The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-24
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR JANUARY 28.
Subject, Tho Baptism of Jesus, Mark. =.
1-11-Golden Text, Sam. VIII. B.
Memory Verses, 10. 11--Topic, Christs
Preparation For His LIfs Work.


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Memory verses, ~, IT, ii-iop,c' o"r''ts
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l. Preparing the way Tvs. 1-3). ].
'The beginning" Matthew begins
with genealogy of our Lord and Luke
with the history of His infancy, but
Mark commences In the midst OF gos-
pei events. He seems anxious TO come
at once to Christ's public life and min
istry. Gospel" The gospel of Jesus
Christ denotes the "glad tidings' or
good news" concerning Jesus Christ.
"Jesus." Jesus means Saviour"
This name shows His human nature.
Christ" This name means "anolnt.
ed" and is the Greek equivalent OF the
Hebrew Messiah" "Son of God"
rms SHOWS HIS divine nature. see
Jonn i l-5, Ia. he was very Eod, tne
seconu person III inc lrlnlty' ls
written, See MAJ. 81; lsa: 4O;3. 1
SEM; Inls III tne propnet Is spo-
Ken py JehoNal' but tils JchoVah Is
ule Messlah. 90 tnat we nave Dere
true Jenovah-Jesus. MY messenger.
John the baptlst Chfists hefaid:
o.. Inc voice. Attention IS called
10 the message ratner tnan 10 the mes
senger. Jonn was weak anu lns'gnlh-
cant put ne was deilNerinS 1ou mes
sage, anu MS words pHouuceu hlghty
erect: crying Heraluins, pro.
claiming; "iluerhess. Jonh preacned
III the Wliu. tnihiy lhnaplteu region ~
ing west Oh the JORDAN ana the Dead
sea as Iar north Us hnon, tWo-thirus
OIL the way 10 the sea OF Hniliee, anu
on poh sues OIL the ioWer @ Joruan.
rrepare = patnS straight. ms Is
49, t,,o us stnstnhto,,,., So .ho
sosno, ri,nro ,,,,,st 10 t,,oro,,nh
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II. John paptizing Tvs. g. %. t.
Preach Herald; Woru suggesting
the prociaInatloh OF King John was
great retormer' baptlsm OF repent
ahce; John was repentance preach-
er' Inls was paptlsm required ana
representing an inward spiritual
cnange; the pleuge OF remission OF sins
10 tnose VINO We're truly pentent for
tne REMISSION. Ine remission was TO
De received OF Cnrlst' the repentance
was preparatory to Chrlsts coming and
work, ana Johns Daptlsm was sign
OF true repentance.
o. All the land. A ngure repre-
senting the sweeping influence OF
John 5 preaching ConIessing. Con-
Iesslon OF SIN is one OF the elements IN
true repentance. hepentahce lncluues
" convlctlon, " contritlon. t3) con-
lesslon, t4) reIprmatioh' ana ieads 10
conversion.
III. Johns testimony Tvs. 6-S).
"CameIs hair" In appearance John
resembled Elijah, the prophet. He
was clothed in the coarse, rough cloth
called sackcloth in the Scriptures. 1t
was cheap, put aumlraDle lor Keeping
out ,,, tne neat; coiu ana ram. Ilruie.
Inc orlentais uellgnt IN costly' orna-
mentai girdies; Dut poor people must
content themselves WIN strip Oh hlde.
Locusts. Inc law OF Moses gave
PERMISSION TO eat iocusts LEV. led.
ihe common locust Is ABOUT three
lnches iohg ana closely resembles our
grassnopper. Locusts are aoundaht
anu cheap ana ipe sun useu as Ioou
by the poorer classes. wild honey"
money stored py Dees III hoiloW trees
OF III the clelts OF the ROCKS. Jonns
haDItS were III keeping Win ms WIDER
ness me- 9. Ihere cometh' Inc
preaching OF John was preparing the
MINDS OF the people lor the coming OF
the messiah, ana they began 10 ASK
themselves whetherhe were the Christ'
But John was not SLOW TO undeceive
Lnem regarding nlmsei' Mightier.
John cieariy outlined the WORK OF the
coming MESSIAH. his Daptism VIII Ell
rect what mine Is poweriess 10 DO.
Latchet Ihe iatchet, word now
opsoiete; was the thong or lace with
@hich the shoes or sandals were fast-
eneu; Snoes. or sandais. Not
Wortny: Johh SHOWS MS greatness Dy
his self-aDasement-
8. with water-Holy Ghost" John
had administered the outward rite but
could not renew their hearts.
". Jesus baptized Tvs. Old. 0.
''In those days" While John was
preaching and baptzing "Jesus
came" Jesus was about thirty years
old. This was the age when priests
, entered upon their ministry Mum. 4:
| 81. and when the rabbis began to teach.
"From Nazareth" Where He had
lived in seclusion all these years. So
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