' r it SCRIPTURE: 1 John 48; Q John; Acts 4:1-13. ' ' DEVOTIONAL READING: v Romans :1-U. Proof of a Christian Leuon for November 30, 1941 if Dr. Newton OPEN, your Bible to I John 4 8; , Second John; and Acts 4:1-13. and you - will ;' have the Scripture background for Sunday's lesson. Add to the above passages Romans 8: . . 1-11. as devotional reading, and you :,wiU be thinking of the unimpeacb ' able proofs of a Christian. Two men are brought before us a a examples of Christian disclpleship Peter and John had been preaching Christ to the people in . .Jerusalem, and they were arrested and brought before the Sanhedrinv The rulers and priests scolded them, ask ing by what power or name they had done this. Peter, ailed with the Holy Ghost, answered them: "Be It known unto you all, and to ' all the people of Israel, that by the nam of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, " whom ye crucified, whom - God I raised from the dead, even by him : doth this man stand here before you whole. ,-. . Neither is there salvation i in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." And then follows the verse that re veals the proof that these humble fishermen were really Christians: "Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and igno rant men, they marvelled; and they 'took knowledge of them, that they - had been with Jesus." r Thi Lord 1$ My Helper IN HEBREWS 13:6, we find this revealing statement: "The Lord " la my helper; I will not (ear.'.' . The more" we study the words ; of John in Sunday! lesson words - that remind as again and again' that God la love, that we lave him because he first loved us, that when we love him we are made strong In serving him, the clearer ; ...we come to understand the Inci dent In Acta 4:1-13, when Peter and John stood boldly before the Baahedrm, impressing the court with the fact that they had been They were not afraid because they were conscious of the presence and power of God. The Psalmist put it sublimely when he safd, "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want" When W Walk With God THE incontestable proof of a Christian is the manner of life he reveals when he walks with God. "And this Is love, that we walk after bis commandments. This la the commandment, that, as ye have beard from the beginning, ye should walk in it." II John 6. When we walk with God. In the light of -hie word,' what a glory he sheds on our wayl A group of men sat in the Univer sity Club In Boston, discussing reli gion: Someone asked Professor Wil liam James to define Christianity. '1 will not attempt a definition of Christianity, but I can give you an Illustration." r y f;- : And he pointed to Phillips Brooks. There was no argument, Phillips Brooks was proof positive that Christianity is something vital and practical and real and effective in everyday life. W1 Who It a Christian? E COME now to the question which always amerces when we think, along this line. Who is a Christian? Look now at I John 4: 18-21. I quote some of these reveal ing words: , ,.: ,., ; v :'' . "Whosoever shall confess that .Jeans Is the Son of God, God dwelleth la him, and be In God. 'And we have known and believed the leva that God hath to us. God -- Is love; and he that dwelleth In love, dwelleth In God, and God in him." We are not certified as Christians by any man-made creed, nor by any ritual or ceremony. We are certified as Christians by the direct access which every soul may have with God, through Jesus Christ our Great High Priest forever. : :: Church membership does not. make us Christians. Baptism' does not make us Christians. ''. Anyone may become a Chris : tian, provided he or she is willing to confess their otter lost estate and, repenting of sin, believe en the Lord Jesus Christ aa Saviour and Redeemer: Christ Is the Au thor snd the finisher of oar salva tion. Ther,e Is none other name under heaven given among men " whereby i we mast be saved. "Whosoever will may come." V ') (Copyrgbt' by tht InttrnMtiontl Council of Relit lous - tductiio on bebtlt ol 40 Protestant denominationm. JMmmo' by WHU Wntmn ) i. , i .1 . Sixtv- one carloads of North Car-ollna-prown snap beans are provi ding enrichment for school lunces and the menus for State Institu tions in a dozen states. The U. S. Department of Agri culture has announced that the Commodity Credit Corporation will buy rice on a competitive bid basis to meet export requirements. " . World corn production i. 1947 48 is forecast at about 4.8 billion bushels. if " l , WITH A I - t. rMniWATDIDII BY ' KRAFT'S STUDIO -" IN MOUNT OLIVE a .Phones M-J or ttl COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY A SPECIALTY , .Prices for fall and winter apples this year are expected to average about the same as last year. c Uncle Sara Says FG3 SALE SASH - DOORS ' SHEETROCK - PAINTS I DRAIN TILE TERRA CQTTA PIPE GLASS - LIME CEMFN7 BRICK PIASTER ASPHALT SHINGLES AND ALL KINDS OF ROLL ROOFING Z. J. G:rt:r G Sen VcRoce. N. C r -il V ' ' ftp ; i " .u - ', f Thanksgiving Day is our country's ptxb&c reexxrnitica d the power and providence of God. It is peciiiarry cm Americcm jnftfaHflnn. srhich has no counterpart in other lands. 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