Premise 1. It is as natural for a church to grow as it is for a healthy child to grow. A free paraphrase of Ephesians 4:16 reads: “When the church recognizes that its authority comes from Jesus and that His love binds the members together, then every organ (member) of the body will be free
Sunday School/Missions. Some years ago in a manufacturing town in England, a young lady applied to the superintendent of a Sunday School for a class. At his suggestions, she gathered a class of poor boys. The superintendent told them to come to his house during the week and he would get them each a new
The true story of how a stout faith and a ready knowledge of God’s Word prevailed to save one man from death and put several would-be criminals on the road to life. By H.T. Marroquin Colporteur Valentin Dorantes was sitting one day on a public park bench reading his Bible; to that same bench other
Johnny had come home after his first day of Sunday School. “Johnny,” said his mother, “ how did you like Sunday school and what did you learn?” “I liked it very much,” said Johnny. “The teacher told us about a country called Egypt. They had a lot of Jewish slaves, they worked them very hard
Perhaps you’ve run smack into it yourself, as I have. I mean the frustration that seems inherent in being a Christian seriously committed to spiritual growth. You know: the sometimes yawning gap between the reality of what you are spiritually and the ideal of what you feel you could be. Or should be. Strange. It’s
A Jewish boy learns the real meaning of Passover Abner, the shepherd, smiled as he handed little Joseph the tiny lamb which was only a few hours old. For many days little Joseph had been caring for the lamb’s mommy – a ewe – waiting for this special birthday. It was the first newborn lamb
Perhaps there never has been a finer illustration of the far-reaching mercy and grace of God to sinful men than that given by a poor Chinaman when asked why he had given up Confucius and Buddha, his native gods, and had accepted Jesus Christ instead. “I was down in a deep pit,” he said, “into
(Told by a Christian doctor who worked in South Africa) One night I had worked hard to help a mother in the labor ward; but in spite of all we could do she died leaving us with a tiny premature baby and a crying 2-year-old daughter. We would have difficulty keeping the baby alive, as
The Alphabet combined with the Printing Press has done more to change the destiny of mankind than any other invention. By Loren TriplettIf you read your Bible today you were helped by two devices that have indeed changed the history of the world. One is the alphabet, the other moveable type. Probably the most powerful
There was a young man one time who lived in the Western States. He had never done anything very wrong. But one day he was playing a game of cards and he lost his temper. Picking up a revolver, he shot his opponent and killed him. He was arrested and tried. Finally he was sentenced
