The Dermott news., 1919-04-03

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 i GOLDEN TENT-Our Father who art in heaven. hsllowed be thy name-Mat- thew 69
 l ADDITIONAL. MATERTA1lpe4teron my e4, 5: Psalms l45l-2t. Isaah GI-3 Matthew %: 25-aS. John 4;g4. John 4:7-16 ' PRIMARY TOPIC-The Heavenly Fa- ther's care for his children
 ] JUNIOR ToPIC-God our Creator and Father.
 l INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-what we owe to our Father in Heaven ] l. God the Creator Gen. II. 2O.
 God was before all things. God the uncauscd cause Is the cause of all ] things. Before the mountains were brought forth. or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God" Psalm o0:o). The uni verse came into being by the will and act of the personal being called God In verse one Is enunCiated the sub 1 lime philosophy of every right life In the beginning of all science and philos- ophy-God: in the beginning of every life-God; in the beginning of every year-God; In the beginning of every day-God; in the beginning of every busIness-God; in the beginning of ev- cry thought. plan and human relation ship-God. Conviction as to this sets one free from the false philosophy of the age. Man himself Is a creation of God, not an evolution. Man was ere nted in the likeness and image of God This precludes the foolish idea that man ascended from and through brute. He came into being hy a spe- cial creative act of God. having been preceded by special council of the Godhead Gen. 1 :26. 2T). Those who believe this record repudate the Oar winian theory of mans origin as not only a human vagary, but a vicious philosophy inspired by the devil. When man came forth from the Creators hands he was neither savage nor baby he possessed the powers of A mature man. AS an example of the maturity of his intellect he named the animals as they passed before him.
 II. God the Preserver Psalms lo3: 1-1D.
 All created things would perish were it not for the preserving mercles ot God. IL embraces the following grae- ious henefcial acts. I. FeF.-ives all iuiquitles (v. 3. Pardon Is the prime necessity 1T moral things are to be preserved . lIealeth aIl dIS.aSeS tv. D. ThiS refers te the healing ef the body and the soul. Renovation of man'S moral nature k necessary. 2 Redcemcth the life from destruction (v. n. Redemption implies the pay ment ef all demand, against the deht- or. Cod in Christ performs the part which the individual failed to perform and crowns him with the full right of citizenship in his kingdom < Sat iSheth thy mouth" (v. 5) This mems that God satisfies all legitimate desires and thus the youth is renewed. The original capacities are restored to their native vigor. 2 Exeeuteth righteous ness and judgment (vv. GID. The wrongs of life are righted and thus man is relieved of the burdens which they entail. He extends his pity to- ward us.
 III. God Our Father (Matt. 6:24-3D.
 Christ came to reveal the Father. The subjects of the kingdom will love him as Il child loves It's father.
 l. Undivided affection (v 2D. The child of the heavenly Father makes the unequivocal choice between God and the world. for unless God has the first place he has no plac>
 2. Not anxious about food and cloth ing (vv. 25-32). CD IL Is useless (v. 2O. Anxiety can bring nothing. My God will supply all our needs" (Phil. 4:19). (2) It shows distrust of the Father (vv. 2s-3ol. In the measure that one is anxious about these things he shows his lack of faith In the ahll- lty and love of God. If we would please God we must come to him In faith (Hes. II .6). The birds and flow CTS shame us in thls (vv. 26-2S) (3) IL Is heathenish (v. 32) We do not wonder that those who are ignorant of God should manifest anxiety. but for his children to do SO is to play the hesthen. He knows that we have need of temporal things and if he cares for the flowers and birds he will surely not allow his children to suffer
 8 He diligently seeks the kingdom of God (vv. 33 34). He subordnates temporal things to things of the spirit. This shows the right relationship that a child of God Is to sustain to secu- lar affairs This does not mean that a child of God does not exercise proper forethought in making a support for i himself and family. The warning Is not against legitimate forethought. l but anxious worry.