The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-06-09
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson XII. Second Quarter,
For June "A. 1903.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text OF the Lesson, John xxi, I"2o
Memory Verse, 15-Golden Text,
Matt. xviii. 2o--comn,ertsry Pre-.
pared by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
Copyright. 1908. by American Press Association ]
All the Bible classes and those who
gather at our Wednesday evening
service have been memorizing during
the season OF 1907 these last two
chapters In John. from two to four
verses a week. with brief meditation
from week TO week upon the new por-
ton. We have found II most .profita-
Bile. and II has led at least some to
know Him better ny the Risen One,
having all power and speaking peace
to His own. In our last lesson We
dwelt upon the necessity and the re-
suit Of believing. and 1t seems to me
that We have here an evidence of the
lack Of that faith which Is so essential
In life unto Him. II would seem that
they had not seen Him for some time.
They were evidently hungry. food was
probably scarce. and money, too. and
Simon Peter. who Is always tirst III
some things. says. Il go a-fisbing."
81 Six others readily join him. and
they spend night In fruitless toll.
They caught nothing He said on that
last night. Without Ne ys can do
nothing" txv. 81. and our utter help
lessness apart from Him In strongly
set forth in the saying. Not that we
are sufficient Of ourselves TO think any
thing as Of ourselves. but our SUM.
cheney is Of God" III Cor. III. D.. There
Ia a possibility OF Christians life be-
Ing lost. ] mean his works. his service
and he himself saved as by fire. be-
cause he has been accomplishing
nothing" In his own wisdom and
strength q Cor. ILL., 1870. However
lawful and commendahle q thing may
seem. II II is not Of God II win prove q
fruitless effort. u nothing.
He had never lost sight OF them. He
had seen them toiling fruitlessly and
pitiad them and loved them. and In the
morning He stood on the shore with the
question. ''Children"-margin. .sirs"-
have ye any meatT' They confessed |
their emptiness. and then az His CON-
mand they cast the net again. and He |
caused 1t 10 BE- filed with 153 great
fishes. He has power over all crea-
lures. A little fish brought a pfeep OF
money TO Him: a great ash took care
Of Jonah: ravens brought bread and
flesh TO Elijah. The other day In |
Egypt converted sheIk who Is work.
Ing with missionary friend OF mine
was like to perish OF thirst out I'm the
desert. He cried to Him who has said.
ASK and ye shall receive" and was
soon called by name 10y friend % his
who on a donkey was. chasing another
donkey which had run away. This
friend had not only water. but bread
and eggs Thus the prayer for water
was answered by this exceeding abun-
e1ntIy and Il donkey to ride on. Let
those laugh who please. We also will
laugh and rejoice In the Lord our God.
Who prepared the fire Of Goals and
the fish and the bread which the ,iisci-
pies saw when they came TO land:
Even the same One who prepared the
r"al FOR Elijah In the wilderness
q Kings xix. ). g. When the disciples
broke their fast II was not upon the
fish which they had caught. but upon
the meal prepared for them. They
might have waited and trusted. have
prayed more aud tolled less See the
Lord minlsterlng to them fyerse 49,.
for lie IL ever minlsterlng. lie said. -
am among You rs He that serveth."
He IL stlll our ministering high Priest.
ever living 10 make iHtercessiOn for us.
Let rs trust Him fully and never
doubt or question or be offended 81
Him.
In verses and u note that Jesus
showed Himself. for II II always Him
self we need. knowing that having
Him we have ALL n any one should
say or think wish lie would reveal
Himself to inc. let such remember
Sam. III. 81. The Lord revealed film.
self TO Samuel by the word Of the
Lord" There Is no revelation Of HIN
self that does not bring 10 ns great
searching Of heart as when Isaiah.
having seen Him. cried. Woe Ii me.
for ] am undone!" job. having seen
Him. said. Il abhor myself" Daniel
and John were similarly affected by
the sight Of Him. lisa. Vi. s: Job xIfi.
@: Dan. Z. s: Rev. I. ~ So now 81
mon Peter Is searched by the thrice
repeated Lowest thou MeY' and the
thFeefold commission. Feed my lambs.
. feed my sheep" II did him
good ever afteFward. aud he wrote In
his frat letter. Feed the flock Of God"
Il Pet v. a. There are many Jocks
today who are but poorly fed. although
there Is such an abundance Of living
bread and strong meat and pure milk
and living water. But the Chief ghep.
herd will see 20 II In Ills time. and lie
has already pronounced woe upon
the pastors who feed themselves and
not the flock As lie looks upon IN
and upon the millions who never yet
tasted living tread. can we not hear
Him say: Lowest thou Ne? Give yr
them to eat" lie has put every be!m.
er 10 trust with the gospel and has 80
pointed us stewards Of The grace ~
God and Of the mysteries Of God. and
Tor these things we must give accsunt