Week 38:
Being a Light in the World
More and more and more we should be the light in this dark world. You may not know what a wonderful privilege you have of being an example to young men. Show them you're not tied up with money, you're not tied up with position, you're not tied up trying to be the best preacher in your denomination. Live close to God day by day. "The Spirit beareth witness." John Wesley preached on that more than anyone else. I've never heard anyone preach on Romans 8:16, "the Spirit beareth witness with our spirit." In the Acts of the apostles it says the same thing: We're witnesses, so is the Holy Ghost. We don't need outward acknowledgments. We don't need outward labels. When I think of what it means in Jude, "Praying in the Holy Ghost," it means more than just tongues, it means the Holy Ghost running in me. If I'm filled with the Holy Ghost then what grieves the Holy Ghost will grieve me. It's not all joy and excitement.
Did the disciples ask the Lord "teach us to preach"? No. They heard the sermon on the mount, the greatest sermon ever preached birthed but They never said, "Lord teach us to preach." Jesus sang a hymn and went into Gethsemene, I think He sang often, but They never said, "Lord teach us to sing." They never said, "Lord teach us to laugh." No. They said,
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