Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-06-11
Risen Christ by
Sea OF Galilee
Sunday School Lesson IOr June II. 1891
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LESSON TEXT.-John 2ii.25 Memory
verse IS.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"Lo. am with you
Away, even unto the end OF the world"
Matt. IS 20
TIME-Jesus rose from the dead sun
day morning, April O. a. u. 80, ana as
cended ~ days later May -. The APP
pcurance by the Sea Of Galilee, probably
In April.
PLACE.-On the shore Of the Sea 81
GGlilee, probably near Cnpernaum. whore
some OF the disciples had their homo.
The ascension took place from the Mount
Of olives, opposite Bethany.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The world has always treasured the
last words OF great men, thinking that
hey sum up their lives and exhibit
their highest motives and Hottest de.
sires. And this is largely true in spite
Of the fact that usually their last
words are spoken in physical weak.
ness. their minds being disturbed by
pain and by the grief Of parting from
loved ones and laying down unfinished
earthly tasks. But Christ's last words
were spoken in the full strength and
freedom OF the resurrection life, out
| OF the midst Of leisure and serenity
and after a life.task gloriously com.
| pleted. How the world should treas
ure them, and with what care we
| should ponder their slightest syllable!
2. The miracle teaches: l. That failure
at first is the common lot OF Chist's
fishers. His presence again causing
success after failure might bring home
10 them the lesson that apart from
| him they could do nothing John Is:
3)-Cambridge Bible.
2. Augustine saw in the former mir
acle picture OF the partial success II
the present church in winning men.
and in the present miracle a picture
OF the coming success Of the church in
| sOul-winning.
g. With this understanding, the mir
acle is powerful encouragement TO
missionary effort, which has this prom.
! Use of abundant success. Bear wit.
ness Judson among the Karens, Moffat
among the Hottentots, Lindley among
| the Zuus, Scudder among the men
Of Arcot, and Morrison and Burns, and
many more. among the Chinese No
faithful worker who is obedient unto
Christ and faithful TO his calling will
| go without his netful at the last
William NJ. Taylor, ID. d.
1. We, too, toiling in the night,
may be aware Of Presence that sheds
| peace across the waters, like a moon.
beam over a stormy sea, We, too, II
we keep our ears open. may hear the
counsel and command OF his directing
voice. We, too, II we obey that voice
when we do hear II, may be surprised
with long-delayed and therefore the
more joyous success, which will TURF
apparent Illustration into triumphant
fruition. And when he calls us from
the wet nets and the pitching boat, on
the steadfast shore, We may come
not empty-handed. but bearing In our
hands results which are the conse-
quences not SO much OF our toll as OF
his blessing. He will accept these,
and We shall eat OF the fruit Of our hands,
and the Master himself will grid him.
self and come forth and serve his serv.
ants. Maciaren. ID. d.
The Lessons for Peter and for Us
/. Jesus places first the care OF the
young, the lambs of the flock. An
adult converted is unit, child is a
multiplication table" DR.. Tying used
to say that II the choice lay between
one child or two adults, he would al.
ways decide for the child. But we are
never compelled to choose: the more
we do for the children, In the home,
school, Sunday school. and young PEG.
pies society the more we shall be do
ing also for the adults.
2. The thought of our Lord, as We
know from his parable OF the Good
Shepherd, went far beyond the sheep
OF the hock to those that belonged
there, but had wandered away. No
Christian or church that is not mis-.
sionary is obedient to Christ's com.
mand: Tend my sheep!"
8. Lowest thou me?" This queg.
ton, faithfully put, is the absolute and
the only absolute test OF Christian char.
acter And the first and most essen.
tial evidence Of Christian life, spring.
ing from love TO the Saviour, is a
strong desire to do good both 20 the
bodies and souls of men."-Charles
Mason, d. d. Feed my sheep"
Sometimes the Master gives his
people a vision Of the future when he
sends them forth TO rk."-Iverach.
He did that for Peter by fore
telling for him the glorious death
Of martyr. The prophecy is q
picture Of Peters strong, assertr5e
action, going impulsively where he
chose. just as few minutes before
he had girded himself and plunged
through the shoal water to Jesus feet.
But in his old age he should stretch
forth his hands in uuwonted helpless.
ness, perhaps to allow them TO be fas.