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LESSON
FELLOWSHIP IN THE EARLY
V CHURCH .,.
International Sunday School Lesson
y, ... for January 15, 1950
' Memory Selection: "Now thn-com.
pany of those who "believed were of!
vuv ubwji mhj evui, emu w who saiu
that any of the things which he poa
, sessed were,his own, hut they had
. everything in common." Acts; 32. .
Lesson Text: -Acts 2: 42-47; 4: 31-35.
: r Artistide wrote about the Christians
of his day to the Emperor Hadrian:
"They rescue the orphan from him
who does him violence, and he who
has gives to him who hjs not, without
' grudging,, And if there is a man
j among them who is poor or needy and
7 they have an abundance of necessar
ies, .they fast two or three days that
they may supply the needy with their
necessary food."
-, . Our lesson today" shows how this
spirit started in the early days of the
church.' The believers were unselfish
enough to be unwilling to hold proper-
:- ty while human suffering was unre
. lieved Barnabas, for instance, is sriven
J I ' special' notice because he sold his
, (arm and turned over the proceeds to
the apostles to be used for relief. The
, apostles utilized this trust fund to
, care for those who were in need.
y , "There is nothing of modern com-
:, monism in all this,", says Alexander
Maclaren, "but there is a lesson to
the tmoHern church es to the obliga
tions of wealth and the claims of bro-
, therhood, which is all but universally
r. disregarded.
"The " spectre of communism is
troubling every nation and it will
become more and more formidable
.unless the church learns to live by the
precepts of Jesus and repeat in new
formS the spirit of the primitive
.church."
T, Love for one's fellow mam will
make a follower of Christ mindful of
the needs of others. Dr. Robert F.
; Horton refers to this service as
Christian Socialism and says that I
such a' socialist "will labor for the
weak and unfortunate; he will seek
to alter institutions in the direction of
mercy and of justice; he will put pub
lic interests before private interests;
he will attach more importance to life
than to property; and indeed he will
limit the righto of property by the in
terests of the community. He will ad
rmit no rights without corresponding
If dutieHl lle will 'defiheir6alfli,"iibf Iff
terms oi maienai possessions out in
terms of well-beings."
- The apostles were primarily preach
ers and were unable to give complete
attention to the distribution of chari
ty. -As Professor G. T; Stokes says of
preachers today ;."It is their business
to explain the Lord's will, to translate
the idea of the Bible into the langu
age of modern life, to apply the
principles of doctrine and discipline
laid down in the Bible to the ever
varying wants of our complex modern
civilization; and how can this function
H discharged unless there be time
-. reading and for thinking, so as
ij -ain a true notion of what are these
modem wants, and to find out how the
' "rnal principles of .'the Scriptures
itt to be aDDlied to them."
. The verses in Acta given for our
oniJ!eration. stress repeatedly; the
t:1 ;:tion which these early follow
ers had in one another's company.
They loved, trusted-and wanted to
: rve the same Lord. .They continued
- r.tlv in the - teaching r the
"s; they offered the hospitality
t 'r homes to their brethren and
y peyed together.
rr. E. De Pressense in - his book,
"Christian Life and Jhractic in' the
"- -'y Church," says rit,ym not only
i and opinions ' that werer inter
r" - 1 amonsr the Churches of dif-
f t countries. The bond of Christ-
ian'. love drew them far more closely
.1 ' er, and y "expteiwed their
' Jy aTfeotiaa in many pmotusai
-. The Christian who was iouni-
, tmnA home wherever he found
' en in the faith; He wis loaded
. : r-s and treated as a son fcven
d,i f t great ty of Rome, where he
-1 ersily have been lost in the
" . imtformit: 'ith the
i of the flt century,
,'-'. nent abundant alms to
v ' rem in noverty, whether
i ionf.-s3rs suCering at
r Cirirtlans condemned $o worjj
-Haii hearts-are filled
S on .Pare Two)i
11(11 tl IJ.4. I - I I ' 1
You ought to put into real action that long
'felt desire to do something that will help others.
We all have that desireall but the very
selfish. We would like to serve. But where?
How?
One of the contributions which our churches
make to the life of this community is in provid
ing countless opportunities for valuable service.
Can you sing in a choir? Teach a class? Lead
t youth group? Visit a shut-in? Pack a gift
basket? Paint a Sunday School room? Mend a
choir gown?
These are humble, yet valuable services. They
won't make you famous, but they'll make you a
better person. And they'll help others discover
tne true riches in life.
You ought to do itt You ought to join a church
... and find the service that yr-i can render!
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C. W. Doling, Pastor
Sunday School, 9:45 A. M.
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New Hope Church, 7:30 1'. M.
Fourth Sunday
Cedar Grove Church, 11:00 A. M.
Woodland Church, 10 A. M.
Winfall Church, 7:30 P. M.
Fifth Sunday
Woodland Church, 11:00 A. M.
Prayer Meeting each Wednesday at
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E. R. Meekins, Pastor
Church School, 11:00 O. M.
Morninsr Worship. 11:00 A. M.. sec
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WHITEVILLE GROVE BAPTIST
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Rev. J. W. Davis, Supply Pastor
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Elizabeth White, Pastoi
Sunday School, 9:45 A. M.
Church Services, 11 A. M.
Christian Endeavor, 6:30 P. M.
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Rev. E. G. Willia, Pastor
Sunday School, 10 A. M.
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Morning Worship, 11:00 o'clock.
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Sunday School, 10:00 A. M.
Morning Worship, 11:00 o'clock.
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Evening Worship, 7:80 o'clock.
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