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TIE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MARCH 80.
Review of the First Quarter, Acts IL 6-lE;
H., 1-4-Gclden Text: Acts Ill, 30
Topic: The Power of God-Sumis1ary
OF the Preceding Lessons.

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| do through His people. At the very begin
ming of the new dispensation they received
| a baptism of fire and power which enabled
! them to triumph over every foe. Miracles
were wrought. hypocrites were discovered
! and punished. and even in the midst NJ
persecution and death His name was
| nihed and His glory revealed, so r.
| even the sufferings that they end .rea
| tended to the advancement OF the cause
| Thousands were brought to believe IN
| Jesus.
The supreme promise Of prophecy and
the climax of gospel fuldiment Is tne
besto7ment of spiritual power Ihi5 IS
Quarter About this thought they may be
grouped as follows: Power promised, les
son l. Power possessed, lessons ,, 3.
Power exercised, (a) in blessing, lesson 4;
| (b) in punishment, lesson 6. Power on
posed, lessons 5, 7, 10. Power prevail
Ing, lesson II. Power practiced, lesson y.
Sunlmary.-Lesson l. Topic The com
! Jerusalem. Luke the author Of the Acts;
Jesus about to leave the disciples; they
were commanded TO return to Jeruaa EN-
| and wait for the promise OF the Father;
| they ask Jesus il lie will restore again
| the kingdom to Israel; He promises the
Holy Spirit to them; they are to be wit
nesses in all lands; Jesus asccnds to
heaven; angels appear to the disciples;
| they return to Jerusalem and continue in
! earnest prayer.
H. Topic: The pentecostal outpouripg.
| Place: In an upper room at Jerusalem.
At the feast Of the Pentecost; fifty days
after the Passover; the disciples assembled
| in an upper room; with one accord; sud-
| denly a sound from heaven; tongues "ilIe
! as of fire" sat upon them; they were filed
with the Holy Ghost; spake with other
| tongues; the multitude heard the sound
and came together; Joel had prophesied
| concerning this outpouring.
| III. Topic: The effect of gospel preach
| ing. Place: Jerusalem. Peter continued
| how great person Jesus was; the peo-
pie were pricked to the heart; they saw
| their sin in crucifying Christ; Peter calls
| upon them to repent; they were promised
the gift of the Holy Ghost; three thou
sand believed in Christ and were added
| to the church, the apostles did many signs
| and wonders; those that believed sold their
| possessions and had all things in COM
mon; they continued daily in prayer in the
| temple.
". Topic: The power of Jesus Christ.
| Place: AT the temple III Jerusalem. Peter
and John going into the. temple see a
| lame man; he asks. an aims they ask
| him to look on them, they do not give
| him money, but command him to rise up
and walk; the man was healed and went
| leaping and praising God; the people came
| together in Soiomon's porch; they were.
| filed with amazement; Peter preached to
| the people; asked them why they mar
veled; said God had glorifed Jesus whom
they had killed; and had raised Him
| from the dead
V. Top;c: Jesus Christ, the corner
stone. Place: Jerusalem. While Peter
and John were preaching the authorities
came upon them; they wlce grlevcd be-
| cause they preached Jesus and the resur-
rection the apostles were arrested and
word believed; the next day the rulers
| assembled and Peter and John were set
in the midst; Peter spa1e to them and
again preached Jesus; the Sanhedrin con-
| sidcred the case and decided to threaten
them and let them 50; Peter and John
| preaching in the name of Christ.
VI. Topic: The trials of the Ngiy
church. Place. Jerusalem. Those who
| believed were united; they sold their pos
sessions and had all things common; no
| one lacked anything; Barnabas sold his
land and laid the money at the apostles
| feet; the apostles witnessed of the res
| direction of Jesus with great power; An
| anias md Sapphira sold their possessions;
| they tried to deceive the apostles and kept
! back part of the price; the Lord Is not
Knocked, and as punishment for their sin
| they both fell down dead at Peters feet;
| fear came upon the church
VII. Topic: The imGossi5ility of sup
pressing the gospel. Place: Jerusalem.
Such great numbers were added to the
| church that the rulers and Sadducees de-
| terInined to stamp out the new religion;
the apostles were arrested and brought
before the council; Peter preached Jesus
TO them; they were cut to the heart and
took counsel to STAY them" GamalieIs
I aoh. f1NAT,
VIII. Topic: Choosing the seven dea-
cons. Place: Jerusalem. The number
| of the disciples was large and the apostles
could not properly attend to all the
worthy poor; general meeting was called
and seven men were chosen to attend
| to that business.
TX. Topic: Sterten's death. Place:
Jerusalem. Stephen still before the San
| hedrin; makes long address in which he
shows that their charges are false; they
cried out against him; cast him out of the
city and stoned him; Saul consented to his
| death.
X Topic Preaching to the Sanaritans.
| Place: a city in Samaria. Saul perse-
cuted the church freatly; the disciples
we're scattered abroad and went eYrf
where preaching the word. PHILIP preaf 4
| in Samaria; many were healeuS I'm
! spirits were cast out and there was ! -
! Joy in the city Simon the sorcerer ~
| tended to be converted. NJ
| NI. Topic: Salvation through ChristSy
! Places: GAIA. Caesarea. A2otus Philip
$ directed to go south Of Jerusalem into
| GAIA; he draws near to man OF Ethiopia
| who is reading the Scriptures; PhilipN
asked him if he understood the passaget
| he was reading; the man did not, where1
| upon Philip was invited into the chariot;
| the place he read was Isaiah 50; Phillip
preached Jesus to the euuueh.
MI. Topic: The cody wall, of Che
Christian, Place: Rome. Christians
should walk in love, avoid all uncleanj
ness, covetousness, foolish TESTING and
dolatry; have no fellowship with the unI
fruitful works of darkness; reprove sin
walk in tie light; awake from spirituaA|
| ethargy; be not drunk with wine; b&|
Glled with the Spirit give thanks to God n
| submit to one another.
Where did it come from. No tree
grow anywhere on the coast of ives