With the Children on Sundays: Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-SoulStall, Sylvanus
Religion
With the Children on Sundays: Through Eye-Gate and Ear-Gate into the City of Child-Soul
Stall, Sylvanus
Children -- Religious life; Children's sermons; Moral education
When Jesus was upon the earth vast multitudes attended Him. Where He
went they followed. But now when Jesus is no longer bodily present upon
the earth, when we cannot see Him with our natural eyes, we speak of
walking by faith, and you may be curious to know what is meant by
walking by faith. I think that I can illustrate it in this way: Here is
a sheet of writing paper. Now above the writing paper I will place this
magnet, and then below it I will place this small bit of iron. The
attracting power of the magnet holds the iron up against the paper. Now,
when I move this magnet on the upper side of the sheet from place to
place, you will observe that this little piece of iron on the lower side
of the sheet goes in the same direction. It follows the magnet very
closely. The paper is between them. Now, if this paper were enlarged so
as to be as long and as broad as the ceiling of this room, of course you
would not be able to see the magnet. It would be hidden from your view.
But as you would move the magnet from place to place, the little iron
below would continue to follow it.
So Jesus Christ is no longer visible; we cannot see Him with our natural
eyes, but He draws the Christian who is in this world, and so the
Christian follows Him. He walks in the footsteps of the Lord Jesus. And
it is on that account that we say that the Christian walks by faith, and
not by sight.
Just before Jesus was crucified He said: "And I, if I be lifted up from
the earth, will draw all men unto Me." (John xii: 32.) So He draws you
and He draws me. And so also by His love He would draw every person in
all the world to Him. Let us not resist the drawings of the Holy
Spirit, but come to the Lord Jesus Christ and love Him with our whole
heart.
QUESTIONS.--What can the magnet do? Can the power
of the magnet be seen? Can the magnet lift as many
nails as tacks? Are old rusty nails drawn by the
magnet? Who are like the little tacks? Who are
like the small nails? Who are like the rusty
nails? Does everybody desire at times to be good?
What draws them in the right direction? Can we see
the power that causes us to desire to be good?
What is the name of the power or force that causes
the nails to fall from the magnet? What power
draws people from doing right? Should we always
yield to the power that draws us in the right
direction? Does Christ have to be seen in order to
accept His influence?
[Illustration: Daniel in the Lion's Den.]
KEYS.
HOW TO UNLOCK THE HUMAN HEART.
SUGGESTION:--Objects used: Locks and keys of any
form or size. If possible open the lock and show
how the key fits into the different wards of the
lock. Explain how other keys would not fit.
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