Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-03-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
For Sunday March IL

Golden Text: "Let US run with pa
tience the race that rs set before us,
looking unto Jesus the author and
finisher of our faith."-Heb. II: /, 2.
I. Ancient and Modern Heroes.
Every man has his heroes. have
recently been asked to write six ar
tcles on the men whose lives have
most influenced my own. If you were
asked to do the same thing, what six
men would you choose? And why?
That's the important part of it-why?
Our heroes are revelation of what
we are. Look over the roll of he
roes in the eleventh chapter of He
brews and you will be surprised. |
leave you to find out how you will be
surprised.
| would like to know two things:
First, what living man is your hero?
And second, who is your boys hero!
1t may surprise some of you men to
learn that you, yourself. are your
boys present hero. If learning this
fact, or at least realizing it better.
should scare you, it would help some.
1t would save you shame later on.
Being boys hero is a big job. lor
can't limit his admiration to your
physical strength or to your success
in business. He will be apt to copy
your slang, your swear words, and
your habits! Get this, too-he will
copy your spirit toward religion and
toward the church as the institution
of religion. What are you most
proud to have him copy? And why?
III. Running Our Race.
The writer to the Hebrews exhorts
us to "run with patience the race
that is set before us, looking unto
Jesus" 1t takes unlimited patience
to be a hero. The heroes are not all
soldiers, or firemen or policemen.
Many are unheard-of mothers, in
suiet homes, doing hard and monot-
snous tasks daily without complain
ing. They take up their cross daily
and follow Jesus. They suffer vicar
iously, willingly, gladly, for others.
Are you running your race as faith
fully?
III. Deeds and Definitions.
"Actions speak louder than words"
Very true. What do your actions
say? A great observer said, What
you are speaks so loudly l cannot
hear what you say" And again,
"there's reason" The Bible is very
practical. Here in the eleventh of
Hebrews are three lines given to a
definition of faith and one hundred
sixty one lines to superb illustrations
of it. Our deeds should as far out
run our definitions. Then the world
would sit up and take notice.
As in the olden time, there are now
some weights which hinder US. Some
times a weight is handicap. Some
times it is a. developer. Some men
spend all their time whining about
their difficulties. Every difficulty is
a lesson in the university of hard
knocks. You will never get your de-
gree if you finch at all of the lessons.
Nowhere is the principle more true
than in the realm of character. 1t is
hard to be good. OF course it is. 1t
wouldn't be worth while if it were
easy. But God never forgets to
help us!
IV. Faith
The Epistle to the Hebrews has
been called the Westminster Abbey
of the Bible. when l come to chap
ter eleven" says DR.. Jowett, 81 al
ways feel as tho were turning into
the nave of a great cathedral, and
find it is occupied by monuments
which have been erected to commem-
crate sanity men and women who
were distinguished by their faith a
monument to Abraham, a monument
to Isaac and Jacob; monument to
Sarah, one to Rahab." The wonder
full cathedral at Rheims may be de-
stroyed and there is no cathedral in
your town which you can visit. But
here in this chapter is cathedral you
can enter when you will and remain
as long as you like. While there you
may learn these lessons:
/. Without faith it is impossible
to be well-pleasing to God. 1t ought
to be easy to trust God when we
think of 'his love and power.
2. Those who really trust God
will truly obey him. 1t is so with a
child and his parent. 1t was so with
Abraham and his God. 1t should be
so with us and our Father.
3. Faith is victorious force. No
man wins, anywhere in life, without +,
faith. Read the list of conguerors,
inventors, leaders, and you find they
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