The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-08-11
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ESSON VlIl-AUGUST l9-FlRS |
DISCIPLES OF JESUS.
Golden Text: We Have 'o"h' INC
Mcssias. Which Is, Being 1hte'Pre''"'
the Christ. John 1: 35-49

Ncssias. Which Is, Being interpreted
the Christ. John 1: 35-49.
Introductory The events immcdl-
ately following the temptation OF our
I.nrd are not related by Matthew.
Mark and Luke. For our knowledge
# them we are wholly dependent on
John. from whom we gather that
Icsus returned from the wilderness
10 the river Jordan. where John was
still baptizing. Just before TINS event
an official deputation had come from
Jerusalem to ask John who he was
and on what authority he baptized.
HIS reply was very frank lie salo
tn them in substance: II am not the
Christ, as many seem to suppose; nor
| this. that, or the other prophet; but !
am simply the voice of one crying III
the wilderness, the herald and lore
rn0ner Of Christi" On the following I
dav John repeated this testimony TO
his disciples, and on the second Gay
thereafter the incidents noted III onF
lesson took place.
/. Andrew, John and Simon Peter
verses 35-4o. IS. "John stood AS
if in silent expectation. "Two OF ms
disciples Andrew and John.
SO. "Looking upon Jesus" "az'nS
at him intently. "BeEold the Lamp
of God" The Lamb OF God was q
title applied to Jesus not only De-
cause of his innocence, but also oe7
cause he was the appointed sacrifice
for the sins of the world.
81 "The two disciples heard nm
speak" Though it is not said that ne
smoke to them. '.They followed
Jesus" With the determination to
learn something more about him.
80, Jesus turned and saw them
Either because he heard their foot-
\ steps or because he intuitlvely ais
: ccrned their presence. "What seek
, yeo" They may have shown some en-
barrassment; Jesus, therefore, spoke
0rSt. hdDUl WAVES
est thou?" The point Of this ques-
ton is: eve wish to make visit TO
YOU, and beg to know where your res
idence is, so that at a proper time we
may call on YOU"
!. 20 "Come and see" Instead of In
yiting them to come at some future
time, he insists that they come al
once. "Abode with him that day
: The rest of that day. 1.-The tenth
hour" Four o'clock in the afternoon
At. "He first fndeth Simon,
etc. From the beginning Chrlstlanit!
, has spread by means OF personal IN
fuence. "We have found the Messias
This conviction was partly the resul
of the testimony of John the Baptist
and partly the product of Andre"
own conversation with Jesus.
a., Thou art Simon" Whethe
Jesus had learned this fact in
natural way or by revelation, we ar
not told. "Cephas.' A Hebrew nam
. corresponding to the Greek "Peter,
and meaning "a stone.
II. Philip and Nathaniel, verses 4;
40. 45. ''The day following In
fourth day from his return to til
Jordan. "Jesus would go forth int
y Galilee." He wished or purposed
do SO. "Findeth Philip" Not acc
dentally, but Of set purpose. "Follo
,,ffara Of j
when he summoned anyone to al
IN cipleship.
"A. "Philip was of Bethsaida.
thriving city on the northweste
shore of the sea of Galilee "Ihe CT
Va of Andrew and Peter" 1t was like
w that Jesus was directed to Philip
these two disciples.
- As. "Philip fndeth Nathaniel"
the work goes on. ave have found h
of whom Moses did write" A
other way for saying they had -four
q the Messiah. "Jesus of Nazareth. - II
: name by which our Lord was me
commonly known.
46. Can there be any good thi
come out of NAZARETH" A perfec
frank question. Nazareth was SO
scure and poor town that Nathan
hardly looked for anything nota
from it, much less the Messl'
"Come and see." Put the matter to
honest test.
\ AZ. can Israelite indeed" In +
4 as we'll as in name. ''1n whom IS
~ guile" No double-mindedness,
lack of sincerity.
? oh As. "Whence knowest thou m
; all A question Of surprise. Before
nec- Philip called thee, l
ook. thee" The vision which Jesus ha'
Nathaniel was supernatural.
49, "Nathanael answered, -. L
art the Son of God" Nathaniel
. come and seen. He needed no fur,
proof.
FIGURES TO PROVE 1T.