THE ~pn!ifnHr ))1'aifl! REPORT

The Potter's Wheel

Jeremiah 18 :1-4 THE WORD WHICH CAME TO JEREMIAH FROM THE LORD, SAYING, ARISE AND GO DOWN TO THE POTTER'S HOUSE, AND 'THERE I WILL CAUSE THEE TO HEAR MY WORDS. THEN I WENT DOWN TO THE: POTTER'S HOUSE, AND BEHOLD, HE WROUGHT A WORK ON THE WHEELS. AND THE VESSEL THAT HE MADE OF CLAY WAS MARRED IN THE HAND OF THE POTTER: SO HE MADE IT AGAIN ANOTHER VESSEL, AS SEEMED GOOD TO THE POTTER TO MAKE IT.

Jeremiah 19 :1-2 THUS SAITH THE LORD, GO AND GET A POTTER'S EARTHEN BOTTLE, AND TAKE OF THE ANGIENTS OF THE PEOPLE, AND OF THE ANCIENTS OF THE PRIESTS: ... AND PROCI..41\IMTHERE THE WORDS THAT I SHALL TELL THEE, ...

Jeremiah 19 :10 THEN SHALT THOU BREAK THE BOTTLE IN THE SIGHT OF THE MEN THAT GO WITH THEE,

II Timothy 4 :9-11 DO THY DILIGENCE TO COME SHORTLY UNTO ME: FOR DEMAS HATH FORSAKEN ME, HAVING LOVED THIS PRESENT WORLD, ... ONLY LUKE IS WITH ME. TAKE MARK, AND BRING HIM WITH THEE: FOR HE IS PROFITABLE TO ME FOR THE MINISTRY.

(The foregoing scriptures are explo1"ed in Bro. Otto Busch's. sermon in this issue.) A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: THE \ Dear Readers of the REPORT: APOSTOLIC FAITH We are entering a new year of publishing the Apostolic Faith Re- REPORT port. This issue as numbelr one of volume sleven. JACOBC. REGIER Editor We need your help. Without your cooperation we cannot publish Box 383, Perryton, Texas a single issue. With your help we can make this publication the bless- ing and edification with which God would be pleased. JERRYMCCLENAGAN Tne Apostolic Faith as we know it now, was bwIt around the mes- AssoclateEditor Sage· ~r'the healulg power of Christ in our present generation. We want Box 133, Hardesty, Oklahoma to ask you to send us your testimonies of healing. If your testimony EDITORIAL BOARD does not pertain to physical healing but as a testimony of victory, we Jack Barker Laverne, Okla,. would like to publish it also if possible. Otis Wade Galena, KanS~ j i Thank you and God bless you for your financial slUpport the past \.year. Thank you too for rallying to our need of a new typewriter fOil' Olen Bachler Katy, Tex. \ the REPORT office. Thank you for your prayers. Published as the Lord pro:' \ Due to lack of funds we are sending out an eight-page paper this vides,. sent to you upon request time. We hope to resume the 12 or 16 page editions hereafter. on the free-will offering basis.

I To the Apostolic Faith minL<;terswe send out this request: • Please send wsIyour sermons and reports. APOSTOLIC FAITH REPORT POBox 383 \ We send our special thanks to the churches who are regularly sup- Perryton, Texas porting the REPORT with their funds. Please send all changes of address, \ God Bless you all, giving both old and new address. Sincerely, Jacob C. Regier, Editor Jerry McClenagan, Associate Editor NOTICE! NOTICIE! NOTICE! The Bible School needs a large deep-freeze. Notify: The Apostolic NOTICE! NOTIOE! NOrn:CE! SPECIAL Faith Bible School, Box 110, Bax- ANNOUNCEMENT BIBLE SCHOOL STUDENTS If you play a musical instur- ter Springs, Kansas, if you can Bible School ment, please bring it when you help or advise them with this need. Work-Wee1ks come to Bible School. We plan to If an "Ice-'Cream" freezer-chest is form an orchestra. You'll be glad obtained it needs to be at least a you did. During the annual busines" 6-hole size. meeting, July 26, 1960 it was de- Miss Edna Neff, Music Teacher cided to conduct two separate work weeks this year. The pur- pose of thes'e work weeks is to re- pair and beautify the Bible School Buildings. September 5, 1960 is the date of BIBLE SCHOOL MEMORANDUM the beginning of the first work.. week. EVERYWHERE: Pray for a greater school The beginning of the second for 1961 which begins January 3, 1961. Support work-week will be announced lat- the school with food and finance. er. PASTORS: It is our plan to visit your church shortly. Bro- Everyone cooperate! Bring your ther Truman SummerfoId will conduct me on this tools and work clothes. If you tour. Be sure to learn the date I'll be with you and cannot come, you can send food announce it. Meet us for the service. Slides will be for the workers and money for the shown (if requested) excepting daylight services. needed repair-materials. The amount of your transpor- God has given us a wonderful faculty; a large sel- tation to and from Baxter Springs, ection of studies; and the prospect of a fine large Kansas would be a nice offering if student body. . you cannot come. Last year some of the lady-folk STUDENTS: Make your plans now to attend the 1961 term. came and helped with the work For further information write: and cooked for the workers. It was appreciated. The welcome GAIL W. SCHULTZ, Superintendent ~at is· out to them also. Box 110 Baxter: Springs, Kansas - •. __ 7" __ •.~. benefits that follow from the opera- tion of this gift: 1. He that prophesieth speaketh un- to men to edification, and exhorta- 1 he GIFT OF tion, and comfort. I Cor. 14:3. Edification, exhortation and com- fort has been rendered, "building up, stirring up, cheering up" by Ellicott. PROPHECY 2. One who prophesies is declared to be greater than one who speaks with tongues unless he interprets. I Cor. 14:5. 3. Prophesying brings conviction to unbelievers. I Cor. 14:24,25. 4. For ye may all prophesy one by one that all may learn. I Cor. 14:31. N THE OLD Testament religious Spirit to receive the Spiritual gift of Through the operation of the gift of Prophecy the Spirit can do a won- order, the Lord raised up prophets prophecy, I Cor. 14:24, 31. But all do I derful job of teaching by eKhorting to deliver His message to the people not receive the office of a prophet. I or edifying in Spirit given words. I during times of Spiritual declinsion Cor. 12:28, 29. The true prophets Cor. 14:3. and times of national crises. such as Agabus could foretell future Prophets were preachers of right- events by divine inspiration. Acts Paul taught that no more than eousness declaring the Lord's mes- 11:27; Acts 21:10, 11. But those who three persons were to prophesy in one sage to the people. They were had the spiritual gift of prophecy had meeting. I Cor. 14:29. moral and religious teachers of their a more restricted ministry. I Cor. The fact that the messages of the nation, reformers who awakened the 14:3. Prophets were to be judged indicates religious life of the people; forewarn- that the inspiration was not always Because the Bible declares that the ers of the certainty of the divine infallible. I Cor. 14:29. testimony of Jesus is the spirit of judgement on sin; foretellers of The New Testament gift of Proph- prophecy (Rev. 19:10), some people future events by divine inspiration. ecy can be a wonderful blessing to have mistakenly said preaching is all We shall quote two pasilages of a church, but it can never take the there is to the New Testament gift scripture which give us an insight place of the written word of God. of prophecy. Nothing could be furth- into the method of inspired utterance Any message in Prophecy that is not er from the truth. In a large part of as given to the prophets. David said, in harmony with the infallible word the Christian world there has been a of God is to be rejected. "THE SPIRIT OF TH!E LORD presistent tendency to debase the Follow after charity and desire SPAKE BY ME, AND IDS WORD gift of prophecy by robbing it of its WAS IN MY TONGUE." II SAM. spiritual gifts, but rather that yc supernatural character. It is one 23:2. JEREMIAH SAID, "THE LORD may prophesy. I Cor. 14. 1. hundred per cent supernatural. PUT FORTH IDS HAND AND EDITOR'S NOTE: Anointed preaching is not prophe- TOUCHED MY MOUTH AND THE In the Next issue of the Apostolic sying and prophesying is more than LORD SAm UNTO ME, BEHOLD, Faith Report, we will print the ninth anointed preaching. In preaching of I HAVE PUT MY WORDS IN THY and finaJ installment of Brother the highest order the mind of the MOUTH. JER. 1:9. Girouard's articles in this series: speaker is illuminated and quickened "The Gifts of the Spirit," Brother The Prophets whose messages were hy the Holy Spirit and the message Girouard writes, "M.y next article ____ written and preserved as the word goes forth in the power of the Holy will treat the three gifts of power: Q'fGod no doubt had inspiration that Spirit. That kind of preaching is Healing, Faith and Miracles." was infallible. divinely inspired but not super- In the Old Testament as well as in natural. In prophesying the mind is' A Tribute to the New Testment we find a type of passive as the Spirit gives utterance Mrs. Pearl Chapmli,n Prophecy which was evidently of a to the words spoken. As speaking A Tribute To Our Deceased Sister much lower degree of divine inspira- with tongues in supernatural utter- Pearl ChapmaJll. tion and was not regarded as infalli- ance in and unknown tongue, so She has left her family and friends ble. Numbers 1:25-29; I Sam. 10:10; prophecy is supernatural utterance a spiritual legacy of "Devotion to I Cor. 14:29-32. in a known tongue. God." She has built a monument of In treating, of the spiritual gift of We remember hearing the late great magnitUde by prayer, good prophecy it is absolutely necessary to Charles F. Parham say while he was deeds a!nd workis in her town and make a' distinction between the spiri- still with us that sometimes he would community. tual gift whi~h is a gift of the Spirit speak supernaturally in his own lan- She was a stalwart and tower of to the individual, I Cor. 12: 10, 11; guage for as long as twenty minutes strength to her 'Christian associates. and the gift of prophets by Christ to at a time. His message was as new Her influence will live on. Our loss is the church, Eph. 4:11. It is within the and as inspiring to him as to his heaven's gain. reaim."drpossibility for everyone who audience. Submitted by Mrs. M. C. Wallingford, has 'iec~iv~dthe of the Holy Following is a list of some of the Box 104, Franklin, Texas September, 1960 PASTORAL REPORTS LOGAN, OKLAHOMIA LOGAN, OKLAHOMA BAXTER SPRlNGS, K.AJ.VSAS Bro. Roland Busch is in revival in NEW RADIO PROGRAM REPORT the Midway Country Church. Murphy Brother Murphy Barnes, Pastor of The Camp Meeting in the 4-state Barnes, pastor. the Midway country Church is district was very good. A great many FOLLETT, TEXAS launching a new radio program over ministers attended and served in Bro. Marcus Adair conducted a the KEYE (1400) Radio Station at various capacities. The Bible lessons farewell Tent Revival in Follett in Perryton, Texas. Tune in each Sun- were given by several ministers. August. His family assisted with day morning at 8:15 o'clock. (This Practically all the general sermons their talents. report came as we were going to admonished God's people to draw Beven souls were saved In the Fol- press.) closer to God to face the serious is- lett tent revival. Good spirit prevail- LAMPASA:S, TEXAS sues of our present day. ed. The Follett Chapel people gave Bro. Jim Fox and evangelistic par- the Ada,ir family a 'Wonderful warm The new camp ground was very ty plan a tent revival for this new farewell. convenient. Although the weather field soon. (This report came In after we went was rainy much of the time, the per- to press.) TENT REVIVoALIN manent dining hall; dormitories; and made the camping com- BIXBY, OKLAHOMA WAYNESBORO, MISSISSIPPI modious. Four hundred people were A tent revival is in progress in As we go to press we learn tha t served meals on Sunday. Bixby, Oklahoma. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bro. and Sis. E. H. Russell are be- Cornell, Neil Ragan, Mr. and Mrs. ginning a tent revival in Waynesboro, The Businesss Meeting of the Ted Barker and Miss Ruth Pshigoda Mississippi. The Elston Sisters are as- Apostolic Faith Bible 'Sichool was are conducting. This ,is a new field. sisting them. Bro. L. J. Ehrlich, and conducted on the Tuesday as an- KINGMAN, KANSAS Bro. Harold J. Bollinger are helping nounced. Bro. Jack Barker was elect- Jim Fox assisted by Mr. and Mrs. to promote this revival. Be sure to ed as boardmember to replace him- Edwin Modrick are in a revival in support this evangelist effort. This self for the next three years. the Kingman, Kansas church. Mrs. is a new field. Pearl Menke, Pastor. DUMAS, TEXAS The following is a list of the m1nis- GRANBY, ~SSOURI Pastor Jim Morris plans a revival ters tkat ar,e arcepting new pastor- Bro. Marcus Adair plans to con- with Evangelist Marcus Adair in the ates. duct a tent revival here soon. Otto near future. Harrol Waterbury, Katy, Texas Busch, pastor. BEAVER, OKLAHOMA Paul Clanton, Rockdale, Texas PERRYTON, TEXAS Bro. and Sis. Lowell Long have Joe B. Dewees, Snyder, Texas Bro. and Mrs. Harrol Waterbury opened a new Apostolic Faith Worlt Homer Allen, Lovington, N. Mex. conducted a good revival in the Perry- in Beaver, Oklahoma. Elbert Pool, Imperial Beach, Calif. ton Full Gospel Chureh an August. They are conducting serv.ices in the Edwin Waterbury, Spring Valley, The VanBenthusen sisters, Edna Neff Boy Scout Cabin, one block west of California and Ronnie Smart assisted. Three the Swim-pool. were saved. Five were baptised in Prayer Service Thursday at 8 p.m. Doyle Wiles, Guymon, Oklahoma water. Pray for this effort. A. B. (Bennie) Sltanberry, Bayard, Jacob C. Regier, Pastor N,ebraska MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA Neil Ragan, Amarillo, Texas BIG SPRINGS, TEXAS CAl\IP MEETING REPORT A. W. Ferguson, Kings Mill, Texas Bro. Roy Wooster reports that Bro. God blessed the 1960 Pine Crest Donald D. Dibbens, Follett, Texas Johnny Scruggs conducted a good Camp Meeting. There were 65 peo- .Jack Cornell, Balko, Oklahoma one-week revival in the Big Springs ple camped on the grounds. Night Lowell Long, Beaver, Oklahoma (new church recently. He says he would services were well attended with work) recommend Bro. Scruggs as a good peak crowds of about 200 or more. Bob Cooper, Joplin, Missouri evangelist and pastor. The Bible Lessons were given by !Bro. Gail W. Schultz, Baxter Springs, BIG SPRINGS, TEX!AS Ferry of Chicago, Ill.; Bro. Jack Kansas Card of Thanks! Barker and Bro. Marcus Adair. The Larry Welsh, Doniphan, Missouri The people of the Big ISprings Apo- other messages were brought by dif- Van Earl (Hap) Blythe, Cave Springs, stolic Faith Church express their ferent ministers. thanks to all that assisted in the Arkansas building of their new beautiful WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT Robert Girouard is open for calls, church. Several helped in donated Rev. Jack Hopson, son of Mr. and 2206 Chestnut Drive, Pampa, Tex. labor, others sent money, and many Mrs. A. S. Hopson of Minatare, Nebr. Marcus Adair is open for calls, 2400 prayed. God Bless you. Roy V, Woos- was married to Miss Elizabeth Alcia 9th Ave., Apt. D. Canyon, Texas ter, pastor. Fleming, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miss Nancy Young is assisting the BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Otis Fleming, of Quitman, 'lVIiss.The Homer AlIens in Lovington, N. A son, born to Mr. and Mrs. James wedding took place on July 1st, 1960 Mex. Hardy of Amarillo, Tex., June 28th. with Rev. L. J. Ehrlieh officiating Miss Glennis McClenagan ,is assisting named Bobby Scott. over the double ring ceremony. the Fergusons in Kings Mill, Tex. er, His love, His Spirit! He is that "bread which strengtheneth man's heart." Schooled by Grace We partake of His life by filling our hearts with His words. ("Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the Back to school! SOme of you en- Christ has said, "I will be with you." I mouth of God.") Jesus said, "The ter into it with dread; and some Instead of feeling that circumstances words that I speak unto you are life." with delight! What is important is are against you, give thanks, and ac- We also partake of His Life through to enter into it with Christ! cept it as a test of your faith. Look prayer. Prayer is surrender, worship, Christ wants to walk the halls with beyond you-ChriS,t is there! Look and petition. It is through such pray· you, sit with you in class, help you as beside you--Christ is there! Look in- ing that we become "strengthened you study, calm you during test-time, side you-Christ is there! Test-time with might by His Spirit in the inner be with you at lunch-time, and bless can be victory-time through the pow- man." you at recreation-time. er of Christ w.ithin you. Don't miss your lunch-time! Yes, Christ has said, "I will never LUNCH rrIME leave thee." I wonder, do you want You seldom think of missing a meal RECMATION TIME His constant Presence? Someone ad- in school. But. what about your Recreate means to make anew. Re- ded ironically to the song title "If schooling in Christ's grace? Do you creation is to build you up, not to Jesus Goes With Me"-we'll both be miss a meal now and then? Often? tear you down. embarressed! Is this true of your Or, do you pray as Christ has taught Again we are made aware of our school days? I pray it will not be you . . . "Give us this day our daily daily need. We have compared our thus this coming term. bread"? When God fed His people spiritual nourishment to eating. A Christian, you have a Master-Teach- with manna from heaven they were part of this is our spiritual exercise. er! Christ, by His grace is schooling to gather it daily, or it would spoil! Pau) wrote these words: "The in- you in God's ways. Paul wrote to Why is it important to have this ward man is renewed day by day." Titus, a young Christian. His words: daily "lunch-time" in the school of He had his daily recreation-time. He "For the grace of God that bringeth grace? Because it is your strength! never missed it! salvation hath appeared to all men, The Psalms speak of that "Bread What did he tell Timothy? "Exer- teaching (or,schooling) us ..• ., which strengtheneth man's heart." cise thyself unto godliness. For bodi- (Titus 2:11-12). There is no need of you ,being a ly exercise profiteth little: but god- He wants you to sit at His feet as Christian weakling! "Be strong in the liness is profitable unto all things, Paul set at the feet of Gamaliel. He grace that is in Christ Jesus." having promise of the life that now says, "Learn of me." He carefully Christ is the Bread! He spoke of is, and of that which is to come." prepares each lesson especially for the manna from heaven and then Being truly Christian is the im- you in hopes you will grow in His said, "I am the living bread which portant exercise! It promises rich grace and knowledge. Will you spend came down from heaven." He is the returns. Put all of your energy into some time during this school term Heavenly Manna, the Living Bread! it. Be fervent in spirit. Love the in the Presence of Christ "in whom He said, "He that eateth me, even Lord "with all your strength," and are hid all the treasures of wisdom he shall live by me." How can we He will strengthen you in His love! and knowledge"? eat of this Bread? When we eat a Happy school days! Yes, if you let TEST TIME meal we partake of the Hfe-giving the Master-Teacher school you in His As in school, there will be a test- food. When we "eat" Christ we par- grace, you will be happy in Him, and ing time of your Christian life. But take of his Life-His grace, His pow- happy in this term of school!

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NiThe foregoing scripture we learn God's wheel. God wants us on the His hands. Here we find he made a .Iof the prophets experiences. J ere- wheel ... God wants us as clay! Here vessel that didn't suit him. ISo he miah was that prophet. Jeremiah is wonderful thought that I'd like to marred the vessel and he pushed it was sent to the potter's house. The pass on. It is about being Sanctified. on the wheel and it became mud scripture said. "There I will cause It is about the clay. Do you know again. I heard someone say recently thee to hear my words." Was the pot- what Sanctifcation does? Sanctifaca- "Many times the Lord's had to spit ter a preacher? The potter was not tion is that molding part ... and the water in my face and make me all a preacher. But there was someth- Holy Spirit puts the color and the over again. Something needed chang- ing that his eyes would see, that power, the glory ... into vessels ing. Something did not suit Him would leave an impression upon him God wants. He can pm: the beauty to right." Is there something about us that he should deliver unto the house it, and the coloring to it, and the that needs changing? Some may say of Israel. He went to the Potter's finish to it, and the glory to it so it "No brother, I've done it this way all house and there he saw the potter will be outstanding. my life, and I'm not about to change." take some clay and place it on the Suppose the Lord wants to change The scripture said there was a man wheel. The wheel began to spin and you? I'm not talking about men, sent from God whose name was John. with his hands the potter formed the changing you. 0 no! Men can't' He didn't say what man, just a man vessel. The vessel did not suit him so change you if you're made of the ... just a man! God wants just men he marred it. He pushed it down right stuff, but listen, a person might ... and women today ... thats what again. If it was dried out a little bit be 70 or 80 years old and the Lord he wants. He wants clay and he he had to put some water on it to can still change him to His glory. He wants them on His potter's wheel. He make the clay pliable. He made the marred the vessel . . . and he made" wants clay that is pliable. Yet, I read vessel again, a vessel that suited. . another vessel. Why? Because he was the scripture where he said take an and that vessel he kept. I would like clay on the master's wheel. And this earthen potter's vessel that's been to use that thought in this sermon. vessel suited him. already made, already set, already There was a young man ... on the We today should be as clay . . . brought to the oven and already breast of Jesus. Some Bible Scholars the Lord started us off with clay, did baked. He told Jeremiah to break say it was John Mark. When they he not? He just had a lump of clay that vessel! You know the story, "}.J.I arrested Jesus it got too hot for him. that he started off with and the Lord the Kings horses, all the King's men You see he wasn't on God's wheel yet. Rtill wants that lump of clay. He could not put humpty dumpty to He was with the disciples all right doesn't want that suit of clothes you gether again." It is broken ... it is but he wasn't on God's wheel. He had wear, that car you have, or any oth- broken! My friend, God wants us as his body covered with a linen cloth. er thing you possess. The only thing clay that can be molded in His When they reached for him they about you that he wants is that lump hands. You and I sometimes get our- caught the cloth and the man ran off of clay that you are. selves too set don't we? Sometimes naked. There might be some of you· we get so set we cannot change. We fix this lump of clay up real that have been like John Mark. nice. We take care of this lump of There are some folks that are old You've hung around a long time but clay, we feed it, we rest it, we do a when they are only 30 years of age. you've never been on God's wheel. They're old. They can't enjoy a sun- lot of things with this lump of clay Once I returned to Mississippi and and we're real (shall I say) proud of set! They can't enjoy a beautiful there was a man teaching a Sunday flower. They can't enjoy the things what we do with this lump of clay. School class. I asked some of the But my friends, the Lord wants that about them! Folks they are OLD! boys on the outside, "When did that lump of clay! Do you know where They're set! fellow get saved?" One of the ,boys We as God's people can be so set He wants it? He wants it on the pot- Raid, "He didn't really get saved, he that we are not clay in the potter's ter's wheel, so he can mold it as it just kinda took it up." There are too might seem good unto Him. Are we hands. Can God still use you? Can many folks that just took it up. the Lord's . . . do we really belong God still form you? 0 you say you They've never been on God's wheel. to Him? People speak of what the can't teach an old dog new tricks. They have never .been in God's hands. Lord used to mean to them. Well, has I'm not talking about Dogs ... I'm They still have the sticks and the talking about clay in the potter's the Lord changed? Talk about the stones in them. revivals we used to have! What God hands! Clay that God wants to use! used to do for us! Has God changed? Just lumps of clay! He wants to send John Mark's mother's name was I heard so much in one place that them out ... He's the Master. The Mary. Any body that lived in Mary's I said it was a pity that the Lord master wants to form into vessels house ought to have old-time salva- had backslid. Listen folks, the Lord that will please Him . . . that His tion. There are a lot of people have is not backslid. If anybody's lost the name might ,be glorified! He wants to been around us a long time ... some blessing it is because we've gotten send us. Send Us! Listen folks, the have testified in our churches out of time and we've gotten off of Lord wants clay that is usable in (Continued on next page) that have never been on God's wheel. desired to hear about Jesus. When nose! Mark wasn't afraid any more. Perhaps Barnabas was John Mark's Paul began to preach about Jesus, a Brother, he sat down, told the story uncle. We find that John Mark had sorcerer there withstood him. Paul of Christ. And some of the messages fled during the crucifixion of Jesus rebuked him: "Child of the devil, full that Mark gave are just as rich and Christ. But after the resurrection it of iniquity ... " That was hard pure as the others. We could not do was different again. The gospel was preaching! That was too much for without the book of Mark. preached and people turned to God. John Mark. He is ready to check out. Listen friend, someone got on God's After the day of Pentecost all the He left them there and Paul never Wheel. Someone lost the fear of the folk got back and had a real old quite got over that. world! And gained the Fear of God! time revival. Souls were blessed of Paul and Barnabas returned to As Paul was about to check out he God . . . 3,000 turned to Christ . . . Jerusalem after some time. They re- needed a few faithful ones to stand 5,000 turned to Christ! This thing, it lated some of their experiences They by him, he said, "Bring Mark to me seemed would fill the whole country. told of their glorious revivals. How for, he is profitable to me." I need John Mark got right in there, just the sick were healed . . . How God Him! The last few years we have like the rest of them. "We're having opened up the blinded eyes for them. seen many crawl off of God's wheel. a . big time. I'll just join right up How that during the persection, God Amen! The way got too hard, the with ~hem. I'll be one of them." had brought them safely through. way got to rough, the persecution got About that time, Herod rose up Mark must have said, "Uncle Barna- too strong. We're facing some things and started some persecution. They bas, I'd like to go back with you on in the near future. It will take a put Peter in prison. Down at Mary's this next journey," because Paul had complete surrender to God's holy will. house they started a prayer meeting. said to Barnabus, "Let us go see how Get on God's wheel! The people waited upon God, where- the churches are doing." Here is my testimony as a preach- upon the angel of God himself opened Barnabas said, "I believe we'll take er, I was still a young man when the up ,the prison and waked Peter. Peter Mark with us." No, we'll not take Lord called me off into the back- was not worried. He was on God's him, said Paul. They had quite a des- woods of Mississippi, where Brother wheel, if you please. When Rhoda cension right there. Paul took Silas Bennie Stanberry said they needed a went out and found Peter at the gate, with him, Barnabus took John Mark. . I went out there to she ran back with the news. The Although Barnabas was a wonder- start the work that had died out. If folks wouldn't believe her. Nope, he's ful man for God, little is said about I'd a-had enough money the after- in prison! You know that is the way him after this. noon I got there, I'd a-turned around we pray sometimes. When the things Years went by, Paul was about to and gone back. But I'm so glad I begin to take place we don't believe lay his life upon the chopping block stayed. I'm glad the Lord could use it. God is still real, isn't he? If God for the faith of God that he had. His me in the back woods. The Lord has could just pick us up and put us on journey was about over. His days been good to me. In the hours of his wheel he could do something with were shortening. He writes to Timo- trial and testing the Lord has seen us. thy, "Timothy, I want you to come me through. I'm glad tonight to say, by Troas and bring my cloallland get "I was on the master's wheel." There I had this thought not long ago. I here before winter time. Only Luke is a message still burning in my soul. have a 50c piece here. It is mine. If is with me. Demas has forsaken me o listen I may not please you, in fact I want to spend this 5Oc, for tW;) having loved this present world." I would not attempt to please man. hamburgers and this 50c talked and You know what is beating the people When I started off in this work, by said (money talks, you know), "No, out of their chances today? The Love the help of the Lord', I intended to No, You're not going to spend me for of this present world! Do you want please Him. I want to give God the hamburgers. I want to be spent for an easy way to serve God? In one glory ... I still feel that way. something better than hamburgers sense of the word, I can tell you, Ser- Many communities are still waiting with onions on them. I don't want to ve Him in the beauty of holiness and for someone to tell them of Jesus and be spent that way." Sometimes we're you'll have an easy way. It'll cost His Love. At the same time so many on God's wheel and he wants to do you, brother, there'll be some prices are crawlin' off of God's wheel! Why something with us and we say. "0 to pay. But if you want to get by not be clay in the potter's hand? No! -Not me you're not gonna cheap, don't try the way of the cross, Others my friend, God can't use . . . make nothin' like that outta me." but you will not run very far. they're hardened . . . they're harden- You need to get on God's wheel. Demas has forsaken me havin6" ed . . . they've been in the oven . . . Sioon after this time, Barnabas had loved this present world. Do you love they've been baked! Start to mold gone out to find Saul. Paul was stay- the World? ... Do you want the them just a least little bit, and they ing in Antioch about the church dollars and cents? Are yqu out for break. They'll be just like humpty busine·ss. This was no·-2=Weekrevival. popularity and fame? . . . Or do you dumpty. You can't put'em together He stayed a year and then brought want the way of the cross. Do you again. God needs someone! We're fac- him back Nowadays a 2-week revi- want the power of the Holy Spirit ing opportunities! The message needs val wears people to a frazzle! We're operatin' percolatin' in your soul? to be preached to souls that are with- g~tting just like the rest of the Do you want to believe God and have out God at all. world. the heavens open up for you? Get on You can change, my friend', you Paul, Barnabas and John Mark set God's Wheel! can change ... get on the Potter's out on a successful missionary jour- I understand that the book of Mark wheel of God and let Him make you ney. The chief deputy of the country was written right under Caesaer's a vessel unto His honor. September, 1960

0~C?"-~~c::;""(~If"'(~cr~C!: "-:~C?"-~C?"-~C?"-~C?"-~C?"-~C?"-~C?"-~C?"-~C?"-~C?"-~C?"-~C?"-~C?"-~~0 ~ wHAT DOES THE fUTURE PROMISE? ~ ~ BY J. W. ELLIOTT ~ ~E BIBLE tells us, "For when yet ihe himself is judged of no ma:n." the brink of World War III. Near the .1 they shall say, Peace and safety; In the 16th verse he tells Is, "For end of World War II, two atomic then sudden destruction cometh upon who hath known the mind of the bombs were dropped on two large them, as travail upon a woman with Lord, that he may instruct him? But cities in Japan. As a result 200,000 child; aJnd they shall not escape." we haNe the mind of Ohrist." So we Japanese people died along with most 1 Thess. 5:3. understand why the world cannot un- of all their nurses and doctors. It is popular to go with the crowd derstand or discern the signs of the Communism has grown from 40,000 but it is what the Bible says that times or the future. in 1917 to nearly 80,000,000 at the counts. The Bible is the true word of Yes, as we found in the scripture present time. No other movement has Goel. God knew thre END from in First Thessalonians, the world grown as fast as Communism. Even the beginning of time. He caused his has been crying, "Peace! Peace!" in the United States the Communists Holy Prophets and Apostles to Many countries including the United number in the millions. They are in prophecy what should happen in the States are preparing for war by build- the labor unions, youth orginizations, last days. This includes the Lord bombs, missiles and many other defense plants, schools, and colleges. Jesus Christ. We read the newspap- things to be used when war does It is said by reliable sources that ers, listen to the radio, view the tele- come to the United States and the there are thousands of preachers that vision appearances, and we learn world. Russia has 500 submarines have communistic views and many what has happened yesterday but the while the U. S. has 300. belong to the Communist party. Bible is the only book that tells The killing of one man in 1914 in Should God permit these .millions man's destiny and the future. Jesus the small country of Austria began to attack in another global war these rebuked some in His day and called a war (World War 1) that cost the communists would bomb our large them hypocrities and asked them if lives of millions. The flu epidemic cities in America, and the streets they could not discern or understand during that time took the lives of ten would flow with blood bringing in a the signs of the times. Matt. 16:3. million. time of trouble as was spoken of by We are living in perilous times as In April of 1917 God .moved on me the prophet in Daniel 12:1-3, " .•• Paul wrote Timothy. But in these to preach on the streets and warn and there shall be a time of trouble times it is not hard for a born-again the people any where I could get a such as never was since there was a Christian, especially if he has receiv- few people to listen. I walked from nation even to that saJDe time; and ed the Baptism of the Holy is,pirit, to place to place preaching once or at that time thy people shall be de- discern the times. This is even more twice each day for six days a week. livered, every one that shall be found true if God has really called him to If I did not have the money to pay written in the book. And they that preach the Gospel. for nights lodging I would stay in be wise shall shin~fas the brightneSil . J h 14 26 "B t the some church, box car or empty build- of the firmament~ \ •• " In the 10th J esus says In 0 n :., u . M B'bl "II b f h' h t . II mf rte · 'b' 4<1. Dol "',•.~ t mg. y 1 e was my pi ow ut I verse 0 t IS C ap er It te s us that Co 0 r, whIe ' IS ~ue y UlI ••.•S , h lth h d d G . k . , whom the Father will send in my was ea y, ar y an od was with the WICed WIll not understand. ThiS me. I hardly ever had an ache in my all makes us to know that the world name, he shaII teach you aII thiJI ng,s b d .. . . " Th tl P I 'd "B tOY. I preached all during World IS, as It were, sIttmg on a powder- . ... e apos e au Sal, U ye WId' h' h t' D d P k M I h Ch ' t' h ld b brethren, are not in darkness, that aI', urmg w IC Ime a ar- eg., y. ow rIS Ians s ou e d h ld rtak thi f" ham alone comforted and encouraged walkmg humbly before the Lord, for ay sou. ove e you as a e . me to press on. Redemption of the saints will take If there IS anyone that 'tshould' knowbo World War I ended in 1918. Now, pIace at th e begIrmmg'. 0f th e t'Ime 0f what th e future ,h0 lds 1 IS a' rn- nI t bl . again, Spirit-filled Minister. Again 0 y forty-two years later we are on rOll e. (Conttnued next monvh) we read the words of the Apostle Paul as recorded in First Cor. 2:11, THE Non Profit Org. "even so the things of God knoweth APOSTOLIC FAIT u. S. Postage no man, but the Spirit of God." so in REPORT verse 14 of the same chapter it says, PAID PERRFrON, TEXAS erryt.on, Texas "But the natural man receiveth not Form No. 3547 Request P 0.46 the things of the Spirit of God,: for Mail to Box 383 they are foolishness unto him: neith- PERRYTON, TEXAS er can he know thllml, because they are spiritually discerned." Modern men of the world and also church members that do not have the Spirit of God to teach them the deep things of the Bible, cannot understand these truths. In verse 15 we read:, "But he that is spiritual judgeth all things,