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The Howe Enterprise
THIS WEEK’S SERMONETTE
INCANDESCENT LllVES
Claude Cone, Pastor
First Baptist Church
Christ fills every believer with the light of
God. It happens at conversion. When a man
repents of his sins and receives Christ the
Holy Spirit comes into the heart and brings
the light of God. Light in the New Testament
always stands for truth and righteousness.
Christ gives the believer an inward glow that
shines through to the outside. How much we
glow for Christ is us. It depends on our daily
contact with Christ. If we live daily close to
Him and are filled with His presence, we are
going to have a radiant glow of the truth and
righteousness of God.
At one time a firebrick used in England
was advertised with this slogan: “For every
hour of saturation there is a corresponding
hour of illumination.” Soaked for an hour, it
would burn for an hour; soaked for two hours,
it would give off heat and light for two hours.
Our lives are like that. The greater their sat-
uration in Christ, the greter their illumination
The light you are reflecting,
Be it bright or be it dim;
Its shining in the measure
Of the time you spend with Him.
Jesus said to His disciples while preaching
the Sermon on the Mount, “Let your light so
shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is
in Heaven.” He had already told them that
they were “the light of the world.” When one
receives Christ, he receives truth and right-
eousness. He does become light to a dark
world. In fact, the Christian is the only light
the world has. If the world ever finds its way
out of darkness, sin and ignorance, it will be
because of Christ’s disciples pointing them to
the God of Light.
In 1879 Thomas Edison invented the in-
candescent light bulb. The bulb has been
improved, but it basically works on the same
principle as the bulb of 1879. The bulb must
be empty of air and must be equipped with
two wires, one to bring in the current and one
to take it out. On the inside a slender fila-
ment is heated to incondenscence-white heat
by the passage of an electric current. If we
are to be light for God it must work on the
same principle. Our lives must be empty of
sin, self, and all that would interfere with the
operation of the Spirit of God. The soul is the
filament in every man. God’s power must
surge through the soul heatnig it to incan-
descence-white heat, giving a radiant glow
of the truth and righteousness of God.
A little boy’s definition of a saint is classic:
“A saint is a person the light shines through.”
In the New Testament meaning of the word
a saint is a believer in theLord Jesus Christ
and all Christans are saints, but the child’s
definition tells us what a saint ought to be.
Henry Ward Beecher said, “Every person
creates a certain soul atmosphere and from
his personality radiates whatever of light he
has to give.” For the Christian this light
should be nothing less than the manifestation
of the Spirit of God. We all can be incandes-
cent lights for our Saviour.
Incandescent lives will be obedient to Jesus
Disciples do not choose to shine or not to
shine. We choose to be obedient to Christ or
disobedient. When Jesus said, “Let your light
so shine before men” He spoke in a strong
imperative. He actually said, “Shine light
which you are,” or “the light which you are
must shine.” Disciples of Christ must shine
with all their might. Jesus has commanded
us to. We are the only light for a dark world.
Incandescent lives will be radiant of Jesus.
We are to be examples of the very works of
Jesus. His life is our example of good works.
When He changes us from darkness to light
in the new birth He makes us fit for good
works. Paul said, “We are his workmanship,
created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
which God hath before ordained that we
should walk in them” (Ephesians 2:10). A
good work is that which is done by a child of
God, in obedience to God his Father’s com-
mand for the good of men and the glory of
God.
We are to be examples of Jesus in lip and
life. The words of Jesus must be our words.
The good word without the good walk will be
of no avail though. We reveal Jesus most
clearly in what we do. Emerson was right
when he said, “What you are shouts so loudly
that I cannot hear what you say.” Henry
Ward Beecher said, “If you want your neigh-
bor to see what the Spirit of Christ will do
for him, let him see what It has done for you.
Incandescent lives will be a direct pointer
to God. Jesus said, “And glorify your Father
which is In Heaven.” Men must see our con-
duct and not us. Bengel said, “They must see
your works, not yourselves, the shining is not
the candle.” To see us is to miss the point.
That’s the way the Pharisees wanted men to
see them. We are to be just like the light-
house keeper, just be concerned about keeping
the light burning brightly, the ships or those
in darkness will see the light.
The incandescent life is the outgoing—
life-outgoing in praise to God and in love and
service to mankind. The most radient person-
alities in the world are those who live in the
conscious presence of Christ arid give them-
selves most fully to Him and to others. Your
life can be incandescent as you let God’s glory
shine through you.
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To my many friends
Who worked 80 faith-
during the long
campaign, let me ex-
press my sincerest ap-
preciation. As long as
there are sufficient
numbers of those peo-
ple who are truly Inter-
ested in good govern-
ment to take the time
and trouble to vote, this
country will remain
great.
Thanks again to all
who helped in any way.
You will always be near
my heart.
aBMi/. tr.ll.i-I riA.
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HOWE SCHOOL
LUNCH MENU
May 23-25, 1966
Monday:
Veal steak with gravy, fluffy
rice, English peas, lettuce and
tomato salad, rolls, butter, ice
cream and milk.
Tuesday:
Corny dogs, baked beans,
cubbed potatoes, orange-pine-
apple-carrot congealed salad,
corn bread, angel gingerbread
and milk.
Wednesday:
Pimento cheese sandwiches,
tuna salad, lettuce^and toma-
toes, orange juice, fruit,
cookies and milk.
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