Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-03-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH 20.

8 Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
stearns.
LESSON 1.-The Forerunner of Christ
Ouke /, SID. Golden Text Luke /, 20,
"Thou shalt go before the face 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 81. 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 49, Observe the phrases Before
God, Before Him." in verses 8, II.
LESSON 1.-THE Boy Jesus duke ii,
4O-52). 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, 49, 30 ii, 100
and let it be Gods word to you. Notice
their "Glad Things d. 49, ii, 1O) 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 ii,
46, 6S: ii, IA, 2O). Let the first recorded
utterance Of Him who always pleased the
Father, "about my Fathers business" Gil,
400 be one of our daily notices.
LESSON III.-The Ministry of John the
Baptist duke iii, 1922. 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 "a voice, heard
and not seen. Content to decrease if only
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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, 49,. The Spirit abidcs upon Him, and
the Father testifes, "Thou art Ny Beloved
Son, in Thee | am well pleased"
LESSON IV.-The Early Ministry of
Jesus duke ~, 1422). Golden Text.
Luke iv, 81, 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 Luke
V, 1926 Golden Text, Luke V, "a. 1.-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
lcper 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-Thc Sermon on the Plain
Uuke vi, 4l-49). Golden Text Luke vi,
46, "Why call We me, Lord, Lord, and do
not the things which | say" See in V,
30, and vi, II, the increasing opposition
and hatred of the self righteous against
the meek and lowly one. While this SER
mon is the same in substance as the one
on the mount Math. V, to VIII it is evident
from verse II 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.
Ii, 100.
LESSON VII.-The Great Helper Guke
vii, 2-16). Golden Text, Luke vii, 16,
They glorifled God, saying, That great
prophet is risen up among US" They
boosted of the worthiness of the centurion
who had 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
love by his conduct-our Lord judges of
our love to Him by our deeds rather than
by our words Il John iii, l6-1S)
LESSON NIII.-Faith Encouraged duke
viii, 1850. 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 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-
ing to either He only can give real life
that will endure forever, but He can and
will if we are willing. Hear His "Fcar
not; believe only" and say, 81 will trust
and not be afraid.
LESSON lA.-.Icsus the Messiah (Luke
tx, 1920. Golden Text, Luke tx, 80,
This is my beloved Son; hear Him."
Observe in verse IL how He continues
preaching and healing, then soc Him feed
the 1900 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 or l, Spirit
or flesh, the Father or the world. Let the
glories of the kingdom as seen in the trans
tguration take such hold of you that you
will gladly die to self
LESSON X.-True Love to Ones Neigh
Dor duke x, 25-37). Golden Text, Luke
K, ~, "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, if 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 XL.-Teaching About Prayer
luke xi, 1-13) Golden Text, Luke XII,
., Ask and it shall be given you, seek
] nnd we shnll find knnck mud Ii shnll hn