Arizona sun., 1953-01-30
Penticost Church
Of Jesus Christ
By TILI.TE TURNER
recious Saints and friends:

Precious Saints and frIendS:
We again greet you in the name
Of Jesus. We once more are report
ing victory over sin and strife trav-
cling on under Gods blood stained
banner. Just here, we wish to pay
homage to our dear Mother, Co.
rina Henderson. State Mother of
the church of God in Christ, and
also Mother of all children of this
great state of Arizona. he Penti-
cost Church of Jesus Christ wants
Mother Henderson to know we
love her and we are praying that
our great God of the Universe
may touch and heal this lovely
mother in Zion. Our feeble, yet
jealous Mother, Ella Booker, and
all of her spiritual children, say
to Mother Henderson, keep on
looking up for, Jesus is a healer.
We always enjoy Mother Hender-
sons visits with us.
We met at the regular hour last
Wednesday night at Sister Tina
Govan's church. Our president OF
the union gave the service over to
Overseerer MITCHELL, for he is
conducting a grand old revival.
Our lesson for this week was
backslinding, for there is no dis
charge in the army of our God
There are no registered back
sliders in this army. We are SOL
diers Of Jesus Christ and marching
on to victory, for we must hold
fast the gospel of Christ and fight
the good fight of faith. It doesn't
meter what we were back in the
| South or North, for that was yes
| terday. We must fight a good
fight today for now is the ap-
pointed time and if we do not
fight today, the enemy will surely
steal upon us and destroy us as
we sheep. One day the backslider
made a vow unto the Lord, he
really promised to go through
with. he said, am not going back
on my Savior for He haSe done
so much for me. I'll never reject
Him. Look, He has given me life,
clothing, food and shelter. He has
even healed my body from fevers
and pains so many times. Oh, yes,
He is my personal Savior. We say,
thank you, Jesus, you have done
so much for me, but yet you go
astray. Satan whispered to you
and you surrendered to him. We
know it is Satan's duty to defeat
Gods "anointed," but if we let
him, he will surely oblige us.
Do you really forget that Jesus
broke those bands of WickedneSS
that so heavily bound us? Ecclesi-
astes 8:8, backslider do you for
get you were planted noble vine?
Jer. 2:19-23.
You make many excuses but
they are all pftiful, for none of
these excuses can give you right
to everlasting life. say to every
backslider your sin is marked be-
fore God. Do you know that you
are in grave danger? You are a
sleep and need to be awakened.
Eph. 5:14-15. Can we say to you
that sleepeth, awake, Jesus is con-
cerned about you backslider, for
you have broken your vow to
Him.
The Lord spoke to Jerimiah and
told him to write the words that
He had spoken unto him. Jer. 36:
2-7, also John 3:8-10, to you back
slider, you are now void of the
virtue of Christ. But now you are
asleep and you are in danger. z
Peter 1:9, God is still making His
gracious appeal to every backslid-
er to come on home, as the prodi-
gal son did and confessed he was
wrong. To all of us who are
standing firm on our VOW, let US
strive diligently to enter into that
rest.
Jesus told the Saints of God to