The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-03-28
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII. FIRST QUARTER. INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 20.


| duke l. SID Golden Text, Luke 1, 10
Thou shalt 90 before the face Of the Lord
20 prepare His ways" The standing Of
| Zacharias and Elizabeth Is given in the
| phrase righteous before God" How
precious when man and wife are thus one
| Ia Christ forever. Their daily life Is sum
married. In walking IN all the command.
ments and ordinances Of tho Lord blame
| less tverse D. The grandest thing about
! their child John was that no would be
Great In the sight Of the Lord and filed
| with tho Holy Spirit from his birth"
| (verse l5) Observe the phrases Before
| God. %" Before Him." IN verses s, II.
LESSON 1.-The Boy Jesus (Luke n,
| 4o-52) Golden Text. Luke II, o., Jesus
| increased in wisdom and stature and In
| favor with God and man. Observe the
| Fear Nots' of the angels 10 Zacharias,
Mary and the shepherds q, 10, 30; II. 10Y
and let IL be God 5 word 20 you Notice
their Glad Tidlngs" q, 10; II, l0l and be
a bearer of the same (Rom x, l5) Let us
magnify the Lord as did Mary and Zacha-
rias, and the angels, and the shepherds q.
| as, 6s: IL, IA, 2O). Let the FIRST recorded
! uttcrance OF Him who always pleased the
| Father, "about my Fathers business" Ga,
| 49) be one Of our daily mottocs.
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| Baptist duke Ill, 15.22). Golden Text,
| John l, 20, Behold the Lamb OF God,
which taketh away the sin OF the world
| John, like his Master, sought no honor
for himself, content to be voice. heard
| and not seen. Content 20 decrease if only
| He might increase: content to have all his
disciples leave him 10 follow Jesus. His
| greatest cry was that Of the Golden Text,
"Behold the Lamb of God" Jesus hum.
bles Himself to DO baptized Of John that
| He might fulfill all righteousness (Math.
| ILL., l5) Tho Spirit abides upon Him. and
tho Father estiflcs. Thou art My Beloved
Son. In Thee am we'll pleased"
LESSON IV.--Thc Early Ministry Of
Jesus duke Nv, 14-22) Golden Text,
Luke iv, 80, Ills word was with power
Being full Of the Spirit He was led by tho
Spirit into the wilderness TO DO tried We
desire to be filled with the Spirit, but Of
ten forget that it involves trial. He con-
qucred by the sword of tho Spirit, let us
become mighty in the use of the same
LESSON V.-The Power Of Jesus Q.ulse
Y, 1890. Golden Text, Luke Y, "a, THE
Son Of Man hath power upon earth 10 for.
give sins. Between last lesson and this
wo see demons and fevers and diseases Of
all kinds fleeing at His word; even the
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also obey Him and Ill Peters net. Peter
and james anu John follow Him more
fully.
LESSON vI.-The Sermon on the Plain
duke vi, 41-s9) Golden Text, Luke vi,
40, "Why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do
not the things which / sayf" See in V,
30, and vi, H. the increasing opposition
and hatred OF the self righteous against
the meek and lowly one While this SER
mon is the same in substance rs the one
on the mount (Mnth. v, to vii) IL Is evident
| from verse II that II was another sermon
on another occasion. Jesus teaches us to
be and do what He Himself was and did,
and that every disciple must he perfected
as His Master was (verse 40, margin. Heb
Ii, 10)
LESSON VII.-The Great Helper duke
| vii, 2-lG). Golden Text, Luke vii, l6,
"They gloriled God, saying That great
prophet is risen up among us. q" They
boosted of the worthiness Of tho centurion
who had shown his love TO their nation by
building them synagogue, but they did
not know tho worthinoss of Him whom
they were addressing nor His lovetO their
nation IN giving Himself 20 die for them
They did well TO judge of the centurion 5
love by his conduot--our Lord judges OF
our love to Him by our deeds rather than
by our words q John iii, 1919.
| LESSON VIII.-faith Encouraged (Luko
viii, 40 55). Golden Text, Luke viii, As:
"Thy faith hath made thee whole. Go in
peace" He Is ever going about doing good
(Acts <, 3S), healing the sick, casting out
demons, raising the dead to life and
preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom
of God Here is n case of life ebbing away
| f,r > MI no, Of II ia.
developing for the same period. but until
each touches Him there is nothing endur-
ing to either. lie only can give real life
that will endure forever but lie can and
will If we are willing. Hear His Fear
not: believe only" and say II VIII trust
and not he afraid. .
| LESSON IX.-Jesus, tho Messiah duke
TX, 1927. Golden Text, Luke TX, 80,
"This is my beloved SON. hear Him. -
Observe In verse IL how He continues
preaching and healing, then see Him feed
| the 8, 600 men. the only miracle recorded
In each OF the four gospels, and IL you
would be used by Him to feed the multi
tudes learn from this lesson the secret OF
losing your lifc denying self, bearing the
cross daily. IL j. either Christ or |, Spirit
or flesh, the Father or the world. Let the
glories of the kingdom rs seen in the trans
| iiguration take such hold of you that you
will gladly die ~ self
LESSON X.--True Love to Ones Neigh
Dor duke x. 25-37). Golden Toxt, Luke
<, 81, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul,
and with all thy strength, and with all
thy mind, and thy neighbor as myself.
A good lesson, II you include verses 80 to
~, on the difference between the wise and
prudent who get nothing and the babes
who know His mind by receiving His
words.
LESSON XI.--Tcaching About Prayer
duke XII, l.l3) Golden Text, Luke XII,
o, ASK and IL shall he given you, seek
and We shall find, knock and It shall be
opened unto you The great thing In
prayer as we'll as In life aud service is to
know God rs our Father Confidence IN
our Father, who so loved us as To give His
only bcgottcn son for us and therefore can
withhold no good thing (Rom. viii, 3s), 4
the secret VI all quictness. 10 live only
and wholly tor Him Is the secret Of oil
asking and receiving. The Holy Spirit /:
the sum and substance OF all good things
LESSON MI faithful and uniaithful
Servants (Lukc xii, 87.lS). Golden Text,
Eph V. Is. BE not drunk with wine
wherein Is excess, but bo filled with the
Spirit There could hardly be better
text with which TO close the quarter, foI
II "filled with tho Holy Spirit we will
be watchful, wise and faithful, trust.
ful rs Co oil our own affairs and diligcni
In His business who carcth for us. sock
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