IT ISN'T HARD TO TELL THAT EASTER IS OVER AND GONE.
Se eneeeeee

AWAY, THE CROWD THAT PACKED IN !
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ABSINCE, THE WORDS "HE IS RI
el

UNFORTUNATELY THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMA

SUNDAYS OF THE YEAR,/IT OFFERS US A SPLENDID

WITH WHAT IS¥ THE CONTRAST BE’

AFTER 5S LD Mu ;usS Ss P Al

THE 20TH CHAPT. OF JOHN

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HUDDLED TOGETHER, IN DIGIAY AN

HAD FAILED THEM. TOGETHER THEY

os

OF ROMAN SOLDIERS WOULD BURST

ts NTO T

OPPORTUNITY

THE JOY AND

© SCRIPTURE READING

EEDS AS A CHURCH AND

AITED FOR SOMETHING

THE _LULLSS HAVE BSEN TAKEN

LS CONSPICUOUS IN ITS

i BEEN SHSELVED FOR ANOTHER YEAR AND

THIS SUNDAY IS UNIQUE AMONG ALL THE

Se

Fi COMPARLNG WHAT COULD BE
es

F MASTER AND THE SUNDAY

TiIB MORNING PRESENTS US WITH
ee
AS INDIVIDUALS. THE DISCIPLES WERE

f HAD FAILED THEL = LORD AND IT APPSARED THAT HE

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PEN, PERHAPS A SQUADRON
a

THEM AND DRAG THEM AWAY TO

(AIT IN| VALN, MAYBS NOTHING WOUL
—— es

tts Tinie . _

SIMSOL OF HUMANITY. MEN WHO

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wy af . ao) a Taam Vit a ' LIT : Te " alia
iT AO Vol r GROUP O in JECTED i LilAl wt oO VAIO LIAPPRALL ib WOULD BAP

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[LENC : SOWSRING ERSHIND LOCKED DOORS, BORED AND DEJECTHO/ WAL + FR
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2 4 at 3 r i 4 a J 4 4 LV bi ae Pail i : a MANY

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GIVE

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Si WHO HAD MISERABLY LET

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DIS oil PLES AS

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ry my i ha Te)
wel REECE WO dil HOLY

TO

B® CHITALN,| PEHAPS THLS WAS

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RED THE DISCIPLES WAS

ed

THAT Tid CREATLON STORY,
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FOR THE FIRST Till. / THE

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Mad MUU

he

Hi

THAN THEY WERE CREATED ANEW. N THE PLACE OF FEAR AND COWARDICE, DOUBT AND DISGUST
aatieaeend —_———— = —

——e

UTE DEDICATION TO PURPOSE, BRAVERY UNTO DEATH, UfIDEXSTANDING AND ABILIT

:

THAT ALLOWED THEM TO PHGIN A MOVEMENT THAT WAS TO SWEEP THE WORLD.

I WULD VALIURS TO SAY THAT THERE ARE FEW PEOPLE HERE WHO AT ONB TIME OR ANOTHER HAVE

NOT DOUETED THE TRUTH OF THE RESURRECTION. I CAN SINCERELY SAY THAT 1 HOPE YOU ALL

HAVE DUUPTE) PECAUSE DOUDT PROMPTS THINKING AND FROM THINKING COMES DEEP AND Tole FALTH.

—_"

TION 1S JUST A BIT OF MYTHOLOGY TACKSD ON THE
wie Toni oehmce

END OF A PERFECTLY GOOD STORY TD MAKE IT MORE CONVINCING. / BUT AS wE LOOK BACK AT THE

OO

—

DISCE PLES IN THEIR PATHE TIC ALONENESS AND oN REALIZE THE PHANGE THAT OVERCAME THEM
— ——————

WE KNOW THAT THEY COULD HAVE EXPERISICE) NO LESS THAN AN ACTPAL ENCOUNTER WITH THE LIVING

CHRIST. JNO ILLUSION COULD MVE PROMPTED THEM TD THE THINGS WHEY DID. NO AMOUNT OF

een

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—

SOMETHING HAPPENED IN THAT ROOM AND WE KNOW THAT IT WAS AN BMOOUNTER WITH A LORD WHO

bene —_—_—__—__—_—_.

ONE WEEK AFTER BEASTS EB MUST PONDER THIS SITUATION,/ THIS RADICAL CHANGE THAT OCCURED
F)
— ———t

TO THE MH) WiO WAITED IN THAT ROG{, WE MUST ASK OURSELVES If WE HAVE HARD AND ACOCEP ZED

THE CHALLEIGE OF A RISEN CHRIST. AS WE CELEBRATED HIS RESUNRECTION HAVE WE ALLOWED
—— =e

HIM TO TRSATHE ON US, TO BE PRESENT IN OUR LIVES, TO RADICALLY CHANGE BIE WAY we LIVE.

——

THE MESSAGS OF RESURRECTION, NiWNSSG OF LIFE AND VITALITY If NOT CONFINED B ONE

——, ———_—_—_—_—_=————

De

UNDAYJIT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FACE IT NOT ONLY ON “AS LS BUT EVERY SUNDAY AND IN

py nar
Bl UAL.

WE HAVE A GRAVES RSSPONSLBLILTY LAID UPON US, WE TOO ARB FACED WITH THE_ CHALLENGE

JESUS GAVE HIS DISCIPLES. HE FORGIV#S US ALL OUR SHORTCOMINGS, HE OF FERS

BUT HE ALSO SAYS TO US,\ "EVEN AS MY FAIHER SENT ME, 3 I SH¥D YOU." A CHURCHES SUCCESS
——————

CERTAINLY CANUOT Di MEASUNED IN UERMS OF NUMUERS OR LARGENESS, BUT WE, AS MEMBERS OF
—_ ——

THE DYER Us. P. C. MUST FACE THE FACT THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS HY NO MEANS "OVERCHURCHED.*®

—_

ROUGHLY SPEAKING THERE ARE #PROX. 2,000 PROTESTANTS IN DYIR [WHO DO NOT ATTIND A CHURCH

Ne

et

N THE COMMUNITY. SOME OF THIS NUM°ER, OF COURSE, GO OUT OF TOWN TO CHURCH, BUT THE
©
MAJORITY DO NOT GOAT ALL. WE MUST ASK GURSELVES IF WE ARE IBELNG TRUS TO OUR PART
—_—___e_
CtAoty
OF THS BARGAIN? ARE WE FULFILLING OUR ASSIGNMENTS AS CHRLS]'S MESSANGERS? Y

WE ACCEPT THE PORGIVENSS HS OF FERS AND THE ASSURANCE THAT HM GIVES, BUT THE STORY OF

THE DISCIPLES IN THE ROOM RINDLS US THAT OUR FAITH 15 A Tad wAY AFFAIR, TO BE CHRISTIAN

——_{_—

WE MUST DO OUR PART.

—_

THE EVANGELISTIC ASPECT OF THIS CHURCH OR ANY CHURCH CAN OT GE CARRIED OUT SOLELY

—_

BY THE MINISTER, IT MUST BE SHARED BY EVERY MIMPER AS A COMMUN MSPONSIBILITY. THE
eee .

—__—

BOARD OF DEAOONS IS PRESENTLY CONCERNED WITH THIS PROBLEM Of EVANGSLISM, OR OUTREACH,

—-- +

OR RECRUITMENT AND IN THE COURSE OF ONE OF OUR DISCUSSIONS JIT WAS SUGGESTED THAT I PREACH
~uimnanemial —— ———_ iste:

MENT ON

OF OUR FAITH, {P RHAP:

1 SOLA TEI NG

6.

TECHNIQUE

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io

wer

a

EFFORT TO POINT OUT THAT

ns

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7

THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPSCT FROM

/%

A

OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOMSIHING FOR THE LORD,

IN ACTUAL PHYSICAL ACTS. HIS COMMAND TO Go INTO ALL THE WO!
SS ("AS THE FATHER SENT ME SO I SEND YOUJ ARE NOT SUG

IL SCT PL

CHRIS TIAN

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AND NON

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WAY WE

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CAN. IN YOUR LIVES THIS MAY MiAN MERELY INVITING A }
EFFORT TO EXPLAIN YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF CHRIS TIANITY

1g MUST DO All fk ®D

FULFILL THEM.

{IS A MUCH ABUSED

ee

IT HAS PICKED UP CO!

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GHURCHMEN HAVE FOUND TO

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UL.

THE FIGURE OF T
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DS-NITION To THE EVANG LIE

QBUvrtEB UWE? ss

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BFFO Tt TO ANNOU NCE 3 THE NEWS OF A ij

RiLIGL ON

0 CARRY OU

LLU!

GA AKCAIN
STATEMIN T OF OUR PART OF THE Ala

QUESTE

il SEN

CANNOT DO, PECAUSE IT WOULD

T1S OPTLONAL.

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I CAN, HOWEVER,

ESGRAL PART

Q coy
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a

HIS COMMANDS

OR THE wOhUS TO THE

ESTIONS FOR OUR SPARE TIME,

b COM:ANUS, ) IF WE ARE T CALL OURSELVES

BOTATIONS THAT CHURCH MEN

T DO JUSTICE BH THE WORD

OR TO THE MAN ON THE STR&ET

SVARULS, TO BACH

UNS.

CHRIST IN THE BEST

EKIGHBOR TO CHURCH OR A

IN DISCUSSION OF

A FREQUENT

I THE WORW

A MANNER THA

ee

HS

CAN SEE WE ARE THE POSSESSORS OF SOMUTHING SPECTAL: THAT WE

‘A Te

Wi

HAS RTLED AND CHANGED OUR LIVES:jIT CAN MAN THE DAY |

HAVE A BIT OF N&STHAT
—__-——.

\) DAY DEMONSTRATION THAT

—_—_.,

AT THES. VERY BOTTOM OF OUR LIVES IS THE KiOWMDGE OF A CHRIS!

THAT HAS DIED AND HAS

——

RISEN.

AS A CHURCH EVAIGLIS' CAN

KE FORM IN AN ORGANIZED, |

YSTHEMATIC PROGRAM. IN TWOS

A?

nr
é

CALL ON NEWCOMERS TO THE COMMUNI

NOT TO PUT THEM ON THE spoT/ NOT 4@ ASKIe mMbJ

IN THE SIMPLE AM FRIENDLY ACT OF INV TING $

—

iy

» OR PERSONS HAVING, NO_CHURCH
——
RRASSING AND IRRELEVANT

THEM TO SHARE THE MEANING

OF OUR FAI

i.

. A C ah @ F

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if

IS THE MOST MEANINGFUL ACT OF EVANGELISM WE CAN PERFORM, / A‘

ISM: I HAVE HOPS

BE THE LAST TIME YOU'LL HEAR ABCUT BVANG!

——

| SOMETHING SPECLAL TO OFFER

I HAVE SALD THIS WILL NOT

THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE

WE WILL HAVE THE SYSTEMATIC PROGRAM I REFERRED TOsJIN THE CONSTANT REMBIDRANCE THAT SVEANGE*

OPTION-BUT A SESPONSIDILLITY.

iLSi IS NOT AN

ve

yr
no

IN OUR ROLE AS MESSENGARS OF CHHIST ARE REMINDED OF

HARSHEST CRITICS ARE THOSE WiO RARKLY ATTEND. THE SAME IS

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ar
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Wweh Th

TY MOST DIOTAS

ANS
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TH .
AIK i 5

THEO LOGICAL

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NOTHING ABOUT IT; ONE WOULD N

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mer
Lik

SR WG

WORTHLESS |

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va

TRUE PHILOSOPHICALLY OR

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THE ONES THAT KNOW

LONE WHO IS CONVINCED THAT

WHODOON'tT Go TO

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fhe

Io

CHURCH FIND IT EASY TO CONTRADICT THE PBBPLE WHO DD. IN ANY

ONS WHO RARELY ATTENDS CHURCH BECAUSE THE ORDER OF WORSHIP D

=] ary) Ty
oe

OR BECAUSE HS DOESN'T LIKS THIS PARTICULAR MIN i, OR FOR
Po __ acid

“I REELEVANT REASON, ROM WITHOUT WE ARS VERY VULNERABLE TO C
—— —————

IN THE IAST PART OF OUR TSXT POR THIS MORNING WE FIND

——_$_

i

OF THOMAS. THOMAS WAS NOT THERE FOR SOME R&ASQV WHEN CHR1 ol
—= Ty
DISCL PLES. AND WHS! HE RETURNED TO FIND HIS COMPANIONS IN d

THEIR {XPERIENCE HE COULD

NOT BSLILVE THee fs AAS NOT THEM

GROUP THERE IS ALWAYS

DESN'T MSE? WITH HIS APPROVAL,

BOME OTHER WHOLLY

RL TICISH.

THIS VW

PROBLEM IN THE SW RY
i
| MADE HLS APPHARANCE TO THE
SYFUL SPIRITS TALKING ABOUT

hl

CHRIST HAD APPEARID

WHILE HE WAS ADSENT AND TRY AS HE MIGHT H& COULD NOT HELP BUT FESL THAT HIS ‘TEN
— — —_ +

BR°OTHREN WERE THE VICTIMS OF WISHFUL THINKING.

BECAUSE HE HAD M

AND ANI TLICPATION

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ts

TOMAS SHOULD NOT BE SCOR

5 is
—_——_—
WHO GE SUNDAY MORNINGS ARE SENT IN THE NEWSPAPER.
———————
JESUS CHRIS? IS NOT TO BE FOUND IN A HONTHLY SXCURSION

EXPECT OUR T.IGON TO ES MEANINGFUL AND VITAL IF WE DO NOT

HE COULD NOT

5SED THE VITAL PRESENCE OF

BE A PALT OF THEIR GLADNESS
————

A RISEN CHRIST. IN THIS

WAS JUST LIKE MANY OF US, AND MANY MORE OF THOSE

—_—__

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TO CHURCH | WE DARE NO

GIVE IT THE PROMINENT PLACE IN

OUR sf THES WE MUST KEEP IN MIND AS WE ATTEMPT TO 54

WS FIRMLY BELIEVES THAT THE CHURGH, THIS CHURCH EVER @
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