Churches of Christ -- Sermons; Sermons, American -- 20th century
If you think of some change that ought to be made in this outline, or
some items that ought to be added to it, I would certainly be glad to
receive your suggestions. Friends, remember that we are engaged in the
Lord’s work, the greatest work in all the world! If there is any body of
people on earth who ought to be enthusiastic, it is the church of
Christ! We are working in the Lord’s kingdom, and we know that our labor
will not be in vain. If so much can be accomplished by the little that
has been done, I want you to think about what could be accomplished if
we were all doing our best! It yet remains to be demonstrated what can
be accomplished by a congregation which is wholly and completely
dedicated unto the work of the Lord. I recommend that you give a
practical and careful study then to each item on this list.
Consider our devotional program and how it may be improved. It can be
improved! To claim that there is no room for improvement would be to
claim perfection which none of us would like to do. Bro. Murphy has been
making some fine suggestions in our Thursday evening work. Those of you
who have missed them have been missing an opportunity to improve the
effectiveness of your own service in the kingdom of God. He’s made some
_practical_ suggestions. You may think some of them are not good, but
certainly every suggestion he has made should be given very careful
consideration by those who are supervising and taking part in the work
here.
Perhaps our greatest sin is our failure to put into use the knowledge
which we receive, to make practical use of suggestions offered. It would
be easy just to let Dr. Murphy’s advice pass by and go unheeded. If we
do that, it will mean that the church will be very little better off
after this eight weeks of training than it was before. But, if his
suggestions are promptly and faithfully heeded, the church will be a
great deal further along toward the accomplishment of its scriptural
objectives than it was before.
You will notice that the Wednesday evening meeting appears three or four
times in this outline and might appropriately appear at even some other
place. For instance, the Wednesday evening meeting may be used for
devotional purposes. It may be used for instructional purposes and will
be for the next eight weeks. It may also be used for the purpose of
giving practical training to those who would be workers in the kingdom
of God. If we’ll think about it like that, you see, it will give purpose
to our mid-week meetings.
Here are scriptural goals. God is holding us responsible to do
everything we can to attain these objectives promptly and effectively.
Our mid-week program can be made to serve a very important purpose in
the attainment of these ends. And, therefore, along with every other
scriptural phase of the work, should receive the wholehearted
co-operation and support of every member.
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