The Holt County sentinel., 1916-12-08
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LESSON
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 10
FAITHFUL UNTO DEATH.

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This passage most wonderfully illus
,rates that Dominating purpose Of
ruu''s life. More than most lessons
u map will he necessary TO locate dis
,inctiy tie places irnltlonci. There
nrc Interesting stories IN connection
with each of the seven cities and
churches. II might be wise To give 10
seven dif'crcn' people the task Of bring.
Ing Information to the class rcgurd.
lag each one mentioned.
!. Ephesvs, whose love 10 wanino
wv. III. The key word TO these mes.
sagcs Is the word "ovcrcohcth." In
each of the messages our L.ri de-
scrihrs iii.sclf IN u different way nc.
cofling IL the peculiar needs of that
particular church. Here he is repre-
scented Ms holdlng the stars tincsscn-
rurs of the churches. Oh. ! :@0) In Ills
rlght haul. ana kc"piag thcG scc,rc.
Controlling thea W'i,ic he walks IN tile
uiGs, OF he seven lri,'" 'aiYp stands.
literally churches. The syiabulisn VI
lamp stand" H. used because the
churches were ln'cnicj to be lii;ht
bearers rs th-y Lcid forth the Halt
given 10y tie oil of the Spirit tAI',h.
J:i1; rh.i. ?:l6: Irrh. i'".C). Erhr'us
was u" rniii'i ~ I" .'o'ihcc said To
hr one II Tie ri'"-t ~ ~" knn'nn 'n'.
pre-. IN u WIS we we t'i'll' OF
Diana. i:rrc iaui EuL luhorcd urd
Lao 'Hr' ~ 'Ni y" ''N. ~ 10 u. HHns
b. MI written y "'tvr Zoo lesson 8.
ilnrd guh,"r), ~. u'r' were "u
it's' To be i'uA III t'!'s Ei'''' M
,hur'h wv I'D. i"Gn years "'t'r g.
M s"'i'i''., " ~ "ri' tA'> h.,S'' 60.
''' fa"" t.,ir "".i''s, 't"lr f'h F'u
moral "'iId"'', "Sr"r'n''S "S ncil'" anu
passive 80 t.i.H,b Ils triaIs, its
dealing WIN ihI"stJrs naC us !rnc-
teal oh'rgy ~ ! c"i"fpri>e; aai It's IA
''acc LITERALLY sicidfhst nssirnhcr)
IN hcnrlhr wiinrs" for Chs. &. Jesus
hn'w "f tEcir lever w'nrIins ch'Iur-
nn'r. surc'y these 'hinss would iiidi-
cute pretty nrniiy tiJcri churc''.
JeOs says. NO, thcre Is something
seriously WRONG so seriously wrong
mat unless rel" n'"i 81 10 wou'u re-
move thch 'ui "i 'neir. l'ace'
u. Smyrna, the church with crown
o. life wv. SID. Smyrnn was ic or ~
miles from E;'hcsus. and ut this ilms
, city OF 2T,JOV E.'.ah''nn's. To this
, church the son OF Maa (ch. llD
sends another Licssagc. II Is Interest.
Ing To note that this church ana tho
one ut Philadelphia received from the
Master unqualified praise. II had
works. activities; II also had trihula.
tl1ns, riches nni poverty (for thou art
ricl0 rich Ia good works, rich toward
God. rich Ia treasures laid up In
heaven; however, II was In The midst
81 persecution. II was here That Poly'
carp 'nhored, who nfterwnrd, MS bishop
at smyran, was mnrtyrc. tscc v, 100
OfPolycar? It IL said TINT rather than
save LIS HE by rcnonncing Christ he
cried out. Eighty aud six years have l
served lil'a, nhd he LAS done me NJ III;
how then Gun ! hlnspl,cn,e my Ring
wing hath saved me- The crown II
eternal life. the crown OF victory. The
second death IL the HAL cohderana'
iion which sinners undergo ut the juds'
ment seat OF God.
~. Pergaros. the church In . strong
hold Of faith wv. 12-i7). Our glcriiled
Lord knew that the church In Pergamos
was In peculiarly difficult situation.
thnt II was Sntan's headquarters. his
throne" ". 49,; hence they were In
especial need Of defender and tho
Lord Is represented rs che that hath
N shorn tWo. aslgnl s,vnrd - tho xvord