Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-03-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII. FIRST QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES. MARCH "a.
Text of the Lesson, Luke X. 10 GIission-
AIRY Lesson Memory Verses. 1. Gold
en- Text, Luke K, Commentary by the
Rev. ID. NJ. stearns.

Text of the Lesson, Luke X. 10 CIission-
AIRY Lesson Memory Verses. 1. = Gold
en- Text, Luke K, documentary by the
Rev. ID. NJ. stearns.
/. AFTER these things the Lord appoint
ed other seventy also and sent them two
ard two before His face into every city and
place, whittier He Himself would come.
Again, es on former occasions, we choose
without hesitation the missionary lesson.
believing that the great business of every
saved soul is to live To make known tho
love OF God to sinners as far as possible
ana Us quickly as possible, throughout the
whole world, thus helping to answer our
continual prayer, Thy kingdom comet
For the timesof the kingdom when the
will of God shall be done on earth as in
Heaven cannot come until the King shall
return, as may be clearly seen from the
portion following last weeks lesson duke
xix, IL, 12). Jesus had previously sent
out the IL, suggestive of a sufficient testi-
mony for the IL tribes of Israel Now He
sends 40, suggestive Of sufficient testi-
mony for all tho world Tor the nations
which peopled the earth after the deluge
were 40, as in Gen K, and the church.
the national salvation,of Israel, is to be
gathered from all nations. The Lord APP
pointed these messengers, and unless He
appoints the messengers always they will
run in vain,
.. Therefore said He unto them: The
harvest truly is great, hut the laborers are
few. Pray We therefore the Lord OF the har-
vest that He would send forth lahorcrs
into His harvest" Compare John ~, So
where He said on another occasion that
the fields were whi3 to the harvest. In
this verse of our lesson the great need is
laborers, and VIC are to pray the Lord 20
send them forth, which implies a readi-
ness to be sent ourselves, for the IL (Math
tx. 81, $50 as wen as the 20, who were
taught to pray thus, were all sent forth
themselves. What an indescrihable honor
Co be privileged to be a laborer with God
q Cor. iii. %, yet what multitudes Of
saved people, Mt least Of protesting Chris
tians seem to think that salvation means
that they arc saved from hell and made sure
of heaven, and that Is all. The thought
of laboring with God to save others does
not enter their minds
3. go your ways. Behold l send you
forth as lambs among wolves. So He
said also to the II (Alath. X, l6l Observe
the words Il send you'' and compare
John Xxx, 81; xvii, Is, with Jer. /, Z, s,
and let every believer appropriate the mes
sage to Jeremiah along with FIX. iv, IL,
and say with Isaiah, Here am /; send
me- lisa. vi, 81. Notice the realities TO
which He calls their attention, Lambs
among wolves, plainly telling them what
to expect, or as He said even more plainly
to the IL, Fear not them which XIII the
body" (Math. x, PSI. The night before He
was crucilled Hc told them that they
would he put out Of the synagogue and
even slain for His names sake
4. Garry neither purse nor sip nor
shoes, and salute no man by the way. -
They are not to give anxious thought to
temporal things, but be sure that If they
are faithful to Him He will sec 60 them,
as He said and is still saying in Math. vi,
80. that If we make His kingdom and His
righteousness our first concern He will see
that we have food and raiment. Neither
are we to give time and thought to the
fashionable forinalities of life, but let dead
people sec to dead things (Lukoi tx, 6O). Let
tho dead in sins give their time to the
things that are not of God but let those
who have life in Christ be wholly for Him
and the things Of His kingdom.
5. ''AHG into whatsoever house We enter
first say, Peace be TO this house - He who
sent them was the Prince of Peace Elsa. tx
( 60. When He came Us u babe in Bethle-
hcm, the angels sang, "Glory to God in
the highest, and ON Garth peace" duke
! ii, Id. When He stood in the midst OF
them the first night after the resurrection,
His greeting was peace be unto you
Luke xiv, 36), and His last gift to them
before He died was His peace (John xiv,
27l.
6. And if the Son Of peace be there
your peace shall rest upon it; II not, 1t
shall turn to you again Jesus has mado
pence through the blood of His cross and
all who are far of and without God and
hope may be made nigh through Him who
is ready and willing TO be their peace Col
| i, go; Eph. ii, 10, l4). 1t is the high priv
ilege of every believer TO go forth in His
name or send forth, preaching peace by
jesus Christ and proclaiming in His name
the forgiveness of sins to all who will 10.
! ceive Him (Acts K, &c. xiii, 3s, 3g) 1t is
ours to make the proclamation; IL is His
to sec TO the results. The preachers will
be unto God sweet SAVIOR Of Christ in
them that arc saved and in them that per
ish I'll Cor. ii, l5) We can offer Christ
to all; that is our part God win out of
those who are called complete the body Of
Christ.
| :. And in the same house remain, eat
ing and drinking such things as they give,
| for the luborer is worthy of his hire Go
not from house TO house. 1t is all right
/ to go from house TO house preaching the
word as Paul did Acts Xxx, 20l, hut 1t is
not the mind Of Christ 10 roam from house
TO house for the sake of eating and drink
ing for the kingdom of God is not meat
and drink, but righteousness and peace
and JOY in the Holy Ghost" from. xiv,
/ ~. Man shall not live by bread alone,
bnt by every word Of God duke iv, ~,
and it is possible TO esteem the words of
/ His mouth more than our daily food Dob
xiii, 12). John the Baptist WAS content
with locusts and wild honey, and when
the food of Jesus Himself Is mentioned we
read only Of bread and fish and honey
comb.
s. And into whatsoever city ye enter,
and they receive you, cat such things rs
are set before you" No such thing as
asking help from those who viii not re
! ceive you. What a strange sight 1t Isl
might safely say, what a monstrous thing,
what a dishonor to God, TO see the chill
dren of God going TO those who arc the en-
emies OF God for help to carry on the work
4 of Godl
0. "And heal the sick that arc therein
and say unto them, The kingdom Of God
is come nigh unto you" Instead Of going
as beggars they were TO go as royal giyers
giving health and peace AMI joy to all who
were willing TO receive them. God gave
His Son; the son gave Himself; both have
given the spirit the Trinity give Us all
things richly to enjoy and commission us
20 go in the mighty name Of Jesus and be
the almoners OF their bounties 10 all whom
we can reach, not asking gifts from men.
but bestowing tho riches Of Gods grace
upon all men. While Jesus was personally
on earth the kingdom was nigh, even In
the midst Of them in tho person Of the
King, but rejecting Hiin they have do
Iayed the kingdom