The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1902-01-16
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
>sson I'm the international Series
for january 10, io02-The Early
Christian Church.
Prepared by II. c. Lenington.l
THE LESSON TENT.

IPrepared by II. G. Leningtor.l
THE LESSON TENT.
(Acts s:37-43)
81 Now when they heard this. they were
ricktd in their heart, and said unto Peter
md to the rest of the apostles, Men and
brethren, what shall We do?
~. Then Peter said unto them. Repent.
| ans be baptized every one of you f. tho
lame of Jesus Christ Tor the remission OF
| sins and ye shall receive the SIT u- the
| Holy Ghost.
| 50. For the promise is unto you, ard TO
four children, and to all that are afaT on.
,yen as many as the Lord our God shall
| call
% And with many other words d'd he
testify and eXhort saying, Save yoursyIv
from this untoward generation.
| a. Then they that gladly received his
word were baptized; and the same day
there were added unto them about three
| thousand souls.
A.. And they continued steadf9st,y in the
apostles doctrine and fellowship. and IN
ore 1kng OF bread. and in prayers.
Ii. And fear came upou every soul. and
many wonders and signs were don, ly the
apostles.
A. And all that believed were together.
and had all things common,
A.. And sold their possessions and GOODS,
and parted them 90 all men. as every man
had need.
46. And they, continuing daily with one
(rom hm,,.. ,o hams, did, ,l, Ib,lr meat
with glaGros- arG sirgl.rcss Of heart.
A. rraising God, and having favor with
an lhS !, oPI'. NhD 'hr l'o' '' ""''u 10 '"e
Co,pE, yr>y.-vhc I,nrd added ,o
lhc church daily such as should he
sa'cd.-i"tS 2'i7.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Inc lesson To he N'N'I'" rs i''rr $
sermon N'lS ~'It''"' ana '"' SUMS ~
'he great increase !" 'h' n"'no'r oi
"'Sr'P''N' i'''r sermon hau '"r'c
'h''" uN'S'""S'
to Prophecy FULFILLED, V. 'i2l
20, ,o' Thn TSs"S ce WE ~ ,r'n, y " o-n
Tho f,., ,,,, ',5 ,I,.,.. "a ,.,,,~,,'I..,.,,,-
~ tho lo,.or. ,r I,.,u.,l. mi. ,..,l,
vo ,,l,o nm IN, ,lfrJ ,l,,. oon o., n,-
,i,L b,d h,,, ur,,,fso1 ,,d .L,,uir,r
that Jcsus WAS tb, Messiah p,,rr
.bnwcd that soI,,,ion cbouIJ tbr,,ce-
lrorth como ouly tbrnu,h foitb I'm tho
risen Christ Peter p,t tho tr. Il in
tn, strop".st nnssihic way in which
i, could he pui. II, WAS sneokfur 70
| MANY who had bc,n present when
| plate had offered to release Jc,us.
| They had cried ,ut. "Crucifv Him
| olive MS Eorrohos" Most had svmpa-
| thizrd with fine .ment whether
| nrcser, to sueol, i, ,r NOT .Thrre-
fore " s,id peter "rt all tbc house of
Isr,e, Lrow ,ssuredIr tbot God hath
made that same Jesus. whom We have
rrucificd. both Lord and Christ"
"Whom ye crurided" THAT echoed
s lin ,heir oars "Nrn and hrrthrrn.' -
they cried. "wbot shall we do" Their
~ Peter pointed out thc way. Note the
steps; IN repent, (o) be baptized, (3'
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost
Repentance is not mere sorrow fol
sin. Many a man has been sorry foI
y his sin. but has not then put his bacI
to it, Repentance is a turning away
from sin toward God
Ec baptized, This for tv.o reasnrs
1D because II is in imitation I'm the nc
NO of Jesus Christ. whom we ore +n ,orva
ter and (o) because Of tbe remission ~
)pur sins. Christ rorriyes sins or5'it !,
all lin His name that disrfpIcs are han
tized. Emphasis should he uut upoi
/, the word "rcmission." If Won have rc
no. pcnted and your sins nave been fo-
ri. given, forget them. You will have
20 for forgiveness for other sins. Inn
- do not allow yourself 70 be burdero,
with the old forgiven sin. il has beer
remitted.
Received GiftoftheU UoIv Cbost .-
This shows tbc essential democroc.. .
III tha kinylom or Heaven ,rbo rif, -,
the spirit of Christ is NOT o1oro =,
those who receive II on pontocost hu
.,r,o ,o, o,d 40 ,.,,,r -, ;1,I,.o,, " +