Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1906-09-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON XIII, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, SEPT. 20.

copyright. 1906, by American Press Association.
LESSON I.--Jesus and the children
Matt. xviii, La. Golden Text, Matt
xviii. IA. 1T is not the will of your
Father, which is heaven, that one OF
these little ones should perish" The dis
ciples often talked about being great,
but Jesus always taught humility for
the believer in this present life and that
our greatness would come when His
own came, liz the kingdom, in the
resurrection ut His second coming.
He assures us that His own can never
perish, and that angels are our guard
ians angels who behold the face Of
God.
LESSON 1.-THE duty of forgiveness
(Matt. xviii. 21-35). Golden Text, Matt.
vi, IL, Forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors" While there Is
nothing to be done on our part to OBJ
tain the forgiveness Of sins (Acts xiii,
SO, 80; Rom. iii. 24) we will not enjoy
that forgiveness nor walk in fellow
ship with God unless we from the
heart as freely forgive others as God
for Chrlst's sake forglves us.
LESSON III.-The good Samaritan
! duke X, 25-30. Golden Text, Matt. V,
Z, Blessed are the merciful, for they |
shall obtain mercy" TIE law is as
helpless to deal with a sinner as were |
the priest and the Levlte who passed |
| by the wounded man; but He who is
the end of the law for righteousness to
every believer took the sinners place,
and by His own work saves him and
cares for him.
LESSON IV.-Jesus teaching how to
pray luke Xi, 1-13). Golden Text, Luke
xi, i, Lord, teach us to pray" There
is nothing within our reach so great as
prayer, and if we only knew and trust
ed our Heavenly Father as we might
and as He would like us to do what
wondrous answers to prayer we would
see In accordance with John xiv, 13, IA;
XIV, z; Jer. xXxiii, 3; Ps. xii, 8. But it
must be whole hearted seeking and
for the glory of God in the interest of
His kingdom.
LESSON V.-Jesus dimes with Phari-
see duke xiv, 1-14). Golden Text,
Luke xiv, IL, 'He that humbeth him
self shall be exalted" Our Lord seems
to have accepted every opportunity to
meet the different classes of people
who opened their doors to Him, but
He never failed to be faithful and true
in His testimony, so here He has heal
ing for the sick and word for the
guests and also for the host; humility I
always and doing good to the poor ,
LESSON VI.-False excuses duke xiv,
1924. Golden Text, Luke xiv, IS,
"And they all with one consent began ,
to make excuse" Men seem to think !
1t doing God favor to accept His Son !,
and His salvation and His kingdom. .
They are so occupied with their own
affairs home or business, that they
have neither heart nor time for God,
and not until it is forever too late will I
they know what they have lost. !
LESSON VII.-The parable of the two 0
sons duke XIV. 11-32). Golden Text, p
Nal. ILL., I, Return unto me and l will r.
return unto you, saith the Lord" The Il
great complaint of God is that people "
do not know Him, and the Lord Jesus le
sums it all up in His prayer in these b
words, "Oh righteous Father the b
world hath not known Thee" John
xviii 25.) Some are as dead as a piece b,
Of metal. some are like the wandering IL
sheep and many are like these brothers, v
neither Of whom knew their father. d
LESSON VIII.-The judge, the Phari- IT
see and the publican duke xviii, la. ea
Golden Text, Luke xviii, 10, "God, be iii
nerciful to me, a sinner" He who m
pent so much time In prayer and knew m
is power and privilege is ever urging de
IS to perseverance and importantly in or
prayer. If we were in as full accord
With God as He was, what answers we ~
would have. but true prayer implies
conscious need, an emptiness, like that NJ
f the publican.
LESSON IX.-The rich young ruler ,,,,
Mark X, 17-3D. Golden Text. Matt. w. w.
wi, "a. "If any man will come after -
1e, let him deny himself and take up -
is cross and follow Me-" This man in on
is earnestness and zeal might seem to o"
Illustrate true prayer but he went
way without life eternal, for he was u
DO much occupied with his possessions pc
nd with himself; he was really an thl
lOlater. Riches are more apt to be q ioV
urse than blessing
LESSON X-The blind man and Fac JUS
laeus duke xviii. 80. to xix. 10). Gold Nc
D Text, Luke xix, 10, "The Son of Man VIC
come to seek and to save that which hui
as lost" Not Bartimaeus, who was AS
ne of the two healed as He left the sto
ty, but the one healed as He entered scr
le city. These three blind men and her
acchaeus all illustrate true seekers, tiol
II they all obtained what they sought sto
nd more. The blind were poor and out
npty. and Zacehaeus was rich. yet, bur
hike the rich ruler he esteemed to
lrist more than his riches. the
LESSON XI.-Jesus enters Jerusalem foe
triumph Matt. XXI, 1-10 Golden wol
ext, Matt. xxi, 8, BLESSED is He that me-
meth in the name of the Lord" The que
eral fulfllment of prophecy, of which neil
e have here an Illustration, must be the
'mly held to in all our Bible study, mot
we confidently look for just as lit was
al fulhllment Of other predictions In chill
such as H. 1912; will, %; xiv, star
5. The Scripture cannot be broken; and
e Scripture must be fulfilled. N
LESSON XII.-Jesus silences the Phar- way
les and Sadducees Mark xii, 1920. alor
)lden Text Mark xii, II, Render to 81
cesar the things that are Caesars, viii
d to God the things that are Gods" neil
lie Scriptures settle all difficulties for Die
ose who are subject to them, and wal
ose who will not have God az their bacI
thority may take Caesar, but must dru.
lde by the consequences. one,
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