The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-11-30
sunday SCHOOL.
Lesson x.-Fourth Quarter, For
Dec. 3, 1911.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson Neh. iv, 6.1s.
Memory Verses, is, 17-Golden Text,
Cor. xvi, documentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. Stearns.
Our lesson topic today is the build
ing OF great wall by such unlikely
instruments that their enemies had 10
confess that the work was wrought |
of God wi. 16). They had mind to
work. they watched and prayed while |
they wrought. and they did the work
nearest to them AS to their having ,
a mind to work verse u. we cannot
but think of the willing men and wo-
men and the willing offerings OF Ex.
x1xv. 21-29. and Of David's preparing
with all his might for the house OF
ton upon it q Chron. xxx. 2. 81; of
HeZekiah also. who W",'!-ht that
which was good and right and truth
before the Lord his God and did 1t
with all his heart and prospered I'll
Chron xxi, 20. 2D We cannot all
do as we would like to nor as some
others do. but IF there be first will
ing mind 1t is accepted according to
that man hath and not according to
that he hath not" And we are only
expected to minister as of the ability
which God giveth Oil Cor. viii. II;
Pet ". III. The time will come when
in an unprecedented way His people
shall be willing in the day OF His
power FPS. cx, 81. As to watching
and praying see Mark xiii. 1887; xiv,
So Observe in chapter iii, 5. 8. II. II.
%. the kind Of people who builded-
goldsmiths. apothecaries, merchants.
priests. Levites, rulers daughters end
| rulers-but note that certain mobiles
put not their necks to the work of the
Lord. In verses %. %. 20. we read
that some repaired "over against his
house. or "by his house." suggesting
that we should be ready TO do the
thing that is at hand to be done,
ready to do whatever our Lord the
King shall appoint" I'll Sam. xv. 49,
Even though some may refuse. the
work shall be finished. for ''Ile shall
not fail nor be discouraged" lisa. xiii.
A.. 1t is worthy of note that the work
began and ended at the sheep gate
iii. !. 32), which suggests to me that
there can be no work for God until re-
deemed by the blood of the Lamb. and
the completed church will sing. Thou
hast redeemed us to God by thy
blood" Nehemiah found many enc
mics who not only ridicuIed tn" work
and the workers. but conspired
against them to hinder it dv. 1-3, Z;
8, III. So 1t has been since Cain kill
ed Abel and will be until the great
last gathering of the enemy and his
hosts against the Lamb and His re
deemed ones just before the mllen
mum and a very last and final con
flict at the end OF the thousand years
(Rev xvii, IA; xix. 10, 20: Xxx. 1-1O. Ev
ery day the conflict is on. but we ma!
be overcomers and quench all the fer!
darts, for the armor and the weapon
are all sufficient q Pet. v. 8. 8; Eph
!, vi. 1918; Rev. xii. ID 1t is BAT
enough to have enemies without. bu
when there are complainers and dis
: couraged people within the camp
seems a bit worse When those VIII
ought to be of one accord on tn
Lords side and of good courage ar
heard saying. 1.-THE strength of tn
burden bearers is decayed. there
much rubbish, so that we are not abb
:, to build" Verse 10y, then much grac
:. Is required to sustain those who ar
;, pressing on in the conflict. but God
. able to make all grace abound Gil Co
= tx, 81, and we must learn to see Il
man any more save Jesus only wit
ourselves Mark tx. g. 1t is only ;
- we are of good courage and strong
:, the Lord that we can encourage OF
!, ers and say. as Nehemiah said: Il
. not afraid of them. Remember IL
Lord, great and terrible verse Il
), The words of lisa. Ii. II. IL. are stror
- and helpful Il, even l, am He TIL
~ comforteth you. Who art thou that tho
shouldest be afraid of a man
- and forgettest the Lord thy Maker
i. To which we ought to reply: "Behol
n God is my salvation l will trust III
not be afraid" lisa. xii. y. "rhe i-o
is the strength of my life. of who
shall be afraid?" Ops. xvii. H. e.
- brought the counsel Of the enemy
y, naught verse 15). as He always WI
~ 1.-THE Lord bringeth the counsel of
II heather to nought. He maketh t
m devices of the people of none effe
n. The counsel Of the Lord standeth Il
at ever. the thoughts of His heart to
y. generations" FPS. xxxiii. 10, III. 5
.ir also lisa. viii, 9. 10. So they return
cd every one unto His work. remind
Id US that the Lord has given ITO eve
one His work" mark xiii. 34,. 1t h
long been a comfort to me that all c
good works are prepared beforeha
In for us to walk in (Eph. ii, 1O). and
hy have right to say concerning ali II
xie comes prepared for me-" All II
nd comes or does not come is the b
It, that His infinite love and wisdom {
l. plan for u.s. We learn from Y Sc
,te that they also serve who only sta
Ind wait, which is not quotati
from Scripture. but it is very Sci
tural quotation, as we learn also fr
"a. Sam xxx, "a, where those who ia
ch by the stuff were to share equally "
mo those who went to the battle Wo
c,. Ing with one hand and holding
Tho weapon with the other Verse II,