The Howe Enterprise (Howe, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 8, 1965 Page: 2 of 4
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The Howe Enterprise
THIS WEEK’S SERMONETTE
SANCTIFICATION
By Gene Bunch, Minister
First Christian Church
Text: 1 Thess: 4:3.
“For this is the will of God, even your
sanctification.”
It is strange how a word will sometimes
cause men to misconstrue its simplest and
essential meaning. The importance of san-
ctfication is often overlooked because so many
people make something out of it that it does
not even remotely suggested.
The canctified life is the normal life. It
never repels those who observe its effects in
the lives of Christians. The reason that so
many refuse to be swayed by its influence is
because they see those who make it a specal-
tv in their religious profession.
There is nothing more obvious than the
Bible teaching of sanctification. The stand-
ard plan of redemption as taught and pract-
iced by the first Christians included the
doctrine of sanctification. But it never was
advocated either by Christ or His Apostles
as a doctrine that was separate or distinct
from the other great doctrinal rules.
Sanctification has been made the subject
of much controversial agitation. It has
caused divisions and separations in many
religious circles. It has severed ties of the
most intimate friendships. We are slow to
learn the importance of always exemplifying
the Spirit of Christ in all our relations with
men. We sometimes fail to show the dispo-
sition to “give quarter” to those who differ
with us religiously. We often manifest the
spirit of those who have never revealed any
interest in the moral welfare of mankind.
We seem to think that no one has the right
to differ with us. We cannot understand how
it is possible for us to be wrong on the fine
points of Christianity because we have been
taught by people who claimed a monoioply
on Scriptural interpretation and the appli-
cation of Christian doctrine- to all the relig-
ious needs of men. We are easily persuaded
that our childhood instruction is the only
foundation upon which to build the structure
of a mature life.
Sanctification fortifies the soul against the
possibility of a man thinking “of himself more
highly than he ought to think.” The unsaved
Will note such a life with appreciation. Have
you ever seen anyone who could not appre-
ciate the examples of Christian living? The
life that subscribes to the New Testament
type of sanceification will attract the unsaved
and with unfailing accuracy will direct men’s
thoughts toward Christ as the author of
saving faith.
Christ did not mention sanctification to
His disciples when He sent them out to tell
the story of redeeming love to the unreached
people of Palestine. His final instructions
on Mount Olivet were confined to the work
they were to do in carrying the Gospel to the
ends of the earth. But we know that if they
had not been sanctified thev couly not have
accomplished the work that has made their
names household terms in. every Christian
family.
If it were possible to prove the superiority
of one phase of the plan of redemption to
the other tenets of the Gospel, we would have
valid reason to doubt the authority of Christ’s
teachings. But we have been taught to be-
lieve that everything that Jesus announced
was essential to our salvation. He dealt ex-
clusively in fundamentals, which make it
mandatory to accept all His teachings as
being indispensable to our eternal welfare.
And when one docetrine is made to appear
in the light of some special interest or ex-
perience, we jeopardize our spiritual standing
in the sight of God and our religious prestige
in the estimate of men.
TRADE IN HOWE
As we approach the mid-way point in oup
discussion of “Why do People not See the
Bible Alike,” we have already had great
success in that one precious soul has decided
to worship as God directs. It is my sincere
wish that everyone would throw down the
dictates of men and be simply a Christian!
after the order of the New Testament.
It is indeed a privilege to be able to study
with such diligent searchers of God’s Word.
To those who have not used this opportunity
to come and study, we extend you the most
cordial welcome to do so.
Once again I thank you for the honor of
speaking to you of Howe.
Don Holloman.
CHURCH SERVICES
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Gene Bunch, Minister
Sunday School 10:00 A. M.
vVorship Service 11:00 A. M.
DORCHESTER
BAPTIST CHURCH
J. N. Sides, Minister
Sunday School____10:00 a. m.
Worship Service 11:00 a. m.
Traiining Union .. 6:30 p. m.
Evening Worship 7:00 p. m.
Wednesday:
Prayer Meeting _ 7:30 p. m.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Don Holloman, Minister
SUNDAY:
Sible Classes ...... 10:00 A.M.
•Morning Worship 11:00 A.M.
Teenage Classes .... 6:00 P.M.
Evening Worship 6:30 P.M.
WEDNESDAY:
Mid-Week Bible Classes
.................... 7:30 P. M.
Where Visitors are Welcomed
And Members Expected
METHODIST CHURCH
Ralph Burke, Minister
10:00 a.m. Sunday School
11:00 a.m. Moraine Worship
6:30 p.m. Youth Fellowship
7:30 p.m. Evening Worship.
WEDNESDAY:
7:30 P. M. Prayer Meeting.
Everyone is invited to attend.
BAPTIST CHURCH
Claude Cone, Minister
Sunday School 10:00 A.M.
Morning Worship 11:00 A.M.
Training Union 6:30 P.M.
Evening Worship 7:30 P. M.
Wednesday:
Mid-week Service 7:30 P.M.
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