Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-04-28
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson v.-SeCond Quarter, For
May 2, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, Acts xiii, lie.
Memory Verses 2, 3-Golden Text,
Mark xvi, f5-commentary Prepared
bv Raw n A Sk>arce

. tians at Antioch on their return froI
Jerusalem, and John Mark, Barnaba,
, sisters son, whom they had brough
with them (xii, 25), would probabl
find himself in different atmospher
from that at Jerusalem and must hav
been much helped by the companion
ship Of his uncle, Barnabas, and b!
fellowship with such teachers as thos,
here mentioned and by the zeal o.
these warm hearted believers. They
ministered to the Lord and tasted
The things Of this world were nothing
In comparison with the things Of the
kingdom, and food for the body was
wholly secondary when the pure bread
and water of life was to be had. Some
who read can understand. Although
1t means much to minister to the Lord,
even child can do 1t q Sam. Ill, u.
have often been impressed with this
in considering the matter of minister
Ing to the Lord-that the eight words
"that thGS may minister In the priests
Office" (Ex. xviii, 2, 3, 4, Al, and many
other places are translation Of
little Hebrew word Of three letters,
and have asked myself, Does 1t take
as much Of earth's language to open
to us the little words Of heaven? For
we have no record Of any language
but Hebrew having been spoken by
the Lord from heaven.
Well. / am sure that 1t means more
than any Of us know to minister to
the Lord" In the great book of wor-
ship, Leviticus, 1t is well 70 mark the
phrases unto the Lord" and "be-
fore the Lord" and when they be-
come daily notices with US we shall
know more Of true ministry. While
they were ministering the Holy Ghost
said, Separate Me Barnabas and Saul
FOR the work whereunto have called
hem" (verse p. Here we have the
whole OF these chapters In one sentence |
md the whole Of every, true Christian
lie set apart for the Lord, separated
rom the world and self and sin. to do
he will Of God, to work the works
vhich are beforehand prepared for US
Eph. II. 10; Phil. II, 10; Heb. kill, 2D.
10 they, sent forth by the Holy Ghost,
eparted. When we are sent Of God
re always have His assurance, Ger
ainly / will be with thee" CEx. Ill, II:
uag. vi, 16, and 1t is only by His
ssurance that we will be separated
rom all things and people not of Him
*. xxxiii, 16; Kings viii, 53). II
re would know God as our Father
nd as the Lord Almighty, the mighty
cd who is all sufficient for us. and
ave others see that we are His sons
Id daughters to His glory, He dwell
g In US and walking In us, we must
} willing to be separated from all
ings unto Himself Oh. Cor. vi, 1918.
be holy Ghost having set them
art, the believers by fasting and '
ayerAunited with Him In this con- d
Grafton Of their beloved teachers to .
foreign mission. They might have n
Id: We cannot spare them. We need h
em 80 much here. What shall we do y
thout them? But they agreed with n
ID and let them 60 and must have h
en- specially blessed In giving to Z,
ID the best they had. How honored
sse two men were in being named r,
God for this ministry! Even the A
gest journeys are made very little
In Scripture, for what is a journey
ind the world even when compared
III coming from heaven to earth, 70
ich angels accomplish as swiftly as N
lightning? They leave Antioch "a
are next at Salamis, in Cyprus. n,
hOut any details as to the journey. 70
e word is preached In the syna- NJ
ues at Salamis, but no statement ~
to results. Whether we see results ",
not, we can always rest on Isa ", -,
Jer. 1, IL, R. v. They passed 20
ough the island to Paphos and %
nd the deputy Of the country eager x.
,ear the word Of God, but hindered ~
q Jew, a false prophet and q sor- ~
er, who sought to turn away the
uty from the faith.
lui, W uO 10 uOW lOE Tic HISt tiIuC ~..
ed Paul. being filled with the Spirit, ~ ~
ke as plainly to him as did our -.
to the Pharisees in John will, A, ~,
In the name of the Lord caused 20
to be blind for season. The NJ,
er Of God thus manifest and the -. -
doctrine taught by Paul so ~,
ught upon the deputy that he be- -.
Q a believer -
ID is the God of truth. Jesus s,o
st is the truth. The Spirit is the IT, IT,.
L Of truth. There is no righteous
that can abide in the presence Of
but that which God has provided. IT
that is not Of God is Of the devil. ~
'ider, then, in the light Of these w.
!, how the way Of the Lord and nv
word Of the Lord and the gospel . 49,.
'od concerning His Son are per- wv
d by an ever increasing number Az.
Jose who are called ministers of ~
gospel and are paid for preaching .ai
gospel and teaching the truth Ger. ua'
SO; Gal. 1, Y. Though there may nci.
, Spirit filed Paul to speak plain. eos'
them God Himself will deal with
in His time. The expression
hand of the Lord" recalls Ex.
Y, "The hand Of our God is upon !eee
lem for good that seek Him. but UNI
power and His wrath is against tna'
hem that forsake Him." From NIX
this much Of the story of this gene
ey we may learn that Spirit filed caiil
,ngers Of God must expect the OPP oats
on Of the devil. ness