The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-08-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the International Series
for August 20, I0OO-Jesus
the Good Shepherd.
Prepared by H. c. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TEXT.
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$ 1. Verify. verify. l say unto YOU He tha
0 entereth not by the door into the sheep
7 fold, but climbeth up some other way
. the same is thief and robber
3 But he that enteroth I'm by the doc
IS the shepherd Of the sheep
S 3. To him the porter openeth; and tn,
sheep hear his voice. and he calleth hi.
own sheep by name. and leadeth then
ont
4. And when he putteth forth his OWL
: sheep. he goeth before them, and tho
sheep follow him. for they know his
voice.
.. And stranger will they not fol-
low. but will flee from him: for they
know not the voice of strangers
This parable spake Jesus unto them;
bur they understood not what things
they were which lie spako unto them.
Then said Jesus unto them again.
Verify. verify, ] say unto you, / am the
door of the sheep.
8. All that ever came before me are
thieves and robbers: but the sheep did
not hear them.
.. I am the door: by Me II any man
enter In, He shall be saved. and shall
80 in and out, and find pasture
10. The thief comoth not, but for TO
STEAL and to kill, and to destroy; / am
come, that they might have life and
that they might have IL more abundantly.
II. ! am the good shepherd; the good
shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.
T. But He that is an hlreling, and not
the shepherd, whose own the sheep are
not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth
the sheep, and feeth and the wolf
catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep
l3. The hireling heeth. because he is
an hireling, and carcth not for the sheep.
Ny sheep, and am known Of mine.
Is. As the Father knoweth Me- even
50 knoweth the Father, and lay down
my life fer the sheep.
is. And other sheep I have. which are
not Of this fold; them also / must bring,
and they shall hear My voice: and there
shall be one fold, and one shepherd.
GOLDEN TEXT.-The good shepherd
giVeth his lie for the sheep.-John
1911.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The Shepherd of the Sheep VERSES
l-j.).-The connection of this lesson
with the last is marked. Not only does
it belong to the same series of dis
courses. but its application hinges upon
the events connected with the story
Of the blind man. The pharisees were
anxious to divert the credit for the re-
storing Of this mans sight from Jesus.
They said to Him: Give God the glory; |
we know that this man (Jesus) is a sin
ner." The reply of the man was en-
inently sensible. Theorizing was not in
his line. but he had one hard. solid. |
substantial fact upon which to stand.
whether he be a sinner" he said 81
know not; one thing / know. that.
whereas | was blind. now | see." This
could not be disputed. it was evident to
all. 1t was no theory, but a fact. SO
they made him repeat his story, and
having determined to put anyone out of
the synagogue who acknowledged
Jesus TO be the Christ, the pharsees
followed him hard with questions un-
til he boldly declared: "If this man
were not from God, he could do moth
ing"
Jesus heard that they had east him
out of the synagogue, and finding him.
declared Himself 10 be the Son Of God.
Then turning TO the pharisees spoke
this parable Of the good shepherd,
drawing the distinction between the
true and false leaders. The priests
md pharisees stood in the place Of
shepherds to the children of Israel.
heir religious guides and instructors.
rhey had misused their positions. sub
ttuted false doctrines. and led the ,
sheep astray. They strove for per-
advantage, for position and honor. I
nd not for the good of those in their
harge. The parable is really an ar
alignment Of these false teachers.
Jesus the Door (Nerscs -7.).-In con- i
to this worldly, self I
eeking attitude. Jesus declares Him. 1
elf to be the door Of the sheep. The
harisees had not understood the par n
bic. Jesus points out the applica-
ON: "The thief cometh not. but for
} steal, and 10 kill. and to destroy"
hey had been thieves in the fold Of
he Master Jesus instead of seek
NJ personal advantage declares He
as come that they might have life
nd that they might have it more
bundantly"
Jesus the Shepherd Verses 11-16).-
OF only is Jesus the door. the way to
fe- but lie is the Shepherd. The sheep
'long to Him. The men who care
r. the sheep for Him feel little inter-
t in the welfare Of the sheep. They
, for their own safety at the cry Of
Volt" Jesus. the true Shepherd. will
y His very life down for the sheep.
he pharisees have claimed to be the
Of God, but they know I
1t Gods son. Jesus knows the Fa- |
er. and His Fathers interests are His
terests. therefore the sheep. all true
levers In God and Jesus Christ, shall
ow His voice BY and by all such
levers shall be gathered together in
G fold under one shepherd"
One Of the main lessons to be found in
this story outside Of its plainly
lngelistic teaching is that we may
ow the true teacher. the one who
q be trusted. by the fact that he seeks
{ his own interests, but the inter
S Of others. The unselfsh life is the
, Of power and influence among
n.
lote IN the lesson the many objects ~
sent and draw from them their les d
IS. The door the sheep. the hire -
2 and wolf all have a distinct teach
E.
Duty OF To-Day.
To-day" also imposes a duty. "Ex-