The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-04-09

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GOLDEN TEXT-The harvest truly is
great ID. but IT,, the Ia9oIeis are few; pray ye
,5aj send forth ia5oros r mar b. St ne
Luke 1912.
Working with Christ for the sal
walton Of men has been the privilege
of believers since the time He chose
the twelve. We learn today that
there were at least seventy more
whom He considered dependable
and worthy to be sent forth. Know
ing how brief was the time before
Ills death, the Saviour called, COM
mssloned, and cared for them as
they went two by two, personally
to eVangellze IN every city and
place.
!. Sent TO Serve Christ wv. l-3).
Prayer is back OF the calling OF
IaDorers tor Christ. God waits for
His people to lay before Him the
need, and to enlist His grace in
moving upon the ones who can best
,bicb wa oonro+ FIJI, 10 my aeIlS Lri1
but it is perfectly clear that PRAYER
is the power which has been given
to the church with which TO ..nove"
the hand of God. The reason the
laborers are SO few. even in our
DAYS is evidently, then. because
there has been so little praver
Observe that the Lord sent His
servants 1.-TWO by two" so that thew
could encourage and assist each 9th
err. Christian work is best done in
Christian fellowship. The "star per
former or the lone wolf NAV
be accountable in business or social
life. but he has no placo in Christ's
program. unless bv His snecial cali
and guidance for some particular
task. such as pioneer work
He sent them 10 90 ,hefore His
face"-What 2 aIcrions nlace IN hot
That means that He was WATCHING
over them. expecting them really TO
'Jabor" for Him. But notice also
that in loving thoughtfuInoss thov
we're
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a. 'HS'"iiiS" ny Ni4ilS' wv 4-D'
1t IS we'll when workers go out
that they have proper backing. We
speak Of the board which is be-
hind our missionaries. That is right
and proper, bat above all there
,;son oe 5ne or assurance &c G o. f pro-
r,a,, '''l(' ora - 49, 'l4 ~ " - Nl,l ,,,
about money Cbrist had a7raa6v
moved unon the hearts Of His rco-
pIe 10 SEQ fiat tbr Iaboror had .his
hire,,-which vas food ord shelter
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Time is what life is made Of and
the servants Of Christ were not 70
waste If in lena4hv oriental eaI,lta-
4ions " Al or como from, house to
bopea 10 he entertained thre 1oeino
much tin7n and etronotb
Nor was he to ctriva or hcco,,,o
9ngrv if some one did mot receive
him and his orao+ino of ..neacn,, X,
81 In INV raeo his word would ro-
firm in hlceeino mon himself Nv a
and he could o0 on to another horee
Tbo noirt Of all t5ie ie t5at +he ~.
nnctation of The Cbrietian ear,,9,7+
is fro,,, bie master Cbr;e+ ,,.,oea
business reo,ires DILIGENCE and
haste n Sam 81 Any
Tho outcome Of enr5 eorvico is ro-
voalod in orr tI1ir5 ,3oi9t
III. Successful Through CHRIST
wv. II, 2l-24).
The seventy returned rejoicing
that even the demons were subject
to them in Jesus name. He still
has power over the demons Of our
day. Would that The church welded
that power more effectively!
While it is a great thing thus to
see the power Of God at work, Jesus
told them in verse 20 that an even
greater thing is to have ones name
written in heaven. That means that
we ought to be much concerned not
only about having our own names
those whose lives we touch-at
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