Broken Bread, from an Evangelist's WalletChampness, Thomas
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Broken Bread, from an Evangelist's Wallet
Champness, Thomas
Christian life -- Methodist authors; Meditations
Is not that good news for you? After being so long without a revival,
would it not be welcome? Welcome you say--welcome as water in a desert.
Yes, and that is just what is promised. A revival in THE MOST UNLIKELY
PLACE IN THE CIRCUIT, where even the raciest of preachers seems to be
dull, and where there is a monotony which would shame a prison. Yes,
there, right there, look out for the water, not stagnant, but water that
"breaks out." "Then shall the lame man leap as the hart" that finds the
stream it needs, and the "dumb shall sing," for this living water shall
quench his thirst, and loosen his dried-up tongue. When shall it be?
Young local preacher, why not when thou preachest the next time? Look
for it to the throne of God and the Lamb.--Rev. xxii., 1.
IX. TWELVE BASKETS FULL OF FRAGMENTS GATHERED FROM THE MIRACLE OF CHRIST
FEEDING THE MULTITUDE.
1.--MAN NEEDS HELP. "They have nothing to eat." (Mark vi. 36.)
2.--GOD IS BETTER THAN GOOD MEN. "Send them away," said the disciples.
(Mark vi. 36.) "They need not depart," the Lord replied. (Matt. xiv.
16.)
3.--MINISTERS SHOULD ALWAYS BE ON THE LOOK-OUT FOR THE CHILDREN, THEY
GIVE HELP AS WELL AS TROUBLE. Andrew said, "There is a lad here." (John
vi. 9.)
4.--YOUTH CAN GIVE TO JESUS WHAT NO ONE ELSE POSSESSES. "There is a lad
here which hath five barley loaves." (John vi. 9.)
5.--UNBELIEF WOULD FAIN CRAMP THE LOVE OF JESUS. "What are they among so
many." (John vi. 9.)
6.--"ORDER IS HEAVEN'S FIRST LAW." The crowd must sit down in companies
of fifty before Jesus would feed them. "He commanded them to make them
all sit down by companies." (Mark vi. 39.)
7.--CHRIST WOULD NOT HAVE US EAT WITHOUT ASKING A BLESSING. "Looking up
to heaven he blessed." (Matt. xiv. 19.)
8.--CHRIST'S HANDS CAN DO NO MORE THAN OURS. It was His touch that
multiplied the loaves. If the disciples had kept the one basket, there
would have been many faint by the way. Faith is the truest economy.
(Matt xiv. 19.)
9.--THE USE OF THE CHURCH IS TO PASS IT ON. "Gave the loaves to the
disciples, and the disciples to the multitude." (Matt. xiv. 19.)
10.--EAT WHAT GOD SENDS. You cannot be saved by knowing the doctrine any
more than looking at bread will satisfy hunger. "They did all eat, and
were filled." (Matt. xiv. 20.)
11.--WHEN GOD IS THE HOST THERE WILL BE PLENTY FOR EVERYBODY. "As much
as they would." (John vi. 11.) "Enough for each, enough for all, enough
for evermore."
12.--OMNIPOTENCE DISLIKES WASTE. "Gather up the fragments." (John vi.
12.) "And they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets
full." (Matt. xiv. 20.) A basketful for each apostle.
WAIT HERE FOR THIRD-CLASS.
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