@" ~ PRAYER We
car nrav anywhere and everywhere.
but think cod wishes us II possible"
- use iTis house which is our chUrrh.
for rrarcr Their" wc meet TO Worship
Him Thcrc wc offer 20 Him tho sarr'
iico of prayer aud praise. which tHk"-
INC place or tho Ola Testament sacri-
hccs II u.s. sacred. GUi"t pi"c" and
love Il.
do no, thiii< out blessed Protestant
chrlstiari'y can -" nut" al that =
ought 10 be until all our churches ar"
OMEN DALI and pcoplc us" them Tor
PRAYER. rest md meditation rhoS"
who have never COM into church
alone cnn harry realize Tn" calm which
tho rulo, place brings 20 excited or
wcnrlod minds and bodies Just :" sit
SIN and think "f God. just I" lft up
Tho hear, 20 Him in PRAYER. Jus, TO -nll
Him all tho story 81 trouble and care is
10 bring promised blessing from on
hi.n remember an Intelligent 1ew
who told me h" always felt bette" as
no passed = church In q certain city
and saw tho door aiar and read ,h"
sign Come i'm. rcst ard PRAY. md
W said he often went in and found
roS, and peace The apostles teach "a
lesson ~ thHir example, as vel! as
~ their words ana deeds.
JEWISH TEMPLE WAS
h'.N' " - IL ~ y.
Tho temple was q beautiful place aud
'th,s ono gate by which III" apostl" en-
tered Was called "Beautirur' because II
was mad" Of wrought brass aud was
fuishcd with platcs OF gold and silver
Historians toll US II was SO heavy that
+, needed twenty mon 10 open or close
II. golden vine seemed To twiue
about IL. which reminded the disciples
"' Christ's words Il am tho vino" II
was indeed beautiful Gat" In, how
much more beautiful Will the gate or
heaven 10 when. through our lords
mercy, ". enter II. Welcomed hy- tho
King Yet This earthly gate with ali
lis maCrii!ccnc", had lying los s, "a
moor lam" mar. carried thith.r each
da~ by his friends that h. might big
We think ), wronu 10 bcl. and &, T..
but tho Bih,c is always VERY tender
toward hcg=ars. our Lord spoke .,
them more than once. and his parahl.
~ the rich man and Lazarus proves
Ills compassion for tho uoor aud ncedy
w" must be Wise and indorsc tho prin-
cipl"s OF modern philauthrrpy concern
ing heCgarS and begging. get We must
not lot our hearts grow hard or con-
t"mptuous tor those poor reople who
ask for moneN These apostles did no,
Sive tho man money. but they looked
on him with COMPASSION. and they give
him something better than money: they
enahlrd him 20 help himself
TRUE GREATNESS MEYER
Nl.''lftTS OPP0RTI' NIFTY
1t seems hnc thing for these mon.
endowed with Now power To sto; and
helm poor, lame hcpcar. But true
greatness ncvcr ncrlccts an opportun-
i'r. nor docs II turn away from any
human need. As their Master did all
through Ills life so did Peter and John
They stopped even from PRAYER To holm
brother man heard the secretary
~ tho Society Ia Protect Children from
Cruelty say tina, II he had 1000 real
Christians in Philadelphia upon whom
She could rely, tho society might close
Si,s doors no longer needed. We
Ssscm 10 need societies in This modern
saEe; hut they arc rather a rchukc to
Jus. Oh. ~ only We would all live the
Christ lifc Of service aud love. how
changed tho world would he II is to
mo nj once an accusation and an in
sr,ration that these two crca; men Of
the carly church stopped 10 hcip poor
man and then preached sermon about
Christ. with the lame man healed as
text Tho best sermons. and those
that reach hearts and convert mon are
taken from the experience OF daily life
and work
wonder why rctcr said to the man,
Look on us" Some have thought
'hry used tho power Of concentrated
thought for his healing; others say
thcy hyDrotizcd him. and yet others
that he was not lame ut all The way
mon try to explain away Rihlc miracles
Is FAR more confusing than tho mi
raclcs themselves I believe the apos-
,Ios simply wanted TO fix tho mans
attention. for il was a great thing the
Lord was 10 do for him through them.
Wc miss much that might he ours by
our inattcniion. II is tho open eye
and the ready car and the attcntiv"
enIr,, cha; provo us eager and prepared
for ,he gift OF God cod wants us
ia look up into Ills face and to turn
,w,v from all earthly things. lie de-
m,nds our undivided interest. for so
op,, do We provc ourselves really he
i,ovinc Tho upliftcd cye'--how the
very words imply need and faith and
love!
GAVE TO BEGGAH
WHATEVER IIE HAD
And then came tho healing. Such 20
have give ! thee" said Peter. aud IL
was great possession that WIS his
tho mower Of Christ working through