Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-09-15
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson XII. Third Quarter,
For Sept. IS, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of tho Lesson, Comprehensive
Quarterly Review-GoIden Text, Acts
xix, 2o-Commentary Prepared by
Rev. .. M. Stearns.
copyright. 1909. by American Press Associstion.1
LESSON l.-PauPs second missionary
journey-Antloch to Phlippl-Acts XVI,
8-15. Golden Text. Acts xvi. o, "Come
over into Macedonia and help u.s." The
lessons Of this quarter cover Paul's
| second and third missionary tours and
illustrate the things that even to this
day may befall the Spirit filed and
| Spirit sent servants Of the Lord. Souls
will be saved. companies Of believers
gathered, but there must be faithful
and persistent seed sowing, patient
waiting and absolute surrender to the
| Spirits control and guidance.
LESSON 1.-THE Philipplan Jailer,
Acts XVI, 25-40. Golden Text, Acts xvi,
81, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ
| and thou shalt be saved and thy
house." A most unlikely convert, at
most unlikely time, in most unlikely
place, but thus God works, not as we
would think or expect, but as He sees
best, asking us to be willing to suffer
| with and for Him, who bore so much
for us, and praise Him through 1t oil,
II only souls may be saved by seeing
His power and believing in Him.
LESSON III.-Paul at Thessalonica and
Berea, Acts xvii, 1-15. Golden Text,
Ps. cxix, II, Thy word have hid in
mine heart, that might not sin against
Thee" Everywhere God works by His
Spirit, through His word as Jesus Is
preached. The Spirit uses only His
word as the means by which He ac-
complishes the will of God. The writ
ten word tells Of the living word, and
by the word God Is revealed, even as
the Lord revealed Himself to Samuel
by the word Of the Lord Il Sam. ILL., 2D.
LESSON Iv.-Paul at Athens, Acts
xvii, 22-34. Golden Text, John ", "a,
"God is n Spirit, and they that wor-
ship Him must worship Him in Spirit
and In Truth" The great adversary is
content to let men worship any kind
Of a god and as many gods as they
please II he can only keep them from
knowing the one true God, the only
Creator, Redeemer and Judge Of all
mankind.
LESSON V.-Close Of Paul's second
missionary journey, Acts Xviii, 1-22.
Golden Text, John xvi, 33, "In the
world We shall have trlbulation, but be
of good cheer; l have overcome the
world" God always has BE not
afraid" for every one who Is fearful,
whether 1t be Abram or Isaiah or John
or Paul or you, dear reader, whoever
you are, If only you are child Of God
by faith in Christ Jesus.
LESSON VI.-Paufs instructions to
the Thessalonlans, Thess. v. 1924
Golden Text, I Thess. v, Is, "See
that none render evil for evil unto any
man, but ever follow that which is
good. In this probable first letter
which he wrote we have fair sample
Of all His instructions. Saved by the
grace Of God through the gospel of his
Son, to serve Him and to walt for His
Son from heaven, walking worthy Of
God while we wait for His kingdom.
LESSON YII.-Paul at Ephesus on his
third missionary journey, Acts, xix,
500. Golden Text, Acts xix, IT, "The
name Of the Lord Jesus was magni-
fed" This is the story of Paul's three
years at Ephesus when through Him
oil who dwelt In Asia heard the word
Of the Lord Jesus, and to make mani
fest the pre-eminence Of that name
over the evil one and all evil spirits
God caused special miracles to be
wrought through Paul.
LESSON VIII-The riot at Ephesus,
Acts xix, 1890, 35-41. Golden Text,
II Cor. XII, 0, "He said unto me, My
grace is sufficient for thee, for my
strength is made perfect in weakness"
When the name of the Lord Jesus is
magnlfled and the word of God grows
and prevails the adversary will surely
show his wrath hence this riot In the
name Of Diana OF the Ephesians whom
all Asia and the world worshipeth.
LESSON IX.-Paul on Christian love,
1 Cor. Kill, 1-13. Golden Text, Cor
kill, 10, "And now abideth faith, hope,
love, these three, but the greatest OF
these is love" Consider how much
that is outwardly good and praised by
men may be in the sight OF God rs
nothing. THAT which IS highly es-
teemed among men Is abomination in
the sight Of Cod duke XVI, 49,. The
love Of God, which Is the greatest
thing We ever heard Of, must be known
and believed and the Son Of God re-
ceived before any service can be ac-
ceptable to Him.
LESSON X.-Paul's farewell to the
Ephesians, Acts Xxx 2-3S Golden Text.
Phil. w. 10, 81 can do all things through
Christ, who strengthened me-" Hav-
ing been to Europe and being now on
his way to Jerusalem. he utters these
farewell words. He magnifled the gos-
pei of the grace Of God. the word Of
God, and on mans part faith and re-
pentance.
LESSON XI.-Close Of Paul's third
missionary journey. Acts XXI, LII
Golden Text. Acts XXI, IA. "The Will "
the Lord be done" Services at Tyre,
Ptolemais and Cacsarca mark the close
Of this third great journey In the name
OF the Lord Jesus but the special thing
to be noted seems TO be HIS being for
hidden by the Holy Ghost to go 10
Jerusalem f21. 2N. and yet his deter
mination to go. thinking. no doubt. that