The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-06
IaE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In irrational series for
January =, Isoo-Christs Frat
Discipies-John lac AZ.

the temptation IN the wilderness.
THE LESSON.
|. John Prepares the Way Before
Him.-John 1:l9-3i; Mark Ills; Luke
3:l-is. John was the voice of one cry
ing in the wilderness: Prepare Sc the
way OF the Lord" He prepared the
way C) by preaching repentance and
reformation as the one condition of the
coming OF the kingdom Of Heaven to
themselves or their nation. CD John
prepared the way 10y announcing that
the kingdom of Heaven was at hand.
CD BY baptism, symbolizing and ON
firming men in the new life and prep
aration for the new kingdom. ca lie
pointed TO Jesus as the Lamb Of God
which taketh away the sin of the
world"
III. The Baptism Of Jcsus.-Ns. 81,
80; Matt. 3:l3-l7; Mark 1911; Luke
1921. %. This was Jesus public en-
rance upon His work. a public declara-
ton Of His position as opposed 10 all sin
and on the side of true religion.
III. The Temptation of Jesus.-Matt.
AIN; Mark 1912. 10; Luke 4:1-13. Jan
uIIN y. -. 80. btSlS MS ltlAlitd ING
MS we are. yet without sin"
IN. Jesus Gains His First Two Dis
ciples Through John the Baptist.-Vs.
$40. After His 40 DAYS experience OF
temptation in the wilderness. and His
victory. Jesus returned to Bethabara
~(Bethany), where John was baptizing.
John recognized Him as the one whom
he had baptized. and upon whom the
Spirit had descended like n dove, and
he pointed him out 10 his disciples ms
the Messiah.
IS. The next day." After the first
testimony and recognition OF Jesus on
His return from the scene of His temp
tation. 1.-TWO OF His disciples" IN
was andrew ". 40). The other was
probably the Apostle John himself.
sc. Looking upon (the word ex-
presses a fixed. earnest gaze) Jesus as
He walked" or VAS taking awalk. Be
hold the Lamb Of Cod The words lie
had used the day before.
81. ".And they followed Jesus" The
Greek means originally. they walked
in the same road" hence TO attend on.
10 follow as a disciple. in the same
spiritual path.
IS. saw them" The original means
looked steadfastly on them as II study
ing them Then Jesus turned. He
met them half way in their search.
What seek ye?" This is the first word
of Jesus ministry. so far as recorded:
and with His second sentence. Come
and see" expresses the attitude Of
Christ toward men. His welcome, and
the way they are TO find the blessings
He has to give.
~. How Jesus Gained His Third Dis
ciple.-by Invitation CT Another Dis
oiple.=Vs. Al, AZ. IL. "He first find
eth" Either "a the first thing he did
after he left Jesus was 10 find his broth
er; or, 60 Gas Godet), the two disciples
set themselves to seek each Ibis own
brother" that is. the one Peter, the
other James. or the two. Andrew was
the first who succeeded in finding his.
~. And he brought him to jesus"
With him. as with all who find Jesus.
the first desire was to make known TO
those they loved their new-found treas
ure. Thou art Simon:" That is your
present name. Thou shalt be called
Cephas:' Ccphas is Aramaic. This
language would not be familiar at
Ephesus, where John wrote, therefore
he translates it for them into Greek.
(which is by Interpretation, a %stone:'
The sense would perhaps be given bet
ter by keeping the equivalent proper
namely Interpretation Peter. that is
~ ..o ..l~~ .-.l -
taclled from the living rock.
V. How Jesus Gained Ills Fourth Dis
c%iple-by His Direct lnvitation.--Ns. 40,
A.. As. Jesus would go" was minded.
had a purpose. to go forth into Cali
lee:" There had been His home and
there were the friends and acquaint-
ances of years. "Findeth Philip"
Jesus seeks him out.
vi. How Jesus Gained His Fifth Dis
ciple-Through Another Disciplc.-vs.
As. 4G. 4j. philip fndcth Nathanacl:"
Observe hat the young disciple does
not wait. but as soon as he has found
Christ begins to declare his discovery
10 Others. So with Andrew above an.
with the woman OF Samaria CHAP. 4:2s,
29). with Paul after his conversion
(Acts o:20). I'VE have found Him. of
whom Moses in the laws" The Penta-
touch, the five books Of Moses. thus dis
tingnished from the other books of the
Old Testament (scc Gen. 1910; Mum.
24:17-lo; Deut. 1919. And the
prophets. did write (lst. 7:li; 90, Z;
52:l3-l5; 53:l-l2; IL. 34:e3-3l; Dan.
y:i4-20.
46. Can there any good thing" Any
eminent, great parsonage ard grand
md worldwide movement. Come out
of NAZARETH" Because Nazareth was
a small town, near TO Cana. Nathanael's
home, with probably not the best repu-
tation in the ncighboring town. butnot
necessarily a rude, degraded, vicious, or
d%isrcputable place. Nathanael's sur
prise may have arisen from his expecia-
ton that the Messiah was TO come from
Bethlehem as foretold, and not from
Nazareth. Come and sec:" That was
the true answer TO such an objection
tsee above on V. 39).