Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-06-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xIII.-Second Quarter,
For June 80, 1912.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

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Quarterly Review-GoIden Text, Matt
v, 17-Commentary Prepared by Rev
D. M. stearns.
LESSON 1.-The appearances of the
risen Lord, Cor. XIV. iii. Golden
| Text, Acts II, 80, This Jesus hath God
raised up, whereof we are all wit.
nesses.r Always emphasize the Cos
| pei as set forth In this lesson and re-
member that everything depends on
risen living Christ. the same Jesus
who lived on earth as poor man,
now at the right hand of God in the
place of all power and still a real
man. the Son of Man. whiting for the
time to return and bring Ills kingdom.
LESSON 1.-THE use of the Sabbath,
Mark II, % to Ill. 9. Golden Text,
Mark II. 81, 1.-The Sabbath was made
for man and not man for the Sab
BATH" Consider the daring pride of
man In judging the Lord of the Sab
bath for using His own Sabbath, but
they knew Him no and judged Him to
be a mere man like themselves, yet a
great teacher He made so manifest
their hypocrisy and formallty and re-
ligious pride that they determined to
kill Him.
LESSON III.-The appointment Of the
twelve. Mark Ill, 7-19 Golden Text,
John XIV, 16. R. ". I'VE did not choose
me. but chose you and appointed you,
that ye should go and bear fruit"
Mark the words. Unto Him, with
Him, that He might send them forth
to preach and to have power" oversees
1915. He Himself is the great and
only center. and apart from Him there
is no fruit nor service nor anything
worth mentioning.
LESSON ~. = The beatitudes, Matt.
v. 112. Golden Text, Mutt ', g.,
BLESSED are the pure in neart, for they
shall see God" What blessed time
1t will be on the whole enrh when the
principles of this sermon are lived outl
Meanwhile. as heirs of the kingdom,
we should manifest these principles In
our daily life, true poverty of spirit
being the foundation of all, such q self
remuneration that He may he seen In us.
LESSON v-poyerty and riches, Luke
vi. 20-20; xvi. 1881. Golden Text,
Luke xii. Is, "A mans life consistent
not III the abundance Of the things
which he possesseth" This liz part of
a discourse similar to the Sermon on
the Mount and illustrated by the story
of the rich man and Lazarus. There
Is no life apart from Christ, and true
riches are found only In Him
LESSON Vl.-The law of love, Luke
vi. 27-38; Rom. xiii, $40 Golden Text.
Rom kill. 8. Thou shalt love thy
neighbor as myself" In | Cor. xiii.
we are taught that without love
nothing counts. not even giving away
all we have, and our bodies to be
burned. The only pattern of love is
the love Of God in Christ. and He ex-
poets US to love others as He loves us.
LESSON vII.-The old law and the
new life. Matt. v, 1925 Golden Text,
Rom. xiii. s, R. w.. He that loveth
his neighbor hath fulfilled the law"
The law of God Is holy and just and
good. but because 1t Is SO perfectly
holy no mere man can keep 1t, and the
one thing 1t does for US is to shut our
mouths and bring us all In guilty be-
fore God, and then we are ready to re-
ceive the Righteousness of God as a
free gift
LESSON vII1.-Truthfulness Matt. v.
1897; Jas. iii. liz; V, II Golden
Text, Eph. ", %, r. ". Putting away
falsehood, speak We truth each one with
his neighbor, for we are members one
Of another" The tongue is not our
chief trouble, but the power back Of
1t. and when 1t is set on fire of hell
GAS. Ill. 6, it does give sample of
hell on earth. Let the Prince Of Peace.
tho Lord of Glory. control 1t. and all
will be well.
LESSON IX.-Hypocrisy and sincerity.
Matt vi. 1-18. Golden Text. Matt. vi,
/. r. ". Take heed that We do not
your righteousness before men. to be
seen Of them. else ye have no reward
with your Father who Is In heaven
The word to Abraham Is still In force,
II am the mighty God. all sufficient;
walk before me and be sincere Gen.
xvii. u. Not as pleasing men. but God,
must be our motto Il Thess. II, ~.
LESSON X.-Hearing and doing, Luke
vi, 39-49 Golden Text, Jas. |. %,
'Be ye doors Of the word and not
hearers only, deceiving your own
selves" All who truly receive Christ
are saved fully. freely and forever by
His finished work. and that alone. but
all such must prove before men the
reality Of the new life by walking In
the good works prepared by God for
them tEph. II. 10; Tit iii. 81.
LESSON XI.-Christ's witness to John
the Baptist. Matt xi. PIG Golden
Text, Luke vii. %. r. ". Among
them that are born of women there is
none greater than John. yet he that is
but little in the kingdom Of God Is
greater than he." When the kingdom
comes the least in his glorified body
shall be greater than John was In his
mortal body, and John himself will be