Arizona sun., 1948-02-27

nv N.xutor will feel the winds
of God lifting up the
flaps of the tent of your small habi-
tation until you will catch glimpses
of the far horizon.
CHURCH AROUND THE WORLD
GOO YE into ali the world and
~ preach the gospel to the whole
creation" said Jesus, Mark 1915.
There is no backyard definition Of
the mission of the church in these
great words of Jesus. Just as Paul
was summoned to cross over into
Europe with the Gospel, so are we
commanded to make Christ known
to all lands. He loves everybody.
"JssHs L0Ves THE little children,
AH tbe children of tbs World;
YelIoV, brosVn, or black, or sVbits,
They are precious in bis sight,
Jesus loves The little children of tbs
sV0rLd."
REACHING THE WORLD
lust as Paul went from one land
- to another, so may every Chris
dan boy and girl do. Each church
can reach out hands of blessing to
all the world.
How? Through our gifts. Our
gifts for missions, joined with the
gifts Of all the other members Of
our local church, Joined with the
gifts of many other churches, 60
out in multiplied blessing through
the missionaries to make Christ
known around the world.
How? Through our prayers. As
we pray for the redemption Of the
world, we fortify the mission
aries - teachers, doctors, preach
ers - In all the parts Of the world.
How? Through our sympathetic
understanding of the conditions
under which people live in other
lands. Just now we are giving
clothes and food to help the stricken
peoples of the war-ravaged lands,
These gifts of material things bear
their message Of our Christian con-
cern for all who suffer. Thus we
are extending the reach Of our indi-
vidual lives and the reach Of our
churches to the ends Of the earth.
PUBLISHING SALVATION
GLOW beautiful upon the noun
l. tains are the feet Of him that
bringeth glad tidings, that publish
eth peace d. that publisheth saliva
tion," Isaiah 52:7.
The world mission of the church Is
here pictured in the exquisite Ian
guage Of the ancient prophet, with
which words we may link the dec
laration Of the great apostle, For
whosoever shall call upon the name
of the Lord shall be saved" Ro-
mans 8:13.
Publishing salvation is the chief
task of the church of the Lord
Jesus Christ, and the objects of
this universal message are the
souls of all men. There is univer-
sal need, and here is the adequate
and available answer.
See how this conception of the
world mission of the church brings
into focus the one hope for civiliza-
ton. The only voice that carries
across the barriers of this troubled
world is the voice Of salvation
through Jesus Christ. Let that
word be sounded in any spot on this
earth, and some waiting heart will
be lifted up.
THE UNSEARCHABLE RICHES
A ND what are we to say about
"A the message we have to pub
hsh? Paul puts it well in Ephesians
S:8-12, when he declares:
''Unto me, who am less than the
least of all the saints, is this grace
given, that I should preach among
the Gentiles the unsearchable
riches Of Christ. :"
In another place we read about
the ''unspeakable gift Of God" II
Corinthians 9:15. The message.
then. is one of unsearchable riches,
and unspeakable gift.
In this message In healing for
the peoples Of the earth. If the true
mission of the church is UNDER
stood and voiced In all Of the ways
by which the Gospel may today be
given to the world, we shall see
tho fulfilIment of the dreams Of
the prophets, and the angels about
the throne Of God will shout for
joy.
AS Paul changed his course in the
long ago, needing the Macedonian
call. so may we today find ourselves
turning about in our response to
the Holy Spirits leading; but let us
not be afraid so long as we are sim
cerely seeking to publish glad It'd
ings to all men.
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