The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-02-20
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LESSON NOTES.
/. THE MINIsTERING WoNAN.--vs. -.
The brief story of these devoted women
shows several ways in which Jesus en-
couraged faith. It brought into action
the wealth and service of another class
of disciples, the women, and thus en-
larged the realm of faith. Earnest de-
votion always increases faith; active
service destroys doubt.
II. The PARABLE OF THE SowER.-Vs.
Ais. This parable in two ways en-
courages faith. If some Of the good
seed sown by the Master Himself falls
on rocky soil, amid thorns, or by the
wayside, there is no reason for His
disciples to be discouraged under the
same circumstances. This parable,
also, is the prophecy and promises of
large harvest from the seed sown.
III. THE RELATIONS OF JEsUs.-Vs.
1921. From this brief incident we
gain two to faith. Even
Jesus had to encounter opposition in
His mission; not only from enemies,
but from His dearest friends. Yet He
went on and succeeded. Faith is en-
couraged by the knowledge that we
stand in the nearest and dearest rela-
ton to Jesus. All true Christians
are brothers and sisters of Christ,
and heirs with Him of God, His
Father. His riches are their riches;
His joys, their joys; His character,
their character; His home, their home.
w. THE TEMPEST STILLED.-Vs. 22-
rs. 1t is a great help to our faith to
know, by actual exhibition of His
power, that our Saviour is ruler over
gil the forces of nature, that not even
sparrow can fall without our
Father, that amid countless diseases
and dangers on every side, yet our Fa-
ther holds them in His loving hands.
All the diseases, expressions, cruelties,
cravings of conscience, lives without
hope and hearts without rest, are part
of the tempest raised by sin. Christ,
by His forgiving love, says: peace, be
STILL" for all that call on Him, and
arches over them a bow of peace.
V. THE GADARENE DEMoNIAC.-Vs.
1886. Even what we often term "the
most hopeless cases. may at the word
Of Divine power be ever afterward
found 'at the feet Of Jesus, clothed,
and in his right mind"
vi. TOUCHING THE HEM OF His GAR
MENT.-Vs.43-4s. The faith of the wom-
an of whom this story is told
was real, though imperfect and super
stitious. That in all three accounts
is mentioned the fact that she had
been for 10 years in the condition in
which we find her shows how hope,
less her case seemed. She touched the
border of his garment, or fringe of an
outer shawl-like mantle, because she
thought that in this way she might
be healed without any publicity, which
she desired to avoid.
"And Jesus (turning around) said:
Who touched me?" The disciples were
astonished at the question. The crowd
was SO great that He was being con-
stantly pressed on all sides. The dis
ciples had not learned that "Flesh
presses, faith touches" as Augustine
once finely said. But Christ knew, for
the healing was His own act, and "she
came trembling, and falling down be
fore Him, she declared unto Him before
all the people for what cause she had
touched Him, and how she was healed
immediately" This public confession
was another step in her complete cure.
Christ assured her that not supersti-
ton, not any power residing In q gar
ment, nor any power residing n a phys
ical touch; but faith, @ spiritual act of
the soul, had made her whole.
VII. RAISING JAIRUs' DACaHTER.-
VS.. Al, AZ, 49-55.-This is case Of faith
encouraged in the greatest extremity.
Jairus was ruler of the synagogue,
one of the leading laymen, something
like our trustees, who had general
charge of the synagogue, its services
and it's schools. His daughter was very
sick, nigh unto death. Jairus went to
Jesus and besought Him to come to
his house and restore hjs daugh-
ter. He had not quite the faith