The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-02-04
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Sunday School Lesson for Feb. s, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper

E GOLDEN TEXT. -'"Take heed that We
do not your righteousness before men, to
be seen by them."-6:1. R. W
TIME.-The summer Of A. D. Is, near
the middle of Christ's ministry.
2 pLACE-The traditional site is. the
Horns of Hattin, two or three miles west
Of the Sea of Cables.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
The lesson to-day dwells on sin.
cerity and truth applied to giving and
praying.
/. Sincerity versus Hypocrisy IN
Giving. IA. First, the Principle,
underlying the actions referred to is.
that SO far as relates to virtue or
character in the doer, it is the motive
that determines the value Of an &C
ton, no matter how good the action
In itself. or how important the gift
may be to the receiver. 2S
Second. It's Application to Giving
!. take heed" emphatic because
what follows is very important. "Fhat
We do not your aims" R. v, accord
ing to the best MSS, your righteous.
ness,' your good actions both moral
and religious, before men" for the
purpose or design toGbe seen OF them,
to gain applause, in order to be re-
garded as righteous and generous
II. Sincerity versus Hypocrisy IN
Praying.-Vs So. Thou shalt not be
as the hypocrites are" who DO not
really pray, do not desire or expect
what they ask, or hold communion
with Cod; but desire to appear very
religious to men, and hence stand
apart like the Pharisee, in9the para"
BILE, as if absorbed in devotion.
III. A Form of Prayer Filled with.
the Spirit.-Vs. 9-15. The Lords Pray
er as given in Luke, perhaps on an.
other occasion, is prefaced by re-
quest from the disciples that Jesus
would teach them how to pray.
/. We need to learn how to pray, II
we would gain the most possible from
prayer. s"Let the soil be titled that
the germ may grow.
Q. Jesus gave a model, expressing
the true principles of prayer.
8. A model or form is useful only
when filled with the real Spirit OF
prayer ..555 .5 Il.
4. We can interpret the model by
the way Jesus and his disciples used
it. we have no recorded instance OF
their using this prayer, but the pray.
ers Of Jesus were in accordance with
its principles.
The Hearer and Answerer Of Praper
Our Father which art in Heaven
This expresses that aspect Of God
which most attracts us to pray to him.
He is not a mere bright Essence II in |.
create a. power that makes for
Righteousness" but Person, as really
as our spirits are persons; Infinite.
omnipotent, omniscie lent, King, Creator,
Ruler, but withal Father whose quail
tiles we, learn from his Son, our Elder
Brother Jesus. ISL.
The Chief Aim and Goal of Prayer
IS expressed in az threefOld form,
which represents the highest, the best,
THE ahappiest, the noblest conceivable
ideal and goal for every child Of Goo
and for the whole human race. Eye
hath not seen nor !. ear heard neither
has entered into the heart Of man.
anything beyond these (which God
hath prepared for them that love
him. ~
Prayer for Our Material Welfare,
|. III. Give us this day, or as Luke rel
ports, day by day our ally read.
DAILY bread includes supp ies fors III
our wants, food for hungry hearts as
well as bodies, for the rnind, the Spirit,
the taste, for beauty and music, and
for every appetite and longing.
Prayer Tor Deliverance from Evil
Tvs. i 2-15. The deliyerance is three
fold 4 5z55s Il
1. From the Burden and Effects 81
Past Sins. Forgive US our debts
the duties we owe to God and man
and have not. a forgiveness is thus
the first step In being delivered from
evil.
The Second Step in d liverance
from Evil rs Victory Over Tempt
8. cad us not into tempta tion.'
Thou, who art the guide of our life
lead Jus. but away from temptation
Temptation IS trial, proving the con
ditions meant to test our characters
Tour oices
8. Deliyerance from lASll Evil of AL
Kinds. But de liver US B from evil
II5''T be- evil q no evil one as il
L the RI !, for that narroWs and BELT
tiles the prayer The IS one e., is not Si1
1.-THE Creek but from evil, every evil
temporal and spiri including TIL
zevil one, but most of u Ill from sin the
1 great evil, and the source mos
Iother evils Tod answers this prayer
Eby removing man evi Is.
The Power That Assures the An
sWer he rest Of this verse
Els not found III the old est M SIS, ant
the puts 1T ii. the marg
thine IS the king DOM IS the rull
1 and the right to rule over nature an!
/ man All forces are under his con