South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-11
REALITY OF JESUS
TOPIC OF SERMON
Rev. Mcclure Points Out
Readiness of Christ in sun
day Morning Sermon.

Rev. Archibald Mcclure in de-
livering his Sunday morning sermon
at the First Presbyterian church
talked on the subject. THE Reality
of Jesus" lie pointed out the re-
aIitv OF Jesus in his faith, in the
expression Of his religion. and IN
his brotherhood.
He sermon follows:
"Rabindranath Tagore the wen
known philosopher and poet OF IN
dia. writing 10 a young Englishmah
who MANNED to 90 out 10 India as
a missionary. said: You cannot
rreach the Christianity OF the Chris
tan sect until you are like christ
and then you do not preach 'Chrls-
tianity." but the love of Cod as
Christ did. Do not be always Try
ing 10 preach your doctrine Dut
give yourself in love In other
words the need OF India is for the
reality Of Jesus religion, and so IL
is with all the rest OF the world. we
are all looking for the realness Oh
religion Jesus said. God is a splr-
IL. and they that worship him must
worship in spirit and truth OuI
religion must be real.
Jesus was real in his faith. Al
though il was not possible for MIN
10 visit all the villages of Pales-
tine nor cure all the sick OF the
land. his faith in Gods perseverihs
work was 80 real that ne ala not
fret about his own inability 10 DO
all these things. His faith was 50
real that he had no fear OF the
,ovver of evil. nor Of what his id
versaries might do to him. Inc
raa1ness OF his faith overcame FEAR
and worry.
Met Real Needs.
"resus was real I'm the expression
~ his religion lie expressed MS
spirituality and piety. not by Ions
nravers and Coing 20 the synagogue
seven DAYS in the week but by meet
ing che real needs OF the daS Inc
evidence OF his NIessiahship whicf
he sent 20 John tine Baptist was ina
Inc cured the blind healed the lame
clcanscd the lepers and preached JOY
10 the moor. In the cases OF simon
and the samaritan woman h'
brought his religion TO bear on th'
real sins in their lives and change
them His religion was real in ll'
action
Jesus was real in his brother
mood Among his twelve disciple.
were men OF vastly different traits
all nodded together by his wondrou'
spirit OF brotherhood There wa
the radical-Simon the Zealot
there was Matthew. the revenue
collector. there We're the Galiieal
fisherman brought down 20 Jeru
salem 10 carry on the work OF tn
Kingdom iu tEar great CIVIC an'
social center Among those whom
he helped were Roman centurion
The Samaritan woman. the Syroph
oenlcian woman Jewish citizens
IIls brotherhood was one Of reaines
genuine. from the heart
Jesus was real In his anger
No one can read the story or hi
cleansing the temple without gain
ing a clear picture OF man in no
anger" against a real evil Their
was nothing half hearted or lacka
daisiraI about 10 any more than ther'
x7s about his Remuneration OF TIA
Pharisccs There was readiness 20 II
Jesus was real I'm his passion 70
Swing the world lie gave MS liz
fo- it FOR all the world. and not onl,
sor that portion OF 50 near him.
We who are his disciples tpda'
must be real in our religion as ID
was The church needs. not NOR
Illustrations ir the sermons Ia tn
pulpius. but more illustrations o
Jesus character IN the people IN tn
pews. We must worship God ii
spirit and IN truth. and we shah d
so best as we live with the realnes
Or Jesus IN our faith. our piety. on
brotherhood. our righteous ange
and our world passion"