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INTERNATIONAL
LESSON
(By E.. O. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago.)
LESSON FOR MARCH rs
REviEW-THE GREAT MULTI
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GOLDEN TEXT-They shall hunger n
more, neither thirst any more; neithe
shall the sun strike upon them, nor an
heat; for the lamb that is in the mids
of the throne shall be their shepherd
and shall guide them unto fountains Q
waters of life; and Goo shall wipe ava
all tears from their eyes.-Rev. 7:16, II.
/. General information - Omittinl
lessons 4, 7 and IL, all of the pas
quarters work has to do with tn
early, the apostolic church, covering
a period of time from A. d. 80 to per
baps A. D. 81, six or seven years. Thu
chief events are the resurrection O
Jesus, the coming of the Holy Spirit
the change in the apostles, particular
ly Peter, the conversion and baptism
of 5000 believers, fellowship and won
ders worked among these believers, the
beginning of persecution, the selection
of seven deacons, Stephens testimony
and death, the dispersion of the Chris
tians, the work of Philip, great growth
in the early church.
Historically these lessons have to
do with the things that Jesus began
and continued to do after his resur-
rection through the power of the Holy
Spirit. 1t is, therefore, a story of tie
power of the risen Christ. The prin-
cipal characters are of two classes. Cd
The leading workers. OF these are:
Peter and John, apostles; the 120 dis
ciples, Barnabas, the seven deacons,
particularly Stephen and Philip; the
Ethiopian eunuch and Gamaliel, who
cav some friendly assistance. (2)
The chief enemies: Those who falsely
accused the apostles, the rulers of the
Jews and the temple, Ananias and
Sapphire, Saul and Simon Magnus.
1t is not difficult to paint a word pic
ture. of. the events of the past quar-
ter. This may be done by assigning
to separate pupils such questions as:
Where, when and why did the event
of this lesson occur? To another pu-
pill assign the task OF telling what he
thinks the scene looked like, and to
still another to name the chief per-
ons mentioned in each lesson. Let
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and II, which do not chronologically
into the work of this quarter. The
pupils should be primed to
supply any omitted facts and to cor
rect any mistakes.
I. The Coming of Power. Lesson 1.
The ascension of Jesus is one that
shows us the risen Christ as the giver
If the Holy Spirit and he is the All
Powerful One who has carried for
the things Jesus began to do"
lesson 2. This is very much the same
except that it suggests the nan side
If this transaction. AS the early dis
,iples obeyed, they received. In like
manner the Spirit is given today to
hose that task him" Lesson 8 shows
What effect we may anticipate when
We proclaim the fact of the risen
Christ.
II. The Use of Power. Lesson 5
emitting No. ~ has to do with the
ally walk and work of those who had
0 recently received this newly be-
towed power. Through his servants,
esus, by the power of the Spirit, heals
makes strong the lame man at
he temple gate-a case of applied
~'hristianity," the pc yer Of practical
service. AS i result of this
Peter and John (Lesson g. had
to give their testimony to
le rulers, the result of which con-
FUNDED the enemies who thought they
ad conquered Christ at Calyary-the
Sc of power in testimony. The fur
Ter evidence Of how this new power
as using men is hat given in lesson /
the Christian Brotherhood at Jeru-
lem.
III. The Test Of Power. Stephen
essen 10) was one of those who had
separated for the care of the
mporal affairs of the early church, !,
It his testimony and martyrdom cas-
makes him more famous than most
the apostles and forever exalts the
lyman in the Christian church.
One other Qesson 12) of those seven
Philip, was also SO signally Z
ed and blessed that his name and
eds are almost as familiar to US al
the work OF Stephen.
In the first 8 this newly bestowed :
wer filed the witness with a calm
ss and courage that will always re- =
lin an inspiration, while in the Sec r
d illustration Philip so gave himself
the direction and leadership of the
irit as to go where he was sent;
d when to human Judgment his
essence was essential to the carrying
OF a great revival, he obeyed the
W command and left the multitude =
deal with a single individual.
Jesus makes no reference to the -
lass consciousness" and the Holy NJ
power receives no greater or
re far-reaching test than that which
d to do with its dealings with the
soul.
Zach teacher should see to it that FC
h scholar shall read these eight
aplers several times, If possible, be-
the review occurs, In order that -
y may see the quarters work as
ole, for it is indeed one story: the
ry of the risen Christ winning men -
himself and eQuipping them to 60 LC
tn In obedience to his last great J
nmand (Luke 24:46-49; Acts 1879