The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
CHRIST AT NAZARETH.
LESSON vIll, FIRST QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, FEB. 81.

Text - tho Lesson. Mark ". t-ls-Csm-
naif Verses. io-ie-Go1den Text, Mark
Vi. ie-Commentary by the Rev. d. IL
Stcayns.
tComeiied from Lsssoo Helper Quarterly. by per
mission OF IL & HOFFMAN pubhshsr. Phila-
dslpha.
l. And He wers ou< from thence that is
from Capernaum, where He had just healed
the woman who had been twelve years sick
the little girl l2 years OLD who had Just died,
the two blind men and the dumb demoniac;
where Also he had on previous occasions
clean spirit, Peters wifes mother, tho sick
with the palsy, the nobleman's son, the cen
turion's servant, ani many others not men,
toned individually. talark j, ii, v; Matt
tx, Luke vii, John iv.l How highly privi-
legged Capernaun was, how many mighty
works were done therel
"And came into His own country After
tho people Of Nazareth rejected Him and
sought His life, He made Capernaum His
lhosas tif shc could be said to have heme),
and 1t was called = His own city lIatt tx, /;
Lnss iv, 1881; but Nazareth was His own
country where he had been brought up. How
Iwtient fersivfng and long suffering lie is,
ard how earnestly ho continues to seek those
Who reject Him, II percAanee they may re-
pent; fer He Is Rot willing that any should
perish. s1l ret SAY
~Iis disciples follew Nina Some follow
fully and souae fellow afar sff; some seek and
servo Him with the whole heart and some do
Anything sut txaA
& .'Nh hon the Sabbaoh day was como, Ho
began to teaeh In the syuagogue.' He had
beeH al ID oarly and late all the week, teach-
ing, heaing anil jourieying on foot or by
boat fr,on place to place; but every Sabbath
day Is filled also, and it would seem that they
were among his busiest days. If we serve Him
only ea tue Sabbs.A day. or il our work
through the week IS s,Eh that wo cannot
heartily serve HiEa even on that day, or II we
find tho one day given wholly to Him a
wearIaess, Is it worth while to call ourselves
His followers or profess devotion to Hint
These things wisdom .
mighty works" They had to confess that
they had never heard such wisdom, nor seen
such mighty works, but where He got the
wisdom, or how He did the mighty works,
they could not tell.
3 SIS not this the carpentergn They had
known Him many years as the carpenter,
ana the carpenters son Matt. xiii, So; His
mother also they knew and His brethren and
sisters, and while they could not but wonder
at His wisdom and His mighty works, it was
200 much FOR them to receive Him of the
humble home as their Messiah, and they were
offended at Him Had they considered the
facts in connection with His birth in the light
Of Isa vii, IA, lIos xxi, |, or His miracles in
the light Of lsa. xxxv, s. q; or had they OBJ
served lsa. Lii, l-3 IN reference TO their own
conduct they might have been convinced
but they needed not these things, and because
He came not as they Thoughts He ought to
have come they knew Him not
4. "A prophet is not without honor, but IN
his own country, among his own kin, and IN
his own ho,ise." On two other occasions did
He speak the same truth Q.uko iv, 2i; John
iv, 40, and John vii, s, tells us that ct ono
time even His own brethren did not believe
In Kim
S. "Ho could there do no mighty work.
With the exception of healing few sics
folk, His power was not manifested in His
native town because OF their unbelief, Matt
xii, s.. How gladly lie would have hcalet
all their sick, and magniflcl the nape Of tn,
Lord among them il they had only received
Him; how His heart must have yearned t,
tell them moro fully the good news OF th
king dom, but their ears were stopped ant
| they compelled Him to turn away, ant
! "He marveled because Of their unbelief
SO long as Israel were separated unto Coo
| and believed God, He did wonders for then
and among them; but when they turned from
| Him they ceased 10 see and know His power
Wherever In the world to-day His power |.
seen on behalf of His people there is faith II
Him at the bottom Of it; and where Hi
people, either as churches or individuals
neither enjoy nor see. the power Of God ii
holy lives and the salvation Of sinners |,
must lie due to lack of faith in God -
| Z. "IIo called unto Him the twelve and
began to send them forth" The praying one.
are now going forth to answer their owr
| prayers, and then he sent forth other seventy
also, still encouraging them to continue pray
ing for more laborers luke K, l, p.
8, o. Nothing for their journey, I
no scrip, no bread, no money, no extra
coat" They were evidently not on pleasslr,
tour, nor going to make much out OF thi.
| financially. They did not take up collec
| Hon to defray the expenses Of the mission
NOR delay their going tin the funds wer,
raised, but with the promise that 'the work
| man was worthy OF his meat" Matt. Z, 10
they went forth. They wero on the King
business, and He would not fail to provid,
Tor them BY the way nor to reecmpense then
for their work, but hey must simply leav,
all that to Him and fufifl His commands
10. In what place socver ye enter into ar
house, there abide till yc depart from tha
place" They wepe not to enter any Of
every house. but to inquire for worthy
house, and IL after entering they should fnC
the house not what it was said to be, they
were to leave ID. (llast. K, i1-13.) The fol
| lower Of Christ is not to expect that eithol
| He or His message win be well received b.
ell, nor h he to thrust himself where he 1
not wanted, nor seek help from those VIII,
know not the Lord; but lovingly and pa
| tiently is be to go In his Masters Name, bear
ing his Masters message OF peace and goo.
will, content to DO faithful to him, bearing
all things for His sake, and csvsting abov
| all things His approval.
| IL More tolerable for Sodom and Gomor
! raa in the day Of Judgment, than for tina
| city" Although this sentence Is not in th
| Revised Version, yet 1t is found In Matt y
| Is; xi, "a: and shows US the greater responsi
bility OF greater privileges, and how fearfu
| will be the doom of those who refuse to hea
or receive the Lord Jesus Christ, or thos
whom He sends forth as His witnesses.
| IL And they went out and preached tina
p,on should repent" Between this verse an
the last the whole of Matt X, l8-42, seems +
come in with its warnings, Instructions an
1 exkortations to proclaim the truth boldly an
| TO fear no man, nor death itself, but onl
| God.
Ia ffhey cast out many devils, an
snointed with oil many that were sick, an
healed them" The Lord wrought throug
them end His name was gloriaed. BIS pows
through them was as IL He had been preser
Himself, and 1t should bc SO still; but "
must remember that these miracles wei
tollons OF the kingdom then at hand, bat no
postponed I'LL His return; and ret the apo
| ties continued TO work miracles In his nam
long tLfter ho had assembled back TO the Fathe
and Il there was more faith and who
part OF his followers there would BE- moi
manifestations Of his power. -<s-~
Explosive TstsAi. Tablets
| Engineer Fosburg, Of the Chatca,
gay road, had peculiar experiene
| Wednesday. He had a number {
chlosate VI potash lozeneas in bis We
pocket, aud these exploded while b
was at Lyon Mountain, tearing ava
and burning his vest and trousers Q
ono side down TO the knee, and qui'
severely burning ono OF his hands. Ml
Fosburg contends that he had n
matches In his pocket, and cannot o.
count for the explosion. Howevt
that may be, the accident will servo {
warning to those who habituall
carry these tablets loosely IN the
pockets under tho impression that the
were non-explosfvc.-Plattsbu q
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