The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1914-09-24
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xIIl.-Third Quarter, For
Sept. 27, 1914.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text of the Lesson, John iii, 1927
(QuarterIy Review - Golden Text,
Rev. iii, 11-Commentary Prepared by
Rev. D. M. StearnS

LESSON 1.-The Laborers in the Vine
yard, Matt, Xxx, 1-16. Golden Text
Matt. V, As, "He maketh His sun Il
rise on the evil and the good and send
eth rain on the just and the unjust
He compares His people Israel to &
vineyard in lisa. and is grieved be
cause they disappoint Him in the mat
ter Of fruit. Here it is a question o.
labor and reward. Many are mer,
hirelings and serve Him for so much
Better leave 1t all to Him.
LESSON II.-Greatness Through Serv
ice, Mark X, 1916. Golden Text, MARI
K, 40, ''The'S of Man also came moi
to be ministered unto. but to minister
and to give His life a ransom fol
many" While He talked of sufferine
they thought only of position in His
Kingdom. When Peter asked Him moi
to think of suffering He said that sd
vored of man and Satan, not of God
(Matt. xvi, 23). Let us lay it well to
heart
LESSON III.-Blind Bartimaeus, Marx
K, 1852. Golden Text, lisa. xxxv, ), 6
''Then 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 if He
could see like results.
| LESSON IF.-The Pounds and the Tai
ents, Luke xix. 1927; Matt. XIV, 1870
Golden Text, Matt. XIV, n, well done
| good and faithful servant; enter
thou into the joy Of thy Lord" Saved
| by grace in order TO work and then re-
warded according to our works. His
word to each is, Occupy till l come !"
He gives opportunities, works in us
and through us and gives us the cred
| It of it.
LESSON V.-The Triumphal Entry,
Mark xi, Ill. Golden Text, Zech. tx,
9, ''RejOice greatly, o daughter of Zion.
Behold, thy King cOmeth unto
thee" All that has ever been written
NOliN lhNSl tl1uht
xiv, A. and as literally as was this
prediction. Literal, unless plainly a
figure, is the only way to read the BIZ
bic, and We shall always find every
thing just as He said or as it is writ
ten luke xix, 80; xxi, 49,.
LESSON VI.-The Barren Fig Tree,
Mark XII, 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
were. like the fig tree, all leaves, no
fruit: all outward. Instead of prayer
communion with God. it was merchan-
disc even in the house of prayer. Their
out doubling.
LESSON VII.-The Wicked Husband
men. Matt. xxi. 1916. Golden Text,
Matt. xxi. ~, The stone which the
builders rejected. the same was made
the head Of the corner" This is an
other vineyard story, but this time it is
IA question of fruit for the owner. in.
stead of which His servants are i'll
treated and His own son slain. But
the rejected Son will yet be the accept
ell Messiah at the end of this age.
LESSON VIII.-The Wedding Feast,
Matt. xxi, LA. Golden Text. Luke xiii,
"a. oh Jerusalem. Jerusalem.
how often would |, and We
would not" The lessons of this portion
are somewhat similar TO the last-a
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 ut all times it is the
same story of mans enmity to God
0iom. viii, I. s..
LESSON IT.-A Day of Questions.
Matt. xxi. 1922. Golden Text, Matt.
xxi. p, Render therefore unto Caesar
the things that are Caesars and unto
God the things that are Gods" The
unSayed bear the image of this world
and its god and can only render serv-
t." to him. The saved ones bear the
image of God and are expected TO serve
;he Living and True God. living only
to please Him and desiring only His
approval
LESSON N.-The Great Command
!nents. Mark xii. 2S-44. Golden Text.
Luke Y. %, Thou shalt love the Lord
thy God with all thy heart. and
thy neighbor as thyseif." 1t is never
question of our keeping the law,
which is intended to show lis our guilt
ana 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 10 Him5 Is our all fully
welded to Him?
LESSON NI.-The Ten Virgins, Matt.
XIV. lib. Golden Text. Matt. XIV, Is,
Watch. therefore. for we know not the
lay nor the hour" As we saw in our
lesson. this probably refers to Israel at
The time of the return of Christ with
His church after the marriage of the
Lamb. but the message for each be-
lover is to see that our lamp is filed.
well trimmed and always burning.
LESSON XII.-The judgment of the
nations, Matt. XIV. 31-46. Golden Text,
Matt. XIV, As, 'Inasmuch as We did it
not unto one of these least. We did it
not unto me-" Salvation depends upon
Jur union with Christ, and all else de-
pends upon our understanding of our
oneness with Him. We must see our
selves. il we are redeemed, as sharing
His throne and His glory. Then we
shall never wonder if we are either
sheep or goats in Matt XIV.