The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-02-03
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Sunday School Lesson fOrFei. = !So5
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Byway" Preacher.


LESSON TEXT John 4.5-h: Memory
rerses -. Il Read verses la
GOLDEN TEXT .-"Whosoever will. let
aim take The water u life freely" Rev
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TIME Probably December. A d. n. az
may be inferred from verse IS This was
over six months after the events OF lsst
lesson.
PLACE Jacobs well. near syehar. In
samarla.
"A REMINDER Let Us begin again by
repeating our key verse. John - u, ana
may II help US 10 unlock tie blessed truths
Contained 10 this lesson.
The Lesson Outlina
THEME The Water Of Life
L-Jaccbs Wen OF Water. VS.. "a
% A Thirsty Traveller. Va I =
20 a Needy Soul V. 4
30 A Simple Request. VI
90 An Awakened Interest, vs.
u-Jesus' Well OF Living Water. Va. l0-A
% Al Unknown Friend. v 10
% A Waiting GIFT v ID
% Unsatisfy ing Water. v. u
~ Satisfying Water. v IA
Comparing Scripture with Scripture.
4. Jacobs Well Of Water % A
Thirsty Traveller. VS.. ). 6.-Here We have
the humanity OF Christ emphasized
"Wearled with His Journey, and thirsty
and yet not too weary or thirsty toyearn
Tor the soul of the woman who came
TO draw water His own personal
needs were forgotten in the supreme
/ longing to 90 the will OF Him that
sent Him. ". 34). Whether at midnight
with Nicodemus, or In the heat OF the
I day, weary with travel. Jesus was
eager to work for souls. What an ex-
ample for Christian workers.-Gal. SO;
Tim. AZ We have here also Won
derfully suggestive lesson IN tact In
soul winning Jesus began with the
natural and led UP 10 the spiritual. lie
/ asks a little favor that he may bestow
a greater one He avoided all the con-
troyersial points and held the woman
TO the main point Of her own personal
condition and needs. At tie beginning
size did not appear al al hopeful as an
inquirer OF possible convert, but Jesus
love and patience won. And what an
enthusiastic convert she became. The
verses following our lesson tell tbs
prominent part this transformed wom-
AZ OK the town played IL that TWO days
revival at s. chaT.
~ A Needy Soul. V. From the
verses following our lesson We learn that
This woman vas a great sinner, bad
character in the town. but Jesus came
10 save just such.-Matt 9:lS This
woman came 1lled with thoughts OF her
human uec4s, and was UNCONSCIOUS OF
a hlgner need. Her need was so great
that she knew no need" save that OF
this lie She came with earthen
pitcher 10 draw natural water, 10 sup
ply a temporal need And the world
is full OF such to-day
90 A Simple Request. V. But II
proved the easy stepping stone to the
supreme question of the souls need. BY
The asking OF this favor Jesus was break
ing down the barriers which for Gen.
turies had separated the Jews and
Samaritans and prevented the one from
having intercourse with the other. The
request was SO unexpected and unusu-
81 that il amazed the woman, as is evil
denced by her question IN verse o. One
reason Why 50 many earnest Christians
fail when seeking 10 speak Gods mes
sage 10 NEEDY souls that they talk
from a distance They try TO talk over
the barriers, instead Of first breaking
Gown the yarriers 10 the heart by low
my contact Love always finds q way.
t4 AN AWKWARD Interest, v. y.-lhs
soul Is half won whose interest Is
aroused and who is drawn out TO ask
questions. Ii vas Jesus opportunity 10
sueak His message. To have spoken
sooner would have found unTesponSiye
soil and wasted message.
Ill Jesus Well OF Living Water. Cd
An Unknown Friend. V. ll.-Jesus q
stranger to her. and yet she not 9
stranger 70 Him. Mutitudes to-day
who know not Jesus, but lie knows each
individual soul How sad to realize that
the Saviour OF the world is unknown to
he world.
90 A Waiting Gift. V. 10.-"The Gift
OF God" Not something to be bought
MOI something TO be earned. But a
gift a free gift-Isa. 55:l. A gift 10 be
, received But. oh. how many are re-
: iecting It. This gift. the living water.
is the Holy Spirit. See John 1879:
Like 1913. John Cos.
: so thanksgiving Water. V. 13.-Ja-
cob's well could only satisfy tempo
! rarily. SO with ali temporal things
They can never satisfy. This world has
p, never yet supplied the souls thirst. To
!. realize how unsausfying the water the
world gives. one has but TO look on
every hand at the discomfort. the mad
I rush after pleasure. the eager grasp
a Ing for more. the longing for something
(. which is not possessed.-Isa. 55:f.
4 90 Satisfying Water, V. 14.-God
+ alone. by His indwelling Spirit. can sat
y lsfy the needs and longings Of the soul.
= lisa. SSH: Ps 1876; 1919 Not only
r As the thirst OF the soul satisfied by
) the Holy Spirit but He is We'll OF
J. water springing UP into everlasting
II life" and OVERLOOKING TO the blessing
q OF those about May we say as cid
the woman: Sir. give me this water
that thirst not"
The Golden Text.
II whatsoever will. let him take the