The Bossier banner., 1910-07-07
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL,
Lesson II.-Third Quarter, For
July 10, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


Text of the Lesson, Comprehensive
Quarterly Review-GoIden Text, John
vi, 63-Commentary Prepared by
Rev. D. M. Stearns.
At the close of the first quarter we
took the Easter lesson instead of, the
review. so that we have had no re-
view this year until now. We will
give the lesson titles and Golden Texts
of the second quarter and then endeav-
or to summarize the lessons of the
year to date:
1.-The Power of Faith" Matt. tx.
1884; Golden Text. Mark tx. %
2.-"The Mission of the Twelve"
Matt. tx, 30. to X. Is, 1912; Golden
Text, Matt. X, g.
3.-"The Question Of John the Bap-
tist," Matt xi, 1-19; Golden Text. John
v, Sc
4.-"Warning and Invitation" Matt.
xi, 2O-3O; Golden Text, Matt. ri. %.
1.-Two Sabbath Incidents" Matt
xii, LA; Golden Text, Matt xii, I.
6-"Temperance Lesson" Prov.
xiii, 29-35; Golden Text. Prov. xiii
80.
7.-''Growing Hatred to Jesus" Matt.
xii, DAP; Golden Text. Matt. xii. 80.
S.-"Death Of John the Baptist"
Matt. xiv, 1-12; Golden Text. Prov.
xvi, 80.
9.-"The Multitudes Fed" Matt. xiv.
1921; XIV. 29-39; Golden Text. John vi.
30.
1O.-"Jesus Walks on the Sea"
Matt. xiv. 22-36; Golden Text. Matt.
xiv, 33.
11-"The Canaanitish Woman"
Matt. XIV, 21-2S; Golden Text. Matt.
XIV, %.
12.-"Parable of the Sower.' Matt.
xiii, 10, 1928; Golden Text. JAS i. 81.
13.-"Parable of the Tares,'' Matt.
xiii. 24-3O. 3G-43; Golden Text. Matt.
xiii, 43.
Third Quarter, No. l.-"Pictures of
the Kingdom" Matt. xiii 31-33. A.
30; Golden Text, Rom. xiv. II.
A simple outline Of the book thus
far would be according to chapters:
1.-The genealogy and birth Of the
King; 1.-THE visit of the wise men
and the fight into Egypt; iii-Testi-
mony of John the Baptist and of God
the Father at the baptism; iv-The
King and the devil, the Kings call
to repentance and His call to the first
dom; viii and ix-The Kings creden-
tials; x-The mission of the twelve;
xi-The Kings rejection by the peo-
pie; xii-The Kings rejection by the
rulers and His estimation of them:
xiii-The seven parallels covering the
present age, or the mystery of the
kingdom; xiv-John beheaded. 5000
fed, Jesus walking on the sea: xv-
Necessity of heart worship, the great
faith of woman, 1900 fed.
The Old Testament is full of testi-
mony concerning kingdom of peace
and righteousness for all nations with
Israel as the center and an immortal
man as King ON the throne of David.
as literally kingdom on this earth
as were Babylon, Medo-Persia. Greece
and Rome. the kingdoms Of this world
having become the kingdom of our
Lord and of His Christ (Rev. xi. 10,
Great violence has been done to the
plain teaching of Scripture by assert
ing that there is no future for Israel
as a nation. that the church is now
the true Israel. that the kingdom OF
God is within us and that Christ will
not have Il kingdom, on this earth In
reply to these four false and unscriI,-
tural assertions see Jer XXXiii Note
that He said Gods kingdom is among
you or in the midst of you mot with
In YOU. for He was speaking to unbe-
levers who were ready to kill Him
luke xvii. 20. q. margin,. and. az to
His saying My kingdom is not 0f
this world" John xviii. 2ii,. see in the
same verse His explanation in the
words. MY kingdom is not from
hence. Believers are born from
above and are not of the world. but
they are in the world. so His king
dom will be on the earth. but not by
earthly power. 1t will come from
heaven with Him when He comes in
His glory. AS believers we are Joint
heirs with Him of this kingdom. kings
and priests unto God. and we shall
reign on the earth Olom. viii. IL. IL:
N.
worthy of His kingdom and glory
let us understand the promises to Da-
vid and Abraham. believing fully the
supernatural birth Of the Messiah
Matt. i, l. 20-20. Let us worship
Him as did the wise men and be as
obedient as Joseph and Mary Matt.
ii, II, 1915. Let us continually give
all honor to Him whom the Father
and the Spirit so honored Matt. ill.
16, 10. Let us overcome the devil by
the word Of God, as Jesus did. and
become His faithful followers Matt.
", 4, Z, 10. 20. 22). Being heirs of
such Kingdom. let us manifest the
spirit Of it and make the Fastening Of
1t our first business always Matt. v.
16; VI 33). Being Of good cheer be-
cause of sins forgiven. let us be filed
with the Spirit and go about doin;
good as He did Matt. *. 9. %; Acts
* 3S).
AS His witnesses we must depend
upon the Spirit always and fear moth
ing. not even death (Matt. K. 20, 2S-
80l. Wholly submitted to God. we