The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-10
REV. Gu RIB At THE
SOUTH ARDMORE CHURCH
WILL TALK TONIGHT ON
THE HOLY SPIRIT"

~ g.. .t Bapust IaDernacle, rev. -
NJ. Curb, evangelist, will deliver q
message on '-'he Holy Spirit"
Interest in the meetings is growing
and the tabernacle is filled to capac.
ity each night. The public is invited
10 attend the meetings.
Reverend Curb gave splendid SER
mon last night on Getting Right
With Cod" from Psalm 51:12. RE
store Unto Me the Joy Of Thy Saliva
ton" He said:
There are many Christians who
for various reasons are discouraged
and down and out-backslidden! Spir.
itual cast-aways hindering the cause
Of our Lord
They, like the Psalmist, have the
spirit Of Christ and no doubt many
times after a night of dissipation
have prayed Take Not Thy Holy
Spirit From Me.
"The song has died out Of their
| hearts and they are longing for the
| joy Of salvation, like the prodigals
son longed to have his feet under
his fathers table, when he said "How
enough to spare and I perish with
hunger. They are saved but unfed,
unattended, neglectful, prayerless, and
following afar off They joined
the church but were not put to work.
1t is impossible to grow in grace and
to be happy If he does not serve.
| Others were saved but never con-
fessed Christ publicly so they have
gone along through life with their
light under a bushel. Let me ad-
monish you to take thy light from
under the bushel, put It on candle
stick so that 1t will give light to all
that are in your house. A literal in
| depreciation Of this passage would
mean let your light shine wife, and
save your husband, or any member
in your family who is not a Christian,
SO all in your house may gee the
way to God.
When you Joined the church you
ran we'll for q time but the devil
got the upper hand of you and you
found yourself in sin and away from
Cod. Doubts arose in your heart as
| to your acceptance of Christ So
many things came into your life
which hindered you and you became
a backslider! God loves a blackslid-
er! Turn, Oh blacksliding children,
saith the Lord for L am married unto
you and l will take one of city
and two of family and I will bring
you to Zion only acknowledge thy in
| iquity that thou has transgressed
against the Lord thy Cod If we con-
fess our sins He is faithful and just
to forgive us of our sins and cleanse
US from all righteousness"
This psalm must ever be in It's
successive steps the mould Of the
experience of the shining saint who
comes back to full communion and
service.
''one OF the saddest things in this
life Is to see a Christian who was
once happy and useful out in the
'junk-heap.' Paul was afraid that af-
ter he had preached the gospel to
others that he would be cast-away.
But l keep under my body and bring
it unto subjection: lest that by any
means when l preach the gospel to
others. I myself should be a cast
away Paul was not thinking of his
salvation here but his influence. Jesus
illustrated this same thought when
ne said: 'Ye are the salt OF the earth
but IL the salt has lost its SAVIOUR,
wherewith shall 1t be saltedr 1t then
is good for nothing but to be cast
out and trodden under the foot OF
men. What could be more heart rem
ding than for q man to become
worthless salt TO be tread upon?
"David's sins had robbed him OF
power, and so 1t will rob any church
member today, Of his influence and
power. The following steps were talk
en- by David, which led him back to
God. First, he prayed to be useful
again and he knew that II he were
10 be q soul-winner he must him
self get right with Gcd, so he prayed
Restore unto me the Joy Of thy
salvation.
Jesus said, Cast the beam Out
Of thine own eye and then thou wilt
see clearly TO cast out the mote from
right at heart If he leads others tc
God. If the blind lead the blind
both will fall in the ditch
David appealed unto Gods mercy
Have mercy upon me o God Is the
ry of a distressed soul David cried
unto God before 1t was too late and
obtained mercy.
'Thirtl-David confessed his sins
IF We confess our sins he is faith
full and just to forgive us Of our Sins
and cleanse us from all righteous
ness Against Thee and Thee only
have sinned and done this wicked
ness in Thy sight L acknOwledgs
my transgressions: and my sin l.
ever before me-
1T takes courage to confess youi
sins. 1t is SO much easier TO say
Eve gave to me and I did eat.' thar
to say, T have hnned before Goo
and done this evil in Thy sight
God witnesses every evil deed q
our lives. Everything is open ant
naked before him. Thy God seeti
thee should ring in the ears Of every
sinner and spur him up to confess ane
TO forsake his sinful ways,
Fourth - David desired q clear
heart, Create in me n clean heart on
God and renew right spirit within
me- Blessed nre the pure in hear
for they shall see Cod
Tho man whose heart is deceitfu
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