Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-09-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xlll.-Third Quarter, For
Sept. II, 1914.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson, John iii, 1927
Quarterly Review - Golden Text,
Rev. Iii, ft-commentary Prepared by
Rev. D. M. Stearns

Rev. D. NJ. Stearns.
LESSON 1.-The Laborers In the Vine
yard. Matt. Xxx, lie. Golden Text,
Matt V, As, "He maketh His sun to
rise on the evil and the good and send
eth rain on the Just and the unjust :"
He compares His people Israel to a
vineyard in lisa and is gvieved be-
cause they disappoint Him in the mat
ter Of fruit. Here 1t Is a question of
labor and reward Many are mere
hirelings and serve Him for so much.
Better leave 1t all to Him
LESSON u.-Greatness Through Serv-
ice, Mark x. 32-45 Golden Text. Mark
Z, As, THE Son OF Man also came not
TO be ministered unto. but TO minister
and to give His life a ransom for
many" While He talked Of suffering
they thought only of position In His
Kingdom. When Peter asked him not
to think of suffering He said that sa-
vored of man and Satan, not of God
(Matt xvi, 23). Let us lay 1t well to
heart
LESSON III.-Blind Bartimaeus, Mark
x, 1882. Golden Text, lisa. xxxv, s, G.
'sThen the eyes Of the blind shall be
opened, and the ears of the deaf shall
be unstopped." The blind man realized
his need and his opportunity and
would not be quieted. Such persever-
ance wins. and he was heard and an
swered and followed Jesus In the way.
More requests would be granted IL He
could see like results
LESSON Iy.-The Pounds and the Tai
ents, Luke xix, 1927; Matt XIV, 1890.
Golden Text. Matt. XIV, u, well done.
good and faithful servant; enter
thou into the joy Of thy Lord" Saved
by grace in order TO work and then re-
waried according to our works. His
word to each is, Occupy till come"
He gives opportunities, works In us
and through us and gives US the cred
It of It.
LESSON y.-The Triumphal Entry,
Mark xi, Ill Golden Text. Zech. tx,
0. Rejoice greatly, o daughter of Zion.
- Behold. thy King cometh unto
thee" All that has ever been written
concerning Him must be fulfilled Luke
xiv, A. and as literally as was this
prediction. Literal, unless plainly a
figure, Is the only way to read the b.
BILE, and we shall always find every
thing just as He said OF as IT Is writ
ten luke XIX. 30; xii, 49,.
LESSON vI.-The Barren Fig Tree,
Mark xi, 1926. Golden Text, Matt
VII. 20. by their fruits ye shall know
them" The apparent loyalty to Him
of the last lesson was not real. They
fruit; all outward. Instead of prayer
communion with God. 1t was merchan-
disc even Tn the house OF prayer. Their
need and ours was faith In God with
out doubling.
LESSON vII.-The Wicked Husband
men, Matt xxi. 1916. Golden Text.
Matt. XXI, AZ. 1.-The stone which the
builders rejected. the same was made
the head Of the corner" This is an
other vineyard story, but this time 1t Is
a question OF fruit for the owner, In
stead OF which His servants are Iii
treated and His own son slain. But
the rejected Son win yet be the accept
ed Messiah at the end Of this age
SLxssos vIII-The Wedding Feast,
Matt. xxi, ia. Golden Text, Luke xin.
"a, oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem. - :
how often would I, aid We
would notw The lessons Of this portion
are somewhat similar to the last-d
sighted and despised invitation. with
Ill treatment Of the messengers and the
self righteous presumption Of one who
would not accept wedding garment
Everywhere and at all times 1t Is the
same story of mans enmity to God
Rom. viii, I, 81.
LESSON IX.-A Day Of Questions.
Matt xii, 1922 Golden Text, Matt.
xii, 81, Render therefore unto Caesar
the things that are Caesars and unto
God the things that are Gods" The
unsaved bear the image of this world
and its god and can only render serv-
ice to him. The saved ones bear the
image of God and are expected to serve
the Living and True God, living only
to please Him and desiring only His
approval
LESSON X.-The Great Command
ments, Mark XII. 2S-A. Golden Text
Luke K, n, Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart and
thy neighbor as myself" 1t is never
a question of our keeping the law.
which is intended to show us our guilt
and Is too holy for sinful man to keep,
but the one great question for US is,
What think ye Of Christ? What Is
our relation to Him? Is our all fully
yielded to Himf
LESSON XI.-The Ten Virgins, Matt
XIV, lib. Golden Text, Matt. XIV, ID
watch, therefore, for we know not the
day nor the hour" As we saw In our
lesson, this probably refers to Israel al
the time of the return Of Christ with
His church after the marriage Of the
Lamb, but the message for each be
hever is to see that our lamp is filled
well trimmed and always burning.
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