The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1901-05-10
THE N D II o
bosson II he international Series
for May ~. 1OOI-The Great
Commission.
Prepared ty H. q. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TEXT.

THE LESSON TEXT.
Matthew - .is-eu)
~ Ihen the eleven disciples went away
into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus
had appointed them.
IL. And when they saw Him. they wor-
SHIPPED Hin but some doubted.
~ Ana Jesus came ard spake unto them,
saying. All power Is given unto Ne IN
Heaven and In earth.
10 Go ye therefore. and teach all nations.
Daptizing them In the name OF the Father.
snd OF the Son. and OF the Holy Ghost.
70. Teaching them 10 observe all things
whatsoever l have commanded you. and.
10. ! an with you Away. even unto M
end OF the world. Amen.
"ooEN IEATs-LO. ann with you
AWAY even unto the end or the
worl:--Matt. 2s.3O.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The occasion or this lesson is the
next TO last recorded appearance Of
Jesus on earth after His resurrection.
The lesson text assigned is brief.
but II contains in il the life germ ~
Christianity, for Christianity is moth
ing II II is not missionary in spirit.
The following is an analysis along
which lines the lesson may be stud
led:
The Meeting In Gaiilee.. ,s
some worship. Some Doubt............vT II
The Source OF
lie commission ~ -
Aae PROMISE ID
The Meeting in Galilee.-This was
the designated meeting referred in
the seventh verse of this same chap
ter. 1T was a formal meeting. Then
were there gathered together the
eleven apostles. But there is reason
to believe hat these were not All.
Paul says q Cor. 1850 that HE was
seen of above 500 brethren at once"
ms was probably that occasion. BE.
sides the apostles there Were MANY
there of Jesus disciples. This ex.
PLANTATION would for the for.
maiify OF appointing a meeting in so
retired a place as a mountain and at
so great a distance from Ne scene
OF the trial and c~rucifxioa.
Some Worship. Some Donbt.-when
the company had all gathered Jesus
made His appearance. and they wor- |
SHIPPED Him." that is. the great ma |
jority did. "But some doubted"
This is not some of the eleven as the
reading Of the text might lead n 10
think We have seen in previous les |
sons that they all believed. Twice
Jesus had met with them. once with. |
out Thomas. and once with that dis
ciple who would not believe until ne
saw the print of the nails. But even
Thomas believed. So it must have
been some Of the other disciples.
The Source of Power.-Undoubfed.
~ we have here recorded only a par.
OF all Jesus said TO this company Of
followers. but we have the giSt of
the discourse. In the first place He
pointed out that into His hands had
been put all power. both in Heaven
and in earth. This is equivalent to
He was God. or n with God.
of course il was one great OBJ
ject Of the crucifxion and resurrec.
ton to show. If then all power Is
His. He has become the source Of all !
power. This gives authority to all
His previous teachings and to His
present commission TO preach and
The Commission.-The commission
was twofold. First. il was 10 teach. |
Second. II was 10 baptize. The bap-
was 10 he .'in the name Of the
Father. and of the Son. and Of The
Holy Ghost" The Father the Jews
had long worshiped. The Son had
the more perfectly TO reveal
Father. The Holy Spirit was He
who should testify to the hearts and
minds of His followers after He had
assembled TO the Father.
The disciples were to teach "all
nations" The Jewish religion had
been exclusive. Church and state
one in n more absolute way
than ever they were under Christian
sway. To be n recognized Jehoval
the Gentle had to become
4 jew. The new religion. faith in
Jesus Christ. was "a know no ~nation-
ality n no race. God loved human.
kind and Christ came TO redeem the
whole world from the sway of sin.
All the commandments of Jesus to
His disciples were TO be binding upon
every subsequent follower.
The Promise.-With the great
commission was coupled n very com
promise: "And. 10, I am with
rou Away. ever unto the end Of the
The Divine assurance of Di-
Tine help Under all circumstances ia