The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1916-01-22
Tabernacle Addresses
By Wilbur Glenn Voiva
Bv Wilbur Glenn Vohva

and an acceptance sent his recorded
to Church occasionally only Lords day
afternoons and at any other time, only week
and maybe only month, contributes nothing toward
the support of the work. attends Lords Day morning
service Wednesday evening meeting his voice is
heard prayer testimony he does any Seventy
work any kind there any of that kind here? Have
of that kind in this Church? ask you if you
of that kind then you satisfied before God that
measuring up to the standard that is set for truly
converted man woman? Is that enough?
THE SPIRITUAL MAN AND THE NATURAL MAN MUST BOTH
WORK
There is the spiritual well the natural man;
the natural eat-and generally speaking, three
times day. because the rank and file of the people eat three
times day; the natural man must sleep eight hours more
less of the twenty the natural must
cse otherwise the body undeveoped and the muscles are
SOFT and then disease sets and just truly the natural
man must eat and sleep and drnthat is go into Natures
reparhop to be refreshed and to exercise must the
spiritual eat the Bread of Life and drink the Water
of Life must the spiritual pray and read the Word
of Cod and must the spiritual exercise by working
in the Masters Vineyard otherwise there be pro-
made but there be only DEATH spiritual DEATH
SPIRITUAL LIFE AND v1GoR COME ONLY FROM THE TRUE
VINE-CHRIsT JESUS
The Savior said, 81 am the True Vine, and My Father
the Husbanman Every branch in Me that beareth not
fruit He taketh away and every branch that beareth
fruit He cleanseth it. that may bring forth fruit
ask you this afternoon, my brother, sister,
"dead branch" Before God this afternoon and in the
light of His Word you say that you living branch
connected with the True Vine-and that you fruit
bearing branch bearing the fruit of the Spirit? And
than that it means leading men and women out
of their SINS of their scknesses out of their diseases and
bringing them through Jesus the Christ unto God the
Father know my brothers and sisters that to be Chris
tOb find
expression in praise prayer in talking to others; and
all would be fire ought to be- then would
have ZION CITY redeemed What desire to back of this
work. is that spirit of aggressveness that spirit of taking
hold and going ahead-that is what want to in build
ing up ZION again.
ZION SEVENTY WORK AFFORDS A GLORIOUS OPPORTUNITY
FOR SPIRITUAL GROWTH
The Seventy work-what glorious opportunity! There
who cannot go, but when stays behind
and takes of the little children of another
that she may go and do Seventy work. why that is
ing in the Masters Vineyard.
My brothers and sisters, glad because Of the
spirit that is in this Movement absence of driving any
body out to do Seventy work. There opportunitya
glorious opportunity Don't you suppose that the Seventies
who find the sick and them and lead them to Cod
are the happiest people on earth?
The difficulty with u.s. they say, 81 cannot very
well get up and speak, because have manfearng spirit
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that mountaineering spirit too for there is why
you should be afraid of any any When
the opportunity given to praise God rise up and thank
Him for His goodness matter who is sitting behind you
before at the right of you at the left of you but be
lost in the spirit Of prasete God that you love Him. that
praise Him. and that you thank and praise and adore
Him for His goodness to you Oh what rich blessing
comes into mans life simply by prasng Cod and desire
to see this Church composed of prasng people we'll
praying people,
The HEALING OF THE BLIND MAN WAS WAYsIDE INCIDENT
AN OPPORTUNITY IMPROVED
but that the works of God might be made manifest
in Him. Here is the story of wayside incident, and how
many OF them there in the Bbe We here this af
tenoon at regular Service and in accordance with
regular CUSTOM but the meeting of this blind and his
healing by Jesus not at regular service; way
side incident. AS travels in the train he walks
along the streets of the city, he travels the boat he
drives out through the country he labors the farm
in the office Workshop he in contact with this
one and with that what wonderful opportunities for
speaking OF Jesus and what opportunities for doing good
Wayside incidents. Some may say 81 am busy" but
not Jesus about as busy of us Don't you think that
Jesus put in about many hours working of u.s. and
yet He always found time and passed by, and
some of the most wonderful miracles in all His earthly