The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-14
rae SUNDAY SCHOOL


lsos-Th~ Great ueiper-Lake ssx-i&
ARRANGED from Peloub@t'- Notes.
GolnES TExr.-They slortfed God, s2y.
Ing. That a great prophet 10 risen W
among Va Luke : Il.
TaiE Sr-TroS.-In this chapter we have
four WAYS IN which Jesus nelfed men %
The cenfrrtors servant. help ~ SICK
ness ~ Raising the widows son. help In
death 80 4 he prisoner ~ Machsrus. help
In srirf.ual depression 80 salvation new
ufe. for Pharisees. publicans and sinners
Parallel accounts to t~O Of the stories
found IN Matt si3. u '--is
TfNE-Sumrner OF A ID - Seventh
month 81 IN. great Galllean ministry
H., a.-s-Cspernarrn. on the northwest
s.n-- ~ .he sea Of Gal.lfc- and Main. =
town = miles southwest Of caIernAum and
seven mikes from Nazareth
LEsscN MOTIFS
l. The CExTvRiox's SERvANT--Va
2-iO. 4 centurion III thu Roman army
was the captain OF 100 men. legion
was made ~ of 20 OF these companies.
or Centuries His scrsant was dear
unto him" Note how delightful the re
la,ion of master and servant can he.
when both are filled with the right
shirt This servant was sick of the
palsy and AT the point of death And
the centurion sent 10 Jesus that lie
might heal the servant And elders
If the Jewish government begged
Jesus urgently. because the centurion
loved their nation and had expressed
his interest and faith in their religion
by building a synagogue Then Jesus
went with them, for the plea OF the
Jewish delegation showed that their
centurion had faith. and was pre-
pared TO receive The larger spiritual
. blessings. In this sense he was worthy
Int he himself felt Il am not worthy
. Humility and faith naturally abide to
9 s,.ther in the same soul. Then the GEN.
: ,urion showed the unusual greatness OF
0 his faith by sending other friends with
$ The message: --Say in word. and
: my servant shall he healed FOR the
c centurion conceived OF the position OF
e Jesus as somewha like 10 his own, thAt
4 Is. as authorized by higher power
8 therefore authoritative The centurion ;
word was all powerful in the ranks
he commanded. and he believed that
Iesus had the unseen forces over dis
..ases. over angels and spirits. Jesus
was filed with admiration at the cen
,nrion's faith. None such had been
:, manifested before anyw here. and now
y j, appeared. not in Jew. but in Cen
Tile. And they that were sent, re-
!. turning TO the house. found the serv-
=. ant " hole that had been sick
II. III. TIE WIDOW Oh NAIN.-Ns. lilo
&c Soon after this Jesus went on a tour &c
- the southwest and came near 10 Main
a. Here lie met funeral procession ~
60 dead was the only son Of widowed
e. mother. The condition Of widows 4;
i the east. especially childless Ones wa
ut so sad and dependent as to give adde'
Of ,,oirracv To this widows sorrow
Ird .Ie>us did not wait for her 10 ask 10
ed helm. Tn, Lord knows our decpes
the feelings and uruttered hopes and lont
inrs. Every need is prayer. ever
usi hopeless sorrow is n petition. Jess
net gently babe her weep not lie woul
Die remove the cause OF her weeping The
ga lie spoke the word of power. which
nat called the soul 10 the body. like II
20. ,oic. that on the resurrection day q
ln- the dead shall hear and obey and ga
him back again 10 his mother N
- there came a fear on all: and tho
~, rlorified God. saying. that gre
prophet is risen up among us and tn
!. God hath visited His people
,ad III. THE Prisoner OF NAcHEK'
-. ~. ls-35l.-About 100 miles fro
rms whers Jesus was doing these marvs
ces Gus works Of mercy John. the foreru
lis. ner. was lar--uishing in a dungeon
and Castle Nachcrls- He was having
IN bitter experience. a season oil aout
hev One reason for this dependency .ns
! of have been that Jesus in Galilee, VII
the His twelve working men. presented
rers different . picture from Johns idca
; The Messiah. Then. again. only 100 mil
: from his drcary castle Jesus. the x
iza- aeemer from God. j. preaching the &c
iich rel for the poor. deliseranee 70 =
; Of cantive. WHY does He not deliver u
'ove captive. His friend and helper it
GERS dark for John. But the report
'eti- Jesus marvellous works reached hil
ana and he sent an embassy directly
ice' .Ie~u- for explanations and assura "a
oine This Is the true way for all in time
doubt.
~. HIP FOR PuAErsEEs. PrRL
-, .~s AMI SINNERS (Ns- 36-5ol.-tt
4. Pharisees. 4 class who prided the
49, selves on their exclusiveness. and "
-. were bitterly intolcrant OF all outs
erts their narrow eiS'
lists whom Jesus ueh"unse" -
sits woes for their conduct s2l 10
for outcas,. a disrcputable sinner.
p,ei showed her desire TO be better
4 - whose sins were forgiven (al "
mist licans. ostracized sinners Of anot
rors class. To these Jesus brought ~
; fer and forgiveness
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