The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-10-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
Lesson I. Fourth Quarter, Internn-
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Is. After HIS meeting with the woman
Of Samaria and His tarryns there Tor
two days He went on 10 cana, where lie
lad wrought His first miracle and from
thence healed the nJbleman's son at
Cepernaum without going near him. Aft
c- that He went TO Nazareth. where lie
had been brought up. ana there we find
Him in today's lesson. We notice that
it was His custom 10 attend the syna-
g9Sue on the Sabbath day. and it could
NOT be because Of the spirituality Of the
service or IF the worshipers, as is eVldenC
from verse IS; but. whatever they were,
lie could worship i'm spirit and in truth.
L. In the synagogue worship Of today
h-re are always several who take part in
connection with the reading of the scrip
lures. and He on that occasion was
asked 10 take part In the re3ding- He
either selected what we call the sixty
frs, chapter Of Isaiah, or else that was
the portion for the day.
lS. Apart from the Spirit who wrote
the hook. there is no possibility OF UNDER
sanding it or of proclaimlng il with
power. Consider John XVI, Is; Acts +, s;
Luke xiv, ~. and lay IL 10 heart. IL
we are filled with the Spirit and the
word. we viii have good tidings for the
poor. health for the broken-nearted, de-
Hverdnce and liberty for the oppressed,
the Blind.
70. We VIII when controlled by the
Spirit show forth or be telling Gods SAL
walton from day TO day Ops. Ncvi p and
MAKE manifest that it is stiu the ac-
certable year Of the Lord. the day Of
salvation the hour when the dead hear
the voice Of The Son Of God and they
that hear live III Cor. vi. .; John V. 20.
20. Having closed the book. lie gave Il
90 the minister and sat down. and al in
80.
Him. This may nave been the first time
they had ever heard Him read the Scrip
lures. Think OF God, manifest in The
flesh. reading 20 men His own word. He
would surely read distinctly and give the
sense and cause them 10 understand the
reading CNeh. viii. s.. IL you turn 10
Tsa. Xxi, YOU win see that lie stopped in
the middle Of a sentence. He did not
read land the day of vengeance Of our
cd" for that day has not yet come.
There is already an incerval Of over 1,S0O
years between the two clauses Of that
sentence. He knew how TO divide the
word Of truth.
2l He began to talk to them by saying,
This day is this Scripture fulfilled in
your ears or in other words He meant:
Il who speak TO you am the person to
whom the Spirit through Isaiah had ref
erence. I am the friend Of the poor, the
healer Of broken hearts. The opener OF
blind eyes. / am life for al VINO VIII
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gracious words and for O moment seemed
q doubt their eyes as they listened TO
Him, but recovering themselves they said,
us not this JOseph'S son?' The inference
would be, How can the carpenters son
whom we all know dare 70 appropriate
such words TO Himself? Is He beside
HIMSELF
%. They had probably heard OF the
miracle Of the wine at Cana and Of the
healing Of the nObleman's son at
n ND oh
not heal some Of the sick ones here in
His own town and make some Of our
blind 10 see, then we might believe Him?
When Moses vas sent TO deliver Israel.
he was commissioned and empowered to
work miracles a. evidences that he was
sent Of God, and they might on that
ground ask for a sign, but the Lord
knows all men and does not cast pearls
before swine.
"a. The words Of this verse may not
seem to some as very important state
ment, but surely every word OF God Is
important. and special attention Is de-
manded by the sayings which are pre-
fixed by His verify / say unto you,
which is equivalent to the THUS saith
the Lord" Of the old testament. de
came unto His own, and His own re-
ceived Him not, even His own brethren
did not for a time believe in Him.
% See how the Lord indorses the story
of the famine in the days OF Elijah. and
q
months. He never discounted a word OF
scripture nor spoke slightlngly OF a
single incident. He believed and re-
ferred to the record Of the deluge, the
destruction OF Sodom, Jonah In the belly
OF the fish. Lots wife becoming a pillar
OF salt, etc. How unlike Him are many
today who bear His name and profess
to be His friends. How dreadful II He
shall say to them: Depart from Ne.
never knew YOU"
49, },
sent to a widow of Sidon and not 10 any
widow I'm Israel, leaving Us TO infer that
IL was for the same reason that he did
no great works in Nazareth. How fuu
Of unbelief the land must have been, for
that is the great hindrance 70 the mani
Testing of His power His words in dark
days are, BE not afraid; only believe"
IF thou would believe. thou shOuldst see
the glory OF God" Consider the dark
setting Of these gems.
p. The story OF Naaman and his heal
ing is here Endorsed. which includes all
its connections, the Jordan, etc. But
why no lepers in Israel healed? See II
the answer may be found in Math. viii.
10 in connection with lSa. /, 3, on,
wretched unbelef!
2S. They evidently applied the sermon
correctly; they took IL 10 heart. but not
with meekness nor profit There was no
brolSenness Of spirit: no welcome for the
light. II only offended and angered
them. The wrath OF man worketh not
the righteousness Of God. and these men
knowing not the only righteousness that
aVaileth anything were seeking 70 estab-
lish their own righteousness Jas. l. 2Oi
Rom. X. 3. -.
%. Surely they knew not what they
did. as they not only turned their backs
upon their only hope, but actually
turned Him out OF their city and sought
10 KIN Him. Ere lie left His disciples
He told them that they mus, expect the
same treatment. saying. They shall put
YOU out Of the synagogues: yea. the
lime cOmeth than whatsoever killeth you
will think that he d0eth God service
(John xvi. % How can the church ex-
peer the conversion Of the world I'm this
age when the Lord Himself has so palm
~ fOret0ld its main features TN the
HARVEST
80. The time he'd not come for Him to
lay down HIS life. so by mere shadow
OF His power He passed from their
hands. We DO well 10 remember that
when the appointed time did come He
laid down His life voluntarily. No hui
man power took q from Him John X.
II. 49,. The Spirit draws those who hear
Of Him, but we must be Wiling 20 be
drawn and voluntarily come TO Him and
then yield our whole being for His serv-
ice.
we Shall See.
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