The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1906-03-17
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON xl, FIRST QUARTER, lNTERNA-
TiONAL SERIES, MARCH fs.

TexT OF the LESSON q COmprehe ensive
Quarterly Review - Golden Text,
hiatt. iv, 23- commentary Prepared
by Rev. ID. M. stearns.
ICopyright, 1905, by American Press Association
Lesson 1.-THE shepherds find Jesus
Uuke il, 1-20). Golden Text Luke ii,
IL, For unto you is born this day in
the city of David Saviour, which is
Christ the Lord Such "a royal birth
as this never was before and never.
will be again, and yet the world knew
not of 1t, and no guest chamber await
ed this great Child and His honored
mother. The angels in heaven knew
and rejoieed to bring the good tldings
of great JOY to these humble shepherds
who so meekly received the message
and SO promptly set forth to see the
wondrous Child
LESSON 1.-THE wise men find Jesus
(Matt. ii, 1-12). Golden Text, Prov.
xiii, 26, My son, give, me thine
heart" BY the angels to the shepherds
and by a star to these wise men the
good tidings Of great joy were made
known that the long promised Messiah
Of Israel had come, the Shiloh from Jll-
dab, the Stone of Israel, the Star out
of Jacob, the Son Of David (Gen. Xix,
10, "a; Mum. xiv, II; III Sam. vii, 12;
Acts ii, 30). If we only knew Him we
would not consider any journey too
great to take for Him nor any gifts
too precious to bring to Him.
LESSON III The boy Jesus Luke ii,
40-52). Golden Text, Luke ii, 81, aJe-
sus increased in wisdom and stature
and in favor with God and man. = This
Golden Text seems to cover His years
from twelve to thirty and verse 40 His
years up to twelve, while chapter I'LL,
%. is the Fathers testimony from
heaven concerning all those thirty
years. His motto surely was, GLORY
to God in the highest" and the place
which His Father had In His heart is
seen in His first recorded utterance.
LESSON IV.--The baptism OF Jesus
(Mark /, LID. Golden Text, Sam.
vii, 8, Prepare your hearts unto the
Lord and serve Him only. Let us re-
member thirty years at Nazareth and
only about three years public work,
and let us be content to fill any hum-
BILE sphere in this life and glorify God
in it. If our hearts say concerning all
we do or bear for the sake Of others,
or, rather, il we hear Him say, "Suf-
fer it to be so now" He will use us
wherever He has placed us to gather
others to Him and prepare the way for
His return.
LESSON ". The temptation of Jesus
| (NIatt. iy, ILL. Golden Text, Heb. iv,
15, lin all points tempted like as we
| are, yet without SIM We are told OF
special temptations during the Naza-
reth years, but the Golden Text must
have been true of those years also.
His public life began with the wilder
ness conflict and ended with Gethsem-
ane and Calvary, but He always over
came by the sword of the Spirit and
prayer and has left us His armor.
LESSON NI.-Jesus calling fishermen
| Nuke v, ILL. Golden Text, Eph. Y,
4, ssBe We therefore followers Of God
as dear children" From time to time
He called them to Him, that they
might be with Him and that He might
I,send them forth in His name MARK ill
1870. Again and again He. called
them nearer to Hin, away from this
and that, to be. more wholly set apart
for Himself. Every time we let Him
| use us He draws us nearer by some
wondrous act OF gracious blessing,
humbling us In our own estimation and
revealing Himself more fulIy.
LESSON VIA day of miracles in
Capernaum mark /, 21-3A. Golden
Text, Mark i, 34, sHe healed many
that were sick" The casting out of
the evil spirit and the healing OF the
| fever stricken were samples of what
He was always doing. His whole life
being set forth In Acts x, 3S, God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the
Holy Ghost and with power, who went
about doing good and healing all that
were oppressed Of the devil, for God
was with Him. When He shall reign
there shall be joy and gladness, and
sorrow and sighing shall fee away,
and the inhabitant shall not say. II am
sick. =
Lesson VIII. Jesus power to for
give (Niark II, LID. Golden Text,
Mark ii, 10, AThe Son Of Man hath pow
er on earth to forgive sins. 4 The risen
and ascended Christ has all power in
heaven and on earth. and He Is the
same Jesus, but He shows His power
on behalf of those whose hearts are
whole toward Him lI Chron. xvi, 81,
who have faith In Him. Nothing him
| ders like unbelief Forgiveness Of sins
Is d greater need than health OF the
body.
LESSON TX. Jesus tells who are
blessed Matt. Y. 1-16) Golden Text,
Matt. n, s, Blessed are the pure In
heart, for they shall see God Re
member these words are for believers,
for the unsaved cannot keep Gods
commands and are not asked to, but
His redeemed ones are expected to SO
live In the grasp Of the glory OF the