The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-02-23


Rev. ID. VI. Stearus
| tCopucHt, lgl6 ly American Pcs, Association. Z
The two lessons following this one
and the first lesson OF the next quar-
ter will all be in what is known as
the sermon on the mount, and. accord
ing TO the harmonics. the draft Of
fishes, which was our lesson two weeks
ago the healing Of the lepcr aud the
lesson Of today follow in the order Of
events, that sermon.
The cry Of the lcper, III thou wilt.
thou canSt' drew forth the compass.
sion Of Jesus. brought the touch Of that
healing hand, and with the words, 81
will, be thou clean there came perfect
health 10 that poor lcprous body, for
Luke as physician says he was full
Of IL. Although the man was asked 10
say nothing about his healing he 50
blazed il abroad that Jesus could no
more openly enter into the city. but
Withdrew Himself into the wilderness
and prayed luke w. lGl. Access to
God is us open 10 us as Il was 10 Him.
FOR lie is now there for Us. but how
little We seem to know OF the power
aud privilege " prayer After some
days lie again re-euterel Capcrnaum
aud soon the house where lie wa,
could not hold the people who came
Luke tells Us there were Pharlsces and
doctors Of the law out OF every town
OF Gulilcc aud Judaea aud Jerusalem
and the power ~ the Lord was pres
eut 10 heal them luke v. ~. our les.
sou says that lie preached the word
unto them His teaching on the rcsur
| rectlOn day as recorded In Luke xiv.
! % ~. when lie eNpoundcd In all the
, Scripture the thing, concerning Him.
I self both from the law. the prophet
I and the Psalms; Ills teaching As set
| forth In the sermon ON the mount and
/ the Olivct discourse Of Matt. xiv. NXy
aud purallced chapter, In Marx and
! Luke give Us some idea VI His teach
ing al other times. but We must ever
remember that lie always said only
what the Father told Him to say John
XII. 70. xiv. To- The highest attain
mrut of teacher or preacher is To have
Matt y ~. fulfilled iu them. 1t i not
3" that speak but the Spirit Of your
Father which speakcth In YOU" or
Ter. J. .. BEHOLD. have put my words
in Thy mouth. ar II sam. xAlu. . The
spirit II the l.ori spake 10y me. and
His word wIs loo my tongue"
While these blind. self riglt,ou,
Pharlscrs aud doctors. who might be
healed II they ouly knew their nccl OF
healing arr listening 90 HIS wunicrfu,
words a ease Of manifest aud realized
n"cd j. suddenly In their midst with
= zeal and a determination sure 90 ac
coInpli,h its end n n b. at all possible
~ accomplishment These four got
their palsicd friend into the presence
n the Lord Jesus 10 anything but
good form Let the manner " hi,
mans coming or the story " the Door
woman who pressed through the crowd
aud trcmbllugly touched the hem "
Ills garment forever set aside I
thought ~ the manner " our cnm.r 2
The one thing 20 do II 10 come
Jesus is not disturbed hy the break.
NIX up " the rpof nor hy the apparent
breaking up Of the meeting. or at least
this unsccmly Intrusion. hut lonklnK
upon the sick man. he says. "Spn. d. ~
goei cheer thy sins BE- forgiven thee
Matt IA. . TIL, Tie said when n.
saw their faith Tor upthm. please.
llim Ike confidence boo Him and
without faith 30 is impossible Co
pleas" Him llIb. 81. 3d. n wr were
always or gpul cheer. how many v,r
might cheer Is wee Journey un dly by
day Bu' the foundation uf BU r,.T
'g"'I comfort g. no, forgiveness, OF
~lns for apart from this thrrr q, mo-
rc1yv nor comfort The GOSPEL fH1t
dp", not proclaim the forgiveness Of
SIN, /. mot The gospel " COL nor IA,
gospel VI the gucr " Gpi. bat another
gospel lGul T. $50 The health nf tb.
soul Is NJ more Importance than the
health Of ihu u.l, lpr BE- our sin, arc
forgiven h1 ihr prrrIou. blood Of
Christ we shall loo due time. t., virtue OF
That same prrv.uu, hlop,l. have rr
dcrw,d a slor.Hrl huiy al.dh shall
newer Know ,IrAur,, or W,s.u,.. an,
uu-" irhl II IN ~ Whether tr..
mans ,irhuH.- WIS the .,.pIi of .p..
,ial ,.u uu BOD, piri or no, We do NOT
Know. hut unr l.uri attended o, bi.
greatest nr,Vi Hr,i
A. the blinded. self rshteou, .,rib.-
ind Phlri~ns. who v-r. present heard
Him. as they thought pretend q, f,-
give sin, they said loo their heart.
Ihi, m1n .s b.a-ph.mcr for only
"od r1u furs.yc sins Had they b,.rp
icaol'hlr ,hry might have said mi.
must Do" uu, Messiah Tor IIs forv,ss
Sins hut they were rabris against
"0d. This is indeed mind reading cx
iHorl.uayy." but 40 thing are naked
1ud open 90 tho rye. N Him with
whom v" have 10 do Itch. ~. ig Soc
"a "NNNiN. .. q; Ezak vi. 3. How sur
pris"l they must have been TO have
Their thoughts told out before all m.
Fe'ple hut more surprised possibly
when they saw The sick man arise
healed and, taking MO h.. bed ~ forth
q well mani We do not wonder tina,