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Christ Comforting Ills Disciples - John
1919, 15-27-aIemory Verses, 1-3.

The SUMDAY-SCHOOL.
Christ Comforting Ills Disciples = John
it:1-3. 15-a'-Memory Verses, Is.
Especially Arranged from S. S. quarterly
LESSON FOR OCTOBER 25, 1891.
GOLDEN TENT will pray the Father and |
He shall give you another Comforter that He |
may abide with you farevey.-John N:l6
CENTRAL TRuTH-To the obedient and faith. |
full are given great and glorious privileges.
TIMh-ThurSday evening, April 6, A. D. 80 |
PLAcE.-An upper room in Jerusalem.
PLACE IN THE OTHER GosPELs.-Matt. &C. |
| between verses 20 aud 50; mark IL, between |
| verses % and 20; Luke 81, between verses So
and 80.
| HELPS OVER HARD PLAcEs.-1. "Troubed:"
| by His death, soon to follow, ana by the power
OF their enemies, an by their own weakness.
| believe also in Me-" as the Son Of God Let
| your faith be stronger. Even when you see Me
crucitied let not your faith fail. Comfort comes
from believing "a that.God is stronger than all
cner ICES can be; (9) that Goi controls all the
| forces Of the universe, so that (3) He can make
| all things work together for good. 2. IN My
| Fathers house," /. C., Heaven, Gods home.
| Perhapsit includes the universe. MANY man.
sons" dwelling places enough for all; va.
riety suited TO all. Il go to prepare place for
you:" He will be still working for them, though
| lucJ 10 uOt SSc HIN. D. WILL come dt5ulu'
] dD His return to the earthly living by His
resurrection; (2) the BEGINNING Of His kingdom
on the day OF Pcntecost, when he came through
the outpouring of the Holy Spirit; (3) the
| words refer to His constant spiritual presence
in their midst; 90 He will come at death and
| take us home. IS. Another Comforter" than
Jesus, who was about to GO away. The Com
! forter:" lie, ono called to our side to aid
strengthen and defend. He came first at Pente.
cost, and abides with His people forever. IS.
| 'Comfortless:" in tho originel-orphans,
fatherless, and hence desolate. 20. "At that
day." when He comes again. II. HE it is that
loveth Me-" the absolute test of love is obedi-
ence. 2i "Teach you all things:" show the
meaning OF what Jesus had taught them; un.
fold the truth. Bring all things to your re.
membrance:" this shows that the New Tesla.
ment is true and inspired. g. "Peace:" az
Peace with Cod (2) Peace with Heaven;
harmony and sympathy with all that is there.
(3) Peace with nature; o harmony with all its
laws. (H Peace with self: all the various fac.
ulties ofour nature being in accord and working
tremendously. 3. Peace with men. (6) Peace
Of an approving conscience. ca Peace OF q
submissive will. 81 Peace that comes from
victory. (9) A peace which is eternal un.
broken, perfect. MY peace give unto you"
peace like Christ's; peace which He has
procured for us; peace to be gained in the
same way with His; peace that flows from His
abiding presence and love.
LESSON COMMENT.
Though they did not at all realize it,
there lay much trouble before the disc-
ples-not only the trouble and sorrow
arising from the death of their Master,
but that which was to come upon them
because of their acceptance of Him as
the Messiah. 1t was no bed of roses
upon which they were to lie. SIN the
world We shall have tribulation and sor-
row." said the Master. And so it proved.
OF the eleven, only one died natural
death. To prepare them for and fortify
them in their dark experiences, the
Lord talked long with them in that up
per chamber. Part of that converse
ton is given in the lesson for to-day
In that we find three sources of comfort
, which he opened up for them.
, First Source of Comfort lie revealed
to them the future world. In thi!
! world they were to be without homes
Driven from pillar to post, they were
often to feel that the world looked upoI
them as the ''off-scouring of all things.
.. They were to be better acqutsssed will
prisons than with palaces, and hard
ship was 20 be their lot. As an offse
to this, He spoke to them of mansion
, prepared and held for them by their Mas
ter. A home in Heaven was held out tt
. them Us a source of comfort, when al
: earthly homes were denied to them.
4 Second Source of Comfort. He re
4 vealcd Himself to them more clearly
|. 81 am the Way, the Truth, and the
Life said he. Il am in the Father
!, land the Father in Me-" He added. This
;. truth they did not at that time fully
understand. But later on after the
descent of the Holy Spirit, then this
: fact became clear to them, and upon i
:, they rested, and by it they were com
: forted. When they trusted in Him
they felt that they were building upon
solid rock. They could say:' "We know
y in whom we have believed, and are per
= suaded that He is able to keep thai
which we have committed to Hin
= against that day." 7s f5
:, Third Source of Comfort. He prom
!, ised, even when absent. to answer thei
prayers. This promise gave confidence
= to the disciples, and as a result we fine
the Epistles and the Acts full of eXhor
:, tations to or examples of Believing
y prayer for all manner of things. Ther
=, in a three-fold way the Master comfort
. ed His disciples. ss,
), Many people dislike the, Bible ant
- call it gloomy book. They refuse t.
. read it and seek for their joy and com
~ fort in novels and books of all sorts
= Yet, in fact, there is no such comfortin.
book in all the world as the Word o
y God. 1t is the most cheerful book il
!, existence. 1t deadens no sense of abid
- ing joy, and yet at the same time it il
!. lumines every corner of darkness an
u mitigates every woe. Earth has no sol
/" row that the Bible cannot assuage
. The truths which it contains can max
=. Paul and Silas sing in prison, can max
=, the disciples glad even when in bite
a persecution, and can make the dying
=. bed of the saint seem soft as down
-. pillows are 1t illuminos the dar
v. grave with the light OF the resurrection
y day and robs death and the grave O
:, their, sting. Its truths give peace to tn
- troubled conscience and strength to tn
!, fainting heart. ''Do you wish to b
- happy in this world?" Well, the wa
=, to secure this is TO take the Bible as tn
- Sn,1rca of yo,,r ,oupSal -pav