The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-09-17
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson XII. Third Quarter.
For Sept. l9, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

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LESSON I.--Paurs second missionary
journey Antioch to Phtlippf Acts xvi
e-15. Golden Text Acts xvi, o. .sCome
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 filled and
Spirit sent servants OF the Lord. Souls
win be saved, companies OF believers
gathered, but there must be faith T,
and persistent seed sowing, paties
waiting and absolute surrender to
Spirits control and guidance.
LESSON 1.-THE Philippian Taller
Acts xvi, $50. Golden Text, Acts Nv
81, Believe ON the Lord Jesus Chr
and thou shalt be saved and II
house" A most unlikely convert, at q
most unlikely time, in a 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 as, and praise Him through 1t all
II only souls may be saved by seeing
His power and believing In Him.
LESSON III.-Paul at Thessalonica and
Berea, Acts xvii, lib. Golden Text,
Ps. cxix, IL, Thy word have hid in
mine heart, that might not sin against
Thee" Everywhere God works BY His
Spirit, through His word as Jesus IL
preached. The Spirit uses only His
word as the means by which He ac-
compItshes the win 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 I Sam. i'll. 21.
LESSON IV.-Paui at Athens, Acts
xvii, 22-84 Golden Text, John ~. "a
God Is 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 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.-Cose OF Pnufs second
missionary journey, Acts xviEi, 1-22.
Golden Text, John xvi, IS, 'Tn the
world We shall have trtbulation. but be
OF good cheer: have overcome the
world" God always has a 'sBe not
afraid" for every one who ID fearful
whether II be Abram or Isaiah or John
or Paul or You. dear reader, whoever
Won are. IL only you are q ehisd OF God
by faith in Christ Jesus.
LESSON VI.-PauI's Instructions 10
the ThessaIonaans, Thess. '. 1924.
Golden Text, I Thess. '. rs. Asee
that none render evil for evil unto any
man. but ever follow that which Is
good. In this probable first letter
which be wrote we have q fair sample
Of all His instructions. Saved bv fbe
grace OF God through the gospel Of His
Son, to serve Him and to wait FOR His
Son from heaven, walking worthy of
God while we wait for His kingdom.
LESSON VII.-Paul at Ephesus on his
third missionary journey, Acts, xix.
800. Golden Text, Acts xix. III. HThe
name of the Lord Jesus was magni.
fed" This is the story OF PauPs three
years at Ephesus when through Him
all who dwelt In Asia heard the word
or the Lord Jesus, and to make mani
fest the pre-eminence Of that name
over the evil one and all evll spirits
God caused special miracles 10 be
wrought through Paul
Lesson YIII.-The riot at Ephesus,
Acts XIX, $3.50, 35-41. Golden Text,
ii Cor. XII, 8, "He said unto me. NV
grace is sufficient for thee, for my
strength Is made perfect IN weakness
When the name OF the Lord Jesus is
magnifed and the word or God grows
and prevails the adversary viii surely
show his wrath; hence this riot in the
name OF Diana Of the Ephesians whom
all Asia and the world worshipe&h.
LESSON IXy-Paul on Christian aope.
] Cor. kin, f-a3. Golden Text, Cor.
Kill, Is, "And now abideth faith. hone
love, these three, but the ereaAaat Of
these is love- Consider how much
that Is outwardly good ana praised by
men may be Ia the sight OF God as
nothing. THAT which Ii highly ca
teemed among men Is sabon,inatton in
the sight of God" duke xvi. ISL. The
love OF God, which Ii the greatest
thing we ever heard OF, must be known
and believed and the Son Of Cod re-
ceived before any service can be ac.
ceptable TO Him.
LESSON X.-Paul's farewell to tha
Ephesians. Acts k 2-3S. Code, Text
Phil ~, 10, II can do all things through
Christ who strengthened me-" Hav-
ing been to Europe and being now ON
ais way to Jerusalem, he utters thasa
farewell words. He magnified the cos
pei Of the grace Of God. the word ~
900, and on mans part faith and 10.
pentance.
Lesson XI.-Close OF Paurs thru
missionary Journey, Acts xxi 5.17
Golden Text Acts xxi, Ii. "The win II
.ne Lord be done" Services At rpra
t,Iolemais and Caesarea marx the close
y 1his third great journey Id the name
. me Lord Jesus, but the special thing
= pe noted seems to be his being for
1iuden by the Holy Ghost To 81 n
jerusalem (21, 90, and yet his deter
nination to go, thinking, no doubt thar