The Ohio Independent Baptist, May 1966

h Of Th d Hour 8 M ~. H ~rold Gr n 1 ht' l' ' tll\ r,, l,f a '11t1r '11 l:ar1 ()Ill\ t c .1 t'l lc 'ti, ' ,\, t'acl1 inti,, tlft1nl fllctllf t• , C titll )fl\ ]f \l)t1J, ,ll'C llt)t lt~llll! \\C(l it 1, t,l'~,lll"l' \\l' 1111,t i. l \\ 11 l'fl1rr1,c t{~ r11e111l1c1 ,hip 11.1, , Ia l'"'"i. \\ c g,, c 111an, c ct1"c' as lt ,, 11, tJ1l.' l l'rti', ,, l't k. 1, Tll)t pro– ~· .. , ltll! ,\\ I( l. tight \\ l ,.1, that '''<.; hiJ\ c nt.)t en t1gh \ "' "-er~ l l) tit) the J<)t,. ()f that \.\ c tlCl'd ,l l.. 1rgcr nn<.i hcttcr eqt11pped ... l1t11ll.i1ng. \\ 111a, ~ ..1v th41t \.\e need a ... r ,lt.it ,) hr )adl.:,\~t or 111ore n1ateri,, ... and l1C·'rc.1tt1rc t, u"e 1n getting the o pel 1... t1t. \\ c ,.1, th, t \\ e d n't have enough tin1c tl g1,e. \\e'd do n1ore if we - 1t1l<.i n1e of u kno\.\ of an area ,, here a ne\\ \\ or" c uld be tarted, ht1t ,, e need an open door into that p,1rt1 ular con1n1t1nit). Or we ay that 1t ,, e JU t had the finance ·. thi. wou Id he th an \.\ er to other need . D'" \.\ ~on E. Tr utn1an, founder of the ,1\ igator . tell u what he feel . i~ the need of the hour: ' I believe it i an arn1\ f oldier dedicated to Je u ., Chri t. \.\ ho believe not only that He i God. but that He can fulfill every promi e He ha ever made and that there i n't anything too hard for Him. ' In I Cor. 2: 2 Paul say • "For I determined not to know anything among 1 ·ou. ave Je u Chri t, and Him crucified.'' We need thi ame determination today which Paul had -to kno\.v only Je us Chri t. Have , ou ever felt that God would have )OU witne to a certain per on but "'hen the time came, you became o \.\ eak and fearful that you didn t open 1 ·our mouth at all for the Lord? Paul mu t have experienced a imilar kina of fear becau e in ver e 3 he said '·And I \\a ,vith you in weaknes , and in fear. and in much trembling." But there 'V.. as one difference-he did open hi~ mouth. He did peak and preach, not with hi . own wi dom, but in demon tration of the pirit and in po\\er. And here i where we lack. We ha"·en't let the Holy Spirit control and fill our lives with Hi power. Power Available \Vhen J e us was talking with the di ciples He aid. ·All power i given unto me . . Go ye. therefore . . . .' ' The d1 c1ple didn't have all of the modern means that you and I enjoy toda)' . All they had was their two hands and feet and the power of God. That' all that was necessary. And that same power 1s available to t1 today if "'e will just appropriate MAY, 1966 PAGE 12 ii ,,,ll ,, ,\Ills \< 11 ancl till' j ll sl us \\t: a, c righl nc,,, . I It" lf<, -sn'I ,, ,1111 us l(' ,,.,it until ,,c l1 n\• " \Vhal \Ve think all' th· right ll)(ll S 1<) \\(.)I k \Vitl1 . ()\I St'l'. it's r1c.1t 111-- t()t)ls. l1t1t th" n1nn \ hl, ,, in1J'><.lrt,1nt 111 ht, l1l)llklcl. " ·1 1-lcart , hr,~,·~ lic.1111c." l{(ll1cr t 11() 1 cf Mt1ngcr 1IIL1- • • • "t' .1tc..; f tll tt"i h \.\ 1n11)ort<1nt ti 1s l(lt (..' J1r1 :-.t t have cc)111plctc con trol t)f ti r heart~- Hc 1 ikcn\ ot1r heart t<.) a ho111c \.\ ith var1ot1. roo111. 1nto \,, ..h,ch hri t co111c~ ,ln(l bring a radi– cal change. he drawing room wa, \\ h re he pro111ised to n1eet with hri t in Fellow. htp each day. How– ever. becau e of the pre ure of a bu y chedule the e tin1e became hortened and oon he began to mi a day now and then. He aid that one morning, running out to .. tart a bu y day he glanced into the open door of the drawing room. There at the Saviour alone. and t1ddenly he realized that here wa the One he had invited into hi home and then had neglected. He a ked Chri t' forgivene and thi j what the Lord aid to him: " You have thought of the quiet time a a factor in yot1r own piritual progre . but you have forgotten it means some- ll1ing (l, 111 al s< l. I{ 111 n1l1 r. I lc,vc ' l)lt, I h:,v · rcll "cn1cc.l Yllll :,t n grcHI c,1st. \ halcv ·r Is n1ay (., · Yllltl' tic sir', rc111c111l1"r, I \VHnl yotrr fellow.. sh i J' ." J-1 a 'i }1 r i I I, cc n Ie ft w n i I i n g in the clrawing ro n, of yo, 1r heart What ,1 c l1nngc wotaltf co111c into <lt1r I1vcs if we ha(I thi~ (f ai I y JJra ycr an(I Jcl1()\.\-\l11r> wrth H1n1 . Anet tJ1is is a nccc'i\1lv 1f we arc to witness for C hric..t . If He i\ 11ot in control it W<Jn't n1attcr how detcrn1inc<.J we try to hc– we'JI fail. Rea l Need Not Mate rial The real need in the church ol Je u. hri t today ic; not the material thing we feel are so e sential in reaching men and women for ( 'hri\t. lt i for God's people to realize that God i more intere ted in getting the job done than we are. That we are the tool He want to use. If God js more intere ted has all power, and has commi sioned u then it i only for u to obey-to be found dail y in close fellowship with Him, deter– mined to Jet Him u e us through the power of the Holy pjrit. God then can do great thing for us, ahove all that we a k or even think! CHRIST COMMANDS! NOAG£ LIMITS! • • • ' ~ . . . • • .., • • <- ..... • • • #• '.,,. ,. . ' _ ... .. h.. • • • • "' ,,.. - - .. .... ,. , 3-.: i . ........, ... ~ ... , ., U ed by permi ion of unday School Time~. THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST