Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1909-12-15
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson xll.--FoMth Quarter, 70
Dee. l9, 1909.
TIE i,TEnS..TloN,t SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson. q Comprehensive
Quarterly Review-Golden Text. u
Tim. iv. 7-csmmsntsry Prepared by
Rev. D. NJ. Stearns.

flictiOns waited for him everyw hcl
(20-23 margin). but whether he unne,
esSarily ran into some of them or NJ
we cannot say This was probabl
one Of the three times that BIO wa
beaten with rods I'll Cor. ri. 25,. II
accepted all as being in the will G
that Just One for him and coveted oni
10 be His faithful witness.
LESSON Il.-Paul a prisoner-the plo,
Acts kill. 1924. Golden Text. II
xci. 9 II will say Of the Lord. He 1
my refuge and my fortress. my God
In Him will trust" Beaten and hi
life sought by the mob liable to b.
pulled In pieces by the frenzled .Iewisl
cOancil. how comforting must hav,
been the visit OF the Lord to him tina
night with those words: "Be OF gOot
cheer. Paul: thou hast testified Of Me-
LESSON lIl.-Paul prisoner befor,
Felix. Acts xiv. 1927. Golden Text
Acts xiv. lG. Herein DO | exercise
myself. to have always a conscience
void Of offensc toward God and toward
men," The topics Of this chapter are
the faith IN Christ. righteousness, tenn
perance and Judgment to come. the
hope Of Israel. the resurrection OF Just
and unjust and believing all things
written In the Law and Ia the prophets
LESSON lv.-Paul prisoner before
Festus and Agrippa, Acts XVI. 1892.
Golden Text. II Tim. I. IL. 81 know
whom have believed and am persuad-
ed that He is able to keep that which
] have committed unto Him against
that day" For the third time the
story Of Paul's conversion. the resur-
rection Of the dead and the future
glory Of Israel. the present forgiveness
Of sins through Jesus Christ for all
who will turn from the power Of Satan
unto God and the eternal Inheritance.
LESSON v.-Paul a prisoner-the voy-
age. Acts xvii, 1926. Golden Text,
Ps. xxxvii. 5. Commit thy way unto
the Lord; trust also In Him. and He
shall bring It to pass" Paurs advice
to tarry at Crete is UNDECIDED. A two
weeks storm follows In which all ex-
pect to be lost-probably all except
Paul and his party-but again the Lord
comes to Paul either personally or by
an angel and assures him that no life
shall be lost and that lie must be
brought before Caesar
LESSON vI.-Paul prisoner-the
shipwreck. Acts xvii. 80. to xviii. 10.
Golden Text. Ps. xxxiv. 90. THE Lord
redeemett the soul Of His servants, and
none OF them that trust in Him shall
be desolate" Death and its master
pursue Paul most relentlessly. The
soldiers advise killing all the prison
ers. and. that being avoided and all
having escaped drowning. deadly
viper threatens bis life. but the Lord
delivered and used him TO bless many
during the three months stay IN Malta.
LESSON VIl.-Paul prisoner In
Rome. Acts xviii, 11-31. Golden Text.
Rom. |. 16 II am not ashamed of the
Gospel OF Christ. for II Is the power
Of God unto salvation to every one
that believeth" We now see Paul
dwelling two whole years In bis own
hired house as a prisoner and contin. |
lally preaching the kingdom Of God
and teaching the things which concern
the Lord jesus Christ out Of the law |!
and the prophets and from morning
Ill evening
LESSON VIIl.-Paurs story Of his life,
i Cor II. q. TO xii. 10. Golden Text, I
u Cor. xii. Q. HE said unto me, My
grace Is sufficient for thee. for my
strength Is made perfect in weakness"
{ seems strange portion TO be en-
Tiled "Pauls life story" but Il does
ell marvellous experience Of "a man
n Christ" who suffered all but death,
". as he says. deaths oft" and finally
martyrs death. for Christ's sake. The
appearances of Christ to him OH the way
o Damascus and afterward were most
and this one above the rest.
LESSOR lX.-i'aui on self denial. Rom.
Nv. 1921. Golden Text. Rom. xiv. 81,
1t is good neither TO eat Gesh nor to
rink wine nor anything whereby they
rother stumbleth." The believer. be-
ng a citizen of n kingdom OF righteous
ess and peace and Joy in the Holy
'host and being filed with all JOY and
CAGE In believing. Is supposed TO live
xr above the mere eating and drink
1g for which so many live and be
eady to deny himself any selfish graf.
icatioD which might offend another.
LESSON X.-Paul on the grace OF Civ
*. n Cor. wifi. 1-l5. Golden Text,
cts *, IS, Remember the words
7 the Lord Jesus. how He said. II Is
lore blessed to give than TO receive"
gain the lesson Ia one Of being 80
onQuered by Him who gave Himself
,r Ills that we cannot help giving our.
lives wholly to Him for the benefit
: others, even at the cost of becoming
Dorer by doing so. II only we can
Him to others.
LESSON XI.-Paul's last words. II
i'm. iv, lis. Golden Text. Phil 4. 21.
For me to live IL Christ. and to die
gain" What shall we say Of giving
hen we see Paul at the close OF a life
untold suffering saying. Now | am !
ady to give myself sacrifice. mar
r. for Him whose am and whom
serve? He could look back over
Re OF self denying service since that
eat Damascus day. and he could
ok forward to kingdom of eternal
DRY In the ages to come