Full Gospel Bible Institute - Burning Lamp Yearbook (Eston, Saskatchewan Canada)

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W HY are we presenting another edition of “The Burning Lamp”? Is it just a souvenir, a keepsake for the present student body? Is it just an advertisement for the Full Gospel Bible Institute? No, it is more than this. We want this book to challenge young people to give their lives wholeheartedly to Christ, to seek His will for their lives, to follow His leading and guiding, and then, if the Lord so leads, to come to Bible School to study His Word. The book is -dedicated to “Consecrated Youth,” youth who are not yet in Bible School, but who have already given their lives to Christ. We want to encourage them to go on and fulfill that which they have purposed in their hearts. Then for you older saints of God, the yearbook is meant to present Bible School in such a way that you will be able to pray for us more effectively. As Paul prpved for Timothy starting out in the work of the Lord, we too need your prayers, “... without ceasing ... night and day.” II Timothy 1:3. For our graduates, the “Torchbearers,” this has been a year of completion, and yet one of commencement for newer and greater things. They have been fine examples and we have appreciated their sincerity and devotion. The “Overcomers,” our second year class, are one step closer to their goal, that of a fruitful Christian life. The first year “Magnifiers” have launched out on a new venture, a new phase of life, that will greatly profit them spiritually. (But why have these students come to Bible School? What is Bible School? Is it a “preacher factory”? A “missionary assembly line”? No! The purpose of Bible School is not to manufacture preachers, but rather to produce young men and women: who have a basic know¬ ledge of God’s Word, and a humble, yielded heart ready to obey God’s Will. We are in this world as “... ambassadors... in Christ’s stead ...” II Corinthians 5:20. What a priviledged position, but what a responsibility! We must purge our¬ selves and have “... a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the Master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.” II Timothy 2:21. We, as the yearbook staff, have committed the pre¬ paration and the results of this book to the Lord. A lot of credit is due to all the staff who worked so indus¬ triously and cooperatively. Brother Pritchard has been a wonderful staff advisor. But if there is any good done or anything accomplished in hearts and lives through this book, all the praise and glory belongs to the Lord Jesus Christ. “To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, tooth now and ever. Amen.” Jude 25. OPPORTUNITY IS HARD TO RECOGNIZE, IT SO OFTEN LOOKS LIKE WORK.

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otiHifo-ano The trend among the youth of today is toward conformity; to belong, to be one of the gang, to aspire in society. This book is dedicated to young people who have the God given courage of their convictions to sever themselves from the flow of conform¬ ing humanity. The Bible says, “... be not conformed ...” The Bible says, “... be ye transformed...” When this is accomplished in our lives, then the Lord can use us in the way that He wants to. 3 T YOU CANNOT GIVE TO THE WORLD ANY MORE THAN YOU GIVE TO GOD.

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Challenge Con ectated youth On the proving-ground of the development of Christian ministries, Bible School has made such contri¬ butions that it has been accepted in general as a sound church supplement. This is especially true of those who have felt the Call of God upon their hearts for His service. In its best function, however, it can but serve as a means of instruction—consecration comes from the heart. Young people who have fully dedicated their lives to the service of Jesus Christ will find in Bible School a great opportunity to deepen their devotion to Christ and to be guided into the study of the Word. This is invalu¬ able to one who has first given himself to the Master’s service. Taking all this for granted, may we think of the blessings which come to young people through whole¬ hearted consecration. First, consecration to Christ safeguards the future of our Youth. From their earliest there is an instinctive cry, “Show us the Father.” As preparation is made for a vocation, man is moved to look upward and say “Thou hast made us for Thyself, and our heart is not at rest until it rests in Thee.” The day he yields to Christ, and the Holy Ghost takes control, he looses his orphanhood and obtains a sense of purpose and direction which other¬ wise is denied him. In the Lord Jesus the soul of the young voyager finds a home in which his deepest joys and highest ambitions are fully met. In consecration to Him, the soul is transfigured. It shakes itself from the dust, and with vision puts on the beautiful garments of service, and under a sky of Divine Love fulfills the highest purpose of man. Secondly, consecration of a Spirit-filled life is a blessing to the young as well as the old. Responsibility for wholehearted service is not for the old only. It is also for young people. What right has anyone to with¬ hold till old age sets in, or so-called maturity? God works for ' immediate results. Today is a very prominent word in God’s vocabulary. Nature teaches something here. During the days of youth, natural appetite is keen, the eye is clear, the mind is open and the body is strong. Largely unspoiled by human sophistication, and fresh from the Hand of the Creator, youth can soon detect the footprints of God in Nature, the Wisdom of God in Creation, and the Love of God in Redemption. Youth is an age of Faith. It is a time of dependence upon a strong arm, counsel Irom a wise head, and rest in the loving heart of fellow-men. Youth finds it easy to pity, easy to repent, and easy to adjust. Big jobs are to youth great possibilities, and with this there comes an expecta¬ tion of great help from our Heavenly Father. From such vision great enterprises begin. Therefore, in its true analysis, youth cannot afford to loose this precious opportunity of wholehearted consecration. Someone has said “There are more that hear the voice of the Lord at the age of Samuel, than at the age of Eli.” Common as conversion is in youth, so also consecration can bring wholehearted yieldin g to the Will of God in the days of youth. NOT TO LOVE, NOT TO SERVE, IS NOT TO LIVE.