The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1905-03-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XII, FIRST QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERlES, MARCH 20.
Text of the Lesson, A Comprehensive
Quarterly Review - Golden Text,
John IN. 3I-Commentary Prepared
by Rev. ID. NJ. Stearns.

John IN. 31-Commentary prepared
by Rev. ID. M. stearns.
Copyright. 1905. by american Press Association.]
LESSON I.-Chrlst the Life and Light
OF men (John L. 1-1S). Golden Text.
John /, 4, I'm Him was life, and the
life was the light OF men," Repeat
with all possible emphasis and prove
from other Scripture, as well as this
lesson. that Jesus is God, that there is
no life apart from Him and that TO
have what He calls everlasting life
He must be truly received AS the
Christ. the Son OF the living God, the
only Saviour of sinners, without whose
precious blood there is no forgiveness
of sins Il, -; Heb tx. %; Acts iv, ~.
LESSON 1.-THE witness of John the
Baptist TO Jesus Dohn /. 1880. Gold
en- Text. John /, %, Behold the Lamb
Of God, which taketh away the sin Of
the world" John was only voice, to
be heard and not seen, messenger
with message, the herald of great
King, himself great in the sight of the
Lord, before whom he stood and seek
ing only His glory. This lesson should
lead from Gen. iii, 81, by way of Elk.
xii to Calvary and on to Rev. V, 6; xxi,
%, %.
LESSON III.-Jesus wins His first dis
ciples (Joln i, 35-oD. Golden Text,
John /, 40, Thou art the Son of God;
Thou art the King of Israel" John
pointed Him out and honored Him,
two of Johns disciples followed Him,
and thus began a following, ever since
increasing, which shall result in a glo-
rious church, redeemed Israel and
world filed with His glory.
LESSON IV.-The first miracle in Cana
(John ii, LID. Golden Text, John H.
3, whatsoever He saith unto you do
it," Not until after the marriage of
the Lamb QRev. xix, of which this and
many other marriages in Scripture are
in sense typical, notably the marriage
Of Adam and Eve Qph. V, 81, 80, shall
the kingdom come and the words to
Nathaniel be fulfilled Would we has
ten that time, let us note carefully His
command in Matt xviii, 10; Mark xvi,
10; Acts 1, s, and obey the Golden Text.
LESSON V Jesus and Nicodemus
John Ill 1-15. Golden Text. John iii,
1G, For God so loved the world"
We cannot be of any use TO the Saw
Jour to hasten His kingdom until we
are born again, for until that takes
place in us we are dead in trespasses
and in sins, we have no real life Col.
ii, 49, | John V, ~, and He does not
ask dead people to serve Him, for they
Al, tAln
God.
LESSON VI. Jesus at Jacobs well
(John iv, 5-14). Golden Text, Rev. xii,
II, whatsoever will let him take the
water of life freely" While the most
religious must be born again, the most
wicked may be born again, and where
there is truly the new birth there will
be in greater or less degree repetition
of this womans experience, who be-
came so occupied with Christ that she
forgot herself and her errand and be-
came His joyful messenger.
LESSON VII.-The second miracle in
Cana Gohn iv, 43-54) Golden Text
John V, SO, The same works that l
do bear witness of Me, that the Father
hath sent Me" While the new birth
comes only and wholly by believing
that is, receiving-and we become wells
OF living water in the same way, it
must be a simple believing, without
seeing or feeling.
Lesson NIII.-Jesus at the pool Of
Bethesda John V, 1-15). Golden Text
John vi, =, And great multitude fol-
lowed Him, because they saw His mir
acles." No righteousness helps, no sin
need hinder, no case is beyond His
power, but the pool is not necessary
nor man to put us In. He Himself is
the fountain, and a word from Him is
sufficient
LESSON TX. - The miracle of the
loaves and fishes Dohn vi, I'D. Gold
en- Text, John vi, 81, 81 am the living
bread which came down from heaven"
Vast multitudes, the majority of the
people on earth, have never heard of
the new birth, the living water, the
bread from heaven, and, while it is the
tendency even of those who have re-
ceived for themselves to say, "Send
them away" or let them alone His
COullnuuu Is, blNe lt lItll W cat.
LESSON X.-Jesus at the feast of tab
ernacles John vii, 37-46l- Golden Text,
John vii. 46, "Never man spake like
this man." While they are abusing
Him and seeking to kill Him because
He broke their national idol, their Sab
bath day (for that day, like their feast
days, had become the Jews instead of
the Lord's), He continues to offer free
ly the living water to all.
LESSON XI.-The slavery of sin John
viii, 31-40). Golden Text, John viii, "a,
"Whosoever committeth sin Is the serv-
ant of sim" There was not one Of all
those who brought the woman to Him
who could say that he was without
sin Verse n, yet they dared to say that
they were never i'm bondage Verse 49,
for, being only natural people, they
talked foolishly concerning spiritual
things. All the unsaved are servants
Of sin, all the redeemed are servants
of righteousness. but many are in
bondage by disobedience Rom. VII.