The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-18

LESSON Paul a prisoner-the ar
rest. Acts xxi. 27-39- Golden Text. II
Tim. ii. 3. Thou therefore endure
hardness as a good soldier Of Jesus
Christ" Paul knew that bonds and at
(2O-23 marginl. but whether he unnec-
essarily ran into some of them or not
we cannot say. This was probably
one of the three times that be was
beaten with rods I'll Cor. II. 25,, He
accepted all as being in the will OF
that Just One for him and coveted only
to be His faithful witness.
LESSON II--Paul a prisoner-the plot.
Acts xiii. 1l-24. Golden Text. Ps.
xci. .. Il will say of the Lord. He is
my refuge and my fortress. my God;
In Him will trust" Beaten and his
life sought by the mob. liable to be
pulled in pieces by the frenzied Jewish
council. how comfortin. must have
been the visit of the Lord to him that
night with those words: BE of good
cheer. Paul: thou hast testified of Me"
LESSON lIi.-Paul n prisoner-before
Felix. Acts xiv. 1927. Golden Text.
Acts xiv. 16. Herein do l exercise
myself. to have always a conscience
void Of offenSe 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 in the prophets.
LESSON IV.-Paul a prisoner before
Festus and Agrippa. Acts XVI. 1882.
Golden Text. ii Tim. /. IL. Il know
whom have believed and am persuad-
ed that He is able to keep that which
! have committed unto Him against
that day" Fer 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 Il prisoner-the voy-
age. Acts xvii. 1926 Golden Text,
Ps. xxxvii. :. Commit thy way unto
the Lord: trust also in Him. and He
shall bring il to pass" Paul's advice
to tarry ut Crete is UNDECIDED. \ 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 he lost and that he must be
brought before Caesar.
LESSON Vl.-Paul a prisoner-the
shipwreck. Acts xvii. 50. to xviii. 10.
Golden Text. Ps xxXiv. 80 1.-THE Lord
| redeemeth he soul of His servants. and
none of them that trust in Him shall
be deS0late." Death and its master
pursue Paul most relentessly. The
soldiers advise killing all the prison
ers, and. that being avoided and all
having escaped drowning. a deadly
viper threntenS his life, but the Lord
! delivered and used him to bless many
during the three months stay in Malta.
LESSON V.l.-I'aul prisoner in
Rome. Acts XVIII. 1871. Golden Text.
Rom. i. Is. II am not asha med Of the
| Gospel of Christ. for it is the power
OF God unto salvation to every one
| that hplirvcth" We now see Paul
! dwelling fWo whole years in his own
! hired hn,i',' as Il prisoner and contin-
| UHllr preaching the kingdom of God
! and teaching the things which concern
! TIE Lord Jesus Christ out Of the law
| ard the prophets and from morning
| till evening
I.E>>uN WILL aui's story nf his life
II Cor vi = 10 Mi II q ,iGru Text.
| II COY. Vii y. "I!r said unto me. My
| gracp Is ~. len, fer thee. for my
strength is made t"rtect i'm weakness -
! 1t seems Il $trHngp peri ion TO be en-.
titled "'Aui'S life story" but IL does
| tell Il marvellous experience of "A man
in Christ" who suffered all hut death
| or. us he SAYS. deaths oft" and finally
| Il martyrs death. for ChriSt'S sake. The
| appearances OF Christ TO him ont he Wa Y
| to Damascus and aftcrwaryl We're most
| eXaltinr. aud this one above the rest.
! LESSON IN .--i'aul on self denial Rom
xiv. 1921 G"'fnn Text. Rom. xiv. 81