The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-03-14
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson xl.-First Quarter, For
March II, 1912.
THE international SERIES.

HI IN EhNA tUNRL Scn'Io.
Text Of the Lesson, Mark Ii. LIZ.
Memory Verses, e-11-Golden Text
Ps. CHI, 2, documentary Prepared
by Rev. D. N. Stearns.
After the healing of the 'e.,er great
multitudes came together to hear Him
and to be healed by Him Of their in
Grmities. We can hardly imagine the
innumerable happy homes, because
where once sickness md suffering
ruled now all is health and peace be
cause of Him who. being anointed
with the Holy Ghost and with power.
went about doing good and healing all
that were oppressed of the devil, COO
being with Him tActs <. 3S,. See IN
this verse. as III 50 many others, the
Father. Son and Holy Spirit. all for
US. and compare Rom. viii. 2S. 81 "a In
Luke v, l6. we read that He withdrew
Himself into the wilderness and pray
ed There was always conscious
oneness with the Father which we do
not experience, because He always in
all things pleased the Father John
viii. %: Matt. xvii, 81. The healing
of today's lesson is recorded in Matt,
tx and Luke v. as we'll as in Mark.
Having returned to Capernaum. the
people soon found it out, and such
crowds gathered as to prevent all ac-
cess to the house in any ordinary way.
Pharisees and doctors of the law from
Galilee, Judea and Jerusalem had
gathered to hear Him. and He preach
ed the word unto them. and the power
of the Lord was present to heal them
Verse 2; Luke v, 10. But in their
own estimation they needed no heal
ing. for they did not know that with
all their learning they were wretched
and miserable and poor and blind and
naked (Rev iii. 10 The religious god
of this world. the devil. had blinded
their minds lest the light should shine
unto them UI Cor. ~, A. What con,
trast to their proud self sutiiciency and
Indifference to the welfare of others
| is seen in these four men who brought
| their palsied friend to Jesus, no doubt
| fully persuaded that if they could only
reach Him with the sick one they
! would not need to carry him away. fol-
he would certainly be healed. | have
met people who were afraid that they
had not come to Jesus in the right
way. but did ever any one come to
Him in so strange Il way as this?
have often wondered what the Phari
sees and doctors thought Of having the
roof broken up over their heads, vel
we cannot help laughing within u.s. NJ
matter how they might scowl, for the
friends succeeded in getting him 'intt
the midst before Jesus U.uke Y, 1917
In each of the three accounts it /:
written that Jesus saw their faith, thu
faith Of the four who brought him. 81
in Matt. viii, 10; XIV. %; John ". 81
it was the faith of another tina
brought health to the servant, thu
daughter and the son May the wOrd
in Ps. Xxx, 4, 5, "Grant thee accordin;
to thine own heart and fulfill all tn.
counsel, all thy petitions,
strengthen some to lay hold upon Go'
for others. In Matt. tx. 2. we have tn
first BE of good cheer" from the lip
of the Lord See other four in Matt
tx, %; xiv, q; John xvi, SO; Acts xii
H. The four words are in the Greek
Just one word of six letters, but wha
= a word. and from Him who alone
} able really to cheer or comfort us
Then hear what follows, Thy sins al
forgiven thee" This is what the ma
needed more than health for his bod,
heard it for my own soul in the sun
( mer of 1873 from l John ii, 12, wit
} John !. IL. Have you heard Him So
{ it to you? If not. why? There ca
; be no real comfort without it. TIL
( scribes and Pharisees began to reasO
, in their hearts: This man is bla
( phemer Who can forgive sins h'
God only?'' If they had though
This must be God come down
earth, for only God can forgive sins
< they would have been correct but
them He was only a man. a man {
the common people and a blaspheme
I knowing their thoughts. He read the
aloud to them. and we might suppo.
{ that this would have led them to 81
) in Him more than a mere man. bl
{ they were thoroughly blinded by IL
( god of this world. Then. announcer
Himself as the Son Of man hayi1
} ~ fo OH T
) said to the sick man. "Arise and tai
: up thy bed and go thy way into THU
\ house" Immediately he did as
( was hidden. and they were all amazt
I and glorified God. saying. 1--WE nev
} saw it in this fashion, I'VE have SCI
} strange things today" Verse u: Lu]
= v. 2G). We may imagine the 10
- friends rejoicing greatly and saying
others that is what we expected. 4
we giving the Lord cause to say
us, 20 ye of little faith" or. Great
thy faith, be it unto thee even as tn
wilt" His calling Himself ''son
Man" might have led them to thi1
of Ps. viii and Of one who was
have all things subdued unto Him,
of Dan. vii. 13, IA, and of one who
dominion would be an everlasti
dominion never to be destroyed
we have our sins forgiven we will
due time have perfect bodies like
resurrection body phil iii. 90 2n.
that we can well afford to rejoi
! while In these mortal bodies. wheth
. in health or sickness, waiting for t
% resurrection body All miracles M
9 be called acted parallels, and in tt
. palsied man we may see the utt