The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-05-25
PETERS DENIAL.
international Sunday School Los-
son for Nay ~. 1898.

To wsnkness a. Peter nnd HIS E;~p~,s-
sncs-The Trial I'D seasenes ~ Chr..s
-Ths True SouFrc % Real strength
-An InpressIse Les>oa-
Especially arranged from =. 8 onartcrlyl
LESSON TExT-Natt. - :5.-s5
GOLDEN TExr-Whcrcforc let him ihat
thinkcth he standcth, take heed lest he fan
II cor. lo:I2.
CENTRAL TErru-Grcat b the sin ana
danger Of denying our Lord.
TINE Between two and three ocIork
Friday morning. April Z, A. y. ~
PLkcE-The palace Of Caiaphas, the high
priest in Jerusalem
PARALLEL ACCOUNTS Mark l40G:
Luke - ;5bG3; John 1s:l537.
OnDER o. EvExTS-D The agony In III
garden Midnight Of Thursday 70 one
O'Clock Friday morning. 81 The betrayal
and arrest; about ono O'Clock 60 Peters
rash defense. a. Jesus taken 20 Annas
(John 1919. go The Disciples all forsakc
Jesus. co. Preliminary examination by
Annas. (O Examination before CaiaphaS
fs) Examination before IN irregular meet
ing Of the sanhcirirn, IN Caiaphas'
palace; two 70 three O'clock co. Peters
denials a. the same time and place.
"a THE CorRT consisted OF chief priests.
that Il, the heads OF the twenty-forr priest
IL classes; scribcs. that il. rabbiS learned
in the literature q the church; and elders,
who were chosen from amongst the MOT
influential Of the laity. Jewish tradition
puts the number Of members a. seventy
one. The hgh-pncst usually presided
Abbott. CO THEiR ArTHoRIrS-The sanhc
drim had power 70 try those charged with
- -
cute the sentence Of death John II: ID
Asdrsrs. ~ The Throughout the
wnoie course OF the trial. the rules u the
Jewish law Of procedure were grossly vio
lated. and the accused was deprived IL
rights belonging even to the meanest ci;i-
xcn. a. The AccrxArIox-Thc crime for
which Jesus was condemned before the
Sanhcdrim was His alleged blasphemv:ie.
an assumption Of power and authority
which belonged 20 Jehovah alone Matt
% 65). But when He was brought before
Plate shey changed the accusation to one
Of .rIAson against the Roman government.
- the only one Of which Filate would take
cognizancc luke 2s:2A- 90 THE vERDirr
Jesus was condemned 20 death.
HELPS ovER HARD PLxcEs-6s. I'm. after
tho preliminary trial was over. and the
court were waiting for sunsrise- lefore
which time no Judicial sentence could be
pronounced Bs1s;>d; struck with the fist
Prop<sy xrfo ~ they first blindfoldcd him
Mark and then asked Him 70 prove that
He was . prophet by revealing who il was
that struck HIM. 60 Peter ~ xifhesf the
court room) ~ ~ oiao In the court 81 the
palace. out OF which the courtroom opened
20 ksor not rhsf fhcs sayed krow moth
ing about Jesus and His doings ~ lhs
porch: the entrance 70 the court from The
street ~ Thy srerch bdrrysh hr<' the Pc
culiaritics Of his speech showed that he Was
from Gallilcc, and not Jerusalem =, t.rH;
invoke curse on himself, II ne dii nH
speak the truth This profanity was PRO-
ably . breaking out Of an early habit ~
cssk ercs: usually about three O'Clock 70 nc
morning .. Petev ssmesbpst; what Jesus
had forctold him : few hours before N. "a
A. the same time Jesus looked through az
| opening from the COURTROOM ma nxeu -
! gaze on foter lake ~; op. "pt e,<rl,
hrs repentense Was doep ana tnoIo1kn, n.
N time &c was res.orca, - o, n.- ~ =
| the truest disciples fErEhs nEFrN1s>cs
I'D The depth and intensity o. his repent
| anoc. CD Contrast y with the false 70
| pcntancc OF Judas Judas vas sorry rs'aer
| Tor the consequence o. ms sin- fhsa ~
the guilt Of T. CD 10 the repentanf fe'er
| restoration was possio'e' ana aiter : -
son q bittcrcst sorrow y Was gr.n' "a i--.s
and freely sSonn u; PHI. ~ Ie'e' ~. x.
| permanently changed TOT inc oet'sr " -
l experiences. I'D Inc sincerity o. NJ
pcntsncc was proved BY > long NE q ~
| voted service 70 ms Master - ~ N
stance, Acts .: 9; ~: -
| CoxNExTs-Whati = me graf .s~s'n ~
rs IN this story undovo'eaiy n. ~. .u.
lesson Is the need Of humble sf.rl. =.
who l. lowly need fear no fan - '%ns =
our trust i in the Lord We are saic, ~
soon . we begin % trust ~ oalss 49,.
we are in great danger We 49, ~ 49,
heard our young converts say. ,Nr~r
fear. have made Jpn mino- ~ $50 ..--
hold outf" In such cases W 49, ~, 49,
sure that 4 will mot be very 'ons 49, ~. 49,,
young boaster will fnd out 70 nis Nv. ~, 4.
Satan - both wiser and stronger 49,. =.
Seif-ccnfdcncc may mot seem = go. -, ~, :
but II surely leads 20 others: LOT ~ w. 80 I,
confident II his own powers earns y 49,, as
away from Jesus- But y = oniy
ing unto Jesus" that our real sIsu ~.
Les -Of mine own sc4 ! ca ~ 49,
ing; but I can do al things 49, /.
Christ. who strengthened me ~.