The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-17
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson xIl.-First Quarter, For
March 22, 1908. x
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Text Of the Lesson, . Comprehensive
Quarterly Review--Golden Text. John
f.4-commsntary Prepared by Rev.
D. M. Stearns.
copyright, 1907, BY American Press Association.
LESSON 1.-The Word made flesh John
!, lis. Golden Text. John 4. IA. 1.-THE
Word was made flesh and dweit 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. 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
20 be and also the grace to make us
such.
LESSON iI.-Jesus and John the Bap.
tist John !, 1924. Golden Text. John
l. 20. Behold the Lamb Of God. which
taketh away the sin OF the world.'
We are as utterly unable 10 become
anything but sinful SONS OF men. as
was Adam and Eve. after they sInned.
20 return to God and to holiness. hut
by the shedding OF blood the Lord re-
deemed them: by the blood Of the Pass.
n over lamb He saved Israel. and only
by the blood Of Jesus Christ. the Lamb
OF God. can our sins be pat away and
a we become sons o! God.
LESSON IIi.-Jesus and His first dis
ciples John l. 35.5l,. Golden Text.
John |, q. I'VE have found Him Of
whom Moses In the law and the proph.
etc wrote. Jesus OF Nazareth" When
we become sons Of God II Is that we
may walk rs such. ever beholding Him
the Lamb OF God In the midst OF the
throBe. When we truly see Him we
cannot refrain from bringing Others &c
Him. that they also may know Him
and follow Him.
LESSON fT.-.IPsus cleanses the TEN
pie John H.. 1929. Goiiea Text. IS
xcl!I. :. Holiness becomrih thine house
o Lord. forever" lie does not ask us
10 follow Him here In lowllness and
suffering. without pointing us 10 the
Kingdom. the resurrection. the marriage
Of the Lamb q. 81: II. I'll. 1911. for
He would have US clean aud holy. and
n nothing plFifies and wrans from pres
F." ftKfmna 1ft-n gfsWs I1.aa..I
I'VE shall 10 Ike Him q John III. I-3l
LEssoS Jesus the Saviour OF the
world John 49, I.2li. Golden Text.
John I'll. ~. For God so loved the
world that lie gave His only begotten
Son" However good a man may be
reIi-ionsiy or morally. he cannot enter
nor even SEP the kingdom Of God un.
iess he has seen Jesus lifted upon tile
cross for him. his substitute. his sin
Bearer. and thus been born from above
b. TIE spirit and the word Of God.
LrssoS Ei.-jcsus and the woman Of
Samarla ijOhn IL. LIP. Golden Text.
John vii. So, ~ any man thirst. LEI
hlm zone uEto nie aud drink" No sin.
pier n too vile 10 b. 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 zane and were by
the blood ~ the Lamb washed and
sanr'tfrd and justified "a Cor. vi. atn
LEssos VII. -iesus heals the noble.
mans son uOhn ". 1854. Golden
Texi. John iv. -. THE man believed
the word TINT Jesus had spoken unto
him. AMI he went his way" The
bodies ~ w"li rs the souls Of believers
shall In due tine know the power or
the I.atnb al Tod at the resurrection Of
fhe lust Put even now In these NOR
fal hosl.es ulnuy IRE seeing forpiasies
of feSuTrcCt OF TIE. II nH COMES ac.
c0rting 20 John N. %: Rom. w. r.
LEssoS Ni'l.--Iesus At the pool Of
Bethesda tiohn =. i.isi. Golden Text.
Niatt. viii. u. Himself tonk our InfIrn.
ties and bare oar EleknrSses." The
last lesson was u easP ~ STIFFNESS aIp.
\ Tarent!y uu;o death This Ia one Of nro
sonresi lnErnity With 10 hone ~ de-
liveFanrc ard seemingly no arproarh
fng dpllvcrancP b. dpath. Tile anly
bore seemed 20 10 IN the pool. INT that
svat an IfGp,ss:iil:ty to This MN. Tile
Ioi" u israel. the Fountain os Life.
r." urav aud IN q moment BIS
vor' tire t. ~ Ia whole der. II. 10;
Div. \,
L''ss"S i%.-Jcsus feeds the Ave
thouesnd '',hn VI. toi, Golden Text,
lsa, H. ~. "iIc shall feed Ills lrock
Ike u s':T.dcrd The seemingly i'm.
+ Iog"i''" Is ~ casy TO Tim who created
iesy"n a'd earth. and when we know
Hin Te neither fear mountains % dlf.
hcu''r nor tlrFpltr small things. nor do
Nc tilntr suggestions az 10 how things
uay possibly lie accomplished. Rather
% ~ say. I'VE have no might. nrIther
tnow we what 70 DO. hut our eyes are
unto Tree" ~ Cbron. III. ~.
Lr~"y %-~irsuS. tire Bread Of life
gohii v' 22i Goiirn Text. John VI. |
~. "t"srs said unto them. I Nh, the |
BrrHi II i.IfP." lie IL bread from hpav
en nH' ~a'"r clear rs crystal aud pure
NIL r'tl siron" meat and honey FROM
the ta' / aud wine Of the Kingdom. lie
~ satisfies that once we have tasted