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LESSON
(By E, O. SELLERS, Director Of Even
ing Department, The Moody Bible IN
stitute of Chicago)
LESSON FOR APRIL q.
THE APPOINTING OF THE
TWELVE.

TWELVE.
LESSON TEXT-3:7-19 and Matt. 6:13-
l6.
GOLDEN TEXT-"Ye did not choose
me. but ! chose you, and appointed you,
that We go and bear fruit. John 1913
(R. W.
Things DO not happen in the realm
of religion, they come to pass. No
man can alone accomplish any great
task. Every great leader has been
blessed by one or more equally great
helpers. Luther had his Melancthon;
Wesley had his brother Charles. Whit
field and others; Moody had Whittle,
Bliss, Sankey and more. These lead
ers but followed "in his steps"
Jesus ministry made him very
much observed and at the same time
greatly multiplied his duties and bur-
dens. When, therefore, he chose these
disciples he desired not only to OBJ
tain help and to begin to teach those
who were afterward to take up his
work, but like every other act, he de-
sired to teach a lesson to those who
were so carefully observing his life.
So it was that the significant num-
Der Of twelve, corresponding to the
twelve tribes, at once confirmed his
assumption Of the Messlahship. This
meant that in him those wondrous
prophecies were being fulfilled, and 1t
also served to stimulate those upon
whom the choice fell. Moses who led
this people out Of Egypt had to be
helped eek. 1S:17-24) in his work and
a greater who is to found new
kingdom calls about him those who
shall do a greater woSesrr than merely
to Judge the people. = las Thy greater?
Because they are not Only to Judge
results but are to change results by
altering causes. They are to have
power over demons even as the Mas
ter, for evil has no rights. The source
Of their power is to be Jesus for he
is to be with them"-power and pro-
lection as we'll. So with us. Matt.
2S:2O.) Their power is to grow with
usage, for we learn by doing, hence he
sends them forth.
Some Things It Teaches and Why.
This lesson is different from our
previous one where Jesus first called
hid disciples. Luke tells us that these
twilve were selected from among tho
rel Of the disciples. The greater
xs1Tness and more extended author
It'll Of these messengers" called upon
THIN greater testings than the others
wlo were disciples or learners"
| Matthew tells US what Jesus said
islto be the character Of his repre-
sntatives. He likens them to salt
and to light. }"Nothing is better for
the whole body than salt and sun
we're the words Of Pliny. Salt 10 q
gleat cleansing agency: it is q strona
tonic; 1t has great preservative quail
| tbs; 1t il a great preventive against
corruption, but Jesus adds, If salt
loSes its saline quality it becomes
lille any other earth: it has no dis
tilguishing essential, characteristic
LIT not the Christian, who 10 tho sal'
Of the earth" lose his identity, lose
hi sadness and become like thu
world about him. If he does he 10 81
then only to be trodden under thu
foot Of man. These disciples are to b
the light Of the world. It is . goot
thing to preserve, to purify, to cleanse
but It Is a greater thing to energtze
to direct, to lead.
L. How Men Are Saved.
These apostles came from man.
walks in life and represent varied ten,
peraments. The aggressive Peter AM
the other "son Of thunder" who woul<
call down fire upon those who walket
not with Jesus. The reflective eau
tious Thomas, the plotting pracdca
Judas. "who also betrayed him
these are the men who are sent forth
, como as public heralds (John 1856
I and some by personal solicitation
IJas. 1:41) to win yet other follower
, Men are saved through saved me-
7 and those whom he sends forth ar
, those who have first learned to to-
, lov. Their work Is made permanen
, only a. they abide" In him. Go
, want, the hearing eat, tho bsl'svin
) heart and the confessing mouth
t (Rom. 1919.
: Those whom Jesus sends are to o
D fer his kingdom to men not to tore
q Il upon them. They must expect I
s he received 40 he was received an
Q how that shall be he plainly foretell
a fMstt 10Y. Their work shall bsin
= variance upon earth, yes even anon
? those Of tho same family. but tho ma
q vho refuses to go, to take up I'll
q cross, IL none Of bis, "is not worn
Q Of ma"
s 1esus cav plainly that tho dctos'<
Il ~ his Kingdom are often hindsre
rs+t,er than helped by tho pFsssne
a. sreat crowds ". 1N.
Thy send out Judas? Undoubted]
+. hid Ill tho Desired qualification
J. ,or leadership, md chosen as 10 VI
a NAT he might bs with him" no ~
e M. hsye hardened his heart, bsingi1
a ,,on himself tho greater condemn
3 .,on Iasus had thIoofoA Wos1 q