The Ohio Independent Baptist, September 1965

Ou,· :J-ailh By Evangelist Chelsea Stockwell Cedarville, Ohio (Excerpts from a message del ivered at the GARBC conference Des Moines , Iowa) The explanation of tanding in Chri · t' love i threefold . Fir t it i hri t for you. Thi i Chri· .. t ac- cepted. It i more than ju t a de– nomination, a church or the World ounci l back of you. It i hri t for }ou. He ha aid, 'I will never leave thee nor for ake thee. " Second!)' , jt i· · Chri t in you . Thi i C hri t ex– perienced. An elderly r etired pa tor who wa a widower, ai d thi .. when he wa a ked if hi were not u 1011ely lite: ··chri t i very real to me. ' Thi i"' ex,periencing Chri t - when He i. more than our family our hon1e, our very 1 ife. Thirdly, it i C hri t throl1gh you. HGo ye therefore and teach all nation , baptizing them in the n ame of the Father and of the Son , and of the H oly Gho t: teaching them to ob erve all thing what oever I have commanded you: and , Jo, I am with you alway , even unto the end of the age. (Matthew 28: 19, 20). ' And he aid , Go, and tell . . ." ( I aiah 6: 9a). We are luminaries and we are to r eflect Chri t. We must manifest Jove at the gates of oppor tuni ty. Thi love 111Lt'> t be exhibited to the lo t and dying. Thi Jove mu t be expo ed to tho:,e who are per1 hing. Thi love mu. t be revealed to tho e who know not th at uch love exic;,ts. In the i111JJas:., ioncd thrust of faitl1 we arc standing in liberty. alatians 5: J says, u land fast therefore in the liberty wherewith hr1st hath maJc DECATUR FOUNDRY CO. INC. Division of J. L. Johnson & Sons Inc. 1700 N. Calhoun Street Decatur, Illinois Manufactur I Ann aling Pots for Malle•ble Foundries H[ OHIO INDEPENDEN BAP fl S u free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.,, This "tanding i threefold. Fir."' t, we stand with inglene of purpo e. SecondIv. we tand with preparation of pirit. Thirdly we tand in thi Jiberty with wi llingne.-- of life. We r11 L1·t exer ci e thi liberty. Un– lc .. di ciplined, it will becon1e li cen e. There n1u t be drill and ,practice for the aint . There n1u·3t be propaga– ti on toward the lave of in . Farn1 equipn1ent left in the weather will rlt t. A field left idle wil l grow up in weed . An arn1 that i bound wi ll atrophy. A fa111i ly devoid of tho e ab iding principle will becon1e a curte to ociety. A Sunday Schoo] cla n1 inu a pray ing, preparing, prod uc– ing teacher will fail to grow; or it will becon1e a 40 111inute device of the J evil. A Sunday School department, 111inu the con tant ,proding tha t pro- duce growth wi ll become a tiff tifled , ·-- tyn1ied endur ance contest. The Sunday School tl1at fulfill the ·pecification of Scripture will no t be to the Church a the tail wagging the dog, but the perenni al bloon1ing of the deep, impa ioned prayerful Bibl e n1ini try of the local church. The pa ion of our faith can leaJ a· · high a we are conver ely willing to go in dedication . There i ever y evidence of tri -Jevel living in the narrow way. The larger group are tho e who attend Sund 1 ay School or n1orning wor hip - rarely both. The middle group are tho e who at tend fai rl y regul arly but are not pricked in the con cience too mt1ch when AWOL. The n1alle t group are those who bear the brunt of the load, th e wejght of the burden while cou nting it all joy. May the worth of a ·old anJ the g,llc of o,pportunity caL1-sc tl1c pa - io11 o f OLtr faith to f Jan1e. * * 'l 'hcrc is 110 111t1 ic in a re l , but there is the 111aking of n1t1sic 111 it. How Much Shall I Gi ve Give a you would if an angel Awaited your gift at the door; Give a you would if tomorrow found you where giving wa o·er, G ivc a·· you would to the Ma "tcr 1 f yot1 111ct H i loving look; Give a~ yot1 would of your ub ·tancc I f Hi h,anJ ithe offering took. ... .,. - Anony111ou . • •• ·;- The val lcy-,vay open into the high_ way. •. .,. . .. .,. Life· ' Ji appoi ntn1cn t ' arc vcjlcu in Jove· appoi ntn1cnt . Why must Brethren suffer? Inte rnat ion a l Chr ist ian Relief m in isters worldwide to Chr ist ian Brethre n w ho are d est itute b e ca use of w ar devastat io n, d isease, overpopulation and the ravages of nat ure. Bec a use of the ir bibl ical sta nd against a pos· tasy a nd commun ism, these breth ren have been bypa ssed by larger denominat ional a nd governme ntal age nc ies. Won ' t you hel p ? Write : International Christian Relief 8 Frazer Avenue Collingswood, N. J . Hebrew Christian Society (An Independent Baptist M ission) 4486 Mayfield Road Cleveland 21, Ohio * * * PRESENTING CHRIST Through means of: • Literature Distribution • House-to-House V isitat ion • Bib le Classes • Camp • Correspondence School • Rad io WCRF Cleveland Speakers available to minister in your Church Rev. Alan C. Metcalf, Director THE CHILDREN'S GOSPEL HOUR, INC. Livingston, Tenn . 38570 Presenting Jesus Christ to Youth by Radio and TV Now on WSPD-TV Ch . 13 - Toledo, Ohio - Sunday 8:30 a.m . PRAY FOR THE SALVATION OF BOYS AND GIRLS Write A Card Of Thanks To WSPD-TV lhe Ch ildren's Gospe l Hour is now on 40 rad io and 20 TV stations each week . Pray tha t ,nore sta tions will take the progran, . 1he youth of Arnerica need to hear the Gospel now. Write for further information. Henry C. Geiger, E ecutive Director - SEP EMBER, 1965 PAGE 13