Steinbach Bible Institute - Star Yearbook (Steinbach, Manitoba Canada)

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' • ' ' ' l ' • ' .fj ' r [ A i $ K • ’ 11 ; ' ,»jlr INSTRUCTION “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the min¬ istry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.” Ephesians 4: 11, 12. mmmM? w r ■ w

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dontznth - INSTRUCTION ... 7 “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some pastors and teachers; for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.” Ephesians 4: 11, 12 LEARNING ... 13 “As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby.” I Peter 2:2 ACTIVITIES ... 27 “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.” Colossians 3:7 MISSIONS ... 41 “And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!” Romans 10:15

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REV. B. D. REIMER Principal Synthesis, Missions, Homeletics, Christian Doctrine, Personal Work The Proof of Discipleship - Fruit Looking over the vast field of souls in our country and others, with their desper¬ ate need of someone to show them the reality of a Christ that saves and satisfies the large gaps that there are where no one is holding forth the Word of Life, we are brought face to face with the greatest need of the day, as it has been of the past, of fruitbearing Christians. Only as each Christian realizes his privilege and responsibility to be a channel for the Sav¬ iour ' s use, through which He can find His way to lost men and women, will our supreme task of evangelizing our country and world be accomplished. And we know it is the desire of the Lord that this be done — it is His will. Not only that, it is His command that the Christians do it; not only the voicing of a desire or wish but an irrevocable command. Shall we face this issue and this task as blood-bought men and women should? What is my life counting for the Lord in this great work? What is the meaning of your life in the light of these eternal issues? Does it meet the will of the Sav¬ iour whose you claim to be by virtue of the price He paid for you and your accep¬ tance of that price? Is it the means of bringing others into the fold by acquaint¬ ing them with the Gospel of Christ which is the power of God unto salvation to everyone who believes ? Is it spreading the good news of His salvation so that others may hear, then believe and so be able to call on the Lord and be saved? If it is not, you are failing your Saviour and your God in the trust He placed in you when He saved you. We speak much of following the footsteps of Christ Jesus, but are we following ? His passion and burden was the salvation of the lost — He came “to seek and to save that which is lost.” His petition is to pray “the Lord of the harvest that He will send forth labourers into His harvest.” His promise is power to His witnesses after they receive the Holy Spirit. His plan is that every creation should have the Gospel preached to him. His program—the seed¬ ing of the whole field, and the children of the Kingdom are that seed; seed is always scattered evenly over the whole field. He set a pattern for us—going into all the cities and villages to preach and to teach, Matt. 9:35. His promised promotion is wonderful, for He offers a crown of joy to the soul winner and a crown of glory to the shepherd (one that leaves the ninety and nine and seeks that which is lost). His plea is “Follow me and I will make you fishers of men” but “If any man will come after me, let Him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” Yes, the proof of discipleship is in fruitbearing, for Jesus says “Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; SO SHALL YE BE MY DISCIPLES.” —“Wherefore BY THEIR FRUITS YE SHALL KNOW THEM.” MY PRAYER Each morning as I kneel to pray I ask the Lord to guide my way, That every step I make May leave a ray of light To them that stray. —Luella Hamm