Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-03-28
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
International Lessen Comments for
Marc., 20.
Review CT The Lessons Fer III: First Quarter
of the Yea5-Read Cor. xiii. l-l0 81 d.
en- Text, Mat. xviii. 10 Sumailry.

OF tie led:-ke1d Cor. Niii i'IO " u
en- Text, Mat. xviii. 10 summary.
Intrcduction.-Th lessons tins quarter
cover portions OF Paufs second and thIrd
missionary journeys. Although great OPP
position met INN al nearly every place ne
visited. vet the GOSPEL took deep hold
on III. hearts OF the people, and in many
OF the leading cities OF the world good
churches We're established. During his
missionary journeys Paul not only preached
the gospel III all the cities he visited, but
he labored with his hands TO support him.
self
Summary I.-Toric: Suffering
for Christ Place: Phiippi. Paul on his
second missionary journey visits Phllippi,
a city of Macedonia. They are followed
by fortune teller: Paul was grieved;
commanded the spirit to come out OF her;
Paul and Silas arrested; mob rose up;
the missionaries were beaten; cast into
prison: at midnight they prayed and sang
praises: Il great earthquake; the doors
w.rc opened and bands looSed; the jailer
drew his sword; Paul saves him; the lailer
converted: Paul and Silas cared for.
H. Topic: Paurs love and care for the
church The epistle to the Philippians
was written by Paul. from Rome, in \. ID.
63. and sent by Epaphroditus. Paul shows
his great love for the saints; calls them
his JOY and crown; urges them to stand
fast TO help the women who lahored with
hirt: to always rejoice: to be moderate; to
pray and give thanks; desires that they
may be kept through Christ; eXhorts them
TO think on holy things; thanks them Tor
the gift sent; tells OF his contentment and
strength in Christ.
Iii. Topic: Paul proving that Jesus is
the Christ. Paul and his companions. ex.
cept Luke. leave Philppi and go to Thes-
salon',a. Paul entered the synagogue and
the three Sabbath days reasoned with
them out of the Scriptures, proving that
Jesus was the Christ. Some OF the Jews
believed and joined themselves to Paul and
Silas:. but OF the Gentiles. "a great multi
tudc' became Christians. The unbeliev-
ing Jews gathered a mob. set the city in
IN uproar and assaulted the house of ia.
son. Paul and Silas were sent to Berea by
night and AZ once began to preach in the
synagogue in that city.
~. Tonic: The church exhorted to holy
was written by Paul in a. ID. 81 They
had misunderstood Paufs teaching on the
second coming OF Christ. In this lesson
Paul gives them various eXhortations and
directions. They are told to admonish the
disorderly;. to encourage and support the
weak to always do good: to constantly re.
joicc, pray and give thanks: not to quench
the Spirit or despise prophesyings; to
prove all things: to hold fast the good, but
abstain from evil; they are called to en-.
tire specification.
V. Topic: The superiority of the true
God over the gods OF the heather. Paul
having left Berea goes TO Athens: ad.
dresses the philosophers on Mars Hill;
commends them for being religious; calls
| attention to an altar to an unknown God:
tells them OF the God of heaven, who
created all things: formerly ignorance pre-
vailed. but now all men should repent;
| speaks of the judgment and resurrection;
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VI. Topic: Paul's struggles and sue.
cesses in Corinth. Paul was in Corinth
one year and six months. from \. ID. 80
to 81. He met Aqui.a and Priscilla; abode
with them: worked at his trade; reasoned
IN the synagogue; was joined by Silas and
Timothy: preached Christ: the Jews bias.
phemed; Paul turned 10 the Genti,es: had
a great spiritual conflict: was comforted
by vision; CriSpus and many CORN
thians believed
VII. Topic; The duty OF Christians with
respect TO weak conseiences. The epistle
| to the Corinthians was written by Paul,
from Ephesus. in A. d. 81. Various per.
picking questions arose in the Corinthian
church. There was difference of opinion
as to whether meat offered to idols should
be eaten. Paul urges those who are strong
to guard the conscienceS of the weak
VIII. Topic: The cxcelcncies of love.
Love. is superior to gifts. Eloquencc.
knowledge. generosity. self-denial = these
all amount TO nothing without love. Love
Is the principal thing. 1t sufereth long;
Is kind: envieth not: vaunteth not: is not
nnffed up; behaves properly: is unselish;
Is not provoked: does not think or medi-
tate upon evil: rcjoiceth not in upright
eousness; rejolceth in the tr::th; beareth,
believeth. hopeth and cndureth all things;
never faieth
TX. Topic: Establishing the church at
Ephesus. Apollos arrives at Ephcsus; be-
rrS to al T<fI II
way OF God more perfectly by Aqula and
Priscilla; departed to Corinth; was com
mended by tie brethren Paul having
started on his third missionary Journey
reached Ephcsus; asked the disciples If
they had received the Holy Ghost; they
had not: Paul laid his hands upon them:
the Holy Ghost came on them; they spake
with tongues and prophesied.
y. Topic: The superiority OF the Chris
tian religion. Paul preached the gospel
boldly in the synagogue for three months
Then the unbelicving Jews reviled Chris
the synagogue and preached in the school
of Tyrannus. Paul wrought many mira
Giles in EphesuS and many were healed of
their diseases. Certain va.abonds Jews
sought to initiate Paul and cast out evil
spirits, and the man in whom the evil
spirit was leaped on them and wounded
them. Many who rracticed sleight OF
hand burned their books.
ri. Topic: Quieting tumult The mis-.
sionaries were again facing a mob. See
Cor. /: $40. Dcmetrius caused a tumult:
declared their craft, or business, was in
danger OF being brought into disrepute be-
cause Paul and his companions had been
preaching against Diana, the goddess of
the Ephesians. Paul's companions were
seized and might have been killed had not
the town clerk stepped in and Quoted the
mob. His speech was full of tact and abil-
ity and shows a decided leaning toward
the missionaries.
MI. Topic: Salvation through faith.
The enistle to the Ephesians was written
by Paul while under bonds at Rome. IL
was written to confirm and strengthen the
believers in the GOSPEL. In this lesson the
apostle speaks of the fact that they had
been dead in sins and were by nature the
children of wrath but through the love.
mercy and grace of God they had been
''qrckened" and made to sit in heavenly
places with Christ. This was not of them.
selves or by works, but through faith.
A Retrbutive Sting.
A man who was engaged in writing
anecdotes and such things for publ.
cation read his latest effort TO his
wife.
Don't you think that's pretty
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