The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-12-30

fTohn become our aim, and not only hflne
fneper fuller experience 10 our fedrts as
he Christ is revealed and magniiiel pul
NAV other lives be touched as well Coo
amt that The Holy Spirit may work might
,y through the Word ard preVal!-
The Lesson Outline.
THEME The Christ with God ano
Among Men.
% In he beginning with God Ns.l
tp naturalization with Cody.
1gl Fxpression OF Gods Power "
AZ source Of Light and Life .-vs
u-Christs Forerunner,-vs s-S
% Appointment-V. o.
co His Name " o
t0 Ills Mission Witnessing ~ J, or
w
"a Not the Chrisi.-v. S.
HI.-Christs Earthly Mission ana Ehpef'
ence VS.. g-l3.
ID To Give Light-vs
40 Unknown by the worldly. 10
~ Rejected Dy the Jews.-v. IL.
al Received by SOme-Ns. II, -
fal sonshlp through Christ-N ~
DO New Birth through ChFist-v b
IV-Chrlst TIE Wore Mace F.esn.-v IL
C) a Miraculous Birth
lgl a Human Experience.
eD 4 Divine Character.
N-Christ as John Declared Hin va LIZ
I'D Divinity Recognized ". -
t,l confessed Dependence on Hlm.-' 10
"A, N.w Dispcnsation Proclaim ee.-v y
a. Fun Revelation " Gct Announced :
Wis
Comparing Scripture with Scripture
L-Chrst the Word with God. q.
IN the Beginning with God. VS. l, z
Matthew traces back the genealogy o.
Jesus to Abraham. Luke back 10 Adam
but John traces ii back 10 the "begln'
ming with God" Marvellous, eterna
truth. Jesus. from everlasting 70 ever
lasting "-Ps. 9O:2 Notice His title II
lisa. g.G-"The everlasting Father"
CD Identification with God. TIL.
Word was God."-v. !. The mystery Of
the Trinity John So; ] Cor. l2:3-6'
Phil. PC: e. John 1920: 1911, 2l-23-
go Expression Of Gods Power. al
things were made through Him."-v. ):
Heb. 1:10. Col. 1916
ca Source OF Light and Life--ys. 4
S. Not physical light and lie. Johr
SIP; 1876. John 5:2l %. G:23, 5l-53;
l4:6.
H.-Christ's Forerunner. u Ap-
pointment sent from God" l2) Hi'
Name. John" W 6. Read Luke's &C
eount.-Luke 1880.
CD His Mission. Witnessing.-y. q
The angels announceme nt-Luke l:1s
Zacharias prophecy Luke l;'G-ss
CT John 1928.
ca Not the Christ.-v. s. Elizabeth
so understood Luke 1:43-44. zacha-
rlas IN his prophecy so declared.-Luks
l:6s-79.
III.-Christs Earthly Mission anc
Experience OD To Give Lightly. 3
Through His Word -Ps li9: los 1876
Through His Salvation. -Eph. SIS Anc
lie. the True Light. gives His Light &C
Ills followers that they may be light.
in the world Phil. 2:15.
90 Unknown by the World-v 10
Because IL will not see and believe
John 3:l9 90.
CD Rejected by the Jews. IL
Acts 3:14. Is.
90 Received by Some. (a) SonsaiI
through CHRISTI ~; Rom. Sl4-11;
John 3:l ?.
thD New Birth through Christ-v IL;
q John S3-s; Gal. 6:l5: Eph. 81; Titu.
3.5: Jas. lis; Pet 1923.
IV.-Christ the Word Made Flesh
VIA. ID A Miraculous Birth. Became
Flesh" lisa. 7:14. Read the story
IN Luke 1:26-35; Matt 1:1s-25.
~ A Human Experience. Dwell
among us" Heb 2:l6-ls; 4:l4.
CD A Divine Character. Full Of
Grace and Truth. Heb. 1919: Johr
7:ls; Luke Al. IA. 90
v.-Christ as John Declared Him
% Divinity Recognized. He was be
fore me."--v. is; John 1 90, 30. a.
CD Dependence on Him Confessed. -
"Of His fullness we all received "
lG. Col 1913; 2:9; Rom. 1883; Eph. q Z;
1919.
CD New Dispensation Declared
CT Matt 5:17. is with Rom. 5: 14-2l.
t4) Full Revelation OF God An.
nounced.-v. IS. Matt. 1927: JOhr
3:l3. 81 John 17:6; John 1879; Col
l:l5.
In Him was life and the life was the
light OF men" In HIM was life" The
home at Bethany felt the force Of these
words as Jesus restored Lazarus 10 tho
sorrowing sisters. Others knew theil
meaning as Jesus brought the dead e
lie. But was this all that the words
meant? Have we seen the full glory Of
the sun, have We felt it's larger power
have We realized its worldwide mission
when We see the slender sunbeam burst
ing through the crevice iato the darn
chamber? All. mol Jesus came to give
NE to world dead I'm trespasses and
sins He came to quicken, Lot dead
bodies. but dead soulA