Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1890-03-01
tn e SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International iesson-. March 2, 100.
Number IX.--Lukc 1862.
T1TLE-,lcsrs nj Nazareth.
TuplC.. Rejected by Men.
ul'TII\E-
llonoring the Word, VS.. 1920.
niolding the Truth, W. 4l-27.


I. llOnoring the Word VS. 1920
:. Unfolding the. Truth, vs.. 2l-27.
y; Rejecting the Lord, vs. ~ ~.
! GOLDEN TENT He came unto his own, and
his own received him nol--lohn 1:l1.
CENTRAL. TRuTll-Thc gospel brings light.
! liberty, comfort and divine riches to man.
LESSON CONNECTION.
| After The temptation, most of the
events in the life of Jesus, prior to this
lesson, are narrated in the Gospel of
John, aud include the testimony of John
the Baptist to Jesus, the selection of the
first five disciples; the return to Gulilpe:
his first miracle AT the wedding in Cana:
going III April 10 Jerusalem to attend
the first passover in his public ministry;
cleansing The temple; his discourse with
Nic"dcmus; preaching in Judea during
the Summer and Autumn; driven from
thence after tie imprisonment of John
the Baptist; his return to Gahl,e in
December through Sanarin where he
held the famous intelvi at Jacobs
well, with the woman of Samaria; then
followed the healing of the nvble mans
son, and after several weeks of unre-
corded lahors he goes to Jerusalem to
attend his second passover the first
week in April, where he heaed lhe
blind nian a, the pool of Bpthes sln, and
again re- uln,d 10 GaliI.e where we find
him in our present lesson.
LESSON SUGGESTIONS.
llomorimg the Word Jesus returns TO
his home village. He had grown up
among The pee pie of that Gallean town.
and f"r tMcnI! eight years The residents
had known lis character, and verc
familiar with hia childhood, youth and
manhood. As his custom was he en-
tered the synagogue. opened the hook
and found he place. 1t WAS his custom.
he was church gorr. lie WAS familiar
with the Scriptures. lie WAS IL Bible
student. The eyes of all the uvnagogue
were ON him. lie WAS II peerless teacher,
had profitable topic, II worthy topic.
aud an attentive nudiencc.
Unfolding the TIuth-1he place Which
Jesus found when he opened the book
on his particular occasion was IN Isaiah
LNl, u prophecy having special refer
enre to himself and his woik. Tie pa
sage furnished IA theme for his sermon
-? he spirit of the Loid Is upon me-" He
thus claimed divine credentials. He
hath annointed me 10 preach the gospel
t" lhe poor" The gospel is for all such
bringing help and C, mfort. $50 heal
4
ence" It" give recovery of sight 10 the
blind" TO set at liberty them that are
bruised" To proclaim the acceptable
year of the Lord" He began his SER
mon by saying, This day is this Scrip
lure fulfilled i'll your ears" His sermon
was one of power. They wondered at
the wOrus of grace that proceeded from
his mouth. is not this Joscph's Son "
They knew him. He was only II carpen.
ter, didn't amount To much in their
eyes. He proce, ded 10 give them some
home truths. Th~y were puzzled at
his superiority. He told them how the
proph, IS We're rejected, that "no prophet
is acceptable in his own country; that
although there were many irprrs in tie I
Time of Elisha. there was but one
clenps,d ami HAT WIS foreigntr. Out
of many sufferers but one WAS saved. |
+, crirg the Lord-rhey we're all
fitted with wrath in The synagogue
They pruTrSs"d to go there to worship,
but they We're bitter enemies, IL was
an improper place to show their passions
and they had II poor cause for wrath.
They alOSe in their nngernnd cast him out
of the city. They rushed upon him with
the violence of II mob. and many of the /.
most desperate in that gang of rutlinns
would have thrown him from
"A prrcipitnTs cliff ia that vicinity They ,
were determined to murGpr him, and
would have done 81 had he not passed
through he midst of them and went
his way. Undoubtedly his divine
presence twed them and they brcame
powprless to do him haim. He went 10
CapernaIhm and taught them on the
Sabbath day and there they We're wrap
ped in wonder at the truths he uttered,
for he spake as one bavlng authority.