The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-07-15
PETERS
Sunday School Lesson for July IL, 1910
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LEssoN TExT.-Matthew ls:1s-ss.
Memory verse, 20.
GOLDEN TEXT.-'"Thou art the Christ
me Son Of the living God."-Matthew 1915
TIME.-Autumn of A. d. 20.
PLACE.-The picturesque region around
Caesarea Phiiippi. at the base of Mount
Hermon. About % miles northeast of the
Sea Of Galilee.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
The Disciples Have a New Vision
Of Jesus as the Messiah.-vs. 1917.
HE asked his disciples" after he had
been praying alone (Luke). AZ usual,
the great epoch, the new work, began
In prayer-showing Its Importance.
His object seems to have been to draw
out the faith Of his disciples, and to
reveal to them more fully his nature
and his redeeming work. Whom do
men say that the Son Of man ann"
IA. Some say . D.. John the
Baptist" returned to life. Among these
was Herod Matt. 14:1, %. Some,
Elias" Greek form Of Elijah, who
was the expected f%orerunner Of the
Messiah (Mal. ASS; Matt. 11:14). Or
~"Jeremias." Greek Of jeremiah, a
representative Of the prophets, being
the first named in the Jewish canon.
"Or n of the prophets" 1. g., that
of the old prophets is risen again"
duke 9:19.
IL. But whom say We that I ann"
Observe "ye," plural, and by position
In the Greek. exceedingly emphatic.
16. And Simon Peter" The some
what impulsive nature Of Peter made
possible to him quick insight. new
visions of truth.
Thou art the Christ" The Messiah
for whom the Jews were looking. for
whom the ages had been preparing.
THE Son Of the living God" such a
one as alone can be the Savior Of the
world. No mere man however great
can be our Supreme Leader and
Savior.
II. blessed are thou" Because
thou hast opened thy heart to the
truth. Faith, knowledge OF Christ as
the Son of God, almighty to a v and
infinite in love; a heart In which truth
finds a natural soil; a character In
harmony with Jesus; broader outlooks
into truth-are all exquisite blessings.
Simon Bar-jona." Simon, son Of John.
For flesh and blood hath not re-
vealed It unto thee"
The New Trust Committed to the
Disciples.-Vs. 1920. Although the
understanding of the Messiah and his
kingdom was very imperfect yet
Jesus showed them how great was the
trust committed to them, and how
heavy the responsibilities laid upon
them. This was a part of their train
ing. 1t would give them a deep inter
est in the subject. and lead to a more
earnest search after the truth.
, 10. II will give unto thee" as the
representative of all. The others were
, included, IS Peter had nothing II
: kind that the rest did not have Matt
1913; John 20:23). In Rev. 21:14 the
, IL apostles are IL foundation stone.
!. Of the heavenly city. (See also Eph
I, Q. 20).
T 20. Tell no man." Only those whit
knew Jesus as they did, could under
stand. To present Jesus as the Mes
n siah would lead some to try to MAKE
g him a worldly king according to theil
ideas Of the Messiah; and repel thos'
. who saw that 1t was impossible TO
= Jesus to do what they wanted thei
y Messiah to do.
The New Revelation as to How thu
Christ, the Messiah, Must Accomplish
j., His WORKS.. 21-23. Jesus 10 be
:, gan to tell his disciples what he mus
: do in order to be the Messiah. H
= must suffer and die for the sins of tn
= world. There is no other way.
90. Jesus said unto Peter" Pub
- hind Inc, Satan" Satan" means "at
v versary." the great enemy" of a
u good. used in the Savior's time as
>. proper name. He did not call hi
u apostle Satan, a devil, but he locke
Is for the moment through Peter, an
saw behind him HIS old enemy" VIII
n had presented the same temptation 1
a the wilderness.
W The Cross the Way to the Grown
= for the Disciples as for the Christ
u vs.. 24-26. IF any man will come af
sr me, let him deny himself" RI
10 nounce self as master and acceI
70 Christ as master. When the heart q,
cepts Jesus and chooses God, then tn
Is whole lower nature, all passions, aim
IL desires, are to be subjected not onl
I'd to conscience, but to Jesus. Take u
lie his cross" Daily, not merely on sp
cial occasions. "And follow me-" d
what i am doing, live according to m
plan and aim.
Is The Supreme Example and Proof
the Above Teaching.-vs. 27-2S. tt
life of Jesus had presented to his fc
in lowers seemed hard and discouragin
ly They may well have felt al Pliab
ng lid when, on his way to the Celeste