The Holt County sentinel., 1912-07-19
LESSON FOR JULY Fl
rne GROWTH OF THE KINGDOM.

LESSON TENT-Mark i:2s-s2, Matt. IL.
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Jnt.t ~ TExT-"Thy kingdom come.
tty vii t. cone, as in heaven go on
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Las. week We observed the fact
that the genesis OF this new Kingdom
Jesus came to establish vas TO be
he life, his life. when was as seed.
TIE reception Of the seed In various
sorts O. sol. however. made vast dif-
ference as 20 the ultimate outcome.
Today We may observe from these
words o. the Master what are to be
tie processes OF the establishing OF
se b'f gdom. for We do not read into
his parable q record Of the final con-
Summation but rather that these para
hies reveal different aspects OF the
same general process.
While IL is true that this first para
tle il only recorded by St Mark IL is
In realty complement Of these para
bles about the Kingdom found 10 the
thirteenth Of Matthew and elsewhere.
We h.ye already noted that the seed
i the VOID. Luke sill, and that the
soil Is the hearts Of men, but here
Jesus tells US that In the spiritual
"a In the material universe man
"knoweih not how" the life principle
prorogates itself. II In helpful
thought to every Christian worker
I that he is not to be held accountable
for tina, part Of the process: his part
10 20 be that OF the man who shall
cast the seed into the ground. Not
Upon. but Into" ". 26D. Having
thus planted the seed let him sleep
and rise again" e. g., let him trust a
terminate and bring forth. All OF
your worrying and mine cannot hasten
/ the process nor change the result once
the seed II sowp. go let us be care
full 10 SOW them right and as far IA
possible be sure We plant II In proper.
! ly prepared soil.
Process 10 Gradual.
Again le, US beware OF presumptu-
business he knoweth not how" Can
you. my reader. define life? Can you
explain the ansrnission. the develop
mon,. the propagation Of lie? We &C.
oept tie results 0; these things In ma.
'gre without questioning, why s,agger
IL similar things In the spiritual
realm? Why question the reality OF
.he Christian life when We see all
about ~ IS results? In vor.ss 90 and
- OF tbs same chapter We 0'e aG-
monished that II ". hay" ears let
him hear" ia positive injunction and
almost the very text worI 'oMs ~
TO take heed What We hear &c ne
on down 20 yegs. - o. 'Ic j.. IN
We see clearly the reason Cor these
words. for our lives vii. grow and viii
reproduce each after Is Own Kind II
We SOW wheat We reap wheat. Il We
allow tarcs 10 be sowr In our lives
We shalt reap taros.
The process l. a gradual one. bot a
sure one. First the blade. then The
ear. and then the full corn In the
ear" The harvest will no, take place
until the process be completed I, is
rot ill the t-u!, IL ripe that the hus-
bandman iu's forth his sickle We
are not 10 bother ourselves so much
wish the rroce : o. We are "a guard
the source. Sow good seed and God
will see 10 Il that IL shall bring forth
Let Us no, eN.sct the full corn" oi
ripe experience from the "isrder
blade" Of early Christian life. Let US
have patience til these .oUng Chris.
ia have time to reach the full MA.
:uri,y OF their powers. Jesus the har'
yester OF this parable knew when "a
put in the sickle, viz. when the fruit
is ripe" ". 20, 4. W
The Main Truth.
Looking back over history his was
indeed less than al the seeds In the
earth" yet he set into motion those
principles and powers that have
caused his kingdom TO become greG,
in the earth lisa. $50 Under the
branches OF this Kingdom have lodged
the weary and the stricken ones. IN.
birds Of the air symbolic the eatl er
ing together Of the nations OF ths
earth that they may take refuge TN
der the shelter and shadow Of the
kingdom OF Gcd, see Eek Il, DAME
4, etc. We must beware OF fapciig
interpretations or applications. Tn,
main truth Is that almost without eX
ception the beginnings OF all Qsa'
movements in the Kingdom Of Goo
have been like mustard seed, small
| hrt axCna1irp great In tkoir yrau . "a