The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-03-08
ruF SUNDAY SCHOOL,

..M-.~fafiv Arranged irttAt A't"~NNf
t-',r~ Trxr. Seek ye nrst the kingdom o'
'.u, St.rIos 90 HISTORY incinees verses liz
TN r,xx- march. A. d n few weeks a''e' +,
or a. ~ christ's las, journey % Jcru- nj
- ,ror, Inc village OF Ephraim along we n,
sA' $50 ~ Sanarla and Galilee and nown INC II
lelre. .a,,ey 10 Jericho. Probably In fercA.
s--a Jordan lie had not yet reAenSa =
'ensna Thir,y-,hrce years old and two or S
49, ,no,,hs About month before HIS &
ersclAAion. c-o.x The excitement a
s.ca by the miracle Of raising Lazarus y.
pse~Nss - nos,iilty ~ The Jewish leaders 20 {
A-', as : t,rrec that Jesus could NOT s-tes - I
sn 49,, n.ar Jerusalem tJohn ii.s'-S4'. A'oY' ,
-. liz went into retirement LOT e'1. - |
,-naraln IN the moIrtainou. 'rs'. $50 NJ -
ip ...-,, torsier~ of Judea- After ie" NeS-e
Lp'E.'.-,ev,.A along the borders o. SaiAaraa
- faiilse 70 the Jordan. crossed oNsf 80
- tuto Pcrea. where He heaien W
,t,rc i7i--iD. discoursea eohce'nlnh -
'll.,,,r ~ cod Luke Il eo-3 }, Spose $500
- ~ prsver U.uke u i-li), anh "ef
iAi-s. \. children taking them In IFS arms
e.' ,.st s.tsI- Marx l0sl3-lcl. As lie was So
a,.av from this scene the young ra'et e~-A7
70 Him
.rsSox NOTES.
pin younr Ruler Seeking Etcrnai
.And when lie was gone i"r'h.
sron the house where lie han oioS, ,,,
49,, children. He starts again on h's
% Jerusalem There came
80 r,,nuinr:~ BY comparison WIN
~s,,he1v ana Luke we learn that ne
,ras ID a ruler. probably OF - Ia
Inc. n leading man in JEWISH re-
s;.-,o,s circles. 10 He was young ~
IL was very rich. a. He was reliRivus-
=. .,.ined. Isl lie had heard % Jesus
,alis.encd 10 His teachings or he "ousu
ut have come 10 Him in this way. "
IL had lovable disposition sA'arA
l0.2i.
III Character. a. This young man
.,,s 10 ha We had from worldly pony
4. v;ew an irreproachable moral char
.,er lie had resisted the corrup'hl
:nr,ances around him. 81 lie was
rand;d inquirer. breaking away fron
~ rou,ine religion of his synagogue
- ~..oernizinr truth and goodness
,,,-..r H. saw IT. (3l He was couI
arcous- Only brave near 49,.
have enabled one IN 50 P ioA....t
,,osi.ion to risk the opposite
and reproaches of his assoc'l's~ %
run and reverence in 50 puoile 80
ner the despised Nazarene- ~ iie -
hiph aspirations lie was not eoh'c'
with wealth and position ana or''' =
morality. but had set ms hear' y" n,
nal life. t5i lie was in earhes'- =
co-duc. shows. But on the o.H,. -
10 was sai sclf-rightcor>- M iic =
wrong or imperfect motives oeil'nu
outward goodness Nl iic -
inn 10 trust everything even
,~or,alv wealth. in Gods hands.
seeking Eternal Life--o' al UNI
4, ,he universe this is the great Pr
,vc should seek with all our hearts
.o,,is For il includes every otHer =
coa Heaven. holiness, useinih'
ha,r;ness. Just 50 far as we ha
nj lie can we know God, or hea'
or any highest good. re
The Conditions Of Eternai LII
..Thor knowest the commandment
This implies what Matthew cSPres
..If ,bon wilt enter into life keep
o,,,,mandments- The young man J.
$50 which? of what kindT v
.nec;al and great commandment. w
-a<.r .o9 Then Jesus replies py
,,era.ing those named IN TINS y
enc no. commit adultery. DO ho'
etc All these belong 20 the =
,.hie Of the law, which teaene
6r,;es Of man TO man. Jesus :.
..s aa.;r,d to show the man the
So the living soul. OF ora
80 l;fe Perhaps Jesus did no'
~ frS. ,ar.e of the law re
-. l,acn;nr, II the second was q
,rhe,h.r the ruler really keI
g. Ue that truly loves man
God.
~, vas the second step--a 9
80 - sin and iInperfeetion- by m
49, sclf by the Law in It's
strictness-
Keeping the Commandment.
r,ernal Life. a. There i no COZ
.a-a,l l;fe without the keeping
commandments. and no oeis.nai
eternal life without the spir'.
....rs longs and endeavors
.h.n For tal the coInmanainel
,ha EXPRESSION of the true prime
ha,r living. Good people sam
and angels in Heaven live accor'
go commandments tsl Pers
leon the commandments IN 7
form and vet not have e'eru.'
IRE commandments are inc
.,,rdard which shows Us now =
49, failed in the true hie'
which the Holy Spirit convince
sin and need For 90 no one
,ercd eternal life by merely y
Lcep the commandments "
chris, has come TO save US ~
;ny tina, new life. that iov'
obedient spirit. which VIII iea'
keeping Of the commandments
.,xcs no, in sin. but from SIN.
The Failure. lone MN
racl.es. Then Jesus behol
Loved him lie was 50 none
ct and sincere in his seeking
hle. that the soul Of Jesus y
out toward him. And al 'nr
cause he was not satisfied WIZ
ward keeping Of the law, 'e'
him great possibilities q char
81 service. pillar in the 'eriI
! mower for good in the new