The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR MARCH 27.
Review OF tho First Quarter-Read Luke
ILL.,, f6-52; w., 1920 - Golden Text.
Matt. w., 23 - Topic, The Mighty
Works of Jesus"

ILL.,, f6-5s; w., 1920 - Golden Text,
Matt. iv., 30 - Topic. "The Mighty
Works of Jesus"
Introduction During the quarter we
have. studied the life OF Christ from Hi,
youth to the beginning of the third year
of His public ministry. The first year is
called the year OF obscurty, because OF the
little recorded about Him. The second
year is the year of His greatest popularity,
while the third year is The y. ar Of opposi
tion, and death. His popularity reached
ITS height at the time of the miracle ot
feeding the five thousand
Lesson l. Topic; Jesus among the doc
tors. Place: Nazareth and Jerusalem.
Jesus grew and became strong like other
children. At the age of twelve He went
with His parents TO the feast OF the Pass
over. When they start on the return
trip the child is left behind; found in the
temple with the doctors OF the law, asking
and answering questions; all were aston
ished; His parents gently reprove Him.
He tells them He must be about His
Fathers business returns with them to
Nazareth.
III. Topic: Preparing the way of the
Lord. Place: lac wilderness of Judea.
Tiberius Caesar, Roman Emperor; PLATE,
Governor of Judea; Hcrod, tetrarch OF
Galilee; Annos and Caiaphas, high priests
John preached IN the wilderness; baptized
III Jordan; preached repentance; insisted
that they bring forth fruits unto repent.
ance; thorough reformation required OF
ALL pointed to the Messiah.
III. Topic: Jesus overcoming Satan
Place Mount ouarantania. Jesus goes
from Nazareth. in Galilee to be baptized
of John. John shrnis from such a step;
Jesus urges it; is baptized; the heavens
are opened; the Spirit descends like a
dove upon Him; voice from heaven; led
into the wilderness. fasts forty days and
nights; afterward hungers; is tempted by
Satan: |. Command stones to be made
bread. .. Cast thyself down. 3. Worship
Me.
". Topic: Christ and His gospel. Pace:
Nazareth. Jesus is in the synagogue on
the Sabbath day. Reads from lsa 81; |,
Q; applies the scripture to Himself: He
can save the poor. the broken.hearted the
captives, the blind the bruised; they ques
ton regarding His lowiy birth; He cannot
heal there because He is not received;
justfies His course by Elijah and Elisha;
they think He puts them lower than the
heathen; try to kill Him; He escapes.
v Topic: The miraculous draught OF
fishes Place: On the Sea OF Gali,ee. Jesus
walking by the Sea of Galilee; the people
pressed upon Him; He entered into Peters
boat and taught them while they stood on
the land: commanded Simon to launch
out into the deep for draught Simon
said they had toiled all night and caught
nothing but he obeyed Chrlsts word;
great multitude OF fishes inc,osed; the net
was breaking, and Peter beckoned to
James and John to come to thelr assist
ance; both ships were filed until they
began to sink; the disciples were aston,
ished at the miracle They lett all and
followed Christ
VI Topic: Christ healing diseases. Place
Capernlum. Jesus is in the synagogue on
tha Sabbath day. Teaches the peOpe; they
are astonished at His doctrine; an unciean
spirit cries out; Jesus casts him out; fame
spread abroad at Peters house: mother.
in.law healed; when the sun was down tho
diseased and those possessed with devils
were brought TO Him, and He heaed them
ali and cast out the devil. He suffered
not the devils 10 speak" Jesus is not de-
pendent upon the testimony of devils to
carry ON His worl; or to prove His divin.
ity. Tnere is no concord between Christ
and Belial q Cor. &: l4l6)
VII Tonic: ChrisJ's power to heal and
save. Place. Cnpernaiiin. Jesus is prob.
| ably at Peters house; a great crowd at the
| door. a naralvtic brought and carried to
| the roof: the roof torn up; the bed let
| down: Jesus saw their faith: "Thv sins
be forgiven thee" the scribes reason; He
| sneakefh blasphemies: Jesus answers
| them; which is easier to say, Arise, or thy
amazed They pIorify God, saving. I'VE
never saw il on this fashion" They saw
| that none but God could perform such
| wonderful cure and they were fllIeQ with
reverence and fear. The divinity OF our
| Lord is here fully established.
| VIII, Topic Reasoning about the Sab,
bath. Place: Capernaum. While Jesus
and His disciples we're walking through
a field of grain on the Sabbath day, the
disciples pucked the grain and ate it 20
satisfy their hunger; the Pharsees found
| fault: Jesus justified their course by re.
ferrinr to David's act in eating the show
| bread and 10 the priests who were obliged
to work on the Sabbath; He healed man
| with a withered hand: they would lift
sheep out OF a pit on the sabbath day, and
a man is better than sheep.
IL. Topic: True and false religion,
| Pace: The Mount of Beattudes, or the
| HORNS of Hattin." After ni.ht OF
PRAYER and after choosing His twe.ye
| apostles. Jesus preached the Sermon on
| the Mount TO His disciples and the assem-.
| bed crowds. an this lesson He shows that
mere profession Is not sufficient; we must
he doers of the word and not hearers
| only. the one who hears and does is hli,
ened to n wise man who built his house
on a rock and when the storms came it
sfood. the one who hears and fails to dc
ia lie - foolish man. who built on the
sand and When the storms came his house
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