The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1896-03-25
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII. FIRST QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 29.

ter's Accommodation Text Luke Hi.
g. Commentary ny the Rev. ID. M.
stearns.
LESSON 1.-The Forerunner OF Christ
duke 1, SID. Golden Text, Luke l, 20,
"Thou shalt go before tho faco of the Lord
TO 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
in Christ forever Their daily life Is sum-
married in walking in all the command
ments and ordinances of the Lord blame
less (verse %. The grandest thing about
their child John was that he would be
Great in the sight of the Lord and filled
with the Holy Spirit from his birth"
Verse I5) Observe the phrases Before
God, " Before Him, " In verses 8, II.
LESSON 1.-THE Boy Jesus duke IL,
4O-b2). Golden Text, Luke ii, SO, Jesus
increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favor with God and man." Observe the
Fear Nots' of the angels to Zacharias,
Mary and the shepherds ii, IL, 80; ii, 10Y
and let it be Gods word to you. Notice
their "Glad Tidings'' q, 10; ii, l0) and be
"a bearer of the same (Rom. X, 15). Let us
magnify the Lord as did Mary and Zacha-
rias, and the angels, and the shepherds G,
as, 6S: ii, IA, 20). Let the first recorded
utterance of Him who always pleased the
Father, "about my Fathers business ill.,
49) be one of our daily notices.
LESSON III-The Ministry of John the
Baptist duke ill., 1929. Golden Text
John i, 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 to decrease If only
He might increase; content to have all his
disciples leave him to follow Jesus. His
greatest cry was that of the Golden Text,
Behold the Lamb of God. =" Jesus hum
bles Himself to be baptized of John that
He might fulfill all righteousness (Math.
iii, 15). The Spirit abides upon Him, and
the Father testifles, "Thou art My Beloved
Son, in Thee ] am we'll pleased. -
LESSON IV.-The Early Ministry of
Jesus duke iv, 1920 Golden Text,
Luke iv, 80, His word was with power"
Being full of the Spirit He was led by the
Spirit into the wilderness to be tried. We
desire to be filled with the Spirit, but Of
ten forget that it involves trial. He con-
quered by the sword of the Spirit; let us
become mighty in the use of the same.
LESSON V.-The Power of Jesus duke
V, 1926. Golden Text, Luke V, "a, "The
son of Man hath power upon earth TO for
give sins" Between last lesson and this
we see Demons and fevers and diseases Of
all kinds fleeing at His word; even the
leper is made clean. The fishes of the sea
also obey Him and fill Peters net. Peter
and James and John follow Him more
fully.
LESSON VI.-The Sermon on the Plain
duke vi, 41-49). Golden Text Luke vi,
as "Why call we me, Lord, Lord, and do
not the things which / say?" See in v,
80, and vi, IL, 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 (Math. V, to vii) IL is evident
from verse IL that it was another sermon
on another occasion. Jesus teaches us TO
be and do what He Himself was and did,
and that every disciple must be perfected
as His Master was Verse 40, margin; Heb.
H. 10).
LESSON VII.-The Great Helper duke
vii, 2-l6). Golden Text, Luke vii, 16,
"They glori1ed God saying, That great
prophet is risen up among us. They
boosted of the worthiness of the centurion
who hid shown his love to their nation by
building them IA synagogue, but they did
not know the worthiness OF Him whom
they were addressing, nor His love to their
nation in giving Himself to die for them.
They did well to Judge of the centurion's
love by his conduct-our Lord judges of
our love to Him by our deeds rather than
by our words U John iii, 1919.
LESSON VIII.-Faith Encouraged duke
viii 43-55) Golden Text, Luke viii, AS:
Thy faith hath made thee whole. Go in
peace - He is ever going about doing good
(Acts X, 3S), healing the sick. casting out
demons, raising the dead to life and
preaching the glad tidings of the kingdom
of God. Here is "a case Of life ebbing away
for IL years. and another of life steadily
developing for the same period, but until
each touches Him there is nothing endur-
y ing to either. He only can give real life
that will endure forever, but He can and
will if we are willing Hear His Fear
not; believe only, and say, 81 will trust
and not be afraid.
LESSON IX.-Jesus, the Messiah duke
tx, 1920. Golden Text Luke tx, 35,
"This is my beloved Son; hear Him. 3"
Observe in verse l. how He continues
preaching and healing then see Him feed
the 1000 men, the only miracle recorded
in each of the four gospels, and If you
would be used by Him to feed the multi
tudes learn from this lesson the secret OF
losing your life, denying SELF bearing the
cross daily. 1t is either Christ OF 1, Spirit
OF flesh, the Father OF the world. Let the
glories of the kingdom as seen In the trans
figuration take such hold of you that you
will gladly die to self.
LESSON X.-Truo Love to Ones Neigh
Dor duke x, $500. Golden Text, Luke
x, %, "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. 4"
A good lesson, If you include verses 3S to
AZ, on the difference between the wise and
prudent who get nothing and the babes
who know His mind by receiving His
words.
LESSON XI.-Teaching About Prayer
duke XII, 1-19). Golden Text, Luke XII,
8, ASK and it shall be given you, seek
and ye shall find, knock and IL shall be
opened unto you" The great thing in
prayer as well as in life and service is TO
know God as our Father. Confidence in
our Father, who so loved US as to give His
only begotten Son for us and therefore can
withhold no good thing Rom viii 39l Is