Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-03-26
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, MARCH %.

LESSON I--Chrst's Ascension acts 1,
lid. Golden Text-Luke xiv, 81,
"While He blessed them He was parted
from them ana carried up into heaven. "
The golden text for the review, 1.-THE
word of God grew and multiplied" de-
scribes the work of the Holy Spirit through
the apostles after the ascension of Christ
We must keep before us the great fact that
1t was and still is the purpose of God to
bless the whole earth through Israel Cps
xvii, II; 1sa TX, 1-3; Jer. iii, H. IS;
Rom. xi, H. 15); but, Israel having reject
ed and crucihced their King the kingdom
is postponed until the King shall return
duke xix, H. IL; Acts iii, 20, 2D In
the meantime we live in "the mysteries
of the kingdom. -
LEssot 1.-THE Holy Spirit Given
(Acts ii, 1-13). Golden Text-Acts ii, 4,
"They were all filled with the Holy Ghost. "
Although these disciples had been daily
under the teaching of the Lord Jesus for
several years, yet they were not qualified
to be His witnesses, but had to wait I'M
til filled with the Holy Spirit, for He alone
could accomplish 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 iv, 81. When filled, they spake as
the Spirit gave them utterance (Acts ii, ~.
LESSON III.-A Multitude Converted
(Acts H. 32.4O Golden Text-Acts ii,
80, "The promise is unto you and to your
children and to all that are afar off "
When the strangers at Jerusalem from all
parts of the world heard these unlearned
men speaking in all languages and declar-
ing the wonderful works of God, they
were amazed, and some said that the disci-
pies We're full of wine Peter then stand
ing FORTH declared in the power of the
Spirit the facts of the case, and from the
Scriptures preached Christ unto them with
the result that about 1900 believed and
were baptized, and the Lord continued to
add daily those being saved Oversees Al, 4O.
LESSON IV.-The Lame Man Healed
(Acts iii, 1-16). Golden Text-Acts iii,
Is, His name, through faith in His
name hath made this man strong. The
disciples seem TO have frequentcd the tenn
pie, probably for the purpose of teaching,
even as Jesus had done (see chapter " 2O),
and on this occasion the Lord through
them gave health to a man over 40 years
old who had never walked step verse 2
and chapter iv, 22)
LESSON N.-The Boldness of Peter and
John (Acts iv, LID. Golden Toxt-Acts
iv, y, "There is none other name under
heaven given among men whereby we
must he saved" AS the power of God is
increasingly seen the devils anger in
creases, and the apostles suffer imprison-
ment and threatening.
LESSON VI-True and False Giving
(Acts iv, 32, to V, 11). Golden Text
Sam. xvi, :, Man looketh on the out
ward appearance, but the Lord looketh
on the heart" With such great power
gave the apostles witness of the rcsurrec-
ton of the Lord Jesus that the grace of
God was upon them all, and many sold
their property and put all the proceeds in
the common fund that none of the believ
ers might lack anything; for then, as now
among the Jews, those believing in Jesus
would probably be cast off by their friends
and find themselves destitute of temporal
things Gods hatred of deceit is seen in
His Judgment of the liars.
LESSON VIL-The Prison Opened (Acts
V, 1892 Golden TeXt--Acts V, 20, I'VE
ought to obey God rather than men. ."
Satan's rage increases, and again the
apostles are imprisoned but no walls or
bolts or soldiers can hold them unless the
Lord is willing that they should be held;
SO He sends an angel, who delivers them
and sends them to the temple to continue
teaching the words of life. When again
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continued daily to teach and preach Jesus
Christ both in the temple and from house
to house.
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