The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-12-17
He SUNDAY SCHOOL.
esson xIl.FOurth oHarter, Fol
Dec. 10, 1909.
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LESSON I.--Paul prisoner-the ar
rest, Acts XXI, 27-39. Golden Text. !
Tim. ii. 3. Thou therefore endur
hardness SIS good soldier of Jesu
Christ" Paul knew that bonds and al
hietions waited for him everywher
C20-23 margin), but whether he unne
essariiy ran into some OF them or me-
we cannot say This was probab
one of the three times that be wa
beaten with rods QI Cor. xi, 25). Fl
accepted all as being In the. will
that Just One for him and coveted on
to be His faithful witness.
LESSON H. Paul prisoner-the plo
Acts xiii. 11-24. Golden Text P.
xci. 2. II will say of the Lord, He i
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 frenzied lewis
council, how comforting must havt
been the visit Of the Lord to him tina
night with those words: "Be of goo(
cheer, Paul; thou hast testified OF Me-
LESSON III.-Paul a prisoner-b -befor,
Felix. Acts xiv. 1927. Golden Text
Acts XIV. 16, Herein do / exercis,
myself. to have always a consciencr
void of offense toward God and towart
men," The topics of this chapter ar
the faith in Christ. righteousness, ten
perance and judgment to come, IT,
hope Of Israel. the resurrection of ju
and unjust and believing all thin
written In the law and in the prophe
LESSON Paul prisoner befo'
Festus and Agrippa, Acts XVI. 1919
Golden Text. II Tim. |. ~. "I kno
whom have believed and am persua
ed that He Is able to keep that whi
have committed unto Him again
that day" For the third time q
story Of PauIs conversion, the resu
recton OF the dead and the futu
glory of Israel, the present forgivene
Of sins through Jesus Christ for q
who will turn from the power of Satt
unto God and the eternal inheritance
LESSON y.-Paul prisoner-the vo
age. Acts xxyii. 1926. Golden Tex.
Ps. xxxvii. 5. Commit thy way unit
the Lord: trust also in Him. and IT
shall bring 1t to pass" PauPs advi,
to tarry at Crete is unheeded. A tw
weeks storm follows in which all ey
pect to be lost-probably all excer
Paul and his pnrty-but again the Lort
comes TO Paul either personally or b,
an angel and assures him that no lif,
shall be lost and that be must b.
brought before Caesar.
LESSON VI.-Paul a prisoner-th
shipwreck. Acts xvii, 80. to xviii, 1C
Golden Text. Ps. xxxiv. %, ''The Lor,
redeemeth the soul Of His servants, an
none OF them that trust in Him sha
be desolates"s n Death and its mastt
pursue Paul most relentlessly. TIL
soldiers advise killing all the prisoI
ers, and, that being avoided and
having escaped drowning. a dead
viper threatens his life, but the Lor
delivered and used him to bless mar
during the three months stay in Malt
LESSON V1I.--Paul a prisoner
Rome. Acts xviii. 1871. Golden Tex
Rom. l, 16, 81 am not ashamed OF Il
Gospel OF Christ, for It is the pow,
Of God unto salvation to every OF
that believeth." We now see Pa
dwelling two whole years in his ov
hired house as prisoner and cont
ually preaching the kingdom OF G.
and teaching the things which concet
the Lord .Iesus Christ out OF the In
and the prophets and from mornil
till evening.
LESSON VIlI.-PauI's story of his lif
II Cor. xi. 81. to xii. 10. Golden Tey
II Cor. xii. 9. "He said unto me, n
grace is sufficient for thee, for n
strength is made perfect in weakness
1t seems a strange portion to be e
titled "Paul's life story" but it dec
tell marvellous experience of "a mo
In Christ" who suffered all but deaf
or, as be says. deaths off, and fnall
a martyrs death. for Christ's sake. I'll
appearances of Christ to him on the wa
to Damascus and afterward were mo
exalting. and this one above the rest
LESSON Tx,--Paul on self denial, Ron
xiv. 1921. Golden Text, Rom. xiv. q
'It is good neither to eat flesh nor
drink wine nor anything whereby the
brother stunlbieth" The believer. be
ing citizen of kingdom OF righteous
ness and peace and Joy In the Hol,
Ghost and being filed with all Joy ant
peace in believing. is supposed to live
far above the mere eating and drink
ing for which so many live and be
ready to deny himself any selfish graf.
ification which might offend another
LESSON X.-Paul on the grace OF Civ
ing, III Cor Wills 1-15. Golden Text
Acts Xxx, 35 Remember the words
of the Lord Jesus, how He, said, 1t is
more blessed TO give than to receive. .
Again the lesson is one OF being SO
conquered by Him Who gave Himself
for us that we cannot help giving our
selves wholly to Him for the benefit
or others, even at the cost of becoming
poorer by doing so. If only we can
commend H'm TO otnsts.
LESSON yI.-Paul's last words, II
Tim. iv, 1-1s. Golden Text. Phil. 1, 81,
For me TO live Is Christ, and to die
is gain" What shall we say of giviny
when we see Paul at the close Of a life
Of untold suffering saying. Now / am
ready to give myself a sacrifice. mar.
tyr, for Him whose am and whom
l serve? He could look back over a
life of self denying service since that
great Damascus day. and he could
look forward to a kingdom OF eternal
glory In tl,n a~ae ~ c~--r
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