The Oakes times., 1908-03-19
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson xII.-First Quarter, For
March 22, 1908.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, a Comprehensive
Quarterly Review-Golden Text, John
1.4-commentary Prepared by Rev.
D. M. Stearns.
Copyright. 1907, by American Press Association
LESSON 1.-The Word made flesh (John
l. 1-1S). Golden Text, John l. II. THE
Word was made flesh and dwelt among
u.s." The Golden Text for the quarter
suggests summary Of all the lessons
and also of the whole gospel, life in
Christ and no life apart from Him.
The Creator Of all things became one
of us, a son 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 Il.-Jesus and John the Bap-
tist (John /, 19-34). Golden Text, John
|, 90, "Behold the Lamb Of God. which
taketh away the sin of the world"
We are as utterly unable to become
anything but sinful sons of men. as
was Adam and Eve. after they sinned,
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 I1l.-Jesus and His first dis
ciples John |, 35-5D. Golden Text.
John /, %. 1--WE have found Him of
whom Moses in the law and the proph:
etc wrote. Jesus of Nazareth" When
we become sons Of God it is that we
may walk us such, ever bcholding 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.
pie John Ii. 1929. Golden Text. Ps.
xciii. 5, "Holiness becometh thine house.
o 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; ii. III. 1920. for
He would have us clean and holy. and
nothing purifies and weans from pres
ent things like that blessed assurance
eve shall be like Him Il John iii. 49,
LESSON V.-Jesus the Saviour of the
world John iii. 1-2D. Golden Text.
John Iii. lG. "For God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten
Son." However good a man may be
religiously or 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 horn 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. "If any man thirst. let
him come unto me and drink" No sin.
ner is too vile to be born again and
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
sanctifed and justified Il Cor. vi. 9,lh
| LESSON VII.-Iesus heals the noble
mans son Gohn iv. 43-5H. Golden
Text. John iv. so. "The man believed
the word that Jesus had spoken unto
him, and he went his way" 'rha
bodies as well 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 foretastcs
Of resurrection life. 1t all comes ac
cording to John ri, 40; Rom. XIV. 49,
LESSON VIII.-Jesus at the pool Of
Bethesda (John v, 1-l8). Golden Text.
Matt. wifi. II, "Himself took our infirm.
tiles and bare our sicknesses." The
last lesson was case Of sickness ap-
parently unto DEATH This Is one of pro
longed lnfirmity. with no hope Of dc.
liverance and seemingly no approach
ing de!iverance by death. The only
hope seemed to he in the pool. hut that
was an impossibility to this man. The
Hope of Israel, the Fountain Of Life.
drew near, and in moment by a
word the man Is Whole (Ier. Il. 13;
xiv, g..
LESSON 1X.-Jesus feeds the FIVE
thousand Gohn vi. 1-2D. Golden Text.
lisa. xl. II, HE shall feed His flock
like 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.
dculty nor despise small things, nor do
we make suggestions as to how things
may possibly be accomplished. Rather
do we say, I'VE have no might. neither
know we what to do, but our eyes are
unto Thee" III Chron. Xxx, 12).
LESSON X.-Jesus. the Bread of Life
John vi, 22-5D. Golden Text, John vi.
35. Jesus said unto them. l am the
Bread Of Life" He is bread from heav.
en- and water clear as crystal and pure