Northwest Christian University - Crusader Yearbook (Eugene, OR)

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GK, mam ide ,een of tie faded god? Zafzeeidemf On a soft spring day, as the clouds Hoated lazily above, a crowd began as sembling on a hill top for the Master had promised to meet them there. There was an undertone of excitement among them VVhat would IIe say? What would He do? Some were torn by doubt, thinking that He would not appear and yet hoping within their depths that He would. There were questions they yearned to have an- swered . . . VVas it so very painful to die? . . . What was it like in the tomb? Then a hush fell over the crowd for the Master was standing in their midst. 'AAII authority in heaven and on earth has been given to mef' He said in His de- liberate, forceful manner. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded youg and Io, I am with you always, to the close of the age. The Speaker was Gods only Son. The command to win the world in this manner .was Godis only way. The result of this way has been Gods only church. Our world today is in many respects just as lost as when jesus first gave the Great Gommis- sion. Yet it is just as vulnerable to the two-edged sword of God's Word, the dis- ciples are just as capable, the reward is just as great, and God is just as willing to save today as He was then. I believe that in the coming years we shall witness one of Ghristianity's most glorious triumphs. I believe that we shall have untold victories through jesus Christ our Lord. I invite you to join me under the waving banner of the Lord of Hosts to do battle till we have seen the kingdoms of this world become the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ. In His Glad Bondage, john W, Smith