James T. Cleland - "The Church in Your House" (October 17, 1971)

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-	We pray in his name.	0:06
	Amen.	0:08
	We have confessed before God.	0:13
	We now hear the works insurance of Gods Pardon.	0:19
	Which come not from authority of man	0:24
	but from the authority of the work of God.	0:29
	As recorded in the Bible.	0:33
	And although Christians through the centuries,	0:38
	have by and large never been literalists	0:41
	in their interpretation of the scriptures.	0:45
	The church has always in its orthodox expressions	0:50
	affirmed the centrality,	0:55
	[indistinct]	1:01
	by the holy spirit.	1:03
	And it is from this Bible,	1:07
	that we hear these words.	1:11
	God is not willing that any should perish	1:14
	but that all should come to repentance.	1:20
	And then again, in the Bible,	1:25
	he has assured us, that if we repent	1:27
	if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just	1:31
	and will forgive us our sins	1:36
	and will cleanse us from all uncleaness.	1:38
	So be it.	1:43
	(church organ playing)	1:47
-	Dr. Wilkinson,	2:27
	in your office as Chaplain to the University	2:30
	I present to you for safekeeping	2:35
	and for service in the worship of God.	2:38
	These candelabra and this altar lectern.	2:42
	Miss Nanny Poston is the donor of the candelabra	2:48
	in memory of her sister, Mary.	2:52
	The members of the Duke University Church,	2:57
	have given the alter lectern	3:00
	also in memory of Mary Poston, their fellow member.	3:04
	It is the desire of these good people.	3:10
	That their gifts be used to the glory of God	3:13
	and for the benefit of his worshiping people,	3:18
	in this place	3:22
-	Dr. Cleland, as Chaplain to the University	3:26
	I have been authorized	3:29
	and instructed by the administrative committee	3:31
	of the chapel,	3:34
	composed of administrative and faculty members	3:36
	appointed by the President of the university	3:39
	to act for him	3:41
	and students elected by the Duke University	3:43
	Christian Council,	3:46
	to accept these gifts on behalf of Duke University.	3:48
	I have also been authorized to thank the donors	3:53
	for these gifts	3:58
	and to supervise the use of them	4:00
	for the glory of God.	4:03
-	Let us pray.	4:07
	Almighty God,	4:10
	creator of light,	4:13
	author of truth.	4:15
	Here we offer and present unto thee our gifts.	4:18
	In memory of a sister and friend for thy blessing.	4:22
	Bless them so that they may be a blessing.	4:29
	Let the lights kindled here,	4:34
	remind us of thy present	4:37
	and let the Bible placed on this lactern,	4:40
	remind us of the good news from thee.	4:43
	For the enrichment of thy house,	4:48
	for the enhancement of thy worship,	4:51
	for the service of thy children,	4:54
	to thy glory and to our good.	4:57
	Amen.	5:02
	(church organ playing)	5:11
	("Sing to God with gladness, all creation")	5:19
	("Sing to God with gladness, all creation" continues)	7:37
	("Sing to God with Gladness, all creation" continues)	9:43
	(orchestral music playing)	11:12
-	The lesson today is a letter written by Paul	12:07
	when he was in Corinths	12:11
	and sent to the Romans by Phoebe a Deaconess in the church	12:12
	at nearby San Korea.	12:16
	I am reading from the JB Phillips translation.	12:18
	"I want this letter to introduce to you Phoebe, our sister	12:22
	a Deaconess of the church at San Korea.	12:27
	Please give her a Christian welcome	12:30
	and any assistance with her work that she may need.	12:32
	She has herself been of great assistance to many,	12:36
	not excluding myself.	12:39
	Shake hands for me with Priscilla and Aquila.	12:42
	They have not only worked with me for Christ	12:46
	but they have risked their necks to save my life.	12:48
	Not only I, but all the Gentile churches	12:52
	owe them a great debt.	12:55
	Give my love to the little church that meets in their house.	12:57
	Shake the hand of dear Apanitis,	13:03
	the first convent to Christ in Asia.	13:06
	And of course greet Mary,	13:09
	who has worked so hard for you.	13:11
	A handshake too for Andronicus	13:15
	and Junias my kinsman and fellow prisoners.	13:17
	They are outstanding men among the messengers	13:21
	and were Christians before I was.	13:23
	Another warm greeting for Ampliatus,	13:27
	dear Christian that he is	13:29
	and also for Banus who has worked with me	13:31
	and dear old Stakus too.	13:35
	More greetings from me please	13:38
	to Appeles, the man who has proved his faith,	13:40
	to the household Arista Bolus,	13:44
	to Herodian kinsman.	13:47
	To Narcissus' household, who are Christians.	13:49
	Remember me to Tryphena and Tryphosa,	13:53
	who worked so hard for the Lord	13:56
	and to my dear Persis, who has also done great work for him.	13:59
	Shake the hand of Rufus for me, that splendid Christian	14:04
	and greet his mother who has been a mother to me too.	14:09
	Greetings to Asyncritus, Phlegon, Hermas, Patrobas,	14:14
	Hermes and their Christian group.	14:19
	Also to Philologus and Julia.	14:23
	Nereus and his sister	14:25
	and Olympus and the Christians who are with them.	14:27
	Give one another, a hearty handshake all round from my sake,	14:31
	the greetings of all the churches I am in touch with,	14:36
	come to you with this letter."	14:39
	Here end of the lesson.	14:42
	♪ Glory be to the Father ♪	14:54
	♪ And to the Son ♪	14:58
	♪ And to the holy ghost ♪	15:01
	♪ As it was in the beginning ♪	15:06
	♪ Is now and ever shall be ♪	15:10
	♪ World without end ♪	15:16
	♪ Amen ♪	15:19
	♪ Amen ♪	15:22
-	The Lord be with you.	15:29
-	And also with you.	15:31
-	Let us pray.	15:32
	Our heavenly father,	15:39
	we come before you in prayer,	15:41
	offering our thanksgivings	15:44
	for good things.	15:46
	We do not have all the good things	15:49
	which we can and do imagine,	15:52
	But we are grateful for the faith	15:55
	which you have taught us.	15:59
	That if we do not have something that is good,	16:02
	it is not because it is too good to be true.	16:06
	Indeed we thank you that nothing is too good to be true.	16:11
	We thank you O God,	16:19
	as we look back upon efforts of the past,	16:21
	that we see that hard work pays off.	16:25
	That in the universe, which you have created,	16:29
	the law of the harvest shows that if we sow good things	16:34
	we shall reap good things.	16:38
	For this dependability in the world and in the universe,	16:41
	we give you thanks.	16:45
	We express our gratitude O God,	16:48
	that art and music,	16:51
	can serve Christ as helpfully	16:54
	as it can be made to serve evil.	16:57
	We thank you for those who are willing to join in	17:02
	and help in a worthy course,	17:05
	when their ideas are followed.	17:08
	And especially for those who are willing to join in	17:12
	and help in a worthy course even when their ideas	17:15
	were not followed,	17:20
	when the ideas of other people prevailed.	17:22
	Supremely, O God we thank you for the possibility	17:27
	of personal communication	17:30
	between us and you, right now.	17:33
	That it is possible for us merely to close our eyes	17:38
	and think a prayer	17:42
	and know that you have received the message.	17:46
	We do give thanks for the world of the senses	17:50
	with all of its beauty,	17:53
	but through the extra sensory world,	17:55
	we claim our kinship to you O God.	17:58
	Remembering the words of your Son,	18:02
	that God is a spirit.	18:04
	And now our Father, we offer our prayers of intercession	18:09
	for our fellow men.	18:13
	For those whom we have chosen as our leaders,	18:16
	We pray for our President, Richard Nixon,	18:21
	that in his leadership of your people,	18:25
	he may follow the leadership of the prophets	18:28
	and of the gospel.	18:31
	We pray for Dr. Lennox Baker,	18:34
	as he shoulders new and heavy responsibilities	18:36
	for the health of his fellow man.	18:39
	May he accept the appointment of the Governor,	18:43
	as an appointment from the Heavenly Father,	18:47
	as he seeks to lead our state in a program of better health.	18:51
	We offer our prayers for Dr. Fred Cleveland,	18:57
	as he prepares to be the Provost of our university.	19:00
	Grant unto him wisdom,	19:04
	a sound mind and a charitable heart,	19:06
	As he leads the internal affairs of our university.	19:10
	We offer our prayers for Ben Smith,	19:15
	as he leads our chapel	19:18
	and our university in a revitalized program	19:20
	of the musical worship of almighty God.	19:24
	Grant unto him strength,	19:28
	may he receive enough cooperation and enough money	19:32
	to do his job well.	19:36
	We pray not only for these, our leaders,	19:41
	but for all other leaders.	19:44
	Those who have been long in their positions,	19:46
	those who are new in them,	19:49
	but especially do we pray for us who are followers.	19:52
	For the students,	19:57
	the faculty,	19:59
	the alumni,	20:01
	especially do we pray for those who are here now.	20:03
	That in their devotion to the university	20:08
	they may reflect wise council	20:11
	and charity.	20:15
	Grant, O God that all of us as members or former members	20:19
	of a university community,	20:26
	citizens of a nation and of a world	20:28
	members of a church,	20:31
	may be constructively critical,	20:33
	in our support of our country our church,	20:38
	our university, our families.	20:41
	We never tire O God of bringing our needs before you.	20:46
	For the sick, those in grief,	20:51
	those who have special problems.	20:55
	We pray for those who outwardly appear happy and carefree	20:58
	but who inwardly are in turmoil	21:03
	because of problems or disappointments or griefs.	21:05
	This includes about all of us	21:11
	at one time or another O God as you know.	21:14
	We bring before you all our needs	21:18
	our need to learn to pray.	21:21
	Help us to understand the way of prayer as your Son	21:24
	Jesus Christ has taught us	21:28
	and has taught all disciples to pray, saying,	21:31
	"Our father who are in heaven	21:34
	hollowed be thy name	21:37
	thy kingdom come	21:39
	thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.	21:41
	Give us this day our daily bread	21:45
	and forgive us our trespasses	21:48
	as we forgive those who trespass against us	21:50
	and lead us not into temptation,	21:54
	but deliver us from evil	21:56
	for thine is the kingdom	21:58
	and the power and the glory forever.	22:00
	Amen.	22:03
-	The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ	22:30
	be with you all.	22:33
	Once upon a time	22:38
	All the best stories start that way.	22:42
	Once upon a time, I wrote a doctoral thesis on St. Paul.	22:46
	I had no overwhelming desire to do it,	22:54
	but I needed an Academic Trade Union Card	22:58
	to deliver me from the status of Scab Labor.	23:03
	In due time, I completed the Magnum Opus over 600 pages	23:09
	and then I added one more footnote,	23:17
	a personal note to St. Paul himself.	23:20
	It was the old Irish semi insult.	23:26
	The back of me hand to you,	23:32
	the back of me hand.	23:35
	I had had a God's plenty of the Apostle to the Gentiles.	23:38
	My advisor hit the ceiling,	23:46
	then he came back to earth	23:50
	and recommended that I remove the footnote	23:53
	otherwise I would be failed by the examining committee.	23:58
	I removed it.	24:03
	I passed.	24:06
	In due course, I began to enjoy St. Paul.	24:08
	To be beholden to him.	24:13
	In fact, he converted me	24:16
	and he gave me the primer	24:21
	for the meditation at this service.	24:22
	When we remember one who worshiped in this chapel	24:26
	for many years	24:29
	and whose memory is perpetuated in the rot iron candelabra	24:32
	a gift of a sister	24:38
	and in the alter lectern,	24:40
	the gift of her fellow members	24:42
	in the Duke University Church.	24:45
	The primer, a double primer is found in Roman 16:1-16	24:49
	our morning lesson.	24:55
	For me, a favorite passage from St. Paul.	24:58
	Let me share with you my reflections on this little letter	25:04
	now incorporated in Paul's great letter	25:09
	to the church at Rome.	25:12
	All that Paul is doing is just saying greetings to,	25:16
	be sure to remember me too,	25:21
	give my love to,	25:24
	shake hands with,	25:27
	a group of men and women.	25:29
	Who had held up his hands	25:31
	and had kept him going.	25:34
	There's not a word of arguing or exhorting.	25:37
	Of debating or haranging.	25:42
	Of justifying or condemning.	25:46
	He's just saying, thank you	25:50
	out loud, on Papyrus.	25:54
	And nine women	25:58
	are in that list.	26:02
	Nine.	26:05
	There is Priscilla wife of Aquila,	26:07
	who were stalwart supporters.	26:11
	There is a Mary, of course.	26:14
	There were many Mary's in the church.	26:18
	Paul distinguishes this one by saying,	26:20
	"she has worked hard for you".	26:22
	Evidently this Mary had Martha tendencies.	26:26
	Tryphona and Tryphosa are linked together	26:31
	as also having worked hard in the Lord.	26:34
	Persis is noted as beloved	26:39
	and as having worked very hard in the Lord.	26:43
	Then there's the mother of Rufus,	26:47
	of whom Paul says, "she has been a mother to me".	26:50
	Who is this woman who bore Rufus described as,	26:58
	a choice Christian.	27:03
	Who found time to treat Paul, as an adopted son.	27:07
	There are others, Julia, the sister of Nereus	27:12
	and of course, Phoebe the Deaconess,	27:16
	who carried this communication to somewhere.	27:18
	Rome or Ephesus is the scholarly guest,	27:22
	she carried it as a letter of introduction.	27:27
	Paul says of Phoebe, "she's been a help to many people,	27:31
	including myself".	27:36
	Now remember these nine persons.	27:39
	When someone comments that Paul	27:43
	had a low opinion of women.	27:47
	He had his problems with them.	27:52
	In the letter to the church,	27:56
	he loved the most, the one at Philippi.	27:57
	He writes,	27:59
	"I entreat Euodia	28:01
	and I entreat Syntyche,	28:04
	to agree in the Lord.	28:06
	And you, my true comrade", not named	28:10
	"lend a hand to these women,	28:14
	I beg of you".	28:17
	But note what Paul writes next.	28:19
	"They have fought".	28:22
	No, not with each other.	28:25
	"They have fought at my side	28:28
	in the active service of the gospel".	28:31
	Paul was not always consistent in his estimate of women.	28:36
	So what?	28:41
	It merely proves that he was a man, that's all.	28:43
	He knew,	28:48
	and we know,	28:50
	that without women like them,	28:52
	there would have been no early church	28:55
	and therefore, no church.	28:59
	The second primer from this chapter in Romans	29:03
	is the addition to his praise of Aquila and Priscilla,	29:07
	who I quote, "risked their lives for me".	29:11
	Now where?	29:16
	When?	29:17
	How?	29:18
	We don't know.	29:20
	After thanking them, he adds further.	29:22
	"Give my love to the little church,	29:25
	that meets in their house".	29:30
	And in the opening words of the little letter to Philemon	29:34
	Paul dictates, "Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus	29:38
	and brother Timothy.	29:43
	To our beloved fellow worker Philemon,	29:46
	to our sister Afia", another woman.	29:49
	"To our fellow soldier, Archippus	29:53
	and to the church that meets in your house,	29:56
	grace and peace".	30:01
	And in Colossaens he writes,	30:06
	"salute the brothers at Laodicea,	30:08
	also Nympha" another woman	30:13
	"and the church which meets at her house".	30:17
	The church in their house, the church in your house,	30:22
	the church in her house,	30:26
	the early church was a house church.	30:28
	We know that also from archeological discoveries	30:32
	At Dura-Europos on the Euphrates,	30:37
	a Yale University team uncovered a house	30:40
	in which one of the rooms had been prepared for use,	30:44
	as a Christian Church.	30:48
	Wasn't until the third century,	30:52
	that there were separate church buildings.	30:55
	Now let's look at these two facts,	30:59
	women active in the church	31:01
	and the little house churches,	31:04
	both of which meant so much to St. Paul	31:07
	and find how they relate to this service of worship	31:10
	in the university chapel.	31:14
	The person whom we remember today	31:18
	was a woman.	31:21
	More accurately,	31:24
	She was a perjink spunky little lady,	31:25
	who loved you.	31:31
	In its many multifarious activities,	31:34
	football games, how she would've rejoiced yesterday	31:37
	and basketball games,	31:41
	concerts and plays,	31:43
	colleagues and students.	31:45
	She was a founding member of the women's auxiliary,	31:47
	in the hospital.	31:51
	Her name is Mary Poston.	31:54
	She died almost 10 years ago on December 18th, 1961	31:57
	and the funeral service was celebrated two days later,	32:04
	in this place.	32:08
	Let me sketch something of her curriculum vitae.	32:10
	In 1922, she made application to John's Hopkins Hospital	32:15
	for a position as a secretary	32:21
	and was given a standard intelligence and aptitude test.	32:24
	Her performance exceeded the other candidates,	32:31
	by so great a margin, that it became subject of discussion	32:35
	in the doctor's dining room.	32:42
	Dr. Harold L Amos, then Associate Professor of Medicine	32:45
	at John's Hopkins.	32:51
	And later the first Professor of Medicine at Duke,	32:53
	decided to hire her as a bacteriologist,	32:58
	although she never had had a course in the subject.	33:04
	Three years later, when Dr. Amos came to duke in 1930,	33:09
	eight years later,	33:16
	he brought Mary Poston with him.	33:17
	Together they had already published three papers	33:21
	on Bruce and Lois.	33:25
	So Mary Poston was one of the original staff members	33:28
	of the Duke Medical Center.	33:33
	She taught generations of medical students,	33:35
	the fundamentals of bacteriology.	33:39
	Although she had neither a BS nor a BA Degree,	33:43
	she earned an MA Degree from Duke University in 1937.	33:48
	On the basis of a thesis on the Brucella group of organisms	33:56
	and a four hour oral examination	34:02
	in all phases of bacteriology and immunology.	34:07
	So independent study is no new thing at Duke,	34:13
	but I wonder if four hour oral examination for an MA,	34:19
	are still in order.	34:25
	She was held in such esteem and affection	34:28
	by the medical students that their yearbook in 1960,	34:30
	was dedicated to her.	34:36
	They still remember the generous heart,	34:39
	concealed behind a shy gruffness	34:42
	and the crusty facade which could not quite hide	34:47
	her love for her fellas.	34:51
	The chapel was her church.	34:55
	She was a member of the church group within the chapel	34:58
	and for years, was the communion stewardess,	35:03
	She loved this place.	35:07
	When she was sick and she was sick often, in her last years	35:10
	her primary desire was to get back to the university service	35:16
	of worship	35:20
	and sit in the seat near the first pillar	35:22
	in front of the lactern.	35:26
	She openly and without embarrassment confessed her faith	35:28
	in a God who was truth and love.	35:33
	She gave us an example of conscience in action.	35:36
	Her eyes remain quiet,	35:41
	in her last days on earth.	35:45
	If she had been a member of the early church,	35:50
	Paul would have saluted her.	35:54
	Her sister, Miss Nany Poston of Baton Rouge	35:59
	has long wanted to honor her sister's memory.	36:02
	Today she worships with us	36:07
	and these candelebra, her generous gift,	36:10
	have been dedicated to the glory of God	36:14
	to the service of the chapel	36:18
	and in memory of her sister Mary,	36:21
	who liked the Mary in Romans, has worked hard for you.	36:24
	Now, this turn to the other primer,	36:32
	the church in your house.	36:35
	When I came here year in 1945.	36:39
	This was known,	36:43
	as the Duke University Church Interdenominational.	36:44
	In time for reasons that are too long to go into,	36:51
	it became what it is today,	36:55
	the Duke University Chapel Interdenominational.	36:58
	But there was a group of faculty,	37:03
	administrative and staff members	37:06
	who wanted to continue their church membership here.	37:10
	And that was granted,	37:15
	In fact, the name Duke University Church Interdenominational	37:17
	is continued in and through them.	37:22
	Their two primary interests,	37:27
	so far as the chapel is concerned,	37:28
	have been the services of holy communion,	37:32
	which they take under their charge	37:36
	and the Edgemont Community Center,	37:39
	in which almost half their membership has served.	37:44
	But their main focus is the house church.	37:50
	Meeting once a month for Bible study,	37:56
	in one another's homes.	38:00
	There are 35 members, old medical school, library,	38:03
	dining hall, graduate school, all over.	38:08
	35 members and do you know what the average attendance is	38:12
	once a month for Bible study?	38:15
	27	38:17
	They too set aside a sum of money,	38:21
	to honor Mary Poston	38:24
	and it is their gift, which has given us the alter lactern	38:27
	upon which the great Bible will always rest open,	38:32
	except when it is being read in a service of worship.	38:39
	The table of the Lord, the altar,	38:44
	is a proper place for the open Bible.	38:48
	For it is the vehicle of the word of God,	38:53
	The record of his revelation in law,	38:57
	sacrifice	39:02
	and sacrament.	39:04
	This is not the first gift	39:06
	of the church group to this chapel,	39:09
	nor will it be the last	39:12
	and it is given to hold in remembrance	39:16
	their friend and fellow member	39:19
	and to furnish a proper appointment for the sanctuary	39:22
	and to further the ongoing proclamation	39:28
	of the good news, from this place.	39:31
	The church in the house,	39:36
	is still thriving	39:39
	in our community.	39:42
	Now, what about you who've come back to chapel	39:46
	on homecoming Sunday?	39:48
	We who stay at home are glad	39:52
	that you who are returning to Duke	39:54
	want to worship with us again.	39:56
	You can see how dependent the chapel is on women.	40:00
	Look at the number in the choir.	40:06
	And I think you'll find there's at least one	40:11
	among the collectors.	40:14
	The lessons are sometimes read in soprano	40:17
	or control to a voice.	40:22
	There are two chapel hostesses	40:25
	and the chapel hostess for so many years.	40:29
	Who in our time looked after 800 of the thousand weddings	40:33
	that took place here,	40:36
	is worshiping with us this morning.	40:38
	A woman will occupy this pulpit on November 7th	40:41
	Parents weekend	40:46
	and names like Mary Duke Biddle	40:49
	and Mary Siemens	40:51
	and Mildred Hendricks, organist for so many years	40:54
	and Virginia Gray, Assist Curator of Manuscripts	40:59
	in the library, whose death this past week	41:04
	has shocked and saddened us.	41:09
	They all come to mind.	41:12
	We want you alumnae and alumni too,	41:15
	to be mindful of the chapel,	41:19
	which you love enough to worship here.	41:23
	And you come back.	41:26
	If Frank with you, it's desperately in need of money	41:28
	for renovation and improvement,	41:32
	even for upkeep.	41:35
	Moreover, the Edgemond Community Center,	41:38
	still looks primarily to the duke community	41:42
	for volunteer aid	41:45
	and to the chapel offerings for financial blood transfusion.	41:47
	Keep us in your memories and in your hearts	41:55
	and in your giving.	41:59
	But do not ignore the house churches on the campus.	42:02
	There is religious vitality in small groups right here	42:07
	over the fellowship of Christian athletes, canvas crusade	42:12
	Episcopal Eucharist,	42:16
	Baptist discussion group.	42:18
	The choir, which is not made up of performers	42:21
	and performeress',	42:25
	but is the ministry of music.	42:28
	I think of one group calling itself, Ichthus,	42:35
	which is the Greek word for a fish.	42:39
	Now why that word?	42:44
	I C H	42:47
	T H	42:49
	U S.	42:50
	The, I stands for Yeezus, the Greek for Jesus,	42:52
	The T H for Theo, of God,	42:57
	C H for Christ,	43:02
	The U for [Indistinct] son,	43:04
	the S for savior.	43:07
	The young artist,	43:12
	who beat 400 pounds of steel into the candelebra.	43:14
	and the alter lectern, knew that.	43:19
	The fish shape, made with one line	43:23
	or sometimes, the fish's eye poked in.	43:28
	That was the early symbolic affirmation	43:32
	of the Christian faith,	43:36
	found in the catacombs to this day.	43:39
	Centuries before the cross, was the symbol.	43:42
	Now the body of the candelebra is fish like,	43:49
	three fish and the word ichthus,	43:53
	is pierce into the alter lactern.	43:57
	The artist who made them worships with us today.	44:02
	This seemingly modern design continues the early affirmation	44:06
	of our faith,	44:11
	Jesus Christ,	44:13
	Son of God,	44:15
	Savior.	44:17
	We're very fortunate at Duke,	44:20
	the great chapel is supplemented and complimented	44:22
	by numerous house churches.	44:27
	I hope this is true where you worship in your hometowns	44:30
	each needs the other	44:37
	and both need women	44:41
	and men.	44:44
	Take some minutes this week to read Romans 16:1-16,	44:47
	leisurely and seriously.	44:53
	Think about people like Mary Poston and Virginia Gray	44:57
	about folk who are well known personally to you,	45:03
	say thank you to God for them.	45:09
	If they're still living, say thank you to them too.	45:15
	The grace of God is in courtesy.	45:21
	And so let's conclude this sermon	45:26
	by singing a hymn about the church,	45:29
	the large churches and the house churches.	45:33
	It is 294, "I love thy kingdom, Lord",	45:36
	the house of Thine Abode,	45:41
	I suppose that's really why we are here.	45:43
	♪ I love thy kingdom, Lord ♪	46:11
	♪ The house of Thine Abode ♪	46:17
	♪ The Church our blest redeemer bought ♪	46:23
	♪ With His own precious blood ♪	46:28
	♪ I love the church, O God ♪	46:35
	♪ Her walls before thee stand ♪	46:41
	♪ Dear as the apple of thine eye ♪	46:47
	♪ And graven on thy hand ♪	46:53
	♪ For her my tears shall fall ♪	47:00
	♪ For her my prayers ascend ♪	47:06
	♪ To her my cares and toils be given ♪	47:12
	♪ Till toils and cares shall end ♪	47:18
	♪ Beyond my highest joy ♪	47:26
	♪ I prize her heavenly ways ♪	47:32
	♪ Her sweet communion, solemn vows ♪	47:38
	♪ Her hymns of love and praise ♪	47:44
	♪ Sure as thy truth shall last ♪	47:52
	♪ To Zion shall be given ♪	47:58
	♪ The brightest glories earth can yield ♪	48:04
	♪ And brighter bliss of heaven ♪	48:11
	♪ Amen ♪	48:19
	(orchestral music playing)	48:45
	("Hallelujah")	49:31
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	49:43
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	50:04
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	50:06
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	50:09
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	50:12
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	50:16
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	50:43
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	50:47
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	50:51
	♪ Amen ♪	51:14
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	51:18
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	52:10
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	52:16
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	52:22
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	52:29
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	52:45
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	52:52
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	53:00
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	53:14
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	53:27
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	53:35
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	53:43
	(Hallelujah" continues)	54:47
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	54:58
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	55:01
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	55:17
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	55:20
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	55:22
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	55:26
	♪ Hallelujah ♪	55:29
	♪ Amen ♪	55:37
-	Almighty God,	55:47
	we have received from you,	55:48
	so many things that we have to dedicate here.	55:50
	Our silver, our gold, these new gifts, our hearts	55:53
	our voices, our influence,	55:58
	everything that we have and are	56:01
	and now we do dedicate ourselves	56:04
	and our gifts to thee	56:08
	for the glory of Christ.	56:09
	Now may grace, mercy and peace from God our father	56:17
	and the Lord Jesus Christ	56:20
	be with us and abide with us ever more.	56:22
	♪ Amen ♪	56:31
	♪ Amen ♪	56:40
	♪ Amen ♪	56:50
	♪ Amen ♪	57:07
	♪ Amen ♪	57:10
	♪ Amen ♪	57:23
	♪ Amen ♪	57:43
	(church bell ringing)	58:13
	(church bell ringing)	58:19
	(church bell ringing)	58:25
	(church organ playing)	58:36

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Title:

James T. Cleland - "The Church in Your House" (October 17, 1971)

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October 17, 1971

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Cleland, James T. (James Tough), 1903-1974

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