The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-06-26
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII, SECOND QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, JUNE 20.


copyright, 1903, by American Press Association
LESSON I.-Paul's farewell TO Ephe-
sus (Acts Xxx, 2S-3S.) Golden Text.
Acts Xxx, 80, Remember the words of
the Lord Jesus, how He said. IL is more
blessed TO give than to receive In
this farewell address he emphasizes
the supremacy of the Holy Spirit in
all church affairs, that all believers
constitute the church of God purchased
with His blood, that God only by His
word is able TO build up and establish
His redeemed and that with the ear
nestness that Paul himself manifested
we are to seek not only our own up
building. but that of all others with
watchfulness and prayer.
LESSON 1.-THE Resurrection q Cor.
XIV, 20. 81, 50-5S). Golden Text, | Cor.
XIV, 20, Now is Christ risen from the
dead and become the first fruits OF
them that slept" Not merely good
man and a great teacher, who died at
the hands Of cruel men, but an abso-
lutely perfect man, who, having no
sin of his own, became substitute for
all sinners, having the sins of the world
laid upon Him. died, the just for the
unjust, bearing our sins in His own
body. and rose again from the dead,
10 be the Saviour of all who will ac-
cept Him and the Judge Of all mankind
this is the Christ whom we receive
and preach
LESSON III.-The law of love Rom.
xiii. 7-14). Golden Text. Rom. xiii, 10,
Love worketh no i'll TO his neighbOr;
therefore love is the fulfilling of the
law" The redeemed of the Lord are
expected to magnify Him in their
bodies by manifesting His life in them
phil. /. 20; III Cor. iv, 10, ID and as
His love was manifested in laying
down His life for US. so we are to lay
down our lives for others q John iii,
49,; not simply working no i'll, but
working positive good, manifesting
Christ. the Saviour Of sinners.
LESSON IN.-Paul's journey to Jeru-
salem (Acts xxi, 3-12). Golden Text,
Acts xxi, II, The will of the Lord be
done" Paul is on his way to Jerusa-
lem, ready to be bound as prisoner If
il please God, or even to die for the
name of the Lord Jesus. therefore he
cannot be persuaded TO stop or turn
back. though twice on the journey he
is warned that trouble awaits him and
is forbidden by the Spirit to go on.
LESSON V.-Paul arrested (Acts xxi,
3O-30. Golden Text, | Pet. iv, Is, "If
any man suffer as a Christian. let him
not be ashamed" He was welcomed
by the brethren at Jerusalem. and he
declared to them the things that God
had wrought through him oversees II,
49,. At the suggestion of the brethren
he did what they hoped might appease
the Jews. who were Jealous of the law,
but it was of no avail. and they would
have killed him if the chief captain
had not rescued him from them.
LESSON NI.-The plot against Paul
(Acts xiii. 1920. Golden Text, Acts
xiii, II, THE Lord stood by him and
said Be of good cheer" Chapter xxi
gives his speech in Hebrew from the
stairs to the people, which caused such
an outburst of anger that the captain,
not understanding Hebrew. was about
to examine Paul by scourging when he
was startled by Paul's assertion that
he was Roman citizen.
LESSON VII.-Paul before Felix (Acts
xiv, 10-16, 24-26). Golden Text, Ps.
xiii. 4. II will fear no evil, for Thou
art with me-" While prisoner at
C@sarea Paul not only testified before
Felix, the governor in the presence of
his enemies, who came up from Jeru-
salem to witness against him and seek
his death, but Felix often sent for him
and communed with him verse 26).
LESSON VIII.-Paul before Agrippa
(Acts XVI, 1920. Golden Text. Acts
XVI. %, Having therefore obtained
help of God, | continue unto this day"
Festus having succeeded Felix after
two years finds Paul still prisoner.
and again the Jews from Jerusalem tes-
tify against him.
LESSON IX-The life giving Spirit
(Rom viii. l-14). Golden Text, Rom.
viii, ii. For as many as are led by the
spirit Of God they are the sons of God. 4"
In the Acts we have but brief accounts
of Paul's discourses. but In his epistles
we learn fully all he taught and that
he insisted on the sinfulness and utter
helplessness of man by nature but that
without works. through Christ's work.
any sinner receiving Him becomes
righteous before God and indwelt by
the Spirit, who will control the whole
being if allowed TO do so.
LESSON X.-Paul's voyage and ship
wreck (Acts xvii, 1914. Golden
Text, Ps. evil. %, Then they cry unto
the Lord in their trouble. and He bring.
eth them out OF their distresses. From
the day that the Lord Jesus appeared
to Saul on the way to Damascus He is
to him the greatest of all realities. He
Is ever before him. and again and again
He appears to him or sends him a spe-
cial message by an angel.
LESSON XI.-Paul at Rome (Acts
xviii, 1924, 30, 81. Golden Text, Rom.
1, 16. 81 am not ashamed of the gospel
OF Christ" This man knew nothing but
Christ, and Him crucified and risen
and assembled and returning to estab-
fish His kingdom with Israel as the
earthly center, but his special mission