Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1886-06-19
international sunday school lie eson
By REV. F. b. HAReRAvEs.
June


Lessong1s. June p al
QUARTERLY REVIEW.
LESSON 1. THE WORD MADE
FLESH John 1. 1-18-
This lesson is the introduction TO the
study OF Christ's life as given In the
writings Of John, and furnishes US with
the proof that Christ was the incarnate
Son of God
LEssON ?. TIE FIRST DISCIPLES
John 1, I-1S.
John the Baptist was preaching re-
pentance and baptizing the people at
the BeLhabara ford on the river Jordan.
Two Of His disciples heard him speak
Of Jesus as the Messiah and followed
Him. They were His first disciples
ana at once commenced active work
for Him.
LESSON 3. THE FIRST MIRACLE.
John 2, Ill.
At a wedding feast in Cana of GaIiIee
to which Jesus had been invited, the
supply Of wine ran short, Whereupon
our Lord turned water into wine. This
was his first miracle, and consequently
the first .public demonstration OF his
divinity.
LESSON 4. JESUS AND NICODE1rUs.
John 8, 1-16.
A ruler Of the Jews, Nieodemus,
came to Jesus one aight after the peO-
pie had gone to their homes, and sought
instruction. The Savior taught him
the principal Of the New Birth, Regen-
Grafton, without which no man can
So see the Kingdom Of God"
LESSONS. JESUS AT THE WELL. John 4,
Tired with His journey our Lord rests
at Jacobs well near Sychar, in Sama-
ria, while His disciples 90 into the city
Co vrrvr Ia Oh Of
an who has come to the well to fill her
waterproof. The occasion is used by
Christ TO teach her Of the living water
which satisfies the soul
LLEsSCE 6. SOWING AND REAPING. John
4, q a.
The disciples return from Sychar
with food, and Christ unfOlds to them
the principle of the spiritual harvest.
He afterwards goes into the city and
spends two days teaching the people.
uLESSON 2. THE NOBLEMAN'S son. John 4,
1854
The son Of a man in high position is
laid low with malaria fever. and the
father goes to Jesus for help, having
heard Of him as a Great Healer of ply
steal disease. Jesus reprOves him for
his shOrt-sightedness and heals his son
with the divine word.
LESSEN 6.0JESUS lat BETHESDA. John 8,
5-18
At the pool of Bethsadia, in Jerus-
alem, our Savior finds a man who has
been sick for 80 years. with no one to
help HIM into the pool at the desired
time 1t being the Sabbath day He is
accused by the Jews Of Sabbath break
ing, but successfully defends Himself.
LESSON 9. JESUS FEEDING FIFETHOuS-
AND. John 6, 1-21.
Thousands Of people follow our Lord
to q lonely place beyond the sea Of
Tiberias. AS nighht approaches the ne
cessity for food becomes apparent. He
closes the days labors by miraculOusiy
feeding over 5000 people with i've
lOaVes and two small fishes.
LESSON 10. JESUS, THE BREAD OF LIFE
John g, 22-4O.
The next day the people find Him in
Capernaum on His way to the Syna-
gogue, and He teaches them to stop
looking simply for temporal blessings,
and eXhOrts them to take Of the Bread
of life, which He declares Himself to
LESSON II. JESUS THE CHRIST. John 2,
On the last day Of the Feast Of the
Tabernacles, Jesus announces Himself
as the Fountain of living water, and
the Source of spiritual life. His teach
ings were VariOusly received by the
people, some believing and others re-
iecting them,
LEssoNH2. JESUS AND ABRAHAM. John s,
3I-35 and aga.
The Jews prided themselves on their
descent from Abraham and claimed to
be free men. Christ taught them the
true principal of freedom, and an
nounced Himself as existing before
Abraham, and consequently divine.
For this they attempted to stone Him,
but He escaped. His hour was not yet
come
NOTE.
The divinity of Christ is taught in
every lesson Of the quarter.
The teachings are so plain as to be
easily understood and yet as perfect as
to be absolutely unansWerabIe. stNeYer
man spake like this man.