Arizona republican., 1917-04-23
DARING FOR COD
SERMON PREACHED
BY REV. BUCHANAN

Taking as his subject Daring for
COD" Rev. w, d. Buchanan yesterday
preached in part the following
sermon
Now when they behold the holiness
of Peter and John, and had perceived
that they We're unlearned and ignorant
men. they marveled; and they took
knowledge of them, that they had been
with Jesus-and they called them. and
charged them not to speak at all nor
teach in the name of Jesus. Bnt Peter
and John answered and said unto
them, whether it is right in the sight
of God TO hearken unto you rather than
unto God. judge We: for we cannot but
speak things which we saw and heard
Beloved, because of the boldness of
these men and because they did dare
for God we have the church of Jesus
Christ on earth today. God wants US
Ia undertake great things for him. The
men and women who have opend up
their. hearts and said % Lord leau
us are the people who have startled
the world 1t was said the world new
ct could be taken for Christ but it is
being taken for Christ because men
have dared for God and have gwen
their lives in sacrifice for this great
work. | want to speak Of Some things
outside of the gospel that will give us
encouragement TO undertake great
things for God
The Spartans did not inquire how
many the enemy We're but where they
were. A'great many people are saw
ing, How shall | do this? and Where
shall ! do this? Right here Here :
where things are to be done The OPP
pOrtunity lies here in Phoenix or a
mighty work a mighty Bible school,
and q mighty church to be pushed for
ward: and if the Christian church does
not take hold of the opportunity it has
today God will take il from us and
give it to another people who will fol-
low him closer
NO great deed is done by falterers
who ask for certainty; success be-
friends the bold. Men and women. I
call upon you to dare for God and let
him lead you along the bank of the
stream of humanity and out into a
great field where we may hold our
selves before God in the resurrection
iod is calling, Dare for me and
will lead you through
1T takes courage for a Young man
10 stand firmly erect while others are
bowling and paving for praise and
power; It takes courage for a young
man to come to Bible school while his
comrades are picnicking on the desert:
it takes courage for young men and
women to stand by their own Endeavor
society when some of their friends
happen to be in another society: #
takes courage to turn your back upon
the things of this world and stand out
boldly for God. Ii we dare we are
going to succeed The man or woman
that will not dare for Jesus, that will
not undertake for Jesus great things
IN the presence of God is not worthy
TO have his name enrolled upon the
Book of Life
The apostles dared to stand before
thousands on the day of Pentecost and
proclaim. in the face of their enemies.
tnat Christ had ris-u from the grave
by the power of God And because
these men dared for God. we have the
church of Jesus Christ today: because
Peter and John dared for God all
Jersualem and judah were set in a
commotion for Christ: because Paul
dared for God-all Asia trembIed he
fore him an1 churches were organized
and hundreds were saved from sin and
made sons of God.
Because Corey dared for God in
INDIA, this country is slowly coming
out of wretchedness and selfishness:
because Morrison dared for God in
China, we have new China, today.
because Livingston dared for God in
Africa, we have the nation of darkness
turning to nation of light and happi-
ness; because our pilgrim fathers
dared for God-and had the courage to
brave the winds and waves of the At
lantic. we have the freedom of Amer
1ca; because Alexander Campbell dared