The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-25
m SIBbI1Rstlul LESSON
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
MARCH %.
Review for the First Quarter-Golden
Text: Acts Kill, 24-Com-
mentary.

he blessed them He was parted from them
and carried up into heaven" The golden
text Tor the review, 1.-THE word of God grew
aud multiplied" describes the work of the
Holy Spirit through the apostles after the
ascension Of Christ. We must keep before
US the great fact that it was and still is the
purpose OF God to bless the whole earth
through Israel (Ps. xvii. II; lisa. H., Is;
Ter. ILL.,. IL, Is; Rom. Si., ~. I5), but. Israel
having rejected and crucined their King. the
kingdom is postponed anti tho King shall
return duke XIX, II. IL; Acts ill.,, 20, 2ll.
In the meantime we live in ''the mysteries
Of the kingdom"
Lesson 1.-The Holy Spirit Given (Acts
H., 1-l3). Golden Text-Acts H., 4. "rhey
were all filed with the Holy Ghost" Al
though these disciples had been daily under
the teaching OF the Lord Jesus for several
years, yet they were not qualified to be His
witnesses, bat had to walt until filled with
the Holy Spirit, for He alone could accom-
plish in and through them what the Lord
required. No wisdom or power of man can
accomplish the work OF the Lord. but only
the Spirit OF the Lord Czech. w., 6l. When
hlled, they spake as the Spirit gave them
utterance (Acts H., u.
LESSON IL.-A Multitude Converted
Acts H., S247). Golden Text-Acts H., SO,
The promise IS unto you and your children
and to all that are afar or" When the
strangers ut Jerusalem from all parts OF the
world heard these unlearned men speaking
IN all languages and declaring the wonder
tul works OF God, they were amazed, and
some said that the disciples were full Of
wine. Peter, then standing forth, declared
In the power OF the Spirit the facts OF the
ease, and from the Scriptures preached
Christ unto them with the result that about
BOOo believed and were baptized. and the
Lord continued to add daily those being
saved oversees Al. an.
Lesson N.-rhe Lame Man Healed
(Acts Ill. l-l6). Golden Text, Acts H.,
10. II name, through faith In
His name. hath made this man strong"
The disciples seem to have frequented the
temple, probably for the purpose of teach
Ing, oven as Jesus had done (see chapter v,
~, and on this occasion the Lord through
them gave health to u man over forty years
Old who had never walked a step (verse 2
and chapter w.. 22).
LESSON V.-The Boldness of Peter and
John acts w., 1-14). Golden Tex;-Acts
w., ~, "There Is none other name under
heaven given among men whereby we must
be saved" As the power OF God is increas-
tngly seen the devils anger increases, and
the apostles suffer Imprisonment and threat
ening.
LESSON Virtue and False Giving acts
w.. 80, TO v, l1). Golden Text Sam. xvi,
I. Man looketh on the outward appearance,
nut tho Lord looketh on the heart" With
slch great power CAV the apostles witness
III the resurrection of the Lord Jesus that
The grace OF God was upon them ali. and
many sold their property and put all the
proceeds in the common fund that more of
tho believers might lack anything: for then,
az now among the Jews, those believing in
Christ would probably be cast of by their
friends and find themselves destitute of
temporal things. Gods hatred OF deceit is
seen in His judgment Of the liars.
Lesson Vll.-The Prison Opened (Acts v.
l7-32). Golde Text--Acts ". 80, "We
ought to obey God rather than men,"
Satan's rage increases, and again theapostles
are imprisoned, but no walls or bolts or
soldiers can hold them unless tho Lord is
willing that they should be held; so He
sends an angel, who delivers them and sends
them 10 tho temple to continue teaching the
words OF life. When again arrested In tho
temple In the morning and brought before
the council, Peter again breaches Christ
cruciiied and risen, and, although beaten
for il, when let go they continued daily 10
teach and preach Jesus Christ both in the
temple and from house TO house.
LESSON VIII. The First Christian MARTYR
(Acts vi, S-l5; vii. 5i,60). Golden Text
ltev. ii, 10, "Be thou faithful unto death,
ana L Will give thee n crown OF life" The
power OF the Holy Spirit Is as necessary to
serve table as TO preach the gospel, and II
one Is willing to serve whole heartedly IN
humble service he will be led forth to greater
things. Tho wisdom and spirit which they
were not able to resist was not any wisdom
OF stephen, but that Of the Holy Spirit in
stephen. even the wisdom and Spirit Of God.
Stephens sermon, Ike Peters, was chiefly
quotations from or references lof Scripture,
ana having giving his testimony he went
10 be with Jesus. He IL the first re-
corded rs seeing Jesus after His ascension.
LESSON lN.-The Disciples Dispersed (Acts
viii, lid. Golden Text-Acts viii, 4. "They
that were scattered abroad went everywhere
preaching the word" The last words OF
Christ ere He assembled were, go We into all
the world. and preach the gospel to every
creature" anu I'VE shall De witnesses unto
Me unto the uttermost part Of the earth"
mark xvi. 10; Acts I, 81. yet up to the time
OF our lesson the witnesses do not seem to
have left Jerusalem.
LESSON X.-The Ethiopian Convert acts
vii. 26-40). Golden Text-Acts viii, IS,
Then Philip opened his mouth and began
at tho. same Scripture and. preached unto
him Jesus" Perhaps none OF the scattered
abroad had gone to Ethiopia, but the Lord
had his chosen ones even there and will
reach them also.
LESSON XL-Saul. the Prosecutor, Con.
verted acts TX, 1-l2, 1920. Golden Text
Il Tim. L., IT,, This is a faithful saying
and worthy Of all accep:ation that Christ
Jesus came Into the world to save Sinners"
Things impossible with mon are possible
with God. and there is nothing too hard or
for God duke xviii, ~; Jer.
xxxii., 1D. The time came for this blnsphe-
ner to BIO stopped, and in His own way, by
His own power. tho Lord humbled him and
him to Himself
LESSON II..-Christiuu Self Restraint q |
Cor. ix., 1920. Golden Toxt-I Cor. IL, |
every man that striveth for the mas.
cry Is temperate in all things. Salvation Is
free gilt OF God through the finished
work OF Christ, and no works or strivlngs OF
ours have any part In our redemption from.
H., "a; w., 8; Eph. H., 8. 0; Titus ill.,, 81,
but when saved through Christ it Is that we
nay abound In good works Titus ill.,. 8; Eph.
H., l0). us tho evidence Of our redemption,
md for these works which God prepares for
~ We shall DO rewarded ut tho coming OF
Christ Luke XIV. IL; Rev. xiii. -; ii John
'lii., l Cor. H., II, l5). The special work
VI our lesson ia denial OF self. - esson