The Ohio Independent Baptist, February 1970

• • earnin by Dr. Warren Wiersbe Calvary Baptist Church, Covington, Kentucky "Let ever)' 111011 be ,vift to l1ear, slo,v to speak . . ,. (Ja111e 1: 19). i\1o t people do not know how to Ji ten. Thi i \lt1hy J e u often cried ..He that hath ear to hear, let him hear!·' He knew that not everyone ,vho heard Hi Word really listened and gra ped "''hat He wa aying. It take concentration and effort to Ii :en and to hear. Few people know ho,\' to Ii ten to good mu ic, or even hov.' to Ii ten to a good ermon. In– ~tead of concentrating on what i be– ing pla) ed, ung, or aid, they allow their mind to wander; and then they go home fron1 church complaining ··1 didn't get anything out of the er– \1 ice." Hebrew 5: 11 diagno e thi ailment accurately: "dull of hearing! ' ' J n fact, many people don t even know how to Ii ten to another per on speak in ordinary conver a tion. In- tead of treating the peaker like a per on and giving him undivided at– tention. Vve ignore him, interrupt him, or tart thinking of what l-ve are go– ing to ay when he j fini hed. How man)' tupid remark would have never been made had people only /istenecl and been " wift to hear" but ··stow to peak.' ' How important thi practice i ,vhen it comes to witne ing. We think that we must do all the talking - that ,1,e mu t interrupt un aved people \Vhen they mi quote the Bible or a}' . omething wrong - that ii' e n1u t talk, talk. talk until the ine age get through. The fact that we have tv~o ears and only one mouth ought to convince u that talking i econd to hearing. n aved people ivant to talk ; tln!, 1 \\'ant u to 11 ten! ven j f ., their statement are wrong, they have a right to expres then, and to be heard. Je u often listened to the troubles of tho e in need, becau e H e }' nev. that liste11ing ~ it/1 tl1e l1eart i the fir t step tO\\'ard lvi11ning 1/1e /1ec1rt of the lo t sinner. Dr. Warren Wiersbe Parent need to Ii ten to their children. Every child, or teenager de- erve the ear of father a nd 111other without interruption. I t' a dangerou thing to give coun el to other with– out fir t hearing their tory. ' 'He that a ns\.vereth a matter before he heareth it, it i a folly a nd hame unto him.' ' warn Prove rb 1 : 13. And there are u ually two ides to any tory! The parent who run off to chool to de– fend h i or her child witho ll t fir t hearing the teacher'. ide of the ' tory i ht1rting both the chi ld and the parent! The abilitv to hear is a great ble - ., ing. Bt1t it i a gift that n1t1 t be ct1ltiva ted and developed: it de11,and . discipline and dedication. The fir t tep i1::, learning to control the tongue. and thi in it~elf n11ght be a life-tin1e challenge! ..Who hath ears to hear , let hin1 hear!' ' NOT TO BE REPRINTED W ITHOUT PERM ISSION. Cap ule of Li fe The gr eat l1v1ng lessons taught by Christ 1n His parab les used the common . everyday experi ences of hfe. His 1llustr at 1ons and apt ness of applicat ion came from the heart that sought only good for t he listener and you the reader of today The accounts of m1ss1onary braver y and tr ue 1nc1dent s 1n the lives of experienced Chr1st1ans char acter1ze t he literature we publish for you Our take-home papers are planned to cover a broad area of Christ ian experience Your chu rch can only benef it from the read ing of t hese f ine papers FOR MOMMY AND ME PR•ittARY PAL, COURAGE, CHALLENGE, CONQUEST Regular Bapti " t Pr~ sar11pl f rom 1800 (J. kton ll ou lt•vartl l)es Plaint·s. 111. l0018 Order your r ee H OHIO IND P NO Nl BAPflST Thri lled With Their Christmas Offering! The folk at Calvary Bapti t Church in Findlay and their pa tor. Rev. Richard Snavely were thrilled at their Chri tma offering. Their goal wa $3000 but , 4,081 \,\;a realized! Thi. offering wa over and above tl1eir regi,lar co1n111i1111ents! Thi. money \,\; a di tributed a fol– low : I00 each to the ten mi ion– ary famil ie of their church: 466 for over ea relief to the needy aint through A ociation of Bapti t for World Evangeli m and Bapti t Mid– Mis ion : 1,000 to the Fair Share Youth Camp Commitment of the tate: $200 to the nwed 1other' Bapti t Home in Indiana and 344 toward Cedarville College ··Three To row On" expan ion progran1. The ren1ai ning $ 1,0 1 ,va di ided a follow : one-third for over ea relief, one-third for negro mi ionary John Mc eal in Atlanta, Georgia and one-thi rd for the G .A.R.B.C. national radio mini tr)·. Be t of all ... the other offering of the day. both regL1lar and build– ing fund, were above average ~ hich i indeed n1uch catt e for rejoicing! - . :. . .. ' ··-.,... ' .. _! _·. _·: ··..:. Dea r Rea der: Why not suggest to your pastor tha t you h av e a " bundle lot" of THE OHIO INDEPENDENT BAPTIST sent to your church ea ch mon t h? 25 copies would co st but $25 .00. 50 cop ies - $50.00. He lp us to g e t " bundl e lots" into All of ou r chur ch es! Thanks • • • Your Ed itor The ''PEACE'' Sign ·r he 0 1<1 f ~<, i t/1 l <J11re11cle1 of pr1l. 19()9, tcll"i that the ··pca(:e·' ign t the re\ olt1t1011ar1e \, t1 .... ed b\ the hip- • 111e\, ,lnll beco n11ng tl ·,1gn l 111e r1c 1n \ l)ll th. P-. the ..br k.cn ·r )',"i •• r ..,, 1t ch\ , ll) t ." \\ h1 h ,, .1.... tt"icd dt1r1ng tht? 1111 idle ,\ge, ,\\ ., \ign l 11 ,, 1t "h(l', ,1r1li ., \\111ht )l l l tl1e tie\tl . 1,,n\ \l't111g i1et,ple \\l1 t1 .1 1\? ,, ~,, r- • ir\o th i-s en1l1ll: 111 l ) t1 tll t: 1r gc11 111~ n1') .:, {) J je,, el 1\ t i ) 11 )t k.O,)\\ \\ l1 ·1t it lCJ) (C- ....~nt s. \\ l' , ttf)p(, , c tl1at I l)I t11~r l 1~h 'l' J ,1111t!, .r\ . J>1k.e l i t I tll)t k11t) \\ 1l1i '-=it l1t~1 as 11~ t l ltl .,, lt ... \st t,, ) t t~, i - ill tl . llt l l ic11 :s tl1 tt t l1 "n h \\ as 1\ , t l1t: r l'J'lltt I\ ,, .tri 11g , n • l1a in di' l lll) l l1 i ll\: k 1 lll l (C:11 l l s ~"1 l t il t: \ r l1l1t:-illt)I) lli ~,nt 1bt1r . FEBRUARY, 1970