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SABBATH SCHOOL. :,
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOE
DECEMBER 80. -
Review of the Fourth Quarter-Scrip-
ture Reading, Isaiah Kill, 10
Golden Text: Heb. kill, 81
S-Commentary. IT.

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LESSON L-Jesus at Nazareth duke w.,
$500. Golden Text, Heb. XII, 25. "See
that ye refuse not Him that speaketh." AS
We see Jesus reading from the prophecy OF
Isaiah in the synagogue In His own town
and proclalming that those words were 1ui-
illed IN Him we remember His words TO the
Two with whom He walked to Emmaus and
believe Him surely to have been the one OF
whom Moses and the prophets did write.
Our hearts would say with Nathaniel: "Thou
lrt the Son OF God. Thou art the King OF
Israel"
Lesson 1.-THE Draft of Fishes Gukc ",
t-11). Golden Text, Mark l., II, "Come ye
after Me, and I will make you to become
ishers of men" See Him feeding hungry
souls with the bread OF life which never
perisheth. and then in moment giving the
weary toilers for that which perisheth such
IN 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 III.-A Sabbath in Capernaum
MARX t., 2l-s4). Golden Text, Mark l.. ~,
"He taught them as one that had authority
and not as the scrlbes." On Sabbath day
and weekday He Is ever doing good. healing
bodies and souls and utterly forgetful OF
himself. Healing the sick and preaching
the word Is His constant occupation, In all
shings glorifying God and honortns that
word which Is forever settled IN heaven;
LESSON IVA Parnlytic Healed (Mark H.,
LID. Golden Text, Mark H., 10, "The Son
Of man hath power on earth to forgive SINS.
Again Hs Is preaching the word, ana the
service Is interrupted by sick man De'ne
let down through the root. Jesus 1s never
upset or put about by any emergency. he
commends the faith of the four friepds oy
attending to the sick man. First He goes 10
the root of the mater and forgives his sins !;
then He heals his body also and sends him
away, carrying the bed which had carrieu
him. There are many cases OF paralysis 10
day which would be healed II brought 10
Jesus. The hands and feet and eyes ana
yoioss that He could give life to II allowed
frst t. forgive their sins-brtng them all 10
Him.
LESSON v.-Jesus, Lord Of the Sabbath
(Mark H.. 1928, and ILL.,, 1-5). Golden Text,
Marx H., %, "The Son o. Man is Lord also
of the Sabbath" BE allowed His disciples
TO pluck and eat corn on the Sabbath Day,
and in the synagogue heals 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 1t. Sacrifices, although command, d.
ed, may become an abomination, for He VIII
hsve mercy and not sacrifice Elsa. l., IL, IA
hos. VI, 81. God Is ever seeking man rs $ nap, hls
rdness and true welfare and to that end mas
set apart His special day thar man may oe
free to enjoy God.
LESSON YI.-The Twelve Chosen mark
Ill, 8-19). Golden Text, John 1v., l6, II
have chosen you. and ordained you that ye
should 90 and bring forth fruit" BE will
have men to represent Him here while he
is absent, as prophets. priests and kings
represented Him hafore He came. but with
different object. After night OF prayer He
calls unto Him some from all His disciples,
whom He would have to be with Him, ana
whom He might send forth in His name to
witness unto Him.
Lrssos yII.-The Sermon on the Plain
Guke VI, 20-31). Golden Text, Luke VI,
81. "As ye would that men should do to you,
do YOU also to them likewise" We cannot
saw that these laws and principles OF the
kingdom are very fully acted oct now, but
the Kingdom has not come yet. II, however,
we are children Of the kindom, or, perhaps
more correctly, join theirs with the kings,
and. therefore, already In the kingdom by
faith, we should manifest these principles IN
our lives. We cannot do It, but Christ In US
can.
ILL.,, 22-35). Golden Text, John l., IL, he
came unto His own. and His own received
Him not" Here we have on the one hand
the hatred and opposition OF His enemies,
who accused Him. of being In league with
the devil, and on the other His wondrous
love. promising forgiveness to even those
who talked against him, II they would but
turn to him, and assuring them that tEey
might becometo him as brother and sister.
LESSON IX.-Christ's Testimony 10 John
;H,uke vii, 4-35). Golden Text, Luke vii.,
;27. nBehold, I send my messenger before
thy face" The people followed John, and
many believed and were baptized, but the
religious rulers were the great hinderers. Ii
IS even 80 to-day. The people are hungry
for the bread of life and receive 1t eagerly
from any vessel that is cleaned By the precious
blood but the religious leaders actually pro-
Fest against the word OF God taken In Its
simplicity and object to those who, IKE
Uohn, seek nothing for themselves. but live
TO proclaim the coming one. Heed NOT
earth's great ones who go against the BOOK,
but let US study to show ourselves approved
unto God and earnestly covet to be great IN
the sight OF the Lord CII Tim. H., 10; Luxe
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luke viii, 4-15). Golden Text, Luke VII,
il. "The seed is the word OF God The
threads running through this quarters les.
sons seem to be, The words and works OIL
Christ, the common people gladly hearing,
the leaders Of the people opposing and
blaspheminc.
Lesson XL-The Twelve Sent Forth
IMsth. T., 5-l6). Golden Text, Math. z, Z,
iHAs ye 20, preach, saying, The kingdom OF
heaven is OF hand" The one thing for the
disciple of Christ to give special heed to Is
obedience, or, as In lisa. l., 10, to be will
ing and obedient." He who sends US forth
makes Himself responsible for our food and
raiment, so we ore to have no care about
that. We have only to 60 in His name and
tell the good news, proving by our lives that
II has indeed been and is good news 10 US.
LESSON XII The Prince OF Peace Ga
Christmas lesson), lisa. tx, 2-7. Golden
government and peace there shall be- no
end" This Is the kingdom long foretoid
which In the last lesson the apostles
preached to the Jews as 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, holy people, and all
nations shall be blessed through them (Jer.
ILL.,, IT ;xxiii., 5, 6; Isa. k, 1-3). The prac-
tlcal part tor US Is to let Jesus now have the
government of all our affairs, and In quiet
ness Of mind live to make Him KNOWN
Lesson Helper.
Wheat Feeding to Cattle.
A special report on the feeding o.