The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-06-14
REV. CURB WILL DELIVER
SPECIAL SERMON To THE
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The big tabernacle of South Ard.
more Baptist church was overflowine
with eager listeners last night.
Rev. c. NJ. Curb preached his favor
ite sermon. Sunday morning from
the text Remember thy Creator IN
the days Of thy youth" Sunday even
ing he preached a special sermon to
the mothers. from the text Behold
thy mother
Tonight he will preach a special
sermon to the "Old Spll,ers." They are
to attend in body. Everybody is in.
vited to come and hear them sing
some of their old time songs.
The revival is growing in power
and influence and up to date there
have been thirty additions to the
church. The meeting viii continue all
the week.
Thursday night Rev. curb will have
his mail Service" Everybody is to
bring a nail, and if YOU do not you are
to bring a quarter,
Following is sermon preached b.
Rev. Curb last Thursday night on
Christ Helping the Helpers"
Christ went out TO the health re
sort known as Bethesda, The afflict-
ed had gathered there from every.
where. Some were blind halt, wither.
ed and waiting for the moving of the
water; for an angel went down at a
certain season into the pool. and
troubled the waters; whosoever then
first after the troubling of the wat.
er stepped in was made whole Of
whatsoever disease he had
Christ was greatly interested In
this man. He was willing and ready
to do for him what he could NOT do for
himself For thirty-eight years this
man had been helpless, perhaps he
had never walked. While Christ was
interested in him enough to seek him
out he was not willing to heal him
against his will. So Christ asked him
the question "Wilt thou be made
whole" The impotent man answered
him. "Sir, I have no man, when the
water is troubled, to put me into the
pool but while ] am coming another
steppeth down before me"
The poor man had TO sink down
in despair and wait for another sea
son. There are four seasons in the
year, spring, summer, autumn and
winter. The Bible doesn't say that the
water was troubled every season,
but at certain season" SO this
man may have been compelled to
wait another year. His strong desire
compelled him TO wait for another
season to roll around. hoping that ne
might be the first one into the pool
next time.
While he was waiting Jesus saw
him lie and knew that he had been
long time in that case. He sayeth un-
to him. take up thy bed and walk and
Immediately the man was made whole
and took up his bed and walked"
believe in helping men who are
down and out. They do not always
need money. There was poor Grip
pie at the beautiful gate of the temple
and Peter and John went up to the
temple to pray he asked aims OF
them. Peter said, "Siver and gold
have l none, but such as have give
I unto thee. The man was gloriously
healed, leaped and praised God. This
meant more TO him than money.
Some men do not want you to help
them-the Demoniac for instance.
Jesus found him out in the tombs
cutting himself. Sin had separated him
from his family. He hated Jesus.
and when he saw him he command
ed him to go away; but Jesus did
not go away but commanded the evil
spirit TO come out of him, and 1t
came out. The man was restored to
his right mind. He desired TO go
with Jesus, but Jesus sent him home
to his wife and children. The Devil
breaks up homes but Christ builds
them up.
This afflicted man who had waited
that he did not have a friend on
earth. The sinners friend was near
him but ne was ignorant of Christ's
love and righteousness. SO many SIN.
ners do not know of Christ's love
and righteousness. So many sinners
do not know Of Christs righteousness
and are going about establishing
their own righteousness. For they
being ignorant of Gods righteousness.
and going about to establish their
own righteousness have not submit
ted themselves unto the righteousness
Of God.
Christ Can Save.
This man had been afflicted a long
time and the Lord healed him. AS the
Lord was able to heal this man who
had been afflicted for long time
so can Jesus save hard sinners to-
day. Saul of Tarsus was the chief Of
sinners. This is faithful saying
and worthy of all acceptation that
Christ Jesus came into the world TO
save sinners OF whom ] am chief"
One night when I was in meet.
ing at Ames Okla, the Lord opened
the windows of heaven and poured
out his power in a marvellous way
sixteen young men and women were
converted that night. There was a
man by the name of Fish in the
back of the house. / went and asked
him to surrender his heart TO Christ.
He was known TO be the hardest
sinner in that country. / urged him
to give his heart TO Christ. He re.
piled, 'The Devil has me by the
toes and is pulling down to hell"
1 encouraged him with the promises
of God that Christ had come to seek
and save the lost. He went forward
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