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CS255S55555 I INTRODUCTION The proclamation of the Word of God is not mere recital. It is not just to entertain - although many seem to believe this is the purpose of preaching. Nor is it simply to inform. Truth is to be presented, yes. The teaching of the Bible and the evidence of the truth of it must be communicated, but this • communication is not an end in itself. The gospel consists of “facts to be believed, commands to be obeyed, and promises to be enjoyed. Belief without obedience can .ygcely be Mid be belief at all - the devils also believe and tremble',” (James 2:19>. Consequently, those with whom the message is shared should be invited to confess Chirst as Savior and to be buried vdth Him in baptism, to rise to new life, (Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38; Romans 6:4). The work of the messenger of God is incom plete until he has extended God’s invita tion. LESSON BACKGROUND .. .“Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God.” These are the opening words of the section of Isaiah known appropriately as “The Book of Comfort.”. The need for. comfort was great. God had not wholly cast suffer exile in Babylon because of their sins. ~Jerusalem.Jay._Jn ruins __and the exile dragged on into the second or third genera tion. Israel was a people robbed and spoiled. As the prophecy unfolds, it becomes evident that what is described for us is the beginning of a great era of salvation - something far more than the return of a few thousand Jews from Babylon. Theirs would be a temporal salvation, but not to be compared with the salvation from sin for time and eternity that the Servant of the Lord would provide. The Servant would make atonement for sin and usher in the kingdom of God, (Isiah 53). ..Isaiah 55:1-2 - The Lord says, “Come, every one who is thirsty - here is water! Come, you that have no money - buy grain and eat! Buy wine and milk. Why spend money on what does not satisfy? Why spend your wages and stilt be hungry? Listen to me and do what I say’ and you will enjoy the best food of all.” Our Scripture begins with a great in vita tifri- Reading it, one is reminded of Jesus’ parable of the great supper, (Luke 14:16). The feast was spread and guests were invited. Some refused, but when the invita tion was extended to others, they accepted gladly. The parable teaches of God’s invitation to a place in His kingdom, (Luke 14:15), not just to a table of ordinary food. So it is in our lesson today. There is absolutely no dsicrimination, no limitation to the invitation except the necessity that one desires what is offered that he thirst for it. It is sad that some do not recognize the soul’s hunger, even though they may experience it. They do know that something is wrong, but they will not admit that the void in their lives is caused by their alienation from God. If we actually long for fellowship with God, it will be ours for the taking. Deuteronomy 33:27 contains the beautiful promise, “The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” Eternal, everlasting - this is our God! Human contracts are dated. Leases expire. But the life that is united with God through Christ Jesus is in an everlasting covenant with Him. V. 3). “Listen now, my people, and come tx> me; come to me, and you will have life! I Fill make a lasting covenant with you and give you the blessings I promised David.” The verbs in this verse tell the story: Listen, come, live. # Two things are necessary. The first is to bear. If I close my ears to God’s entreat ies and refuse even to consider His call, I can never know what fellowship with Him might bring. Well did Jesus say, “He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.” But hearing alone is not enough. (2) We mast repond to His invitation, come onto me. One does not drift into the kingdom of God nor into fullness of life. There must be a definite act of commitment, a time of decision. Our lesson today establishes that God desires salvation and blessing for human kind. He would give us that bread of life, which alone can assuage the deep hunger of the soul. To spend one’s life in the pursuit of (he things of the world is to waste it on "that 'wtteh Is not bread,” that which can ftever^ Furthermore, God calls. He invites, in f«f our unworthiness, for His ways are ! ways of man. money in the world cannot buy the «f God. Yet, if we earnestly desire be ours without money, a i’s love. • i | Dr. Green Says: Urban Studies Students Are Activists At Hpah! Special To The Post The advertising slogan “reach out and touch someone," is literally tak en to heart by the John son C. Smith University Urban Studies Depart ment. Department head Dr. Earl Green and projects coordinator Hattie Lee per have developed extensive two-way ties into the Charlotte community. “We feel it is important to substantiate the theories and structures learned in class with practical ap plication in the streets,” explained Dr. Green. “Our Urban Studies students are heavily involved with internships, research, neighborhood projects and bringing in a great num ber of experts from the government and human service fields to share their experience with us.” Armed with a major grant from the Charles Steward Mott Foundation, the Urban Studies depart ment set up as major pro jects the Urban Life As sociates and the Commun ity Outreach Program. Urban Life Associates is a federation of neighborhood leaders joined together to improve the quality of their lives. An annual confer ence discusses long range ^planning issues such as transportation; land use, growth patterns and 10 —year-_projected Jmages. Frequent breakfast meet ings focus on immediate neighborhood concerns and as a forum to bring in community experts to ad dress problems or topics of interest to neighborhood groups. The Community Outreach Program is ser vice oriented ranging from special story present ations in day care centers to working in senior citi zens centers. “Over 50 percent of our students go into graduate school in Urban Planning or Public Administration,” pointed out Dr. Green. “The rest go into the job market. Each group needs extensive exposure and ex perience in the day-to-day operation of human service agencies if their training here is to offer market skills.” Internships are a key to the program. Most interns are placed in government and private agencies and are involved primarily with research. Smith stu dents are currently helping gather facts for the Urban League’s “Status of Black Charlotte” report due in early May that examines black issues of unemploy ment, housing, crime, women’s issues and others. Research is also being completed for an April FOCUS report on the “History of Black School Closings, 1982-Present,” which will document the history of black public schools in Charlotte-Meek DIET CENTER. LITE YEARS AHEAD.' Want to lose weight and keep it off forever! Talk to Diet Center. We've been promoting sound nutrition in weight loss. Add our program has been proven so effective that we're now the weight loss leaders. Our natural, comprehensive program includes: • Sound nutrition • Private, daily counseling • lifetime maintenance • No shots or drugs s low prices, no contracts Why Settle for second best! With Diet Center. > you're lite years ahead Cal today (or a ^430 N. Tryon SST-SIH Dr. Earl Green .Projects coordinator lenburg and their princi pals. Other placements in clude working with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission. Conferences also add to the students’ development. Several Smithites attended a recent North Carolina Crime Prevention Confer ence at N.C. State Uni versity. Students Willie Houston and Veronica Will iams have attended the annual Washington Center for Learning Alternatives which holds a forum on a current topic (this year’s being the making of a president to coincide with the 1984 elections). The Urban Studies department hosts an annual elected officials conference for -^ha i-}»t >fW'fyrr their expertise with Smith students. Community involvement continues in two other pro jects, the annual “Lead ership Training and De velopment Workshop” and the Thursday night semin ar series. "The Leadership Train ing Workshop is held in conjunction with the Agri cultural Extension Ser vice," remarked Ms. Leep er. "This year we con centrated on leadership styles.” The workshop, held at the Ramada Inn downtown and attended by 110 people, will follow up with book lets to be distributed to neighborhood groups. The Thursday night seminar series is ljeld from 7-10 p.m. in McCrorey Hall, room 208, each Thursday evening during the school year. Subjects range widely from the ca reer experiences of black actors to how to start a small business to crime prevention. The series is open free to the public. “The department is very young, having started in 1980, but we’re very ac tive," stated Dr. Green. “Future efforts will be to enhance our collection of urban data, and more com puter technology, con tinue to update the cur riculum, and increase in ternships and faculty.” “The telephone com mercial fits Urban Studies so well that we offer a 3 YEAR WARRANTY Canon (P(ga<l® - PLAIN PAPER^S COPIER *38.80 Per Month ,-I On Approved Lease | Canon<«^@iii j I AlFxaniHFr’fi r_ ■ ^ —OFFICE SYSTEMS rnritnni r PH ^ 7090 4 »e Ml' to WTtO-U^M >u»x M*Vtj * # * as a theme,” assessed one major. “You have to be a combination of people per son, problem solver and detective who doesn’t shy | away from demanding work. But there's a great deal of satisfaction gained from becoming involved." Keep your out-of-town I friends informed on what's happening in Charlotte by sending them a copy of The Charlotte Post each week. 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