The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-23
Sabbath School
NOTES BY r. s. HOLMES.
: essen Nv. January az. 1909
1,'E LAME MAN HEALED.

ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPTER.
I. Peter and John go together TO
he temple for evening prayer.
2. AS they were entering lame
beggar asked them for money.
3. They stopped. Peter spoke, took
the man by the hand. said-"ln Christs
name, rise; walk" Then he lifted the
man TO his feet.
q. The man, overjoyed, began to
leap and shout praises.
s. The people, amazed. gathered to
learn about the strange thing.
8. Peter preached a short sermon on
the same lines as the one on the day OF
Pentecost.
Verses TO 10 are given for lesson
work Verse 10 is the Golden Text,
and accounts for what had happened.
II is part OF Peters sermon.
NOTICE.
The two apostles were going about
the ordinary religious duties OF the
Jew.
They were not trouble makers. They
were peaceful worshipers.
The lame man was we'll known. He
was there at the gate Beautiful often.
II was good place to beg. People
who were frequenters OF the temple
had often seen him.
Peter saw an opportunity to enforce
anew the power OF Jesus. He prom
jsed that we should do wonderful things
in his name. will test him. Peter
publicly put Jesus to the test.
1t was exceedingly important that
men should be nightly stirred by the
story OF Jesus Only so could they full
I'll their duty.
VS.. (. A fact as TO the religious
habit Of the times. The ninth hour was
the regular daily hour OF prayer. The
Jews were a religious people. A place
Tor daily prayer By those who will pray
is a thing that the Protestant Church
ought to provide In any city OF
Europe one may find open church
doors. where one can enter and rest
and pray.
vs.. 2. Always lame What condi-
ton Born lame What must il mean
not to walk Friends carried him
every day to the spot where many
passed What a life To beg money
from passers every day.
4 Peter and John must have been
fne-looking men. The man thought
they had money and begged from them.
He little knew what was coming.
VS.. T. Peter and John stopped and
looked at him intently. \ hundred
men would have passed along without
word Peter saw an opportunity.
To see an opportunity is good mark
in a man Many never do. Not an
h. -, lar, i,.p, h1t
Peter saw The man who sees and
then does is the successful man
VS.. s The begRarS expectations
were raised at once. Now III get
some money" he thought He had no
idea there was something better than
money There are thousands like him
everywhere yet.
vs.. g. Peter must have been pretty
poor just then. No money in his
Docket, but his heart was full OF faith.
He had made up his mind TO try Jesus.
Calling on the name OF Jesus, he said,
Rise: walk" That was great mo-
nent Others must have heard, Had
ne failed, everyone would have laughed.
VS.. 7. Peter was not satisfied to
have spoken He might have gone on.
He might have said, Come, John, I've
told him to get up II will be his fault
II he does not" Instead. he took him
By the hand and pulled him up, That
was great And right there the man
helped Peters spirit entered into him.
He did not sag back and say, Il can't
get up" He tried. Tha, was great,
too.
vs.. 8. What picture this verse
gives. First he stood lie made sure
OF himself Next he walked How
strange tina, must have been, 1t must
have been hard. too. for he did not
know how to walk. Then he went with
Peter and John into the temple That
shows his heart was right. But he
could not go as they did He leaped,
and was full OF jubatiou. He shouted
his praises to God OF course II made
great stir.
VS.. o. "All the people saw, There
was no doubt about it. The lame beg
gar was walking. and dancing i'll his
JOY. That would make a connection
in any town today
vs. 10 What n scene that must have
made II makes one think OF the blind
man whom Jesus sent To the Pool OF
Sloan. \ great crowd gathered. No
one tNHl lltl Nt'U NUAll al Nll'iss
vs.. H. Peter and John went on to
ward the temple but the man held
them. and the crowd pressed ON them,
and finally they all assembled in Solo
mons Porch, SO called. II was at the
left of the entrance To the temple. IL
was very handsome the roof resting
or great columns. and under ii vast
throngs could gather Here the whole
tlrrcug surrounded Peter, who heard
them wondering and began to speak.
VS.. -. First, he expressed wonder
that they wondered Next, he said he
was astonished that they thought he
or John had done that miracle by their
own power. Then comes the sermon.
Peter showed the first mark OF loyalty
to God when he disclaimed having
caused the man to walk Loyalty is
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