The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1907-10-01
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
+, ssson Fourth Quarter, For
Oct. 6, 1907.
ruE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

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Copyright, 1907. by American Press Association
wi ~n,s hook Of Joshua IL to the proceed
,.r hcoks something like the Acts OF
49, ,nostles to the Gospels. Moses has
,,ne from tue earth. but not before he
sos laid his hands upon Joshua and
amounted him his successor. at the
spmmuudnent Of the Lord lNum.
s,rlI l5.93: Deut. xxxiy. %. to lead
israel in TO possess the land.
ue whose goings forth have been
,,am Of old, from the days OF eternity
MIc y, .. marglnl. having sojourned
Eerp IN humiliation and fulfilled all
scrlpfure concerning the same. is now
.rye forevcrmore and has all power In
heaven aud earth and has the keys Of
I.Ies and death, Gnd In Him the
wbol, Of Gods eternal purpose shall
rst bc accomplished (AIatt. xviii. is:
nov l. IS: Eph. III. III. The redeemed
II tha Lord aavefa right TO say. God
has ly His grace made Us accepted In
,he Rp,oyed. blessed with all spiritual
Ees.,l - In Christ, and has given us
ne sp-i; that we may know the things
that are freely given TO us Of God"
G.nh. t. 3, q, Z. I Cor. II, ~. This II tho
rsaaun life into which our Joshua
bad rs now that we are In Christ.
who "a the enl Of the law for righteous
ness &, every one that bc!Ieveth.
In Noscs and Joshua we see these
truths Illustrated. the law falling I've
rap q ~ the weakness ~ the fiesh and
Jesrs doleg what the law could not
Az t'fla. VII. 2. u. The law as the
srvaat d Ccd leads US 10 death anc
resurrection In Christ. In whom VIC
have on things. but we mrst learn T.
spproprlafe hy faith the things that
an ovrs as God'E free gift. for only
he things thus troddcn u"oa gre really
ealo-cl rs tie believer Il. 81. ard /: Is
sdl9 true ~ Us all that there reinala.
ID vet very much land 20 lie pos.
ssrl'' t*iJ. T.. IL f. grief TO the
girlt and Gishoror 10 Christ when
We din rot possess our Possessions"
(Olas'. ~.
Who f. there that knows. as he
Should the power Of such words rs: i
vlll he with thee. I will not fall thee
Dor forsake thee" (verse 81. Yet hear
them again aud again in Gen. xviii.
Il: I'rut xxi. q. s: Tx. III. l.: ". Il:
Iadg vi. 10: lisa. Ill. 10: Matt. xviii.
q What more can We ask or desire
,han the presence Of Him who has all
power aud the assurance that lie VIII
Eogk both 10 viii and 90 do OF Ills
god pleasure. saying. Il VIII work
sai who shall hinder itf- phIl. II. I3;
Ix. 1llil. IN. We are here 20 help and
tacuurgge others lisa. XII. q. u. but we
saAnot do this unless we are ourselves
Q. good courage "a :. o. isl. See also
! ChFon Kill. -: xviii, -; II chron.
". :: xxxii. I. and Hag. II. 4. the last
hvlng a thrccfold Re strong" aud
a!ao Il am wish you" | am coniln.
ssIly helped h. the fact that notwiih.
,isndlng all discouragements our Lord
+ aevcr discouraged and cannot fall
Ed has assured ~ that the power aud
wisdom AZ hell cannot prevail against
Ill., church lisa. Kill. 4: Matt XVI. 49,.
While there Il no doing II ours In
he matter 81 our redemption. for II Is
70 ban that workeih not. but bclleveth
lann Is. .. tire word for the redeemed
Is "ohs"rve 10 do tserses :. 81. We
rf''e our love 10 God and bring 10 our.
Selves the fallness ~ blessing. that IL
the CONSCIOUS possession and enjoy
n"o' ~ the things that are ours In
Hin. by observing 20 do what lie com
RAIDS us In isrneI's case see TX.
III. ., SAIL. 20.2J. etc. and note eve
-. r~'"rr tho results ~ their dlsohcdl-
ta'" ard what might have heen If they
bad lat o}Rged. In Ger own case re-.
@":al"r tie words of our Lord In John
iIs q. q. concerning Tiis mauIfcstiug
H.aseiI 10 - aud making his abode
p"h U.s.
" only hook which can guide us
III ;a4' whIch W. are to observe 10 ia
u =" " cree with us. aud we arc Ia
a" Ga tbnrein day ard night tverse
$'-' alsn r.. l. =. .. and remember
lia' .-'' test II our love of God f. our
.'"'f ILL., word md the way We lay
" Er 10 "Ur hearts. Ills Have not ]
'"'r, nv led thceT' tvcrsc ~ reminds
&'f Wiz word to Gideon. Go In this
wy 'A ~ have not I sent
''"' dudg. VI. ~ aud also Ills
"'''' '~" agr 60 Jeremiah Il. T.9l. In
''"irh rs al these were written for
~" ard FIR the, dear reader, and mol
w J"shna or Gideon or Jeremiah
,''"v w"r" apoIscn 10 them. Int written
=" '* Rom. ~. Al. let ~ lay them IN
"'.H onl observe 10 do them.
N''" In this lesson chapter the fact
,,,'"ai"d I've times that God bud given
>, 'hls land lverscs 2, 2. II. N. III
" "'' wholly II grace. They Ind No.,
,,'''Frd for Ii nor IN my way ticscrvcd
u was theirs hy Ills covenant
"h Abraham. Isaac and Jacob. and
Jury had only 10 enter In ard posses,
" "''' sre the God who gave II 10 then
n """ nIl t'1eir enemies 10 fall hefor,
,.' .U' h1t There WINS 10 lie no compru
~ VITA their enemies In nny way
:" W. WIN hnvc 10 contend with Ga,
aa" The iesh aud the tlcyll and over
'binp them II 49,. - z -