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LESSON
LESSON FOR JANUARY Il
THE BIRTH OF CHRIST.
NJ Rsv, william Evans, H. D.. Director Bible Couno
MOUdy bible Institute, Chicago.
Lesson TENT.l.uke 2;i:N.

GOLDEN TEXT-"For unto YOU 10
born this day In the city Of David Q
SAVIOR, which is Christ the Lord "-Luks
2.lI.
Almost twenty centuries ago. In an
obscure village In Palestine. an event
occurred which has had more In.
fuence upon the history OF the human
race than any other event since time
began. A childd was born-not an
unusual event surely. lie was no
child Of distinguished parents, nor .
prospective ruler OF worlds empire.
lie was born In stable. aud Graded
in a manger. And yet around that
lowly crib and humble birth. the life.
thoughts. and love of millions have
from that day TO this been centered.
During these two thousand years
many noble births have been regis.
tered. but none so great as this. En-.
perors. monarchs. and mighty mon
have lived and died. and are forgot.
ten; nations have risen and waned;
but the birth OF the Christ child 10
more influential in this day than on
the first birthday Of our age twenty
centuries ago
The annou cement of Christ's birth
was made by angels. What more fit.
ting accompaniment could there be to
such an august event! How inter.
ested angels are In the welfare OF
mankind! How gladly they told tho
Christmas story TO u handful OF poor
shepherds How free from pride they
were! They were not content that
one Of their number should tell tho
story-they all broke out In that great
Christmas anthem.
Do We believe In angels any more?
We used to. We used to sing there
are angels lowering round" II We
believe the Bible. we still believe In
the ministry Of angels.
Onward We go for still We hear them
singing;
Angels sing on. your faithful watches
keeping.
Sing us sweet fragments OF the song
above.
The announcement was made 70 Q
small band Of shepherds. No angelic
host went to the sanhedrin. or 10 tie
palace OF Herod and broke the news
OF tne olrth OF the Christ child. 10
mere NOT lesson here! Does not
200 nave special regard for the low.
" and the humblef Hath not God
chosen the weak things to confound
the mighty! II angels were Willing 10
preach 70 rev iarmers' should the
Ne"e"oI 70 .snamec OF mihistehnS
20 msn snI numo'e people or tue
ou"us' s'"oo' 'eacher 70 small
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Inc scholars OF the Iand were alss
not'ned OF Cnrists oirth. The Scrip
'u'e ooes hot say-hot any wise men
sre caheo' out not many II 10
mistake 70 say that religion 10 good
enousn Tor women. and children. but
NOT TOT strone. orainy men. The
otainest men OF the ages have been
Snr'suah men,
Tnat the birth OF Christ Was mys.
FERROUS and miraculous need not diS.
turb us. How Christs body was pre-
pared. how the divine and human
could become one-who can tell? We
40 not even understand our own birth.
iet alone HIS II ever anything Of
miraculous nature should take place.
wnen should It be II not now
when the King OF all laws 10 coming
into the world! Let US be careful lest
IN denying the virgin birth, we chal.
'ense the purity OF the Virgins life.
The birth OF Christ was the coming
OF God to and In man. not that God
had never come to man before. for he
had. But he had come only az a so
journer' In Christ he came to abide.
His name Is "Immanuel.--God with
u.s." Whatever else the incarnation
may mean. 1t certainly means that
God took our nature and became az
one of us he came unto his own.
The birth OF Christ brings to US
good tidings OF great Joy. II the an.
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