Middletown transcript., 1899-06-24

: -ia;. 1. f5-Commentnry Prepare
e Ly the Rev. D. NJ. stenrns.
! copyright. 1899. by D. NJ. Stearns.l
LESSON 1.-The Raising of Lazarr
(lnhn xi, 32-45) Golden text, John <
;, p, Il am the resurrection and the life.
! III that is done to or through the peopl
cf God is for the glory of God. Eve
sickness and death may be for His glor
ard for the good of His children. ,Whe
He seems not to hear, we must beliey
that He has heard and will see to it
His time and way, which are always th
very best Though He seems utterly {
neglect us and even to allow great sol
rows to come to us, we must believe tha
He loves us just the same
LESSON 1.-THE Amounting in Bethan
John xii, LID. Golden Text, Mark xiv
s, AShe hath done what she could.
True worship is costly David would no
offer burnt offerings unto the Lord O
that which cost Him nothing I'll Sam
xiv, 24). There is no worship In wha
we can give without feeling it. 1t is pos
sible to serve without being numbered, t.
be rid of care and anxiety (Phil. iv, 81.
LESSON III.-Jesus Teaching Humility
(John xiii, LID. Golden Text, John xiii
is, . have given you an example. Th,
people of this world are here for them
selves, the people of God are here for Hin
that Helnay be glorified in them. While
by tho work of Christ we have eternal re
| demption, His life is to us an example ot
how we should live here to the glory Of
God. he made Himself of no reputation,
took upon Him the form of a servant and
| humbled Himself unto death
LESSON IV.-Jesus, the Way, and the
Truth, and the Life John xiv, la.
| Golden Text, John xiv, 6, "Jesus saith
unto him, L ann the way, the truth and
the life. The words and works of Christ
were all spoken and wrought by the
Father through Him. The Father dwell
ing in Him did it all Both Father, Son
and Spirit will dwell in us, make these
bodies their mansions and accomplish all
their pleasure in words and works in us to
the glory of God (verses II, 90, 12). 1t is
the Lord s pleasure that in all our daily
life, while troubles may assail, we should
not have troubled hearts, but have His
peace ever possessing us (verses 1, 81, with
chapters 16-33).
LESSON V.-The Comforter Promised
(John xiv, 1927. Golden Text, John
xiv, 16, "I will pray the Father and He
shall give you another comforter" What
Jesus was to His disciples, when person
ally present with them, He desires the
Holy Spirit to be to every believer, our
Teacher, our Guide, our Remembrancer,
our Comforter, our ever present friend,
ever telling US of Jesus, and showing us
things to come, and through US convinc-
ing the world of sin and righteousness
and Judgment
LESSON VI-The Vine and the Branches
(John XIV, LID. Golden Text, John XIV,
5, II am the vine, ye are the branches. I"
The great object in all our union with
Christ is that we should bear much fruit
to the glory of God The fruit is men
toned in Gal. V, 90, as love, joy, peace,
etc. There may be much work and little
fruit, for the work may be our work and
not His. There may also be seemingly
little work, but great deal of fruit.
Faith and meekness and patience may
not be manifest in great works as much
as in the ordinary routine of life 1t does
not become us to be ever longing to do
some great thing, but cheerfully to do or
bear what comes to US. The vine bears
the fruit through the branches, SO Christ
in us will quietly do all It Is for us
just to abide in His love-
LESSON VII.-Christ Betrayed and Ar
rested John xviii, 1-14) Golden Text
Isa Lii, 8, He is despised and rejected of
men" He came unto His own and His
own received Him not; all His disciples,
even the innermost circle, forsook Him
and fed; and one of their number sold
Him for 30 pieces of silver. Of Him it
seems to be written, 'Mine own familiar
friend, in whom trusted, which did eat
of my bread, hath lifted up his heel
against me- FPS. XII, 81.
LESSON VIII.-Christ Before the High 1
Priest (John xviii, 1921. Golden Text,
John /, IL, HE came unto His own and
His own received Him not. Our great !
High Priest Of the order Of Melchisedec |
stood before the high priest of the house 1
of Aaron and submitted to be questioned |
by him, and Knocked by him, and rudely /
and cruelty treated, bound as a criminal, /
treated worse than q criminal, oppressed |
and afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth /
lisa. lii, y.
LESSON IX.-Christ Before PLATE (John
xviii, 2S-40). Golden Text, John xix, A,
81 find no fault in Him" plate repeat i
edly. testified that he found no fault in Il
Him. Pilates wife entreated her husband |
to do nothing against that Just man.
Judas Iscariot said He was innocent, and L
yet PLATE scourged Him and ordered
Him to be crucifed. How can follower
of Christ expect just treatment in a world
that SO i'll treated Him2
LESSON X.-Christ Crucifed John XIX,
$780, Golden Text, Gal ii, 90. "The
Son Of God, who loved me and gave HIM
self for me- The Lamb of God, who was
seen by faith in the coats Of skins (Gen.
Ill, 21), In the Passover of Ex. xii, and in |
every offering, whether burnt, meat, !
peace, sin or trespass offering, fulfilled
every type and every word that was ever
written concerning His sufferinRs, and \
died, the just for the unjust, bearing our
sins in His own body on the cross. The
sacrifice by which Abel and all after him
entered heaven was now offered. How
much those in heaven were interested in |
t we may imagine from the fact that 1t |
vas the one thing Moses and Elijah
talked of when with Him on the mount
Vt TRANSPORTATION
LESSON XI.-Christ Risen John xx,
1920. Golden Text, Cor. xv, 1890,
Now Is Christ risen from the dead.H
Without this all else would have been In
Vain. His life, His sufferings, His death |
eenld have brought eternal life to no one.
Preaching, faith, baptism, ordinances are
all in vain If Christ is not risen. This. Is
lully set forth in ] Cor. xv. But He lis
Fisen. He is alive forevermore. He has
I'll power. He is gathering out of the
world company of redeemed people who
Till reign with Him when He returns to
Iubdue all things unto Himself and set up
His kingdom here.
LESSON XI--The New Life In Christ
Col Iii, 1-15). Golden Text, Col 81,
Eb, Let the peace Of God rule In your
hearts. The benefits of His death and
and all the blessings which
;ome to the believer In Christ are fully
et forth In the Scriptures but few people
cad the Scriptures, therefore the necessity
Il living epistles which can be easily read
" all men II Cor. iii, Q. 81.