S. S. Times Acts 16:13 And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down… This may be gathered from what the apostles did not do, and what they did when they reached Philippi. I. NEGATIVELY. They did not — 1. Give up going to prayer meeting because they were away from their home church. 2. Go to prayer meeting and wait and wait for someone else to say something. 3. Need a fifty-thousand-dollar church, and the presence of a fashionable congregation to call out their best efforts. II. POSITIVELY. 1. They found a few women gathered in a little chapel by the river side — then and there they saw that work for Christ was to be done. 2. They did Christ's work, and forthwith one soul at least was won for the Master. 3. When all Christ's servants do their duty as unhesitatingly, what joy there will be among the angels of God, over repentant souls turning heavenward! (S. S. Times.) Parallel Verses KJV: And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. |
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