Show All Saints Day DayAll a aAll All Saints' Saints Day is the designation used by some churches for Sunday Nov 1 This poses a question as to the intent of such a title DO WE think of saints as applying only to specific departed holy ones or do we broaden the scope as in common common common com com- mon parlance with reference to the good who still dwell among us Acknowledging that the Ule term is derived basically from the Bible we would do well to look there for the primary meaning Used often in the scriptures by a man known as Saint Paul the word saint always is applied to people in one specific category category category cat cat- egory they Uley are believers m in the Lord Jesus Christ 1 cor 9 11 ALTHOUGH SOME are with the Lord I Th Eph 2 19 others are re in the flesh and too often need yet yetto yetto yetto to gain the victory that overcomes overcomes overcomes over over- comes the world I Cor 3 31 1 I Jn In 54 Strange to say gaining the title and maintaining the image image image im im- im- im age come by the exercise of one God-given God faculty faith saved through faith and created in Christ Jesus unto good works Eph 28 28 10 10 The works are the outward evidence of a miraculous finer iner iner in- in er change NOURISHING that faith is the Ule secret of strengthening the outward evidence As we gain physical strength through proper proper proper pro pro- per food and exercise so we grow stronger spiritually by feeding on the living bread Jn In and exercising ourselves ourselves ourselves our our- selves unto godliness I Tim 47 These must be kept in proper balance A study on this theme entitled entitled entitled en en- titled Let the Feast will be given Sunday morning at Grace Baptist Church at 11 o'clock with Communion of the Lords Lord's Supper OTHER SERVICES at Grace Church are Sunday School for all ages at am a.m. Youth Fellowship at 6 pm p.m. Evening Service at 7 pm p.m. Midweek Bible study and prayer on Wednesday at pm p.m. and Good News Club for children on Thursday at pm p.m. The public is invited to these meetings at N. N Main Bountiful |