Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1914-01-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson II.-First Quarter, For
Jan. II, 1914.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text of the Lesson, Luke x, f-16-Mem-
ory Verses, 1, 2-Golden Text, Luke
x, documentary by Rev. D. NJ.
Stearns.
The sending forth of the twelve is re-
corded in Mart. Y, Mark vi and Luke
TX. The sending of the seventy is told
only in our lesson chapter. Both
companies were sent by two and two,
as lambs among wolves. and they We're
to preach the kingdom of God and
heal the sick verses 1, 8, 8; tx. 2;
Mark vi, Z; Matt Y. Z, s. 16,. The rea-
son given in each case for sending
them is the same-harvest great. labor
ers few. The command to pray is also
the same, Pray We therefore the
Lord of the harvest that He would
send forth lahorerS into His harvest
Verse 2; Matt. tx. 36-3S).
Matthew says that He saw the multi
tudes as sheep having no shepherd
and He was moved with compassion
on them. Believers are expected to
have the mind of Christ. to manifest
the life of Jesus, to be a willing and
obedient people, to live to give the
Gospel to every creature. but where
is the compassion of Jesus for the
shepherdless multitudes seen. and how
many are willing to be sheep in the
midst of wolves, hated by the world
for His sake Iohn XIV. is, 19l.
The twelve were not to go to gentiles
or Samaritans. but only to the lost
sheep of the house of Israel; the seven
ty were to go before His face into
every city and place whittier He him
self would come, but since His resur
rection the command is to go into all
the world (Matt. X. 5. 6; Luke X. l.;
Mark xvi, 80 After they were told
to pray the Lord to send forth laborers
they were told to go themselves Verse
81, and we cannot honestly ask the
Lord to send others unless we are
ready to say. Here am L; send me"
Qsa. vi, 81.
Isaiah saw the Lord upon a throne
and heard the voice of the Lord; he
had the assurance of iniquity taken
away and sin purged; he saw in vision
the earth full of His glory. and when
the triune God said Whom shall /
send. and who will go for us? he was
ready to reply, Behold me; send me-"
1t was the vision of the glory of the
Lord that constrained Isaiah. 1t was
seeing and hearing the risen Christ
when on his way to Damascus that
changed Saul of Tarsus from a per-
secutor and murderer to a most de-
voted follower of Jesus of Nazareth
and made him blind and deaf to all
but Jesus for the rest of his life (Acts
xxi, 6, III. The Lord Jesus said to
him. Il send thee to open their eyes. to
turn from darkness to light, from the
power of Satan unto God, that they
may receive forgiveness of sins and
Inheritance" tActs XVI. II. 49,.
One of the great words in our les
son is, Behold, l send you forth
verse 81. He chose the twelve that
they might be with Him and that He
might send them forth Mark iii. 14.
To Gideon He said: 60 in this thy
might Have not l sent thee?"
Judg. vi, 14.) Over thirty times in the
gospel by John He speaks of Himself
as sent by the Father. and after the
resurrection He said to the Apostles.
Gas my Father hath sent me. even so
send you" John Xxx, 21.
Wban yua 90 in His popaa NTH HE
message, sent by Him. we may always
go with quietness and confidence.
When on His business we need have
no anxiety about the wherewithal. for
He will surely see to it
He said to the twelve: when l sent
you without purse and scrip and
shoes. lacked We anything? And they
said nothing" duke xii. 35,. We are
to go preaching peace by Jesus Christ.
the peace that He made by the blood
of His cross tCol. i. 20. We are to
rejoice in His presence with us. and
that He is in us. and considers all
treatment of US. good or bad. as done
to Himself and to the Father who sent
Him (verse 16). AS the responsibility
of those who heard the twelve and the
seventy was greater than the respon-
sibility of the people of Sodom and
Tyre and Sidon. so their judgment
would be heavier. What about those
who today hear and do not heed? Con-
slider II Thess. /. 70.
The seventy went forth as command
ed and returned with good report
saying that even demons were sub
ject to His name. His remark CON
corning Satan falling from heaven prob
ably points on to Rev. xii. o. 10.
How wonderful His words. power
over all the power of the enemy. and
nothing shall by any means hurt you
(verse 191. What do we know Of it in
our experience? He does not say that
we shall not suffer; He says plainly
that we shall John xvi, 33l. 1t may
be in some form OF other. the fiery
furnace or the lions den, but no hurt
was found npon either of those four
because of their faith in God Dan.
fiji. %; vi, 23l.