The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson XIV. - Fourth Quarter,
For Dec. 81, 1916.
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LESSON LA plot that failed, Acts
xiii, 1924. Golden Text, Jer. i, 10
II am with thee, saith Jehovah, TO de
liver thee" All the purposes and plots
OF men against God and His people
will In due time fail and come to
nsught, but every purpose of the Lord
will stand. The greatest verse in this
lesson to me is verse II, the visit OF
the Lord Jesus and His wonderful per-
sonal message, BE of good cheer,
Paulw
LESSON 1L-Paui before Felix, Acts
xiv. 1921. Golden Text Acts xiv,
16. Herein / also exercise myself 10
have conscience void OF offense to-
ward God and men alway." A man
who believes God fully is able TO be
meek under strong persecution. spe-
cially after a direct message from the
Lord Jesus.
LESSON III-The appeal to Caesar,
Acts XIV, 1-12. Golden Text, Matt. X.
%, ut is enough for the disciple that
he be as his teacher and the servant
as his Lord" The devil and his fol
lowers are persistent prosecutors. and
as he has the power Of death (Heb. II.
IA he uses 1t aercely. but only with
Gods permission. ..
LESSON IV.-Paul's defense before
Agrippa. Acts XVI. /, 24-32. Golden
Text Acts XVI, 10, II was not dis
obedient unto the heavenly vision"
A splendid opportunity TO testify be-
fore earth's dignitaries, and Paul cer-
tRinly did improve It, and all who
heard it might have become the Lords
people If they had been willing.
LESSON V.-The voyage, Acts xvii,
1925. Golden Text, Ps. xxxvii. 8,
Commit thy way unto jehovah trust
also in Him, and He will bring It to
pass" This voyage is suggestive Of
the voyage Of life, which is often very
stormy. but II we can truly say OF
Him, Whose am and whom serve"
we should also add, 'T believe God.
that II shall be even as 1t was told me"
(verses 23-26).
LESSON VI.-Shipwrecked on Malta.
Acts xvii, 3S; xviii, TO-. Golden
Text, Ps. xxxiv, %, Jehovah redeem
eth the soul OF His servants, and none
Of them that take refuge in Him shall
be condemned" One man brought
good cheer to 275 others because he
had a message from heaven. He also
brought tidings Of the Living God and
His salvation to the people of Malta.
Let US be such messengers.
LESSON VII. - Worlds temperance
Sunday, Rom. xiv, 13 to Nv, 3. Golden
Text, Rom. xiv, q, ut Is good not TO
eat flesh. nor to drink wine, nor to do
anything whereby thy brother STUN
bleth." The first thing for any kind of
sinner is to be born again, redeemed
by grace (Rom. iii, 19. pa. Then be-
! cause Of the judgment seat Of Christ
for all His redeemed (xiv, 7-12l we
must live unto Him, not to self.
LESSON V1II.-From Malta TO Rome,
Acts xviii, 11-31. Golden Text, Rom.
1, 16, II am not ashamed Of the gos-
pei, for 1t is the power Of God unto
salvation to every one that believeth." !"
Whether in Jerusalem, or on shipboard,
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Paul could honestly say, II am debtor;
/ am ready: am not ashamed" (Rom.
1, 14-16, and 1t was always the king
dom and the Lord Jesus (xxviil, %, 80.
LESSON IX.-A living sacrifice, Rom.
xii, 1-S. Golden Text, Rom. xii, /,
present your bodies a living sacrifice,
holy, acceptable to God, which Is your
spiritual service" Because OF all the
benefits of His grace, as set forth In
| chapters to viii, we are asked to lei
Him have full control Of all that He
| has purchased, that He may prove to
us and to others through Us His per
feet will and love, to His glory.
LESSON X.--Jesus Christ. the FIRST
and the last, Rev. l. Golden Text,
Rev. 1, IT, 10, Fear not; I am the first
and the last and the Living One. and /
was dead, and, behold, am alive for
evermore." Note all the wonderful
names Of the wonderful Prince Of the
kings Of the earth and the oneness of
believers with Him and remember that
He is always in the midst, even where
only two or three are gathered.
LESSON XI.-Faithful unto death,
Rev, II, lit. Golden Text, Rev. II, 10
BE thou faithful unto death and !
will give thee the crown of life" Note
specially His various titles In the sew
en- epistles and the promises to the
overcomers. He reveals Himself TO
each company and to each individual
believer according to our need. Dis.
tinguish between the crown Of life OF
II, 10, and eternal life Of John <, %.
LESSON XII.-The Holy City, Rev
xxi. IA. 22-27. Golden Text, Rev. xxi
8, Behold the tabernacle Of God IL
with men, and He shall dwell with
them, and they shall be His peoples
| This Is the New Earth beyond the thou
sand years when He shall have sub
dued all things unto Himself and God
shall be all in all Il Cor. XIV. 2S). May
the light Of that city make us blind tc
all else.
LESSON XIII.--Unto us a Son Is Civ
en-. Isa tx. 2-7. Golden Text, Isa
fix, 6, "His name shall be called Won
aerful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlast
ing Father. Prince of Peace" He who
was born in Bethlehem, whose going.
forth were from the days OF eternity
was born to rule in Israel, aud III
surely win. according to the prophet
and also the words OF Gabriel to Mary
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