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Text of the Lesson, III Cor. iv, /, to v,
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@1SSoN i.-Ad ul Ut IucSSulOnlca anu
Berea, Acts xvii. 1-15. Golden Text,
Acts v, 81. Him did God exalt with
His right hand to be a prince and a
Saviour" May we so see these men
OF God going from place to place
preaching Jesus Christ crucifed, risen.
and coming again, that we shall decide
to do likewise at all costs, knowing
that everywhere some will believe.
though others believe not.
LESSON 1.-THE Thessalonian Chris.
uans. l Thess. and iv, 1918 Golden
Text, Thess. iv, IA. Them that are
fallen asleep In Jesus will God bring
with Him." 1t is refreshing to note
how these people received the message.
not as from men. but from God; how
enectually 1t wrought in them and how
they proclaimed 1t to others, seeking
to please God and not men q, 8; ii, A..
LESSON III.-Paul at Athens. Acts
xvii, 1884. Golden Text, Acts xvii. 2S.
In Him we live and move and have
our being" In this gentle city, very re-
ngious. but wholly idolatrous. Paul
preached Christ as the Creator of all
Things and the sustainer of natural
lie In all His creatures, but also az
crucified and risen from the dead and
the appointed Judge of all mankind
LESSON IV.-Paul at Corinth. Acts
xviii. 1-22. Golden Text Acts xviii. D
BE not afraid. but speak and hold not
tiny peace" Working at his trade OF
tentmaking. along with Aquila and
Priscilla, he continued at Corinth a
year and six months teaching the word
or God among them xviii, III. The
opposition was great, but a night visit
from the Lord Himself with the gra-
cious message of verses o, 10. was an
unusual strength and encouragement
LESSON V.-The word Of the cross. |
Cor. !. Is, to ii, 2. Golden Text. Gal
vi, IA, Far be it from me 10 glory
save In the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ" Although Paul knew much of
the wisdom or this world. he renounc.
ed 1t all for Jesus Christ, who had be-
come to him the power of God and the
wisdom OF God and who was made
unto him and to all believers wisdom.
righteousness, sanctihcation and re-
demption q Cor. i, II. Is. 81, "a, 3O).
LESSON VI.-The greatest thing in the
world, Cor. xiii Golden Text, 1 Cor.
xiii. IL. Now abideth faith. hone.
love, these three, and the greatest OF
these Is love"-greater than the gift
or tongues or understanding mysteries
or the power to work miracles. for God
Is Love. but without faith il is impos-
sible to please God.
LESSON VII.-The grace of giving. III
Cor. TX. Golden Text, Acts Xxx, 50. RE
member the words of the Lord Jesus
that He Himself said, 1T is more bless
ed to give than to receive" Giving is
easy when the love of Christ con.
strains us, because of His great grace
and love to us, and when we remem-
Der that we have nothing that we
have not received, that all things come
from Him and we can only give Him
His own which He has first given to us.
LESSON vIII.-The riot at Ephesus.
Acts xix. 29-41. Golden Text, Tim.
vi. 10, "The love of money is a root of
all kinds Of evil" The record of the
riot Is the least important part of this
chapter, but teaches what may happen
when business is interfered with. Car
rying the word of the Lord into all
Asia and bringing the special gift of
the spirit to believers. this is some
thing worth while.
LESSON IX.-Journeying to Jerusa-
lem, Acts Xxx. 1927. Golden Text. Acts
III, 30. II command you to God and to
the word of His grace" The greater
part of this chapter tells OF Paul's
farewell to the church at Ephesus
through the elders who came TO Miletus
to meet him. with a mention OF three
months I'm Greece and seven days at
Troas. on his way thither He remind
ed the Ephesians that for three years
he had taught them the whole counsel |
Of God verses %, 2S).
LESSON X.-Paul's sorrows and COM |
forts. II Cor. ri. 21-33. Golden Text,
III Cor. XII, o. my grace is sufficient
for thee. for my power is made perfect |
In meekness." l think that the record |
OF his sufferings, as in xi. 1928. can
not be equaled in the case of any 9TH |
er mere man. But he must have been |
sustained by the glory which he saw
on the way to Damascus and while |
he was dead after his stoning at Lys-
tra txii, 1-5.
LESSON xI.-The arrest of Paul, !
Acts xxi, 27-40 Golden Text. Acts
xii. Is. 'Thou shalt be witness for /
Him unto all men of what thou hast
seen and heard" The first half Of this
chapter tells Of the remainder of his
journey to Jerusalem and his welcome
there. with some incidents by the way
at Tyre and Caesarea. The last half
tells Of his failure to pacify law keep
Ing Jews. v
LESSON XII--A prisoner I'm the cas-
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