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Sundav School Lesson (Continued from Pas* 2) position by the Crucifixion, in the very city where Christ had died, the disciples boldly declar ed their faith in his mission. Equally remarkable is the fact that on that day three thousand persons were prepared to accept the reinterpretation of national i hopes that a crucified Messiah' required. Obviously, the Holy j Spirit was working not only in 1 the words of the speakers but i also In the hearts of the hear-i ers. Without fear, the early 1 church shared its faith with oth ers. The Nature of the Church 1. The church is a continua tion of the life of Christ in the world. Just as the physical body of Jesus was the vehicle for the incarnation of God, so the church Is the medium of his continuing activity. 2. The church is a witnessing community. A witness cannot speak of things he has heard at second hand. He can testify only to what he himself has seen and known. Peter, once filled with Jewish racial pride, was a wit ness: "God has shown me that I should not call any man com mon or unclean." At an old-fashioned class meeting, one of the saints was testifying how God had saved him forty years before. Finally the leader interrupted. "Broth er, we know you were saved forty years ago, but what has God done for you today?" 3. The church is an obedient community. Jesus told the dis ciples to wait, and they waited. The Holy Spirit directed the disciples to go into the street and witness to the Messiah, and they obeyed. Peter told his hear ers to repent and be baptized, and they did so. The church, the Body of Christ, is always obe dient to the Lord, its head. If we are to be faithful members of the church, we too must bear our witness in obedience. The problem is that we often confuse our thoughts with God's thoughts. We do not find it easy to know what God wills the church to do. We live in a secu lar world that really does not expect any word from God. Modern man expects to solve his problems by the exercise of his own reason. ' Each should recognize that the other is bearing his witness in sincerity and that together they may come to a clearer under standing of God's will than ei ther of them could find alone. Therefore, they will continue to walk together, confident in the promise that the Holy Spirit will guide them into all truth. God, our Father, who sent thy Son into the world to re deem it and who raised up the church to continue his work, make us trustworthy and obe dient servants of thy love; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Subs crib* to THE FUTURE OUTLOOK Fbmeless electric heating is pure comfort... ?.makes older homes young and carefree. Your home may not be a new one anymore. But flameless electric heating can make it feel new again. Because elec tric heating is steady and even. From ceiling to floor. Quiet, too. And abso lutely free of flame or combustion. Fur thermore, electric heating needs no chim ney or bulky equipment. Result? You can gain extra living space. People in over half of the new i homes and apartments served by Duke I Power are already enjoying the pure comfort of flameless electric heating, j And older homes are joining them in creasingly. It costs about the same to operate as other forms of heating, too. So if you're thinking of moderniz ing or enlarging your home, talk over your conversion plans with an electrical modern j ization dealer today. Or ask Duke Power to recom mend one for you. Live a life of pure comfort-electrically. Duke Power Iduke power
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