The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-14
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,,
Lesson lIl-FEst Quarter, For
Jan. 16, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of tbs Lesson, Matt. ", 1925
Memory Verse, % - Golden Tex
Matt. ", ts-commsn4ary Prepared
BY Rev. .. Va. stsarns.
Luke tells US that Jesus, being full
Of the Holy Ghost. was led BY the
Spirit into the wilderness, being forty
days tempted Of the devil, and that
after the temptsdon Jesus returned IN
the power Of The Spirit into GalIlee
n4Ylxe iv, 1, 2. ~, If wa desire i Sc.
auence OF the events In His life We
may have to consider before ais re-
turn to Galilee the whole of John |. 10,
to ~, "a, But, combining ourselves al
Far ds possible to our lesson portion.
we should consider Johns brief min.
fsfry and the reason Of bis inlprison-
nlnenf. He was filed with the Holy
Spirit from his birth, and Jesus said
Sf him, Among those that are born
Sf women there is not greater propshh-
BIT than John the Baptist duke l. H5:
yM PSI. He was Spirit fleS. Sod
sent man, in very truth the Lord
EEnssssgesnger. Yet his ministry was not
What pen count success. Just 4 few
Ehn88hbfhS public ministry, then lmapStSiss-
ohmept because he dared to rebuke
sfR M high places MARX vi, f9-1A, and
Ah spp bis uiartyFdo4 to please n wicked
Eom1aanl. But be was approved III God
from first to last, and some time. wen
4nderstand. The devil could not con.
qHsE Jesus Christ, but he was permit
fsd ID torment and to kin His faithful
messenger.
In connection with Jesus leaving
Nazareth to make His home In Capeg-
npa4ni we must read Luke ", fe-s1,
and pote how, after He had ID the
power Of the Spirit read the Scriptures
and spoken in the synagogue at Nazass
refh, His own townsmen thrust Hin
6Ht Of the city and attempted to It'll
HIN Then He came and dwe1t tn ia!
PernauEn, and great was the privilege
OF fhat city; yet see His words con.
eerhiinng # in Matt Il, "a, "a
Notice. the oft repeated phrase ...that
1t might be fulfilled chapters i ed; 4.
III Is; Nv, IA; win. IL; XXI, ! XVI, bR,
xxyli 50, etcl ana remember His res!
AtEsction words IN Luke xiv, AT dAI
times must be fulfilled witch we're
EEitten in the law Of Moses and til
the prophets and in the Psalms con Oh
ScssEEnIfng Me-" The quotation Il our
lesson from lisa. TX !, 2 leads On To
Verses g. Z, and the King and the king
dpm. So also In lisa. XIII. & WheS
PIE Is spoken of as a hight of the gen gen
tiles, the context says that He shan
not fail nor be discouraged tin Hse
nave set Judgment in the earth (Yetse
q, IN other words, tIf hts kingdom
Genes The darkness fs eevetYlWfe re,
aabd S increasing, and we are Ert tgfht
{iHttS re apcstasy of unbelfef and the
9etting aside OF the Written word ana
f4e HSihg word or which we has3Hea III Ia
tHe Word been forewafth9d. SYoafF be!
h9M fhe darkness shan eoxef thbaai
eaFA and gross darkfess tie Seopfee.
bat the Lord SHAH arise upon fHea
dstaeb, and His glory Shat BE seReaha
1boh Thee, and the nations shaft come
III thy light and kings to the eh BRIGHT
ness Of thy rising" lisa X to. Jesus
bfeached. as John had done, REPENT
fpF The kingdom OF heaven Us at handss
DIT z: Nv, 10. but both John AID Jesus
we're sfafn and the Kingdom was post
pbned tffi the risen ana 4scehded
esHpSt shall come again I'LL power and
gibfx preceded by the real Eliiah, Us
4JfetoId by Malachi and confirmed w
1gshs (Alal. fy, &. 8: Matt XVI, 111M
Read the last passage most earefn1lYY
and Wee bow the reat Elitah shaft be. ID
sGfsts second coming what 1ohh was
10 His FIRST coming. EcsnoWfedging
tat = John had come In the spirit and
pVWer OF Elijah and had been rejected
Ha Says in unmistakabfe words. still
TAD truly shall first Gomez
Meanwhile He Isl catting unto Him
sef 70dt cf the world those who are
Nviifng to remain In the, woFld" Dbl E5is
witnesses, counting ait things but LOSS
CDR tbe exceilency Of the knowledge OF
HimsAH and the glory or HiE hing
dom IL we wfff follow Him 1t must
be ~ denial or remuneration 81. self.
aIid 4 Willingness to die daily that Efts
TT may be seen IN Us (Matf. WI n,
Dr. If Cor. Nv. III But He does not
cali hs to this unworldiy life without
Setting before us the Kingdom, the gio-
~ ana the rewards (Nfatt XVI, ~. to
XVII when Peter ON one occasion
said 'Behold, weshave fcrsaken aft and
followed Thee what s1ali We have,
t fIsltE fbre r. Jesus told him OF new
ddEff With the son Of. Man III the
ttttthk1Utne Of dis glory ahd RE tseIys
i pUsties on twelve thrGhes riding the
Z we've tribes Of Israel Matt xfx, ~
2a But listen to theIast oftthe seven,
If9misss~ to the overtotners IN Eev. ititp
eHso aalaaiEd think OF being with BIN Oh
l41s AApohe. He told Abrarn OF the
city which hath foundations; Noses
bad respect unto the recompense or
the 1reward; Paul said that the suffete
idas of this present time are not
wOrshy to be compared with the glory
that SsAgalaSbe .reveaaed tn ns, bnt to the
r1a5brity d9 believers today there
seeths to be no future glory worth
mentioning, nothing and no one FOR
which or cor whom It Is worth while
To reuOunce the follies OF this ungodfy
atge and the pleasures OF sin-fer- sea.
soh AS Jesus went about ali Galtiee
accompanied by Hfs few faithful fol-
lowers He preached the gospel Of the
Kingdom and healed all manner OF
sickness and disease He did not tell