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Lesson l. Topic: Lessons from q
child" text. Place: Caperraum.
Soon after the TRANSPORTATION; Jesus
in Capernaum for the last time; q
question asked: Who is the greatest?
A little child called: to enter the
kingdom Of heaven it Is necessary to
become as little children those
who offend little one will suffer
punishment.
II. Topic: Forgiving one another.
Place: Capernaum. Peter came to
Christ; asked how often he should
forgive; Jesus said until seventy
times seven times; Jesus spoke par
able to fully illustrate the duty Of
the Christian.
III. Topic: Love to our fellow
men. Place: In Perea. A lawyer Cor
scribe) asked Jesus what he must do
to inherit eternal life; Jesus asked
him how he read the law; the lawyer
replied, Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart" Jesus
told him he had answered right; the
lawyer said, who is my neighbour"
Jesus spoke a parable; a man travel
Ing from Jerusalem to Jericho fell
among thieves; priest passed by on
the other side; Levite did the
same; Samaritan helped the man,
Go, and do thou likewise"
w. Topic: Jesus teaching how to
pray. Place: In Perea. When Jesus
had ceased praying in certain place
one of the disciples asked Him to
leach them to pray; Jesus gave them
a form of prayer.
v. Topic: The believers social
duties. Place: In Perea. At the
house of chief Pharisee: Jesus sees
man with the dropsy; it is the Sab
bath day; Jesus asked therl whether
it was lawful to heal the man on that
day: they refused to answer; Jesus
healed the man; He then asked them
If they would not take an animal out
of a pit on the Sabbath day; call the
poor and not the rich neighbors.
vi. Topic: Blessings and condi-
tions of salvation. Place: In Perea.
Jesus is still at the Pharisee's house;
one at the table thought it would be
4 great privilege to sit at banquet
in the Messiah's kingdom; Jesus
spoke a parable to show that al
though the blessings Of the gospel
would be offered them, yet they
would refuse the invitation.
VII. Topic: Gods great love for
the sinner Place: In Perea. The
parable of the two sons; the younger
left home after receiving his portion
of the inheritance: went into far
country and wasted his substance in
riotous living: decided to return and
confess his folly to his father; he
did 80 and the father received him
joyfully and made feast: the elder
brother came from the fields and was
angry; the father entreated him.
VIII. Topic: characteristics of ef-
fective prayer. Place: in Perea. A
parable on prayer: widow asked a
Judge to avenge her; the Judge re.
fused; the widow urged him; the
Judge finally did as he was request
ed: the Lord will avenge those who
call upon Him; another parable; the
Pharisee's prayer; the publican's
prayer.
TX. Topic: Great facts connected
with salvation. Place: In Perea. A
rich young ruler came running tc
Jesus and asked what he must do tc
inherit eternal life; Jesus said, Keer
the commandments. He asked
Which? Jesus mentioned several;
the young man had kept these; he
asked what he still lasked; sell what
you have and give to the poor; went
away sorrowful; the rich are saved
with great difficulty.
x. Topic: Finding salvation
Place: Jericho. A great number oi
people; blind Bartimaeus by the
highway, begging; hears it is Jesus
passing: calls loudly for mercy; il
rebuked by those standing near;
cries louder; his cries reach Jesus;
He stops; commands Bartimaeus tc
be called; Bartimaeus went: made
known his request: Jesus heals him +;
his faith has made him whole; he
follows Christ. Zacchaeus was a
rich publican who sought to see
Jesus; he was small of stature and
climbed into a tree; Jesus saw him
and told him to come down; Jesus
went to his house; the Jews muir
INJURED; Zacchaeus truly repented; +;
gave half of his goods to the poor:
confessed his sins; restored four
fold; Jesus forgave and saved him
the Son of Man came to save the lost
XII. Topic: The kingship of Jesus
Place: In and near Jerusalem. Jesus
and His disciples journeying toward
Jerusalem; two disciples sent te
Bethphage to secure colt; the pro-
phecy of Zech. go is fulfilled; {
great multitude shout "Hosanna!'
and spread garments and streW
branches in the way; Jesus cleanses
the temple; the chief Pharisees an}
scribes are sore displeased.
XII. Topic: Christianity's conflict
with the world. Place: In Jerusa.
lem, in the temple courts. The Phar
isees and Herodians try to catct
Christ in His words; He answers
them wisely; they marveled at Him
they ask whether it is lawful to pay
tribute to Casear; He says Render
to Caesar the things that are Cae.
sar's, and to God the things that are
God s d the Sadducees come to Him
and ask Him a question dealing with
our relation after death; seven broth
ers, in turn, married the same wom'
an, in the resurrection whose wife
will she be? Jesus said that wheG
they rise from the dead they neithS
marry nor are given in marriage.
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