The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-11-03
Thursday Afternoons sermon.

on Conversion lie said
Il am going to assume that every
man believes the bible As the word
Of God that Jesus actually lived
and walked on the earth that Je'
sus was the Son OF God equal with
God in power. and that He died on
the cross that we might be saved
believe that every man ana Wo-
man who is not a Christian desires
10 he one.
What brings you here? what
takes you 20 the Tabernacle DAY
after day Some of YOU may zen
your friends that I am a great On.
tcrtaincr that it's great thlng
IN come ana hear me preach and 10
hear Rody sing and 70 hear Brows.
Tor play that YOU enjoy being en-
,crtained That's all right Tell
,h,m anything YOU please, any apol
orv Tor your undaual attendance.
Make them think YOU are just be.
ing entertained.
about your soul and hoping that
yolU have the courage 10 take your
stand for christ Nou are coming
10 the meetings. day after day
watching tho converts. and all the
time You are iuwardly hoping that
Jesus will come into your life
81 would like 20 ask just how
many o; you here right now really
degirc 70 BE- Christians guess all
q, YOU want 20 be Christians, but
10, Of YOU haven't glmption enough
10 be. know that every man and
woman has an honest desire 10 be
Christian
"tll az this reminds me- 81 the
young fellow who used to live In
an Illinois town and who got mar
ried and went 20 Chicago on his
honeymoon He bought tickets FOR
himself and wife for play at a
certain theatre and went there with
her They went tho next night and
he asked for the same seats The7
kept on COINS back and each time
they asked FOR the same tickets
and the same seats.
when he turned up AZ the box
ONCE al the end ~ the week and
once more asked II he might have
ths same tickets and the same
seats. the fellow at the box once
replied, sure. YOU can have the
whole house II You want u bat
Why on earth have YOU been com,
INK here every night and asking FOR
the same tickets and the same
seats for the same play7 ! should
think you would grow tired OF the
show
Tho bridegroom told the fellow in
tn" box ONCE that he was particu-
larry Interested in that part OF the
play In which the hero nearly cap
lures the villain in the house with
hi wife and would like 10 know
Or he able 10 ind out whether the
hero actually succeeds In catching
the villain in his house with his
Wife
II think good many OF you arc
In The same TX az that fellow You
would like 20 catch yourselves be
IN Christians hut the trouble with
most Of YOU is that you only nearly
capture yourselves being Chris.
'ians VIVA, a good many OF you
need are legs Too many Of you
are weak kneed and altho your
brain reasons that you should stand
ont for Jesus mono OF you have
backbone 20 stand ont in the open
and declare yourselves
Too many OF you arc always
ready with . perfect deluge Of OK
cuses not 70 stand FOR Jesus openly.
I know your desire 10 be
Christian You Will he when you
get a lit'lc stronger in the legs
What YOU need 10 pray for are
two strong legs Just about the
time You got a notion 10 go to the
front. the devil deluges you with
excuses for not doing 80, and these
excuses at the time look good TO
you.
Some ones excuse might be that
they will wait I'll the meetings arc
over and then Join the church qui
city You say. I'll be guided by
reason
Let me- tel you one thing. that
n lot Of YOU are no more good
70 the church after you become
Christians than you are now you
might as we'll not become Chris.
tians.
Every time God needs your man.
hood or womanhood, lot Of You
try 10 side-step. There Is one thing
have found lacking in Detroit and
that is this there are plenty OF
good people here who are in per
feet sympathy with our movement,
but they are afraid to stand out
on the firing line for Jesus Christ
or 10 defend the colors Of God
TOO many people regard relig-
ious life a. trotting go church on
Sunday morning or rolling there in
limousine Christianity is more
than that II Is more than teaching
a sunday-school or a Bible class or
holding down a pow or listening 10
a sermon Jesus Christ wants you
10 work for Him and to do things
TO- Him