The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-21

1-+Commentary Prepared by Rev.
D. M. Stearns.
Copyright. 1907 by American Press Association.
LESSON 1.-The Word made flesh Uohn
i. 1-1S). Golden Text. John i. II. The
Word was made flesh and dwclt among
US The Golden Text for the quarter
and also of the whole gospel. life in
Christ and no life apart from Him.
The Creator of all things became one
Of US, Il SOD of man. equal with man.
sin excepted. that we sinful sons of
men might receive Him and thus be-
come sons Of God. In Him was the
truth concerning what God wants us
to be and also the grace to make us
such
LESSON II.-Jesus and John the Bap-
fist UOhn i, 1884 Golden Text. John
|, %. Behold the Lamb Of God. which
takcth away the sin of the world"
We are rs utterly unable to become
anything but sinful sons Of men. as
to return to God and to holiness. but
by the shedding Of blood the Lord re-
deemed them: by the blood Of the Pass
over lamb He saved Israel. and only
by the blood Of Jesus Christ the Lamb
Of God. can our sins be put away and
we become SONS of God
LESSON III.-Jesus and His first dis
irIo nhn
John i, a.. I'VE have found Him of
whom Moses in the law and the prOpll-
etc wrote. Jesus Of Nazareth" When
we become sons of God it is that we
may walk as such. ever beholding Him
the Lamb Of God in the midst of the
throne. When we truly see Him we
cannot refrain from bringing others to
Him, that they also may know Him
and follow Him.
LESSON IV.-Jesus cleanses the tenn
pie John ii. 1922. Golden Text. Ps
xciii. 5. Holiness becometh thine house.
0 Lord, forever" He does not ask us
to follow Him here, in lOwliness and
suffering, without pointing US to the
kingdom. the resurrection. the marriage
Of the Lamb Il. 81: IL. Ill. 1921. for
He would have us clean and holy. and
nothing purifies and weans from pres,
ent things like that blessed assurance.
1--WE shall be like Him Il John iii. l-3,
LESSON V.-Jesus the Saviour of the
world John iii, 1-oD. Golden Text.
John iii, 16. For God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten
Son." However good a man may be
religiously OF morally. he cannot enter
nor even see the kingdom of God un-
less he has seen Jesus lifted upon the
cross for him, his substitute. his sin
bearer and thus been born from above
by the spirit and the word Of God.
LESSON VI.-Jesus and the woman OF
Samaria John iv, 1-42). Golden Text.
John vii. 81. eff any man thirst. let
him come unto me and drink" No sin
ner is too vile to be born again anG
thus enter this kingdom: even such as
the woman Of Samaria may come
Note how great sinners were some of
the Corinthians who came and were by
the blood Of the Lamb washed and
sanctified and justified q Cor. vi. Old.
LESSON FII.-Jesus heals the noble
mans son Uohn iv. 1861. Golden
Text. John iv. SO. The man believed
the word that Jesus had spoken unto
him, and he went his way" The
bodies as we'll as the souls Of believers
shall in due time know the power Of
the Lamb Of God at the resurrection of
the Just But even now in these NOR
tai bodies many are seeing foretastes
Of resurrection life. 1t all comes ac-
cOrdinG to John ri, 40: Rom XIV. 13
Lesson VIII.-Jesus at the pool Of
Bethesda John V. 1-1S). Golden Text,
Matt. viii, Il. Himself took our infirm-
tiles and bare our sicknesseS." The
last lesson was 4 case Of sickness ap-
parently unto death. This is one Of pro-
longed infirmity. with no hope Of de-
liverance and seemingly no approach
ing deliverance by death. The only
hope seemed to be in the pool but that
was an impossibility to this man. The
Hope Of Israel. the Fountain Of Life.
drew near. and in a moment by a
word the man is whole der. ii, Is;
xiv. s.
Lesson IN.-Jesus feeds the five
thousand Gohn vi. 1-2D. Golden Text
lisa. xl. II, He shall feed His flock
! like a shepherd" The seemingly i'm
possible is all easy to Him who created
heaven and earth. and when we know
Him we neither fear mountains of diff