Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1905-03-24
The First Quarterly
Review
Sunday School Lesson for Mar. 1886
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

GOLDEN TEXT OF QUARTER.-'Bu
these are written. tha, ye might believe
hat Jesus is Jhe Christ. the Son of Geo:
and that believing ye might have life
through His name.-John 20:ol.
Summary OF Quarters Lessons.
The Golden text Of the Quarter gives
the purpose OF Johns Gospel II was 10
prove that Jesus is the Christ. the Son
of God" and 10 prove il in such way
that men would believe il with their
hearts ana thus obtain life through His
name. How is this great truth brought
out in the lessons OF the Quarter?
Lesson lin this lesson the central
truth OF this Gospel is brought out IL
many Ways. The statement of the pre-
existence OF Jesus Christ as the eternal
Word in the beginning with God. ana
the declaration that He was Goa; en-
phasize this. We see Him as the Cred-
. tor OF all things. the One in whom was
life and Who was the Light Of men. IN
Jesus OF Nazareth this eternal Word BE-
came flesh and the apostles beheld His
glory. glory as OF the Only begotten Son
Of God, who fully declared God in his
own person as well as His words.
Lesson I'm this lesson We have
Johns testimony. which he had received
from God. and which had been certified
. o by the visible descent OF the Hoy
Spirit, that Jesus was the Lamb OF God
eternal pre-existent. the One who bap-
lied with the Holy Spirit. the Son 81
God
Lesson 3.-In this lesson we have An
Gre, and Philips discovery Cf J2sU,
5 the Messiah. Him OF whom Moses n
The law and prophets did write. anG also
Nathaniers discovery and testimony
bar Jesus was the Son Of COO the King
Il Israel.
Lesson I'm this lesson we see Jesus
manilesting His Divine power ana alory
IA the creative act, turning water into
wins.
Lesson 5.-In this lesson We find Nc
1demus discovering that Jesus was be-
.ond question 4 teacher sent from Coo.
approved by the signs which He PEI
.ormed, and Jesus own declaration OF
lis Divine origin and pre-eXisIence.
lesson TN this lesson We see Jesus
a. Divine in that He is ;he One who gives
he living water. the Holy Spirit, which
becomes within the individual believer
We'll ~ water sprinsing up into ever
2sJ;uc life.
Lesson In this lesson We see Jesus
gain maEilest.ng His Divine glory at
Cana il the healing of the n0bIemau's
son. This miracle IL remarkable in thai
he healing was done a a distance and
y the bare word Of Jesus.
Lesson SIN this lesson we see Jesus
nan%:esting His Divine power by heal
ng simply by His word man who had
been in his inirmity IS years. and was
utterly helpless and hopeless.
Lesson 9.-In this lesson We see Jesus
again maDifesting His Divine power am
.;lory by The feeding Of the five thousana
men, with ave small ioayes and two
small fishes: and with twelve baskets
.ull OF fragments left over after all were
He'd. This was a creative act and &c
aisive proof of Jesus Deity.
Lesson l0.--In this lesson We have
Jesus again as the siTer of The spirit.
hestowing the Spirit uTon all that be-
iieve on Him. and We have the testimony
If His enemies that he ''spake as never
nan sDake.
Lesson lin this lessen We see Jesus
rs the One whose word sets free. and the
One who Himself makes free indeed
We hear Him declaring Himself plainly
10 be the Son OF God. He also in this
,essoD again declares His pre-eXistence.
Lesson I'm this lesson We have
Jesus giving sight to 2 man born blind
and declaring Himself the Light of the
World
Review Methods.
The lessons OF the Quarter extend over
the frst nine chapters OF Johns Gospel
Let ne scholars write a list of the per-
sons. or classes OF persons mentioned
IL the lessons.
The lessons consist Of selected Incl
dents from the first end third years Of
the public ministry OF Jesus. a. D. q
and %.
Let each scholar make list of the les
SoIs. and then note. l. How many rec
ORD signs? >. How many bear witness?
=. How many do both?
With the lesson titles and subjects
sill before the class. let the teacher
draw out from the scholars. |. The
choicest PASSAGES in these nine chapters
nf John. those most helpful to us for
salvation. hope ami growth in character
and grace
?. The noblest. bravest, kindest ac-
lions of which we have made study.
3. The greatest blessings Jesus
brought TO man.
1. The most important duties required
Of us. and virtues to cultivate.
:. Let the class make word picture
Of Christ as, in the presence OF all these
things. He appears to them, each one
adding what he can; so that in His ma
lure. His power. His work. His charac-
ter, His deeds. His life. He will be an
ever-present reality and power
Rams Horn Blasts
Men who think 90 not drink
No deed of love is ever small.
Men who talk of worshiping God in
nature are usually found looking for
Him with a gun or a rod
Some men are satisfied not to go to
Heaven because they know some others
who are planning on living there.
The wickedest thing in this world
is the church that winks at the rich
with one eye and glares on the poor with
the other.
Christ talked about the mustard seed
in one sermon; but some preachers have
mons.