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JULY AUGUST 1950 SUMMER ISSUE The Preacher's Magazine Volume 25 July-August, 1950 Number 4 CONTENTS Editorial, “ With What?” ....................................................................................................................... 3 The Counselor’s Corner, L. A. Reed ............................................................................................ 6 Paul’s Conception of Divine Sovereignty or Is Calvinism Pauline? Richard S. Taylor .... 9 Zechariah, Ralph Earle ......................................................................................................................... 17 Why We Should Believe and Faithfully Study the Old Testament, Peter Wiseman ..........22 The Supreme Business of Life, Asa H. Sparks .............................................................................. 28 The Development of the Apostolic Greeting or Salutation, Paul S. Hill ..............................32 The Supreme Need, Samuel Chadwick ........................................... ................................................35 The Eternal Purpose of God, James Weeks .................................................................................... 36 Forms of Worship, Edward T. Dell, Jr...................................................................................................44 Can Catholics Capture America? Asbury Smith (From the Pastor) ..................................... 47 The Minister Serves, Ellis L. Teasdale ............................................................................................48 T h e P a s t o r a l M i n i s t r y Ideas for Wide-awake Pastors, Roving Pastor-Reporter .............................................................53 The Preacher’s Scrapbook ................................................................................................................... 56 Hints to Young Pastors, by One of Them ........................................................................................ 58 Preach the Word, John Thomas Donnelly .................................................................................... 60 A Discussion About Preachers and Preaching, A. S. London .....................................................60 A Code for Christian Marriage ........................................................................................................... 62 The Preparation of the Church for the Revival, Otto C. Perry ................................................. 63 A Letter Suggestion, “Happy Birthday to You,” Boyd C. Hancock ......................................... 65 Heard by the Wayside ........................................................................................................................... 66 L. A. REED, D.D., Editor Published bimonthly by the Nazarene Publishing House, 2923 Troost Avenue, Box 527, Kansas City 10, Missouri, maintained by and in the interest of the Church of the Nazarene. Subscription price: $1.00 a year. Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Kansas City, Mo. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103, Act of October 3, 1917, authorized December 30, 1925. Address all contributions to The Preacher’s Magazine, 2923 Troost Avenue, Box 527, Kansas City 10, Missouri. Editorial W ITH W H AT? 'T'he Christian Herald tells of a 3. Have they become so enthusi­ young clergyman who was spend­ astic that they are active advertise­ ing a vacation in a small town, which ments for their church? was a very out-of-the-way place. Go­ 4. Are you preaching to more peo­ ing into a barber shop to get a shave, ple today than you were a year ago? he encountered a very loquacious in­ 5. Has your ministry caused your dividual, as barbers generally are. congregation to become more inten­ This one surely held to the reputation sive Bible readers? and showed a very friendly interest 6. In an honest evaluation of your in the stranger, who, incidentally, efforts, which has been the stronger wore no clerical garb. In order to influence, your example or your begin the conversation the barber preaching? asked, “A stranger here, aren’t you?” The parson admitted it. “Traveling 1. When a physician ministers to man?” The parson denied it. “Then one of his patients, he watches closely what are you doing here?” continued for signs of improvement. When the the barber. “I am supplying the pul­ fever rises, the pulse quickens, the pit,” answered the parson. Now the respiration approaches the abnormal, barber had never heard such a phrase, then a diagnosis is very necessary. so in a rather questioning tone asked, Not only is the proper diagnosis neces­ “ Supplying it with what?” That ques­ sary; but, when the conclusion is tion was the beginning point of a reached, the physician must be pre­ chain of thought in the mind of the pared to do something about it im­ preacher, which brought him up mediately. When he observes his pa­ sharply with the questions to his own tient, under medication, approach heart, “With what have I been sup­ normalcy, he knows that health is plying the pulpit?” “What have I returning. given to my people?” “What have The preacher is a physician to souls. been the substance of my message and He constantly faces abnormal indi­ the spirit of my sermon and the in­ viduals whose abnormalities are gen­ spiration to my hearers?” erally caused by sin. When they are As pastors, it is a very good prac­ converted, health—spiritual health— tice to discipline ourselves to a review. approaches. The preacher expects to Businessmen take periodic inven­ observe these dear ones begin to tories in order to place an estimate grow into a normal Christian char­ on their profits and losses. When the acter. The pastoral ministry func­ barber asked the parson the question tions just for this purpose. Many “ With what?” it was time to take in­ times people are saved through our ventory, which suggests to us six ministry, light comes to them through questions which might assist us in our our ministrations, and our preaching findings. guides them into truth, and what we dispense is in the form of food for 1. Have your parishioners enjoyed their souls, in order that they might a healthy spiritual growth? grow thereby. Brother pastor, as you 2. Have they deepened their de­ look out over your flock next Sunday votional life under your ministry? morning, begin to single them out as July-August, 1950 (211) 3 individuals and endeavor to evaluate man of prayer. He need not preach, their spirituality as over against a although he will, on the family altar, year past. Have they enjoyed a for it gets around when the family healthy spiritual growth? I think altar is neglected in the parsonage. that possibly introspection would be They can sense if the Bible is a fa­ of help here, for generally the pastor miliar or unfamiliar Book with the who grows spiritually can observe a pastor as well as with any other per­ growth approximating that in his son. They can also sense a lack of parishioners. “Like priest, like peo­ interest if the pastor is away too ple” is true in more than a single much from his pulpit. I know there sense. A true Christian is constantly is a sense in which a pastor needs the reaching out for the deeper things of refreshment of a change, but the oc­ God. The pastor is also reaching out casions should be few and far be­ in the same sense. The people look tween. I have never been able to un­ to the pastor as being a channel for derstand how a pastor or an officer much spiritual refreshment that they can do his task without being “on the receive. The pastor looks to God job.” Only radio is efficient by “re­ for His blessing upon his life. The mote control.” people look to both pastor and God, The heart of the pastor, the shep­ but the fact of their pastor’s stand­ herd heart, is thrilled when he ob­ ing before them and their confidence serves his sheep deepening their de­ in his devotion to God causes them votional life and becoming habitual sometimes to place a dependence in their religious practices. Sheep are upon him which we might think to great followers. The true shepherd be infantile but nevertheless is real. will always lead them. In the spirit­ Sometimes it really is pathetic to ob­ ual sense, this is true even in detail. serve how much trust a congregation When the sheep have no shepherd, places in its spiritual leader. O God! and are accustomed to having one, what a responsibility we have! Let they become panicky and scatter. A us not betray that trust by being less devout leader almost universally will spiritual than we should be, but live