The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-12-30
LESSON FOR JANUARY 2
THE ASCENDING LORD.
LESSON TEXT-Ac,s i:l.it


| gifts unto men.-Eph. IS
More and more we are convinced
that the great trouble with Christians
is that the life OF Jesus for them closes
with the gospels. We seem to fail to
comprehend that he is living today as
much and even more than he was nine
teen hundred years ago. The Book OF
Acts is a continuation OF the Gospels
". -, and Is yet closed book
!. Tho Proof OF the Resurrection,
w. 10. (D Its reality. No better
proved event is recorded In history
than the resurrection tsee ! Cor l5:I-
81; Il stands absolutely unchallenged
The all sufficient proof was that during
forty days" his disciples had talked
with him concerning the kingdom.
Note, II was only his disciples who
beheld. his enemies never saw him af-
ter Calvary. t2D its burden. Just be-
fore his ascension Jesus ". ~ gave his
disciples definite instructions. COM
mandments Matt 2S:l9. 20. etc.) ta)
to tarry In Jerusalem. (b) TO be clothed
with power, tcD to 20 forth and to pro-
claim or herald his gospel. During
those intervening days Of waiting for
-, - 80 ~. -
ing. which gives point TO the necessity
OF receiving the spirit before under
taking the work OF witnessing.
~. The Promise OF the Father. w.
Ar Read carefully Joel 3 % Iaa
neau eaieiu'y 'oe, 'oa'
10 anu .o"paie VIZ" huse w.
a"u a,so INC wins VI '"' o"p.e''
LuAo ~ "a, 10 'eee''o 'no nop
op"' 10 an oohsa'ioh upoh an 'ne'
were en"rsea no. " uop". ,'o" 20
Iusaem w. " 'oee aiso Ipn' 10.
w TUG 'e'ep.'o" 20 W oo
W 'epo"."n'' 'o' e'"' uioueu 'ae w"
iees,on y, SIN anu 'ne
VI 'niis. as Savior 10 on.y poSS'o'o
.nivusn 'he spur" u 'or' o.. VI
WIN 'ne 'pn oo'uoe 49,, au'o
ny W - "'s po~.' 70 " 1'u'
p"'ua' Nv" "npo" "o' %
VT, .nua i"o neuo. p
UNI 'uoa '.u.' anu '.e
sem VI .na' A'neuo 'ao my
op a' poe". VI ''ss'
oeeii"ne NJ u' p'om
Use VI Jesus W. o. susses.ea W 'ao
u's.'p'es ne ,e.,o' ~" "
us p'aoo anone '"o na"s a"u :" "i'
-, =" ~, ~" ~ 80
a
o v - 'oe' Ho'
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ne' u. .e'' 'non 0"a' v ."a, ".'
az -, aa'
Whan ,hav wara 90 r.c.,va tho t,ng.
do, ha do.s No, tall m, wbap thew
.hould receiva mower he tails ,hem
,Iain,v viz. whsn tho .,,r,, shopIa
come mon thor, Tho snir,, "a not
for mere hannIness or gra,iacation.
hu, comes mon us for usefplnass 1sea
I.s.,o a, 2a 6.a9 or oa1 and ,ha,
hay,nn,ng a, homa In TarusaIem
then ~ the ends NJ the earth amir.
,,.6IIea Cbris,,an or church "a a GOOD
hon a nniss,oparv and ,oraign avanpeI.
o., a. we'll Eyrish,ny his masaavo bs
lifted his hands and IN benediction he
ascepdea ON high and this act has
ever since been continued His ascen.
sion "a n blessed historical fact fully
attes,ed and deeplv signifioant He as.
cended 10 lead captiyitv cantive. 10
appear I'm Gods presence for us I'm our
bebalf and 10 prenare a Mace for ma
that where he ia Wa NAV be aIso
Heb. 1924, John <4:2). His presence
now on high guarantees our presence
there hereafter John 1926. 1919,
Rev. 3:2I).
M. Tn. pr...n, p,.e. NJ J..u.. wv.
oil. While he talked with his disci.
ples he assembled even as Enoch
walked and was not" (Gen. "a. Heb.
s:2s.R. w. The query must natural.
ly have arisen I'm their minds. "Wben
shall we have another interview with
him." As that question arose behold
two were near TO answer ". iO) and
their answer was n practical one:
"Why stand looking into heayenf"
There are times 20 gaze ana times To
20. Now In the time 10 be fulfilling
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