The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1900-12-28
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Les son In the International series ses
December 30. 1000
Review.
Prepared by n. G. Lenington.J
THE LESSON TENT.


PREPARED by IA. e.. Lenington.l
GOLDEN TEAT.-rhou crownest ees
year with thy goodness.-Psa. d3'il.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
In the first place we are'to recall
that Jesus was the Son OF God. ms
gives authority to His teachings. HIS
coming was heralded by the angels.
His star was seen by the wise men OF
the east, and other signs showed that
He was no ordinary man. but the
promised Messiah sent 70 redeem His
people, and having in Himself the es-
sence of the Divine nature.
He was the Son OF Man, being .
lineal descendant Of David, king OF
Israel, and having for His mother
the Virgin Mary Being the Son OF
Man, "He was tempted in all points
| like as we are, yet without sim ms
gives us affinity with Jesus Christ ana
furnishes the promise that through
Him, the God Man, we may rise above
our lower and meaner selves and come
into fellowship with all that is divine.
Recall the opportunities OF the time
of Jesus coming. This was no acci-
dent, but part of the divine plan.
There has been no other period in all
history when all the nations OF the
known civilized world were included
In one great empire, and this under
Roman rule. This meant universal
peace, that there was one language
that could be generally understood.
and easy access to all parts. The
Jews had gone into every land,
ard, being an essentially religious
I people. carried with them the Old les
4 lament writings as we know them'
D Recall the childhood and youth OF
4 Jesus and His probable surroundings,
: advantageous and otherwise. Remem-
Der that all Jewish children had album
d dant opportunity to become familiar
e --ith the Scriptures, and tina. NJ
, Nazareth. His childhood home and
y scrt Of international crossroads, lie
! would come into contact with al
, ,ypes Of people. Into the midst 81 ali
this place the picture OF the boy
Jesus at the age OF II. seeking 10
learn Of the Jewish rabbis, and the
purpose of His life which was thus
early brought out by the question
.Wist We not that l must be about
nv Fathers business?
Then comes the introduction 20 His
prblic ministry. The first event wal
the preaching of John the Baptist
then the baptism of Jesus; thirdly
the descent of the Holy Spirit. an'
! last, His temptation in the wilder
! ness. For 40 days lie thought AM
prayed and tasted. Here with Hi
life before Him He was met by tn
three greatest temptations that coul
come to a man of His human tempera
ment and capacities. The first wa
the temptation to command the stone
TO become bread. This may be II
terprcted as the temptation to pr
physical and material things abo'
that which il spiritual. The secon
was to cast Himself from o pinnac
into the crowded court of the tempt
This would have gained him immed
. ate recognition, but not so could +
become the redeemer OF the worl
The last temptation was to becon
the recognized ruler of all the kim
doms of the earth. This was subj
TEMPTATION. for He had come to e
tablish His kingdom on earth.
- was the temptation OF power and i
volved the putting OF Satan in II
place of God. We are not to suppo
ed, that .he temptations OF Jesus we
ice, not genuine. He was human as we
lch as divine. and these temptations we
pen the battles between the two natur
ear for supremacy. and the divine Il
H. umphed.
ing Jesus ministry extended over par
hef u at least three years. The fir
ne GEAR was the year of beginnings.
'nd Cana of Gailee He performed i
re- frst miracle. At Jerusalem lie
gnt complialed His first reform by dr.
ow' ing out of the temple the mon
'ew changers. His first recorded discour
otn was contained in the conversati
seu' with Nicodemus. His first great m
ms istrv was in Judea. 1t was duri
To- this year that He began gatheri
my about Him body of disciples.
me was from among these disciples Il
inc He afterwards chose ~ to be apostl
%. The second year was the year
'lie' which He laid down the great fun
rms mental principles of the Kingdom
LIS Heaven. These are contained mai
MIS- in the Sermon on the Mount. "
briefly in the Beatitudes Jesus poi
out those who will come into
kingdom.
The third year was one OF mi
notable events. and early in II tn
y began to show signs Of gathering
IN position. Ii was during this year I
" John the Baptist was behcaded. 1
Il we have the rejection OF Jesus
Nazareth, the sending forth OF
" Twelve and the feeding OF the
Vum thousand. The main dscourses OF
- year we're: On the Sabbath, on
mility, on welcoming sinners. to
" rich young ruler and the talk at
. home Of Zaccheus. The notable p
- bles uttered included that OF
N great supper, the lost sheep, the
coin. the prodigal son, the un