The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-19
AT The Lutheran
Church Sunday

Al the morning services the pastor
chose as his text St Matthe"
%. 36-46. following is a brief re
ipart of the sermon: Scripture rec
lords sometime of the facts and cir
lcumstances of three gardens. Iht
IGarden cf Eden in which the frs
parents of the human race were
tempted by satan. and fell. The fall
l,f man in Eden made the suffering
oG Jesus in Gethsemane necessary
The victory Of Jesus in Gethsemane
made it possible for man TO enjoy
THE L;essings of the Garden, or the
Paradise, of God in heaven.
In opening the way for mans en-
trance into heaven it was necessary
for God to send his son into the
world to suffer and die for the sins
of the world. In cming into the
world Jesus Christ came in contact
with both good and evil lie could
not nave fellowship with the evil,
though evil sometimes tried to make
friends with him. Otherwise satan,
with all his allies, was ever active in
the atteRpt 10 overthrow Him. But
there could not be, and there can
hot now be. any fellow ship Of light
with darkness The Savior did have
true fellowship with his disciples
Il oGgh they oftentimes were weak
and failed him. as on this night. just
Nucn he needed their comfort and
eIcCu-a -eT"nt most There were
Ger ain women ais who followed
him and ministered to his wants
whose companionship he enjoyed.
And certainly his fellowship with
his Father was joyful and unbroken.
Jesus had this constant fellowship
While on his pathway to the glory
that he had with the Eater, before
the world was.
Our fellowship with him is in an
swer to his call, Come, follcw me 81
We enter the way of life by faith in
him, by the new covenant of grace
granted those who will receive him
and believe his word. We become a
part of his body which is the church
Of which he is the head. We are
strengthened in our fellowship with
him in the communion of the I.crd,
Supper. and the gracious forgiveness
OF sins here conveyed by watching
with him in prayer, and having a
deep concern for the progress Of his
Kingdom in the world; by relying
upon his promise Of strength for ey-
cry time of need, rather than upon
our own; in seeking fellowship with
his people in worship, in prayer.
praise, and thanksgiving, and in
Joining joyfully together in his ser
vice. These things help us as We
shall travel in fellowship one with
another on our pathway to glory.
Our fellowship with God and I'm
love with one another is made pos
s;ble by great sacrifice. 1t cost the
very life Of the Son OF God himself
Ills heavenly home must be given
up: he must come into vital contac.
with the vilest and most wicked: he
had to suffer the reproach of his en-
erlies. and the misunderstandings of
his friends: the thorn must pierce
his brow, the nail pierce his hand
the spear pierce his side. the cruel
cross bear his weight. Our oneness
with him will find expression in our
deep-seated hatred OF sin; no matter
how small that sin may seem to he:
in a supreme love for a lest world
that knows no limit to the sacrifices
ii ia willing to make for the saliva
tion of mankind.
"1'wl Kinds of Sorrow for SIM"
was the subject of the evening ser
mon The text. . Cor. 7:1O, For
rodly sorrow wcrketh repentance un-
to salvation, repentance which
bringeth no regret; but the sorrow
Of the world bringeth death" The
'histian religion seems to have
r.any contradictions in its state
ments of truth. When we are foolish
enough to be persuaded by preach
ing. then are We said to be wise.
when we are weak, then are we
strong; and there is sorrow that
is to be rejoiced in. Paul reioiced
that the sorrow OF the Corinthians
he'd brought repentance unto saliva
ton. The sorrow of the world for