Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-05
Spreading Good News
sermon by
REV. FLOYD W. 'rOMkINS.
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ccat, Acts viii. it-I5; st. John }.
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|;vang clisn is in tho high place OF
crest and Importance to-day. and wc
l,y we'll be glad OF the fact. We who
Christians need TO hc aroused TO
full sense Of our responsibilities, and
multitudcs need u have the Gospel
.ached to them. Every MINI r
Juld preach the Gospc! At all Uu. 5.
d / believe tie majority do 50 preach.
cry Christian worker. every sunday
iool teacher and indeed. every tsris'
/, man and woman should tell The
cd news Of salvation through jesus
rist. 1t is our gracious privilege 10
Witnesses of III. truth. But III "d-
ion 10 ALI these agencies /, IL nttiuG
1t we should nave nNnng"lisis, m"n
o can give their Who'll" ihn" ana
crgy 10 the work of prca ching ana
o so from city TO ely urging the
inns Of the worlds kcdccmci ana
ling upon people to repent.
Net the personal work, c.cn IN re-
ais. rs the mos, important thing.
caching arouscs men and touches
cir consciences, but it should be ioI-
rcd up by personal guidance bF
bthcriy interest aud by the hind'E
rd which shall bring those aroused
a confession Of christ and 10 active
vice in Gods Kingdom. thousands
pcoplc do not understand that which
TO US most familiar. Ihcy DO not
ow how to pray: the Bible Is an un-
own book. and the church is strange.
1cyolves upon each Christian ~ seek
h help some brother Who u not
ri.tian and to lead him TO Jesus
riet and establish him III = church
Inc If every church member tried
bring another into tho fold cach
ar how rapidly tho world would be
ristianized, II is 10 impress our duty
on US that wc have this lesson TO-
y. Let US try 10 learn II
81 FIRST FIND
WHAT RELIGION MEANS TO Is
Md first. il il well for US to cNan'u"
selves aud Nud how much our re
ion really means to US. .in nllcd
h gratitude and JOY that Jesus
rist is my savior, and that my sins
washed away by Ills precious
90? Ia my christianity the most
ocrtant thug ia my life. and do
y and read b. Eihlc and go TO
irrh with Eladncss and feel myself
irisacd and mad. strong hy thcs"
ssed privilege? DO | huow what
IS 10 lu iip my heart - God and
NJ Him for Wis love and care. and
I living aud working al the tim.
II tho consciousness that ii. IL near
as my dearest friend?
Nc cannot do much to help others
css We arc devoted Christians our-
,cs. They Viii Judge our rcliG ION
tho way in which wc love IL aud
by t. So human arc NC that cur
g grows cold easily u"lsss No keen 81,
sy-r g..s
with our dear Lord.
sc arc all ambassador tor christ.
arc scnt 10 tell ,h. story OF .aiva-
= NC may do 81 IN many way.
sionsry giving and missionary work
homo and abroad; wOrn IA rcscu"
sipns tn our big cities. personal
X IN Sund"E school "ith our
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Who arc members Of Gods family
+ the regular and orderly and rev
klt methods of worship, and in
sure We arc right. But how must
people feel who cannot enter into
worship AS We do because they do
know the i-orG' May they not
idcr concerning our devotion and
AS IL they were shut out from the
OF IT. tnd ina: nCy not wonder.