The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-25
Sunday School
Lesson

- $3.50 49, = = 49, = - = 1890
tWo MethOdists agree II Theology,
unless one i ! moron. nor Do mem
hers Of other denominations agree
% al points, but Is they work and
pray together IN unity and harmony
with Christian tolerance. 50 can
Christian people OE every faith
grow IN Christ IS hrethern In
the Lord.
Paul urges the Ephesian church
TO walk worthy II the calling. =
Paul. we must remember, was hi
prison and bondage. He seems
proud 70 BE ! prisoner Of the
Lord" He urges his followers 10.
move forward, to walk and not
stand still TO grow. When one
reaches the point where he says,
Il have arrived. or II am per-
feet, " be has ceased growing. DR..
Nelson Of Smith College attended
. home coming of his Alma Mater
recently and IN meeting many Of
the alumnae lamented the fact that
they seemed dull. dfah, nninterest.
Ing. After leaving college they had
Just ceased to grow. Christians can
easily get into ! rut, just drift
along without verve or spirit. They
have ceased to grow.
The story Is circulating about
town that two old timers had been
in the habit of meeting regularly
IN . bar for . drink and 10 visit.
One was absent for several weeks
and when he re-appeared explained
that be had been sick, had almost
died. He was asked what cured
him. He explained that perhaps the
medicine helped, but the thing that
saved his life was that he said the
Lords Prayer one hundred times
d day. When jOllied and told that
he didn't know the Lords Prayer,
he proceeded 70 demonstrate by
saying, .'Now I lay me down "a
sleep, ! pray the Lord my soul q
keep. = HIS friend was flabber.
gasted saying, II didn't think you
knew the Lords prayer" Let's moi
laugh. Too many Of rs get very
little beyond the little prayer u
mothers knee, spiritually. II We
are to continue TO grow we must
reach q higher level Of Christian
experience and practice.
Paul believed In one church, one
great family Of believers. There Is
but one universal Christian church
regardless Of UNCONVENTIONAL Ia
bells. Jesus established the church
founded upon the rock Of faith. Our
time and energy should be EN-
plOyed In witnessing IN word and
deed the faith We profess II Christ
rather than wransling and bicker-
ing over conflicting creeds. There
is growth in Christ where . group
il really interested ID propagatlng
the Gospel Of love and brotherhood
rather than spending precious
time in sprouting hate and prejud-
ice toward those who do not Who'll
~ agree. Some are braxen and
bold enough 70 condemn another
for not believing or doing just what
they think proper measuring an
other In their own hall busheI.
The half bushel Is rather zen.
ercus allowance. what We all need
70 do Il TO get back to 'One Lord
and one faith, III both word and
deed. Unded such wholesome spirit
uaI environment WIN We BE- able
% grow Ii Christ.
. DR.. Kenneth ThompsoE, Z r.
turned Presbyterian missionary,
told Of his experience n India.
When the INDUS and the Moham-
medans we're being divided and
were slauehterfng each ether IN
dividing the land, Il 10 happened
that The Mission COMPOUND was
lust between The warning factions.
Frequently beth sides would come
% the Director III the Compound
for bio opinion and deciSirn On Ger.
tain question:. They would say.
I'VE know you are Just and fair,
you are 4 Christian. Il can b
eOnaidered most complimentary
when an individual or q church can
50 impress the unbeliever. II = eyi-
dence that We are growing ID
Christ.
Paul emphasizes the importance
Of 81 church workers preachers,
teachers, evangelists. One does not
need to devote the whole 81 his
time to fIll any d The ab0ys cate
gories. A man can inilnence people
for good h the Office, at the bench,
On he street e II he home. The
important thins about Tie Christian
prufession Is thst we be ~dcers Of
the word, and not hearers only. Z
Whoever we may b. we'd fathsd
See serm0n any time than 10
hear one. The one PROCESSING 70 be
4 Christian and failing 70 practice
II, contributes but little 70 the
growth Of the Kingdom q God.
Great leaders 81 The church have
had 70 grow ID grace and know
ledge. John Wesley considered him
self failure Is : missionary when
he came TO Georgia 70 convert the
Indians. When be retained 70 Eng
land he found his heart strangely
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