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  THE LIFE THAT JESUS LED
  by Mary Wilder Tileston
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Summary: The sermon emphasizes the importance of following the life that
Jesus Christ lived in order to achieve perfect happiness and make a
positive impact on the world.

Topics: "Following Jesus", "Christian Living"
Scripture References: John 17:13

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Mary Wilder Tileston emphasizes the importance of finding joy and
happiness in trusting God and loving His name, as seen in Psalms 6:11
and John 17:13. She highlights the path to perfect happiness by living a
life close to that of Jesus Christ, where following Him leads to true
fulfillment and turning away from Him results in darkness. Tileston also
encourages each soul to contribute to making the world a better place,
finding purpose and meaning in being co-workers with Christ and bearing
witness to the truth, as expressed by George Hodges and James Freeman
Clarke.

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Let all those that put their trust in Thee rejoice; let them also that
love Thy name be joyful in Thee.

PSALMS 6:11

That they might have My joy fulfilled in themselves.

JOHN 17:13

GOD desires us to live as close as we can to the life that Jesus Christ
lived. That is the broad avenue to perfect happiness. Most of us know by
experience that in proportion as we have followed Him, we have found
happiness. And we know by still larger experience that as we turn away
from Him the world gets dark, and life ceases to be worth living.

GEORGE HODGES

EACH soul has its own faculty; it can help in some way to make the world
more cheerful and more beautiful. This it is which makes life worth
living. If we are living only for ourselves, our own amusement, luxury,
advancement, life is not worth living. But if we are living as co-
workers with Christ, as fellow-helpers with God, as part of the noble
army of martyrs who bear witness to the truth in all time, then our
lives are full of interest. This gives sweetness and strength to all our
days.

JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE

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