TRAFFIC SIGNS IN CHRISTIAN LIFE

"And the Lord answered me, and said, Write the Vision and make it plain upon tablets, that he may run that read it." Habakkuk 2:2

1." GO"

    -"Go forward" toward the better things for Christ and the Church.

    - Grow in grace.

    - "We need fewer, "Look out committees and more Go out commiittees.

    -  Go ye into all the world and..."

2. "STOP"

     - If you are on the wrong road.

     - If you are saying something, or doing something, that might cause others trouble, sorrow, etc,

3."DETOUR"

    - Stay away from bad company,

    - Give questionable amusements a wide berth.

    -  Boycott business concerns that sell booze.

4."SHARP CURVES AHEAD"

   -Many dangerous curves on life's highway;extreme caution necessary.

5."SCHOOL-SLOW DOWN"

    -Young people, if you are thinking of quitting school, speeding by it, or taking a short cut with your education, you had better think twice about it.

6."ROAD SLIPPERY WHEN WET."

    -When the "wets" are on the loose, the highways are never safe.

    - Alcohol and gasoline are dangerous mixture.

7."MOUNTAIN AHEAD-FILL UP."

    -There are mountains ahead of us in the pilgrimage of life. Let us prepared.

    - Have you enough oil?

       (foolish Virgins)

   

Drawing Near to Lord

"It is good for me to draw near to God." Psalm 73:28

Why is it good thing to draw near to God?

1. In doing so, We draw away from ourselves:

    a) A man needs to get away from himself at times.

    b) Too self-centered; selfish; self-pity.

2. In doing so, we draw away from the world.

    a) Away from the temporal; away from mammon;away from the snares and pitfalls of sin.

3. For same reasons it was good for the prodigal to return home.

    a) Forgiveness, re-in statement,abundance, peace of mind, self-respect, blessings of home.

4. It produces christian unity.

    a) the closer we draw to God the closer we come to our comrades of the cross, of all         denominations.

5. Thus we shall learn to know him.

    a) We can't know God by following at a distance.

    b) Be still, and know that I am God. 

Spreading The Gospel

"They therefore that were scattered abroad went about preaching the word." Acts 8:4

1. WHO PREACHED.
     a) The disciples Peter, James and John etc.
     b) The rank and file of the Church. "They that were scattered abroad."

2. WHAT THEY PREACHED.
     a) The word of God, "preaching the word."
     b) Salvation through Jesus Christ.

3. WHY THEY PREACHED.
     a) Because they believed the word.
     b) Because they realized the value of human soul.

4. WHERE THEY PREACHED.
     a) They began at home, Jerusalem.
     b) They spread out far beyond.

Conclusion: It is our duty to follow the example of this early church. They believed in the Gospel and they went everywhere preaching in the name of Jesus salvation from sin. The Church today finds here a worthy example to follow.