The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-12-26

Lesson I-Jesus at Nazareth duke iv,
5000. Golden text, Heb. xii, %, "See
that We refuse not Him that speaketh." AS
we see Jesus reading from the prophecy of
Isaiah in the synagogue in His own town
and proclaiming that those words were
fulfilled in Him we remember His words
to the two with whom He walked to En-
maus and believe Him surely TO have been
the one of whom Moses and the prophets
did write. Our hearts would say with
Nathaniel: Thou art the Son of God.
Thou art the King Of Israel"
Lesson 1.-THE Draft of Fishes duke
v, LID. Golden text, Mark /, II, "Come
| we after me, and 1 will make you to be
come fishers Of men," See Him feeding
| hungry souls with the bread Of life which
never perisheth, and then in a moment
giving the weary toile~s of that which per-
| isheth such an abundance as they had not
dreamed of. and for which they had toiled
| all night in vain. then testing them by the
command Follow Me-"
Lesson lila Sabbath in Capernaum
| Mark i, 21-3D. Golden text, Mark i, %,
He taught them as one that had author
! ity and not as the scribes" On Sabbath
| day and weekday He is ever doing good,
healing bodies and souls and utterly for
getful Of Himself Healing the sick and
| preaching the word is His constant occu-
| patton, in all things clarifying God and
honoring that word which is forever settled
| in heaven.
| Lesson IVA Paralytic Healed Mark ii,
LIP. Golden text, Mark ii, TO- 'The Son
/ OF Man hath power on earth to forgive
| sins" Again He is preaching the word,
and the service Is interrupted by a sick
man being let down through the roof.
Jesus Is never upset or put about by any
| emergency. He eommends the faith of the
| four friends by attending to the sick man.
| First He goes to the root Of the matter
| and forgives his sins; then He heals his
| body also and sends him away, carrying
| the bed which had carried him. There are
many cases of paralysis today which would
| be healed If brought to Jesus. The hands
and feet and eyes and voices that He could
! give life to if allowed first to forgive their
| sins-bring them all to Him.
| Lesson V-Jesus. Lord Of the Sabbath
! Mark ii. 1928, and iii, 1-5). Golden Text,
| Mark ii. 2S, 1.-THE Son of man is Lord also
| Of the Sabbath" He allows His disciples
/ 70 pluck and eat corn on the Sabbath day
| and In the synagogue heals a withered
| hand. The Pharisees are grieved, and He
| would show them that not the mere hard
| letter Of the word is to be observed. but
! the real spirit of it. Sacrifices, although
! commanded, may become an ab0minatiOn, for
| He will have mercy and not sacrifice Qsa.
! i, Is. IA Hos vi, %. God is ever seeking
| mans happiness and true welfare, and TO
| that end has Set apart His special day that
| man may be free to enjoy God.
! Lesson NI-The Twelve Chosen Mark
! iii, GID. Chosen Text. John XIV, 16, Il
! nave chosen you and ordained you that We
| should go and bring forth fruit" He will
/ have men to represent Him here while He
| Is absent, as prophets, priests and kings
| represented Him before He came, but with
| a different object. After a night Of prayer
| He calls unto Him some from all His dis
| ciples whom He would have to be with
| Him. and whom He might send forth in His
| name to witness unto Him.
| Lesson NII-The Sermon on the Plain
| luke vi. 20-3D. Golden Text. Luke vi,
81. AS We would that men should do to
| YOU. do YOU also to them likewise" We
eannot say that these laws and principl7 Is
IF the kingdom are very fully acted out
| now. but the kingdom has not come yet.
| IT. however. w are children of the kingdom,
| n perhaps more correctly joint heirs with
the king. and, therefore already IN the
kingdom by faith, we should manifest these
| principles in cur lives. We cannot do it,
gu. Christ in rs can.
Lesson VIII-Opposition to Christ Mark
| Ill 22-35). Golden Text, John i, II, He
! came unto His own, and His own received
| Him not" Here we have on the one hand
| ths hatred and opposition Of His enemies,
| who accused Him Of being in league with
| the devil, and on the other His wOndr0us
| love. promising forgiveness to even those
| VINO talked against Him, if they would
| but turn 10 Him, and assuring them they
might become to Him as brother and
sister.
Lesson IX-Christ's Testimony to John
| luke vii 24-30. Golden Text, Luke vii,
| 81. Behold 1 send My messenger before
| thy face" The people followed John, and
| many believed and were baptized, but the
raIfr me sa1F Hl
It is even so today. The people are hun
| cry for the bread Of life and receive it
aager.y from any vessei that is c.ean by
the precious blood, but the religious leaders
| actually protest against the word of God
| taken in it's simplicity and object 10 those
! who. ike John, seek nothing for them
selves. but live to proclaim the coming
| One. Heed not earth's great ones whc 60
against the book, but let US study to show
ourselves approved unto God and earnestly
2ovet to be great in the sight of the Lord
! III Tim. Il, 10; Luke /, 80.
Lesson X-Christ Teaching by Parab,es
| luke viii, 4-15). Golden Text, Luke viii,
| II. Thy seed is the word Of Cod The
threads running through this quarters les-
sons seems TO be, the words and works of
| Christ. the common people gladly hearing,
The leaders of the people opposing and
| disappearing.
Lesson XI-The Twelve Sent Forth
| (Math. Y, $40. Golden Text, Math. Y,
7. LAS We go, preach, saying, the king
dom Of heaven is at hand" The one thing
| for the disciple of Christ to give special
heed to is obedience. or, as in lisa. j.
49,. to he willing and obedient." He who
sends forth makes himself responsible for
our food and raiment so we are to have
no care about that. We have only to go in
His name and tell the good news, proving
by our lives that it has indeed been and is
| good news TO US.
Lesson XII-The Prince of Peace "a
Christmas lesson. lisa. tx, 81. Golden
Text. Isa, tx, z, "Of the increase of His
government and peace there shall be nc
end" This is the kingdom long foretold
which in the last lesson the apostles
| preached to the Jews at hand, the king
dom which shall have Jesus for its king.
sitting on David's throne at Jerusalem, from
whence He shall reign as king over all the
earth. Israel and judah shall dwell safely
in their own land, a holy people, and all
| nations shall be blessed through them Ger.
| iii, II; xiii, 8, 6; lisa. TX, 1-3). The prac-
| teal part for us is to let Jesus now have
the government Of all our affairs, and in
quietness of mind live to make Him known.
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