Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-11
MINISTRY BASIS
OF REAL SERVICE
Rev. Masses Preached on "Vic-
tory This Lent" at Luth-
ern Church.

~ Matthew. 2O.22 crhc Masters
worls) "Whosocycr would become
great among YOU shall ho sour miu-
mcr. ana whosoe,er would ho FIRST
among you shall be- your bond
servant, even as the Son Of Man
u CnWe 10 Civ" hls NE
Hero m the triangle Of synr christi
Image Of ransom does not appeal lu
our minds aH fprcihy as II would to
those who fret heard him lu tnu
ancient world wherever two ur three
/ gathered together was probably on,
who had experienced being IRAN.
lNumcd,' Wars were common TO me-
I'ountiymcn ~ Jesus aud thr process
was well known ut uIiHurora ut.ut o..
changed FOR prisoners fJpi.os were
released on payment hy their relatives
or money Slavery was boz eight un
every hand, ANA slaves we're ran.
/ Humod for price Among ih" Jews.
% person whose oN had KILLED % man
| Was guilty Of murder until hr made
a payment 10 the family of the dead
| The first hoy OF every household mus'
In theory, become "a priest bat could
be redeemed Or "rhnsomed
SO each was q triangular trunsacr
ton, involving three parties the per
Eon to be rnusumcd the Kiycr Of the
/
or course, the picture can be- over
drawn, falsely and made 20 represent
Rn angry God cyhcttnK q sacrifice on
our behalf Truly, the Heavenly
Father also suffered In the gift NJ his
Son 10 redeem. that interchangeable Juh
tiCe might be satisfied. Yet the FIX
ure, and the fact stundA true one
supreme officer surrendered himself In
exc hange for the liberty OF the whole
army uf soldiers Tho Son OF Man
came 10 give his life a ransom Tor
many"
| Christ NlnlStcrfng Servant
| Tho Christ OF necessity In a minis
Itering servant There Ia that In him
which must find expression In serv-
ling humanity Ills service began In
eternity. and It vii have no end. hut
| his great sacrifice for W. was that
the Son OF Man came" Appearing
on our earth, II In sublime that the
heavenly Savior should have laid his
body In mangcr. IL In vastly ng-
nificant that the Lord OF all should
| have hung his body on cross. hut
| the supreme fact i>- this that he had a
| body TO dispose of--that he came
land made himself man. In loves re
deeming work by him. II IL much that
this hands healed children, but that
/ he should have had bands is more, II
/ IL much that his own lips were opened
| 20 comfort women. Il IN more that ne
should have had human lips. II is
much that hiE he art BLEED win sNmpa-
! thy for sorruwing men, but II - more
that the eternal Christ should nave
Igiven himself the heart Of man ana
| u brother.
The human life OF God 'iived In
Jesus. found itself only Ia going forth
out of itself. lie realized others wants
and desires az tho they were his own.
tTIs came not to be ministered unto
but TO minister
AS a servant he came and he has
right OF TO ask service OF us. lie has
bound Us to him by ties OF Frntltnnc,
and we may bind ourselves to MN ey
ties of trust Ills costly service was
extended 10 all. and he has proved
To us that the service OF llie ~ hs
o,ccesa yhe more widely our sym
Lathics reach. the larger and more
vigorous dc, our souls become. SELF
! culture even selfish accumulation
uIRy often be a noble aim; neither can
| ever be the uoblcst, Tho son OF Man
! the sum OF man. the one full-Erown
| man--camc to minister ana to give
When upon the cross he was ted
! up. ransom for many, then II was that
! ht. drew all men unto him, Tno cross
! lS thc divine statement that A man
! loses himself when ne lives for him
self. and reaches his highest measure
when he registers. The great token OK
C,hrists religion, therefore, has be-
come the cross.
Great Season or Cross.
Now the great season OF the cross,
| in the Christian calendar. is the forty
| dava Of Lent. do not want yuu 90
look on II ns a season Of gloom, but its
"A season OF comfort. Look on H. not
ns the time OF death. but as the time
of spring And make u the season
OF victory Jesus, TO bd sure, ,'touRh
sorrow and suffering and death in his
let, but principally he found victory.
And he found It In just the way tha'
We Can find II in service. pehth ~
an incideFt Ia either casa, II does not
matter II your loved ones or mime
die. For " rs not tire bloode sorrowH
OF christ that make the life OF CHRIST
no, nor the torturing death OF the.
cross. II IL rather his love OF obcdl-
cnce hcFOre God and his JOY In scrv-
ice 10 brother men. In all this we
may have Jesus for our example most
sincerely In this season when our
world commentaries his passion.
And our world OF men and world
of nations this year needs sO much
of our service In Christs steps. SO
many lives thnt ours have touched
are gone out on earth, and We no
longer can minister to them, We have
not bitter sorrow In bercavcmcut II
W, dealt ever kindly while We had
them near Many souls we wronged
In years gone by, and now they are
sotrowing, SHINING on because or us
IN distant parts OF earth, we know not
where But a host of fellows are
with rs stll. Today dependent on you
and mc there are enough. Little ones
who trust us for elatton's sake, heroic
ones who count upon M for dear
country's sake. Ere long some wsll
rrow up and some pass away, and All
he beyond our ministry. So now this
spring (for Lent means springtimel
We need 20 sacrifice our holding ana
give our lives In service TO men ana