The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1905-06-23
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON XIII, SECOND QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES, JUNE rs.


John X, 7-1Sl. Golden Text, John K, IL,
Il am the Good Shepherd. The Good
Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep"
That we may know Jesus as the Christ,
the Son of God, and, receiving Him,
have life, ia the Golden Text of the
quarter and the summary Of the gos-
pei. That we may have life He laid
down His life for us, bearing our sins
In His own body, suffering In our stead,
as we have seen in recent lessons.
LESSON 1.-THE raising Of Lazarus
John Xi, 32-45). Golden Text, John xi,
%, Jesus said unto her, 1 am the
resurrection and the life" He who vol
UNFAIRLY laid down His life for US, for
no one could take 1t from Him &, 1S),
has power TO recall the absent spirit
and give life and health even - such
d Corrupting body as that OF Lazarus.
Marvel not, for the time is coming
when all that are in their graves shall
bear His voice and come forth.
LESSON III.-The supper ut Bethany
John xii, lid. Golden Text, Mark xiv,
S, "She hath done what she could"
Mary Of Bethany represents re abun-
dant truly wovship.ng, Martha serv-
ing and Lazarus IN communion, but
note how these forms Of life abundant
affect others. Disciples mui nur, and
the religious world would kill it If they
could. a mere form Of life can be en-
dured even by tie devil, but real life,
abundance OF life, wells and rivers OF
living water, how few can endure!
LESSON IY.-The entry OF Jesus into
Jerusalem John xii, 1926. Golden
Text, Matt. xxi, o, BLESSED is lie that
cometh in the name OF the Lord" One
great truth in this lesson IS the literal
fulfllment Of Scripture by Him Of
whom Moses in the law and the proph-
cts wrote. In the volume of the book 1t
is written OF Him, He is the substance
of every shadow. the reality Of every
sacrifice, truly the Messiah Of Israel,
the King of the Jews, the King OF
kings and Lord Of lords.
LESSON V.--Jesus washing the discl-
pies feet John xiii, LA. Golden Text,
Gal. V, 13, by love serve one another"
He knew that He had come from God
and was going back to God, and He
would teach His disciples, to whom He
had given the glory which the Father
gave Him, that while here in humilia-
ton, waiting for the kingdom to come,
we must not IN any way seek our own
greatness, but humble ourselves to
walk with God
LESSON VI.-The vine and the branch
es Oohn XIV, 1-12). Golden Text, John
XIV, s, Herein IS Ny Father glorlfed,
that ye bear much fruit" The fruit is
borne by the branches, but II is the
vine that does it through the branches,
and the branches simply abide, subject
to the care of the husbandman. When
the Christian life is understood there
is freedom from all anxiety and yet
the growth and beauty OF the lily and
the fruitfulness of the vine.
LESSON VII.--Jesus prays for His fol-
lowers John xvii, 1920. Golden Text,
John xvii, 0, 81 pray for them" Not
only does lie give us Ills own Spirit to
live in US, teach us, guide us, comfort
US, but He assures us that ii is Ills life
secures our life and that He ever liveth
to make intercession for us John XIV,
10; Rom. viii, $40. He does not save us
to take us out of the world to heaven,
but TO leave us here as His witnesses,
kept by His power.
LESSON VIII.-Jesus before PLATE
Cohn xviii, 2S-40). Golden Text, John
xviii, 81, -'Every one that is of the
truth heareth Ny voice" BY His suf-
ferings He made q full atonement for
and to this we can add nothing, but
His conduct before PLATE and while IN
the hands of His enemies teaches us
how we should act before our enemies,
for IL we are truly His and living god
~ lives we will be hated by the world
and find many enemies.
LESSON IX.-The crucifxion John
xix, 1880. Golden Text, 1 Cor. XIV, 8,
Christ died for our sins, according to
the Scripture" The hour came for
which He came into the world, and He
became q curse for us, for 1t is written,
Cursed is every one that hangeth on
tree" Happy indeed are all who, see
ing His sufferings, truly say, "For me-
and, receiving Him, cry gratefully,
Christ hath redeemed me from the
curse of the lawv
LESSON X.-The resurrection John
Xxx, 1923. Golden Text, Cor. XIV, 20,
"Dut now IS Christ risen from the dead
and become the first fruits Of them that
slept" The resurrection is that which
makes all else effective. for II He be
not risen there Is no one saved. nor ev-
er Will he q Cor. XIV, 1910. If He is not
the risen Christ He is nothing, not even
a good man, for He said that lie would
rise again the third day. But He is
risen, and Gal. II, 90, may be the Ian
guuge of every believer.
LESSON XI.-The message Of the risen
Christ Rev. 1, 1920. Golden Text,
Rev. 1. IS, 81 am He that hveth and
was dead, and, behold, am alive for
evermore." This is His testimony as
He appeared to John In Patmos over
sixty years after His return to the Fa-
Their os our ever living High Priest