Churches of Christ -- Sermons; Sermons, American -- 20th century
By actual count there are 217 people present for this Sunday evening
worship. We are glad you are here. Your presence is a distinct
encouragement. It helps. We can have better work by your being here than
we could if you were not here. We have some visitors and you are very
welcome. May you enjoy with us all the blessings that are to be had here
and help us make these services even better!
At the close of the lesson we shall sing “Come to Jesus,” for the
purpose of encouraging you to accept the Lord’s invitation. The
invitation comes from Jesus Christ. By his authority and by the power of
the Holy Spirit the doors of the church were opened nearly 2,000 years
ago on the day of Pentecost, and the doors of the _Lord’s_ church have
been standing wide open ever since. Whosoever will may come. We sing
this invitation song for the sake of the exhortation it contains and to
give you a convenient opportunity to come forward and make known your
desire to obey the Lord. Backsliders are invited to return to God,
confessing their sins, repenting of them, and praying for forgiveness.
Those who have never been born again are taught by the Bible to believe
in Christ, repent of their sins, confess their faith, and be baptized
for the remission of sins. We are prepared to assist you in carrying out
your obedience of these commands. If you will come forward and make your
wishes known, we shall be glad to help you in every way we can.
I promised to speak to you tonight upon the topic “Which Church Is
Right?” That is a very important question, and the timeliness of it is
evident by the fact that in the United States there are more than 200
churches. Just for the sake of a round number, we’ll speak of them as
200. That is, indeed, enough. In fact, too many! For, in the Bible,
there is only one. Now, you just think about that—200 in the United
States alone, to say nothing about other parts of the world, and only
one in the Bible!
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One Church in Bible
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