The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1893-09-14
SUNDAY SCHOOl,
LESSON FOR SUNDAY, SEPT. ~
Quarterly .Review, Acts xvi, xviii
Golden Text: Romans T., II
Commentary

60 We, therefore. and teach all nations,
baptizing them in the name OF the Father,
and OF the Son. and Of the Holy Ghost"
This quarters studies might be summed up
In the phrase, ''God glorined In Paul" (Gal.
l., 24), for wherever he went and whatever
he did his ambition was that Christ should
be magnincd In his body CPhil. T., 20). This
particular lesson illustrates the words.
Led by the spirit Of God" "Do "a occasion
serve thee. for God Is with thee, My word
shall not return unto me void (Rom. Will,
IL ; l sam. ", lisa. w., 1D.
LESSON II.--Paul at Philippi acts xvi,
i9-34). Golden Text Acts xvi. 81. Be
lieys on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou
shalt bc saved" As we follow Paul from
place To place let Us remember his words,
mot l. but Christ " '''rhe life OF Jesus
manifest in our mortal flesh (Gal. H., 20
III Cor. w., III. He has grdccto praise God.
even though his back Is a'ourged his feet In
the stocks and be East into prison. He takes
pleasure In reITonchcs and prosecutions I'll
Cor xii, l0l for Christ's sake. lie has no
influence with tho magistrates. hut ho has
power with God. and q household finds
Christ.
LEssoN II1.-Paul u, Athens acts xvii.
| 22-3l Golden Text dom iv., 2H, God il
a Spirit. and they that worship Him must
| worship Him in spirit and IN truth Jour
neyiug through the ccntcrs Of carth's wisdom
and culture aud seeing the blinde-s Ot people
| to the realities of time and eternity. he iscon-
not willing that any should perish. but that
| oil should come to repentance llI Pet ILL.,, 81,
| and of him who Is to hc the judge o' all. even
| lie who was delivered for our oIcnscs and
rosr again for our Justification (Kom. ~.
| 1929.
LrssoN IV.--Paul at Corinth acts xviii,
| l-ll.D Golden Text II Cor. l., 49, The
/ preaching Of the cross IL TO them thpt perish
| ioolishncss, hut unto us which are saved It is
| the power of God See the hand uf the
| Lord In bringing AQuiln and Priscilla TO
| Corinth about this time. Thus Paul iS pro-
| vidod with home Hnd employment 50 that
| he may freely preach th" gospel. and they
| became qualified To- teach others of Christ
| 1ycrsD 2C.D Note the Lords care oi His ser
want and His Kind wurds To him IA verses ..
| 10. Make much uf the promise II am with
thee, and compare En- ill.,, IL w., ~ Josh.
t., 3, . Judg. VI, IL Jcr. l., \, -. Hag. h.,
- H., 1 Math. NNvni., 20.
| lEs,uN N.-pnul ~ Eyhrsus Acts xix.
1-l2J Golden Text Ojohr xvi, l3). when
| lie. the Spiri; OF Truth. * come. lie will guide
| you into All TRUTH Now we have two year,
~ Ephcsus resulting in all In the province OF
Asia hearing the gospel (ycrse l0) and So left
without excuse. IL seems To m" that tho
Lord would be- gorincd and His comin;
greatly fastened II the church would neglect
some other things aud arise To- give every
soul on earth chance To- hear she gospel
once at lcnst
| IEssoN NI.-paul at Nlictus Acts xviii
22-3j Golden Text Heb xiii, y, "Rcmcmbct
them which have the rule over you, who have
spoken unto you the word Of God lie IL
now on his way TO Jerusalem, returning from
| his third missionary tour. lie knows that
more suffering awaits him. hut ne gives that
no thought. II" only desires to testify OF
Christ and finish his ministry ,ycrse "a.
LEssuN wi. -Paulat JerusGlem tActs xxi.
27-39O. Golden Text lPhil. l., 29), For unto
You II Is given In the behalf Of Christ not
| IA bftt al ~, -ttfT f,
His sake Pau, has now fallen into the
hands of religious Zunlois who knew not the
Lord Jesus. and gladly would they Kill him
as they did his Master, but Paul il safe ill
his work Is done though he may be called
| upon 10 endure much suffering.
LESSON vIII.-Paul Before Felix (Acts
xiv. 1925. Golden Text U Cor. xvi, 13),
"Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit YOU
like men, be strong" Paul is now "A pris-
oner ut CmsaTea, In the hands of the Romans,
and this lesson IL his testimony before the
| governor. Felix, and In answer TO his ac-
cusers, the high priest and elders from Jer-
usalem. Ho contcsses to his firm faith In
all the things written In tho law and in the
prophets, in the resurrection of the dead and
IN the necessity OF having "a conscience void
OF ofensr toward God and man. Later in
the lesson he breaches Christ before Felix
and Drusilla and reasons ui righteousness,
temperance and Judgment To- come.
| LESSON lA.-PHul Before Agrippa lActs
XVI. 1892. Golden Text Il Cor l.. "a.
Christ tho power Of God and the wisdom oi
God After two years Paul Is still q pris.
| Onera at tH'slrea t"haptcr NNiv.. ~, and nav
ing appealed unto Caesar, F"stus. the new
governor, desires him To testify before King
Agrippa, that he may have some definite ac-
cusation to send with him 10 Caesar.
LESSON N.-Paul Shipwrccked Acts xvii.
3O-ii). Golden Text (Ps. XVI, -. God Il
our refuge and strength, a very present help
in trouble" The close of last lesson madu
Us feel sorry that Paul ever appealed Ia
Cmsar, but Gods ways are higher tnan ours,
and we learn IN verse "a OF this chapter that
II was Gods purpose TO bring Paul before
Caesar. Nothing can Illustrate Gods pur-
| poses us. NNNiii.. IL ISa xiv, "a, while
man vain imaginings Will always come u
hauSht. Satan had many times sought IL
kill Paul, and this storm Is probably another
attempt oi his. but IN" lOTl delivers. and
satan is confoundei. What Jesus said con.
cerning His church is true also Of every
member Of II (Math. xvi. IL; John x, 2s).
LEssoN XI-paul at Rome (Acts xviii.
90 81. Golden Text (Rom. l., lG). Il am
not ashamed ot tho gospel Of Christ The
| purpose Of God hns thus iar been accom-
plished. and Paul is nt last in Rome, still "A
| prisoner II is true. but free to receive all
who come to him and TO preach 10 them the
kingdom Of God and the things concerning
the Lord Jesus Christ oversees 30, 30. This
IL almost the last we hear OF Paul. and we
ind him still eXpounding Srriptup'. and
from Moses and the prophets preaching Je-
sus (vcrsr 23). May the las, heard OF Us be
on the same line.
LEssoN XII. - Personal Responsibility
(Rom. xiv, ~ 23). "a Temperance lesson
Golden Text (Eom. xiv, 2D, 1T IL good
neither to eat flesh nor to drink wine nor
anything whereby thy brother stumbeth." ."
would emphasize in this lesson just the
thought Of the whole quarter that these
| al tIr
selves that as "cyen Christ pleased not
Himself (iom. XIV. ~. so we are 10 live,
not unto ourselves, but unto Him who died
for us and rose again GI Cor. ", 49, tho
kingdom OF God and His righteousness being
always first with ne tyersr II aud Math. W..
33) and everything tested 10y How will il
appear at the Judgment seat Of Christ
(verse 10 ii Cor. ", l0l?--LessOn Helper.