Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1919-08-14

LESSON TEXTS-Acts l:s; 1881; 1873,
GOLDEN TEXT-Go ye into all the
world n preach the Gospel to every
creature.-Idark 1915.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL - MATTHEW
2S:1S-20; Luke A:45-5S; Acts 26:l2-2O.
PRIMARY ToPIC-Helping everybody
to know Jesus.
JUNIOR ToPIc-The whole world needs
Jesus.
INTERMEDIATE ToPIc-Taking the
gospel to the whole world.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Chris
tian missions: aims and results.
T.. The Obligation Of Missions OZARK
1919.
God saves men for a purpose. That
purpose is to be laborers together with
him In the salvation of others. Chrlst's
parting message, yea, his final COM
mission to the disciples was, go,
preach the Gospel to every creature"
This obligation still rests upon the
church. Since the command Is to
preach the Gospel to every creature,
this obligation will obtain as long a.
there is one unredched soul.
II. The Power Of Missions (Acts
1:s).
This power Is the supernatural in
ducement of tse Holy Spirit. Mission
airy endeavor without the Holy Spirit
is doomed to failure. Power to witness
for Christ is the purpose of the gift
Of the Spirit. Success will crown the
efforts of those who go forth under the
leadership and power Of the Holy
Spirit. The Spirit was not given pri-
marily to make Christians happy, but
Gospel to the heather. However,
those who go forth in this blessed serv-
Ice In the Spirits power are truly
happy.
III. The Scope of Missionary En-
deavor (Acts 1:S).
The disciples were to begin their
witnessing where they were when the
Holy Spirit fell upon them-Jerusa-
lem. But they were to go out from
there to the "uttermost parts Of the
EARTH" This is the program for ev-
cry disciple of Christ. Begin witness
ing where Christ saves you, and then
go to your nelghbors next to you, and
on to the remotest bounds Of the earth.
There is no such thing as "home mis-
sions," except that you begin at home.
Nv. The First Foreign Missionaries
C13 lila; 2S).
/. Who they were (13:2). Bar
nabas and Saul were selected-the
very best two men in the church. The
evangelization of the world is a task
of such tremendous Importance that 1t
challenges the church to offer her best
men and women. Since an institution
is judged by its representatives, it be-
comes the church to put her most capa-
BILE men to the front.
: 2. By whom sent (13 2, A.. The
Holy Spirit chose these men and sent
them forth to their work. The church
at Antioch seemed to have deliberate
ly planned this missionary enterprise,
It was after prayer and fasting that
the Spirit ordered the church to send
forth these missionaries. 1t should be
the business of the church to constant.
ly seek the mind of God relative to
sending forth laborers into the Lords
vineyard. The Spirit calls and sends
men forth, but he does this through
: the church.
8. Some experiences of the first for
eign missionaries:
, "a Withstood by Elymas the sor
cerer (13 :6-12). Elymas moved by the
devil, sought to turn the mind of Sergi
/, us Paulus from the faith, thus barring
: the Gospel as it enters upon its widest
mission of salvation. The most vii
! famous act which one can commit Is
: to turn a soul from the Gospel. (2)
: Worshiped as gods (14:8-18). (a) Th'
occasion tvv. 800. God accompanied
y the testimony of these missionaries b,
: his mighty power. He wrought a mir
acle through Paul. At his call thu
y inveterate cripple-one who had neve,
; walked-leaped up and walked. Thu
cure was instant. (b) The method wv
u 11-13). They called Barnabas, Jupi
ter, and Paul, Mercury, because he wa
Tile CHlel SpeuheI. IHcy ueCiuICu TIA
the gods had come down in the like
' ness of men. and they brought oxen an
garlands to offer sacrifice. (c) Thei
}, efforts foiled wv. 14-18). l. The mis-
n sionaries rent their clothes and ra1
III among the people, saying they wer
rot divine but beings of like passion
d with themselves. 2. They urged tn
d people to turn to God. B.. PAT
a stoned wv. 1929. Stirred up b
IS wicked Jews from Antioch and Icon
um, the rabble who a moment ago wer
q ~worshiping are filled with satanic hatt
i; Doubtless Paul remembered Stephen
experience. God raised him up and h
e went forth to discharge his duties a
l. a missionary. Such men of courag
s are needed today.
: