Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-04-27
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson in the international Series Tor
May 1, 1eo4-Prayer and
Promise.
THE LESSON TENT.


praying In n certain place. when He ceased.
one OF His disciples said unto Him: Lord.
teach us TO pray. as John also taught his
disciples.
? And lie said unto them; when We pray.
say; our Father which at In Heaven.
hal!owed be Thy name. rhy Kingdom
come. Thy will be done. as In Heaven so in
earth
3 Give us day by dav our .a,,v bread
4 And forgive us our sins: for we also
forgive every one that is indebted to US. ,
AND lead Us not into temptations; but de-
liver us from evil
d And He said unto them, Which of YOU
snail have friend, and shall 80 unto him
at midnight and say unto him; Friend.
lend me three ioavex.
g. For n friend OF mine in His journey Is
come 10 me. and l have nothing TO set be-
fore Him1
:. And he from within shall answer. and
say; Trouble me not: the door ia now shut
ana my children are with me In bed. can
/ not rise and give thee.
= l say unto YOU: Though he will not rise
ana give HIM. because he Is his friend yet
because or his importantly he viii rise and
give him as many IA he needeth
y ana say unto you: Ask. and II shah
DO given YOU; seek. and e shall lind: knock.
and II shall be opened unto YOU.
~ FOR every one that asketh receiveth.
ana he that seeketh hndeth; and to him that
| knocketh IL shall be opened
H. II "A son shall ask bread OF any of YOU
that Is a father. will he give him a stonef
or II he ask fish. will he for = fish give him
a serpent?
II. Or II he shall ASK on egp vii, he ofrer
him a scorpione
IL lfye then. being evil know how to give
good gifts unto your children: how much
more shall your Heavenly Father give the
| Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?
GOLDEN TENT.-Asix, and 1t shan be
given YOU; seek. and ye shall hnd.-Luke
! 1l:9
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION
~ Sa rIta N
Jesus Visit to Mary and Martha. ....
| ..'.''..'................ Luke lO:3S-42
discourse on Prayer. Luke u:t-t3
TIME.-soon after Jesus Return from
| the Feast OF Dedication and about four
months before His death.
| PLACE-Not known. except that IT was
| somewhere In Peraea.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
AS he was praying" One OF the
most important phrases in the whole
section for any to-day who are troubled
by the philosophical problems of pray
err. Jesus prayed He needed to pray
At all the great crises of His life we
md Him spending not minutes but
hours In prayer Lord teach ua to
pray" etc: The request was prompt
ed Cd by Jesus example and (2) by
by the custom OF John the Baptist.
The rabbis frequently taught prayers
to their followers. when ye pray.
say" etc: This does not mean that
the disciples were always using the
same words. but rather indicates the
class OF things to be prayed for and
the spirit OF prayer The time devoted
to this lesson Is not long enough to
make careful study OF each phrase
OF the Lords Prayer and also OF the
n 0nh ivNu xul. Hob F..Il@ "a M
here Stevens and Burton's analysis of
the prayer and then go on to the next
paragraph The elements and objects
OF Christians prayer. judging from
Jesus model are: "(1) A universal rec
ognition OF Gods presence and charac-
ter: (2) the establishment OF fraternaI
human relations through the better re-
lations OF men TO God; ca the satisfac.
ton OF legitimate physical needs; (:)
personal fellowship with God through
the forgiveness OF sins; 60 protection
from temptation" Compare this pray
er with the similar one given In Matt.
| G: 9-13.
The first OF Jesus illustrations
teaches by contrast. not by a compari-
son: II the lazy-and lazy almost always
means selfish-neighbor would grant
his friends request because Of his ear
nest and Dersistently expressed desire
was IL not reasonable to think that the
Infinitely kind and Infinitely thought.
full Father OF us all would regard the
earnest prayer OF His children's hearts?
ASK and II shall be given you: seek
and ye shall find" etc: A truth that
applies to all life as well az to answers
| TO PRAYER The onps who win n a fhoea
with noble purposes and indomltabe
wills who ask till they do receive. who
seek till they find. who knock till the
door is flung open to them.
The thought Of God as father was
not Jewish. The common names for
Him had always been those that spoke
OF His power. majesty. righteousness
or His special relation to the one ma
ton. Jesus knew God as no one else
had ever done. Others had had partial
! views OF Him; some had seen one thing
and some another; Jesus saw Him az
He was. He saw that the relation OF
God to men was more like that OF the
true human father to his children than
any other relationship known to men.
| ''If ye then, being evil. know how to
! give good gifts" etc: Is Il reasonable
to think that God Is less loving or less
| able 10 do for His children than the
earthly father? How much more
shall your heavenly Father give the
Holy Spirit TO them that ask Him"
| The Holy Spirit Is spoken OF as the
best OF all the good things that the
| Father could bestow
Wheat and Chan.