Newark post., 1910-06-01
Sunday School Lesson
By K. S. Holmes
Jnne 5, 1910.

Les2onN June ;, 1910.
JESUS WALKS ON TIE SEA.
(.iatt. IA: 1890,
Golden Text: And they that were
in the boat worsliipped Inn, saying,
OF a Truth lnou art the son ot uou.
Matt. II 49,
Iheg reat Master so.ght so ,udt
once more. lie had worked the won
dertu miracles OF mull.piyIn, a tcw
loaves up to a quantity au.l ,icnt foi
thousands. WAS he Meary: Doubt
less. 40 back across tie sea- ne sal
to his Twelve II will send the people
away / hen night ieil Further up
into the mountain went the mal VINO
could DO SO much, and who had so III
ne tie was to do a greater miracle
ere morning caWneu. ala ne w;.ntel
to be alOne with God.
THE LESSON.
Vss. 1928. He was the Master. The
men understood that Co. he said
They obeyed. There was no debate
He saw the boat put off across the
lake, and the throng OF people saw
Now you must go, he said. They
obeyed. The more than four thousand
disappeared
He went apart to pray. No one will
ever know the value to the world OF
those prayers.
In the mountain alone and not
afraid. Why should he have been
afraid? God was with him there.
VS.. 24 The twelve were having
troubled time. Sailing and row,ng
were alike dangerous. The furious
wind made progress slow. They had a
night OF toll. Halfway across was the
best they could do, and the night was
long and the toll severe.
vs.. IS. Three o'clock in the morn
ing came. Jesus had finished his
prayer He started ior home. Down
the mountain, down to the shore, and
out upon the water he went. What!
Did the water hold him? Yes. He
walked on the water, following the
boat, not stopped by the wind. not
troubled by the dashing waves. He
had but one purpose. That was TO
reach his own. "He went unto them"
He came when least expected. He
does that yet. He saw where they
were He sees us. We may ont think
he can relieve our distresses. He can.
We may not believe he sees us. He
does. We may not be all unaware
that he is near, but he is--oh, he is,
believe it.
vs.. 20. They saw him. That was
something. They saw him walking.
They had often seen him walk. They
never had heard OF any man walking on
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could walk SO. No wonder they
supersttious times Superstition lasts
yet in this world. We would have been
afraid had we been in their places. We
would now if such thing should nap
pen.
vs.. 27. How like Jesus that was.
He saw lie heard. What a message
he sent them. Take heart, men Fear
not. 1t is l." That was enough. How
confident he was in himse't That "I'
meant power, safety, peace. Ii we only
knew it, he is just as near to-day.
When God really does lead soul into
|. peril, that soul has ar light to rest on
him for deliverance. And Jesus
brought them into that danger by send
ing them awav in the boat They only
obeyed him, and they did net make
the storm.
VS.. 2S Here comes the unexpected.
/ Not one of the twelve, save Peter.
/ would have thought OF such a thing
as he proposed. 1t was an impulse,
and it was a doubt. Peter dared to
put his Master to the test and ac-
tually asked him to prove that he was
himself as he had just said That was
very like It's OF to-day We are always
wanting some new proof that God is
to be taken at his word, and that he is
what he says.
VS.. 20. He said, Come At once
Jesus put the test back on Peter. Pc
ter said, Prove who you are by say
ing Come" Jesus said, Come
Now, Peter what will you do? What
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