Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-01-29
International Sunday
School Lesson for
January 80.
THE LAME MAN UEAPlNG


Golden Text-Peter said. Silver and
that give | thee. In the name of Jesus
Christ of Nazareth walk" Ac. 8: 6.
Lesson Text-Ac. 3. Commit VS.. 9, 10
| % Now Peter and John went up to-
gether into the temple at the hour of
prayer being the ninth hour. CD And
a certain man lame from his mothers
iWomb, was carried. whom they laid
daily at the gate of the temple which
is called Beautiful. to ask aims of them
that entered into the temple; go Who,
seeing Peter and John about to go into
the temple asked an aims. G) And
Peter fastening his eyes upon him
with John, said, Look on US 90 And
ne gave heed unto them, expecting to
receive something of them. 60 Then
Peter said, Silver and gold have | none;
but such as | nave give thee; In the
name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise
tup and walk. Cd And he took him by
the right land. and lifted him up: and
Immediately his feet and ankle bones
received strength. 80 And he leapng
up stood, and walked, and entered with
| llltlll IllO Tie ltiiIIlt, NttihllIS, oilN
Ileaping and praising God. 90 And all
the people saw him walking and prais
/ ing God: G0) And they knew that it
was he which sat for aims at the
, Beautiful gate of the temple: and they
| were filled with wonder and amaze
} ment at that which had happened up
to him. Cd And as the lame man
which was healed held Peter and John
ali the people ran together unto them
! in the porch that is called SolOmon's
greatly wondering. G2) And when
, Peter saw it. he answered unto the
ueople, Ye men of Israel, why marvel
l We at this? or why look We so earnestly
on us, as though by our own power or
: holiness we had made this man to
walk?
Tine.-A D. 90. PIace.-Jerusalem.
c The Temple, Door Beautiful.
Exposition-I. The Lame Beggar,
< lis Peter and John were men Of
prayer and at the regular Jewish hour
n Of prayer we see them vending their
way to ,he temple (cf Ps. 8: 5, IL;
s Dan 6: 10: 9: 2D. The ninth hour was
the hour of prayer because it was the
I hour of sacrifice zen. 30: 80; l XII. Is:
| So and all approach to Cod in prayer
t must be en- the ground of shed blood
Gno. IA: 6: Heb 9: %: 10: 10, 20). 1t
e was the very hour at which Jesus died
land onened up for us a way into the
- hottest of all (cf. Lu. %: "A 46: Heb
G 10: ~ 29). The man had been there
often before and was expecting moth
ing unusual that day. But something
very unusual was to occur simply be-
! cause two men who really knew God
. were to pass that way. All he expect
ed from Peter and John was sons
small coin. but he was to get vastly
, more than he expected.
IT, The Man of God. 4-ia. Pete
j first took good look Mt the man ans
then demanded his attention. Her.
are two good points for any one who
Q would bring Christ's power into tn,
life of another Peter did not give tn;
man what he asked for, he did moi
have it to give. His pockets wer'
empty. but he was full of power. Petel
had had an excellent opportunity TO gel
silver and gold (ch. .: As. 4: 80. As
a rule it has been the men without sill
Yer OF gold who nave done the mos
FOR tic worlds highest good Il Cor. 4
IND It is an utterance fun of meanini
that fell from Peters lips, What
lc have. that give l." Every Christiai
ought to be able to say that q Pet. 4
10. ~. Peter bade the man do thu
very thing he couldn't do But tina
which is naturally impossible is pos
- sible ''in the name of Jesus Christ
The power that there was in tina
lmighty name came into that mans i'm
potent feet the moment he believed an'
sought to obey ". I. V. 16). Peter no
only babe him to walk, but took hin
&c By the hand and raised him up H.
had learned that from Jesus tMk.
3O and we do well to learn it too
There is great need of the helpin;
hand.
III. The Man Made Whole, 1a-10
Lukes training as a physician come'
out in his details about feet and ankl
bones. 1t was the gladdest moment o
a 1.-The mans life; he leaped up. stood
! moment in wonder, began to walk ant
| then began to leap and praise God. NJ
wonder He walked to good plac
with his new strength-God's owl
house He couldn't do much but prais
= Cog There was no guess work abou
thi, miracle: the man was well know
to all the observers and the reality o
the cure was evident and unmistakaole
rs It was utterly different from the case
lg of many today who proclaim that the,
OF have been healed, when to all appear
Sc ances they are as sick as ever. IN
IN people who witnessed the change Wer
10 filled with wonder and amazement an
l. many were converted (ch. A: ~. TIL
miracle simply served to get a hearing
=" for the gospel.
III ". Jesus, the Holy and Righteu
IL One, the Prince of Life Ills. TIL
healed man held fast on to Peter an
i John He was afraid they might &c
away from him. He had not We
- learned to lean directly on Jesus an
not on the instrument He uses. TIL
= miracle drew a great crowd tcf. oh.
~ g. Peter Immediately turned atten
:, ton away from himself to his Lord
how unlike many modern claimants t
CO healing power. Peter was mot at a
n, puffed up by the wonder that ha
% been wrought through his instrumen
he tality. nor did he fancy for a momer
he that it was que to any peculiar poWe
or 3odliness of his own (cf CHI. IA