The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-12-31

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keeper Of the vineyard said. Jacob.
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santhsr chance Ard Jacob made
good
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sltien n IA something IN. Ter BE-
people The great man that ne
sss. he had . weakness. . bet
and hssty temper.
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aside all restraint. ard made him
self = murderer ard an auteast
Ne threw sway an opportunity.
he failed
-fsriy years later Ne see
him. atm living . hsrre~ and
useless life. tesdiss the ueeha
Of his father-in.ia~. Jeshra.
Jehovah spoke through .
burning su.h and offered The
aId man. 70 years ~ aGe. Whose
life waa . failure. an sppev-
ianity 10 Try again. Meses.
through The help Of God. changed
defeat ista victory, and became
the iasgIser and leader ~ .
mighty people.
The disciples ~ our Lord wsre
failures They all fell short Of
salnthood. They acre rough and
uneonth when Jesus found them
After three YEARS At the feet n
the Master. they srre still mar
row. selfish. snyiots and amhl.
,ious.
You will remember the sons
~ thunder wished Ia call do~n fire
on IN. Esmsrftsna and destroy the
men. women and children. James
and John desired 10 hs first In ths
kingdom. one 10 be seated on the
night and The other On the left
hand Of the Father. With all their
faults. Jesus staksd everything
upon them.
AT the hour Of the trial they
forsook him, and Peter denied
him
III any Eroap ef men ever
failed . great eanas. tbs ais-
eiaes certainly aid- Thsy were
Tissn . chance Ia make sssd,
aud with oas erespsiss. they
made coed. They b~easss mar
iyrs 81 . rr~st rsuse and set
the spiritual ismps sfisme.
whleh eestin.,~a 10 burn 10 ihe.s
many centuries.
Yes. God has done much I'm
F portsnt ~srb with failures God
can uss you and me. even though
ss hay. failed he gives us an.
other chance. vs are spared for
another year. That 10 our hope
~ 10 only by ssy NJ repent.
aaes thai ne ran hops n eseape
the tragedy ~ sevthiesssess
and ultimate Aestrssetios.
During ,hs conversation. whlrh
led up 10 ths parable. Jesus made
a significant statement. Except ys
repent. ys shall likewise perish.
The new year ealls us 10 re-
+ psntanos. This means turning
/ from hsrrsnnsss 20 frulifuins.s.
from apathy 10 concern. from .
life that IL static 10 ON. of acton
This requires . change Of mind.
heart. attitude and sctson. n
means getting right with God. and
allowing the spirit u chrst 70
direct our lives
Teachers and sffi.~s. Of the
church school. sA<1ss. .ad assas-
b~f. Of the sssfh esnseit. sffiesss
Of The church and mensbsrs 81 th~
congregation. The esii ~ the sss
year l. call Ia rep~st.a.e. %
i rail- h . hiEs<t p.rps.s.
rlehss fssls~ ship and closer s.Ih
~ith fsa.
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