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Topic for Sunday, August 1: Life L
Book of Acts. Acts 27:18-44.
DAILY READING
Monday: The need of the Spirit.
Tuesday: Turning to God. Acts 2:
Wednesday: God is not mocked. .
Thursday: Spread of the seed. Act
Friday: A chosen vessel. Acts 9:1
Saturday: An epoch-making speech.
The writer of the Book of Acts, Li
scholar, the evangelist expressly tells
he wrote, that this book is another t
did and taught.
It is the second volume of Luke's n
first dealing with his work in the worl
and this dealing with his work throi
the agency of his Apostles.
The title, "The Acts of the Apostle
a misnomer. It should rather be
Through His Apostles." Very few, ii
are even so much as named in the boo
The lessons to us are many and i
that we need not attempt to address
until" we have sought God's Spirit.
Another is that in waiting 011 hii
receive the preparation we need for ef
work. And concerted prayer as well
needful.
Another is that the simple Gospel
unto salvation, and its preaching and
for spreading the Kingdom and de^
larger life in all believers.
Another is that fellowship with o
beautiful and at times needful. The <
the first disciples prepared them thi
which soon came, when persecution sc
Another is that God requires faithi
one another, and looks upon the viols
against the Holy Ghost. Ananias and ?
uod when they made false statements
The Holy Ghost is a person. Only t
against. Satan is a person. He put
Sapphlra's hearts to sin as they did. 1
personality of the Spirit will help us t<
of the devil.
The suffering of the righteous for th
evident token, and God-given, of sal
accused of speaking against Moses,
appear as that of an angel, with a t
since Moses had been made resplende
Stephen saw the Son of ^lan standii
God?not sitting as everywhere else i
ing, as if he had risen to receive an<
martyr. Royalty rises only to "welco
are joint-heirs with Christ. They are i
unto the Lord.
There is hope of even the wickedes
* threatenines and alanehtpr 1ntAvl/>nt
Stephen, regardless of whether bel
women, continued his havoc of the
him and converted him into the greate
The missionary lesson is a great on
\fied, In the vain attempt to avoid goinj
city, to offer redemption. In the sa
Peter to forget, the distinction betw
And when the vision was over the mi
Roman, were at the door to escort Pel
That best portion of a man'i
His little nameless, unrememl
Of kindness and of love.
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essons for me from the
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Acts 1:1-8.
37-42.
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s 8:8,34-40.
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Acts 17:22-31.
ike, the physician, the
i Theophilus, to whom
reatise on what Jesus
larrative of Christ, the
Id by his own presence
jgh the Spirit and by
>s." commonly used, is
4 The Acts of Christ
ideed, of the Apostles
k, except once,
iractical. The first is
ourselves to our work
n in prayer we shall
ficiency and success in
as personal prayer is
is the power of God
living the best means
reloping the new and
ne another is always
;ommunity principle of
e better for the time
attered them abroad,
'ulness on our part to
ition of truth as a sin
iapphira sinned against
i to Peter.
i person can be sinned
; it Into Ananias' and
The recollection of the
> resist the personality
eir faith is to them an
Ivation. Stephen was
God made his face to
jlory with which none
int.
lg at the right hand of
-epresented, but standI
welcome his faithful
me royalty. Believers
nade kings and priests
t. Saul, breathing out
ed with the blood of
lievers were men or
Church. God stopped
ist of the Apostles.
ie. Prom Joppa Jonah
I to Nineveh, a Gentile
me JODnn. P.nH tnncht
een Jew and Gentile,
en from Cornelius, the
ter to Caesarea.
s life is still
bered acts
?Wordsworth.
\N OF THE SOUTH.
Prayer ]
TOPIC?HOPE A
1 Peter 1:1
Kor the Week Begii
This passage is designed to enfo
expressed in 2 Corinthians, where
rationality of enduring trial, "whil
which are seen, but at the things
things which are seen are tempori
not seen are eternal."
To encourage the new convert!
the writer reminds them that tim
the salvation that was to be re
means by which it should be pr
that provision that they searched
ascertain the meaning of those tb
revealed to them and which, upo
kbown. They are represented as
truths as the miner does the# ]
unearth. For four thousand year
and the glory that should folk
theme of revelation in manifol
predictions. It was an expression
souls for the "desire of all na
appear, fulfilled all righteousness,
cross his earthly ministry, entere
ascended the Apostles bore testir
prophets had foretold.
The appeal that is made to n
diligently the inspired messages
assurances of a finished salvation
shall not we train ourselves to "
our confidence steadfast unto tl
ojedient children, not fashioning
former lusts in our ignorance"?
which We have and the marvelo
which we have received, it beco
manner of conversation."
A warning is given against im
realities which engaged the profoi
who foretold them, and are a subj
the minds of angels. Our God is
but does and will ever "judge acoi
Genuineness is a requisite to all i
judgments of God are according t
to pass the time of our sojourning
profound reverence for the auttn
must finally give account.
The seriousness of our relatioi
intensified by the very fact of the
glory of redemption. "Ye are not
things, as silver and cold frm
received by tradition from your fat
blood of Christ, as of a lamb wi
spot." The very fact of our being
blood of the Son of God rend
redemption all the more culpable
him "who hath trodden under foo
counted the blood of the cov<
sanctified an unholy thing, and h
spirit of grace; for we know him
belongeth unto me: I will recomp
It heightens our appreciation of
it was not an after thought nor ?
the eternal purpose of God conce
expression of eternal, changelet
estimate we seem at times to se
souls, and how short-sighted the \
in the universe of God! But he w
redemption "verily was foreordal
of the world, but was manifest i
who by him do believe in God tha
and gave him glory; that your fi
God."
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July 21, 1909.
Meeting
iND DUTY.
12-20.
ining July 25.
rce a truth that is concisely
the Apostle is showing the
e we look not at the things
which are not seen; for the
il, but the. things which are
3 in steadfastness of faith,
prophets of old had foretold
ivealed and the marvelous
ovided. So wonderful was
I with intensest interest to
lings which the Holy Spirit
n his authority, they made
searching to discover these
precious ore that he may
s "the sufferings of Christ
>w" constituted the great
d symbols, promises and
i of the yearning of devout
tions," who, when he did
and, having finished on the
d into his glory. After he
nony to the facts that the
is is, shall not we search
that contain such Joyful
i so freely bestowed? And
hold fast the beginning of
le end," that we may be
ourselves according to the
With the abundant light
us nature of the salvation
mes us to be "holy in all
lifference to those sublime
ind interest of the prophets
ect of marvelous inquiry to
"no respecter of persons,"
ding to every man's work."
eligious profession, for the
0 truth. We are, therefore,
; here in fear?that is, with
ority of him to whom we
1 to our sovereign God is
> surpassing excellence and
redeemed with corruptible
n your vain conversation
.hers; but with the precious
thout blemish and without
; redeemed by the precious
era the rejection of that
i. Terrible is the guilt of
t the Son of God and hath
onnnt whorou/HK Ka ?"?
??.? .. ?bu uc nao
iath done despite unto the
that hath said, Vengeance
ense, salth the Lord."
redemption to realize that
in expedient, but a part of
rning us, and therefore an
is love. . How small the
t on the value of our own
rislon we have of our place
rho is the author of eternal
ned before the foundation
r? h ? 1??* 4 * ? - ? m ?-?
u iucic iam iiuies ror you
t raised him from the dead
aith and hope might be in