Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1908-03-18
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,,
Lesson xII.-First Quarter, For
March q, 1908.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the Lesson, a Comprehensive
Quarterly Review--Golden Text, John
t-4-commsntsry Prepared by Rev
D. M. Stsarns.
Copyright, 1907 by American Press Association.]
LESSON 1.-THE Word made flesh John
|, 1-1S). Golden Text, John 1. IA, 1.-THE
Word was made flesh and dwelt among
u.s." The Golden Text for the quarter
suggests a 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, 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 II.-Jesus and John the Bap.
tist John |, 1884. Golden Text, John
|, 20, 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 III.-Jesus and His first dis
ciples John |, 1851. Golden Text,
John |, As. 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 1t 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.
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 q, 81; II. Ill. 1921, for
He would have us clean and holy, and
nothing purifies and weans from pres
ent things like that blessed assurance,
I'VE shall be like Him q John ill, 49,
LESSON V.-Jesus the Saviour of the
world John lii. 1-2D. Golden Text,
John iii, 49, For God so loved the
world that He gave His only begotten
Son." However good man may be
religlously or morally. he cannot enter
nor even see the kingdom Of God I'm
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 Vl.-Jesus and the woman Of
Samaria John iv, i-42). Golden Text.
John vii. 81. 0Tf 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 came and were by
the blood of the Lamb washed and
sanctified and justified Il Cor. vi, 9th
LESSON VII.-Jesus heals the noble
mans son John ", 1854. Golden
Text, John iv, 80. 1.-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 xi, 40; Rom. Nv. 10.
LESSON VIII.-Jesus at the pool Of
Bethesda John V, l-lS). Golden Text. |
Matt viii, II. Himself took our lnfrm-
tiles and bare our sicknesses." The
last lesson was a case Of sickness ap.
parently unto death. This is one Of pro
longed nhrmity. with no hope Of de
liverance and seemingly no approach. |
ing deliverance by death. The only |
hope seemed to he in the pool. but that
was an impoSsibility to this man. The
Hope Of Israel. the Fountain of Life, |
drew near and in q moment by a |
word the man is whole der. II. 10; |
xiv. 81.
LESSON IX.--Jesus feeds the ave
thousand Uohn vi, l-2D. Golden Text. |
lisa. xl. IL. "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
ficulty nor despise small things, nor do
we make suggestions as to how things
may possibly be accomplished. Rather
do we say, 1--WE have no might. neither
know we what to do. but our eyes are
INTO Thee" I'll Chron. Xxx, 12).
LESSON y Jesus. the Bread Of Life
'iohn vi. - ID Golden Text, John vi.
e" 'esus said unto them. am the
''r-' Of Life" He Is bread from heav.
.o and water clear as crystal and pure
l x an strong meat and honey from
n rock and wine Of the kingdom. He
20 satisfies that once we have tasted
we want no other. The Father who
sent Him was all to Him, and He who
sends us desires to be all to us wi, 81.
LESSON XI.-Jesus heals a man born
blind John *, LIP. Golden Text
John tx. 5. II am the Light Of the
World" Consider the four great words,
'ife. light, love and believe, and that
~ '"st one Jesus becomes the 9th
~ three to us We are all born blind
10 the things of God. and II is the
lewis work to keep us 80. but the en-
ttlnce Of His word giveth light; in His
light we see light and then He uses us
10 enlighten others.