The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1908-03-31
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Second Quarter, For
April 5, 1903.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, John X, lis.
Memory Verse, e-Golden Text, John
x, 11-commentary Prepared by Rev.
d. M. Stearns.

80 thiN bbSI'NI VIZ nave uhCuuJ bGcu
Him as the Life and the Light, the
Lamb Of God, the Temple of God, the
bridegroom. the Messiah, Son Of God,
King of Israel, the Fountain Of Living
Water. the Judge Of all Mankind, the
Living bread from Heaven. but in this
lesson lie is the Good Shepherd. lay.
Ing down lis life for the sheep, and
He is also the door. the only way of
entrance to the fold.
To Israel God said. "Ye. my Gocli,
the flock Of my pasture are men," and
David by the Spirit sang. We are His
people and the sheep Of Ills pasture"
(is"ck. XX%lv. 81: rs. e. 3 II Is true
OF both Jews aud gpntiles that all
We. like sheep. have gone aStray," and
each one can say for himself. Il have
| gone astray like II lost shrrp' lisa
! lii. q: rs. CXix. 100 When sheep ha We
strayed. as they are so prone to do. 1t
IS not their way To return home. They
must lie sought by the shepherd. and
| from the story of Adam and Eve all
the way down the Lord Is ever the
seeker. lie rcjoices when He finds a
lost one TO lay IL on His shoulders and
bring II home. He gathers the lambs
with His arm and carries them in His
bosom and gently leads those that are
with young luke Nv. 81; lisa. 81, III
lie is spoken OF as the Shepherd Of
Israel. who leadest Joseph like u flock,
and some day the great shepherd
psalm (2xiiD as well as their national
anthem. written so long ago lisa. XIII
shall be truly sung by NIL Israel. Hap
py indeed are all who can now sing
from the heart. The Lord is my Shep-
herd! Israel has had shepherds who
scattered the sheep and who fed them
selves instead Of the flock. but she
shall yet have one Shepherd who will
feed them In good pasture upon the
high mountains Of Israel, and they
shall be blessing to many. There
shall be showers OF blessing der. XIII:
szek. xxxivI. While We walt for Is.
rael's future and worldwide blessing
through them there Is n fold for His
saved ones COW, TO whom He gives
eternal life and concerning whom lie
says. They shall never perish: neither
shall any pluck them out of my hand"
(verses 2I,3m. Or Morgan tells OF q
shepherd who. explaining about there
being no door 10 his sheepfOld. said,
'Oh. ain the door. and when all my
sheep are In aud the night comes down
l lie down across the doorway, and no
sheep goes out except over my pros
trate figure. and no wolf comes In ex
ccpt over me-" There Is no other en-.
trance TO this fold but by the Door
even Jesus Himself. the Way. the
Truth. the Life. but any man may en-.
ter by this door and be saved. aud then
In all the going in and out Of daily life
lie Kept and nourished aud cared for
by the Good Shepherd Verse .: Is
cxxi. y: John xiv. q: Heb. X. ~. 20I.
There are those who try to enter 9th.
erwise than by the door. but lie says
that all such are thieves and robbers.
for they attempt TO appropriate that
which can l,e had only lm christ By
virtue 81 lis life laid d0Wn for the
lost. Speaking Of those who came be.
fore Him ~ thieves ia. ,ynno, r,.f.r
10 natrlarrAs or uroph..ts ar Iohn IN.
Raptlst but fo stt,,, II. vo,Il ,ut.. III.
place. II possible. aud lead E~nplr after
themselves The sens" iuay b. ,cpH IN
Ex II. !" "Thou sinai, INV. mn o,h.r
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are L.,lng d,.4,r...,l and wh.n dolly.
cred from the DESTROYER 10 give them
life more abun,lnn,Iy tv.r,. lm ue
never socks auv.,t for Himself hut
MI for Ills shapu. whom the Father
has given 10 Him The blrelIng. WIN |
think more og IN. hir. than ~ IN. |
sh.pu. arp drsrril.aI in rhu n ~.
III ~ 10 ne ,t,r... who s..k ,hatr ovn |
nnd NOT the things which arp I.sus |
f.hrIst's. enemies .f IN. cru.. ~ chris,
who mind earthly things
Jesus seemed to take dnllgh, In IN.
fact that lie vn~ IN IN. Father and m. |
Father In Him Verso ~, mad ia. de,