The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-26

Lesson 1.-The Birth Of Jesus duke II,
1-10. Golden Text. Luke ii. IL, Unto
You is born this day in the city OF David
a Savior, which is Christ the Lord" The
greatest event that ever occurred fn
this world up TO that time-the incarna-
ton of God. the Creator Of all things
came TO pass when the fullness Of the
time had come Gal iv, a. There is an
appointed time for every event. and God
in all things is never too soon nor too
late. The great things Of God are MOTH
ing 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 shep-
herds on the plains Of Bethlehem q Cor.
i, 26-2s).
Lesson 1.-THE Presentation In the
Temple duke ii. $3.50. Golden Text.
Luke H. 80, "A light TO tighten the gen.
tiles and the glory OF thy people, Israel"
II is to the Simeons and Annas 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
tremble at His word who love and wait
for His salvation and are separate from
this present evil world. Not 10 the
righteous Lots who live in SOdom. but TO
the Abrahams who live at Hebron in fel-
lowship with God. does He reveal Him.
self and His ways.
Lesson III.-The Visit OF the Wise
Men (AIath. ii, LIP Golden Text. Math.
II, II, They saw the young child with
Mary, His mother. and fell down and
wOrshiped Him" These wise men are
another illustration of the unknown on
earth. but well known in heaven, 10
whom the Lord reveals His secrets. They
were wise in the things eternal
Lesson IV.-The Flight Into Egypt
(Iath IT, 1929. Golden Text. Ps. cXXXl,
s, The Lord shall preserve thy going out
and thy coming in The three dreams
Of this lesson, in which God revealed Ills
will to Joseph, along with the fourth in
verse 20. suggest the many dreams u
scripture in connection with Job XXXiii.
14-17. The command, Be thou there til
/ bring thee word" Cverse 49,, 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
10 shows how literally and fully we may
expect all prophecy to be fulfilled.
Lesson V.-The Youth Of Jesus duke
il, 4O-52). Golden Text, Luke ii, %, And
Jesus Increased in wisdom and stature
and infavor with God and man" The
leading thoughts in this lesson seem to be
His knowledge of who He was and what
He came for even at the age Of twelve
years, NuGn he Sdlus L must DC dDguL
my Fathers business"
Lesson VI.-The Baptism Of Jesus
Mark /, lid. Golden Text, Mark !, II.
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 Cod
and to see his own followers forsake him
TO follow Jesus. Then we have tbs
opened heavens and the Spirit descending
upon Jesus as a dove and abiding On
Him.
Lesson VII-The Temptation Of Jesus
(AIath. ", lid. Golden text. Heb. iv, 10,
I'm all points tempted like as we are,
vet without sin" While absolutely per-
feet in Himself, yet as our High Priest
and Savior He is made perfect through
suffering (Heb. ii. 10). / have often been
CAD 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 CEph. vi, I'D which He has
left TO US and taught Us how TO use. Let
US cling to it like the man in II SAM.
xiii. 10.
Lesson VIII-The First Disciples Of Je-
sus John i, S5-49. Golden texa, 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 taketh
away SIN, LOT he SdlO f1lnlSelI InaL Wlen
lifted up he would draw men unto Him.
Lesson IX-The First Miracle Of Jesus
John ii, LID. Golden text. John II, IL,
This beginning Of miracles did Jesus In
Cana Of Galilee and manifested forth His
glory" That the bib,e should begin with
the marriage Of Adam and Eve and end
with the marriage Of the Lamb, the last
Adam and Eve. and that Jesus. the Lamb
of God. the last Adam. should perform
His first miracle at a marriage feast Is.
to say the least, very interesting. And
that He should show forth His glory by
turning water into wine makes US think
Of His words in Luke xxi. Is, concerning
the kingdom
Lesson X-Jesus Cleansing the Temple
John ii, 1929. Golden Text, John II.
l6, Make not my Fathers house a house
OF merchandise" l. is mans way, insti-
gated by the devil to defile holy things
and places. Since Adam defiled Eden by
his disObedience It has been the story all
the way down. Thank God for the New
Jerusalem into which no defilement can
enter (Rev. xxi, 20.
Lesson XI-Jesus and Nicodemus John
ill., 1-16)- Golden Text. John fiji. 16. God
so loved the word that He gave His only
begotten Son" Reading the hearts of al
men and knowing what was in man.
Jesus tells this good moral man, a ruler of
the Jews, that his great need is to be
r5c-n from above and that unless he 10
entereu.er the kingdom Of God. If We
miss the kingdom Of God, we must be
shut out into the kingdom OF darkness
where are weeping and crashing of teeth,
How all important, therefore, is this
birth from above, which 1 tried TO make
pain IN the notes on this lessoni
Lesson XII-Jesus az Jacobs Well
(John ", $3.50. Golden Text, John iv,
Il, "WhOsOever drinketh of the waters
that I shall give him shall never thirst"
The seeking Savior, the Good Shepherd,
finds this lost one by the well and tells
her Of a well which she might have
within her and ever carry with her.
From the water with which she was
familiar He leads her TO the water Of
which she knew not by convincing her
Of sin and then revealing Himself to her,
after which she became a bearer of this
living water 10 others.
Lesson XIII-Christ's Peaceful Reign
Qsa. xi ,1-9). Golden Text, Isa. XII, 9.
The earth shall be full of the knowl-
edge Of the Lord The time will surely
come when the long rejected Jesus who
was both in Bethlehem, lived at Naza-
reth, was crucified on Cavalry and rose
from the dead will come again 10 the
air for His people and after the great
tribulation to the earth with His saints
to sit on David's throne in Jerusalem.
and execute justice and judgment in all
the earth.