Churches of Christ -- Sermons; Sermons, American -- 20th century
Now I had hoped to have time to talk about the other phase of the first
division of our outline—preaching the gospel to other communities—but
the clock on the wall says that the time is gone and so we have to close
with the promise that there will be more to follow. If you’ll come back
tonight, I’ll give you a mimeographed outline of the lessons which are
being used both this morning and tonight.
In just a moment we’re going to sing the song that has been announced.
That is our means of urging you to accept the Lord’s invitation to come
to him and let him save you. If you have been guilty of committing just
one sin which has not yet been forgiven, that sin must be forgiven
before you can go to heaven, because no sin can enter there, and no sin
can be forgiven for those who have never obeyed the gospel by faith
(Acts 16:31-33), repentance (Luke 13:3), confession (Acts 16:37), and
baptism (Acts 2:38). Those who have turned aside since being baptized
may be forgiven if they’ll come back repenting, confessing their faults,
and praying for forgiveness. The gospel invitation is yours. While we
stand and sing we urge you to accept it.
XIII
CONGREGATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
(_Continued_)
I promise you in the beginning that I do not mean to discuss all of this
outline (See pages 196-198) at this time. It covers in a general way the
entire program of work that God wants His church to do. The scope of
this work is so broad that we have to break it down in order to study it
practically and effectively. Those who are directing the work of the
church need to study it in its separate parts as well as in its
entirety. This main list of objectives—evangelistic, devotional,
instructional, looking after members individually, practical training,
beneficent work, and incidentals—covers the field entirely. Every
Scriptural function of the church is included in at least one of these
general headings. I do not mean that the lists of activities under the
main headings are complete. They are not necessarily so. In most
instances they are incomplete. They are _suggestive_ rather than
_exhaustive_.
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