Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-09-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIV, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. so.

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Comprehensive Review Of the Lessons Of
; the Third Quarter-Golden Text, Mark
1. I5-Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
stearns.
LESSON 1.-The Birth of Jesus (Lukeii
i-16). Golden Text, lake ii, IL, Unto
you is born this day in the city of David
Saviour, which is Christ the Lord "
The greatest event that ever occurred in
this world up 10 that time-the incarna-
ton Of God, the Creator of all things
came to pass when the fullness OF the time
had come tGal iv, d. There is an ap
pointed time for every event, and God in
all things is never too soon, nor too late
The great things of God are nothing to
the world lying in the wicked one, and so
the great event is made known not to the
mighty ones Of earth either in church or
state, but to the humble shepherds on the
plains of Bethlehem Il Cor /, 26-29)
LESSON I-The Presentation In the
Temple (Lnke ii, 25-3S). Golden Text,
Luke ii, SO, "A light TO tighten the gen
tiles and the glory of thy people, Israel.
1t is to the Simeons and Annns that the
Lord reveals Himself, while He passes by
the great and wise of this world. He looks
to the poor and contrite spirits who trcia-
Bile ut His word, who love and wait for
His salvation and are separate from this
present evil world Not to the righteous
Lots who live in SodoIn, but to the Abra-
hams who live at Hebron in fellowship
with God, docs He reveal Himself and His
ways.
LESSON III-The Visit of the Wise
Men (Afath ii, 1-l2) Golden Text, Math.
ii, II, '.They saw The young child with
Mary, His mother, and fell down and
worshiped Him." These wise men arc
another illustration of the unknown On
Garth, but well known in heaven, to whom
the Lord reveals His secrets, They were
wise in the things eternal
LESSON Iv.-The Flight Into Egypt
(Math ii, 1929. Golden Text, Ps cxxi,
s, The Lord shall preserve thy going out
and thy coming in " The three dreams of
this lesson, in which God revealed His
will to Joseph, along with the fourth i'm
verse 30, suggest the many dreams Of
Scripture In connection with job xxxiii,
14-17 The command, BE thou there till
! bring thee word (yersc I3), makes us
think OF the wilderness life, when every
movement of Israel was directed by the
pillar Of cloud (Num. tx, 1929. The
wondrous fulfilling of Hos. xi, (see verse
15) shows how literally and fully we may
expect all prophecy to be fulfilled.
LESSON V.-The Youth of Jesus duke
| Il, 40-52.) Golden Text, Luke H. 81, And
Jesus increased in wisdom and stature
and In favor with God and man." The
| leading thoughts in this lesson seem to be
His Knowledge OF who lie was and what
He came for even Mt the age of IL years,
when He said, Il must be about my Fa-
1 theirs business.
LESSON vI.-The Baptism OF Jesus
| MARX i, lid Golden Text, Mark /, III,
''Thou are my beloved Son, in whom
am well pleased. We have here the her
aid foretold by Isaiah and Malachi, who
| was content TO be heard and not seen, only
a voice crying in the wilderness-glad TO
cry, Behold the Lamb Of God, and to
see his own followers forsake him to fol.
| low Jesus Then wo have the opened heav-
en- and the Spirit descending upon Jesus
as dove and abiding on Him.
LESSON VII. Tho Temptation Of Jesus
/ (Math. iv, I'm Golden Text, Heb Nv,
| Is, SIN all points tempted like as We arc,
| yet without sin" While absolutely per
/ feet in Himself, yet as our High Priest
and Saviour He Is made perfect through
suffering (Heb, Il, l0). have often been
| glad that in this conflict with the devil
Jesus did not conquer him in any miracu
lous way, but simply by the use OF the
Same sword (Eph vi, ~ which He has
left TO us and taught us how to use. Let
us cling to it like the man in III Sam
xiii, 10.
! LESSON VIII.--The First Disciples of
Jesus (John i, 35-49). Golden Text, John
/, Al, I'VE have found the Messiah, which
| is, being interpreted, the Christ" The
way to make disciples Of Jesus is TO point
| Him out as the Lamb Of God who taSeth
away sin, for Ho said Himself that when
lifted up He would draw men unto Him.
| LESSON IX.--Thc First Miracle OF Jesus
John ii, 1-1l.) Golden Text, John ii, II,
This beginning Of miracles did Jesus In
Cam Of Galilee and manifested forth His
| glory" That the Bible should begin with
the marriage of Adam and Eve and end
with the marriage Of the Lamb, the las
Adam and Eve, and that Jesus, the Lamb
Of God, the last Adam, should perform
His first miracle at marriage feast Is,
TO say the least, very interesting. And
that He should show forth His glory by
turning water into wine makes US thinl.
of His words in Luke xii, Is, concerning
the kingdom.
LESSON X.-Jesus Cleansing the Temple
| (John ii, 1920. Golden Text, John ii,
10, MAKE not my Fathers house house
OF merchandise, It is mans way, insti
gated by the devil, to defle holy things
and places. Since Adam defilcd Eden by
his disobediencc it has been the story all
the way down. Thank God for the New
Il.
enter (Rev. xxi, 27).
! LESSON XI.-Jcsus and Nlcodemus (John
Iii, 1-16). Golden Text, John iii, 10, God
SO loved the world that He gave His only
begotten Son." Reading the hearts of all
men and knowing what was In man, Je
sus tells this coed moral man, q ruler Of
the jews that his great need is to be born
from above, and that unless he is born
from above he can never see nor enter the
kingdom Of God. If we miss the Kingdom Of
God, we must be shut out into the kindom
Of darkness, where are weeping and gnash-
ing of teeth. How all important, therefore,
IS this birth from above, which tried to
make plain. in the notes on this lessonl
/ Lesson XII.-Jesus at Jacobs Well
| John iv, $3.50 Golden Text, John w,
II, "Whosocver drinketh Of the water that
! shall give him shall never thirst" The
seeking Saviour, the Good Shepherd, finds
this lost one by the well and tells her Of
well which she might have within her and
/ ever carry with her. From the water with
which she was familiar He leads her 70
the water Of which she knew not by CON
yincing her of sin and then revealing Him
self to her, after which she became bear.
er Of this living water to others
| Lesson XIII.-Christ's Peaceful Reign
| lisa. XII, 1-9). Golden Text, lisa. XII, 8,
The earth shall be full of the knowledge
Of the Lord" The time viii surely como
when the long rejected Jesus who was
born in Bethlehem, lived at Nazareth, was
trucificd on Calvary and rose from the
/ dead viii come again TO the air for His
people and after the great tribulation to
the earth with His saints to sit ON Dayids
throne In Jerusalem and execute justice
and Judgment in all the earth.
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