The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-06-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson xIIl.--Second Quarter
For June rs, 1916.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

f-s-ouarterIy ReVisw--ooIden Text,
Phil. IV, g. Commentary Prepared
by Rev. q. M. stearns.
LnEsoN 1.-The conversion of Saul,
AakG tx, Ill, 17-19. Golden Text, I
Tim. i 16, Christ Jesus came into the
word 70 save sinners, Of whom I am
chief" That God should choose such
a vessel for such a purpose is to us
very great mystery, but we know that
His way is perfect, and it was fore.
shadowing Of the conversion OF Israel
as nation by His appearing to them
In glory, when they shall become a ma
ton of Pauls, with all his zeal.
LESSON I.--AeneaS and Dorcas, Acts
TX, 32-43, Golden Text, Tit. II, 7, "In
all things showing thyself an example
OF good works" The result Of these
two miracles of health to Aeneas and
a return to life In mortal body to
Dorcas (Which was no gain to herr was
that many turned to the Lord and be-
lleved in Him and thus helped to COM
plete His body, the church, the ono
only thing worth living for
LESSON III. - Peter and Cornelius,
Acts K, 11e. Golden Text, Rom. Z, IL,
The same Lord is Lord of all and is
rich unto all that call upon Him" Be-
cause Of the Easter lesson next week
we take the whole chapter and see a
Gentle household, with kinsmen and
friends, hearing and receiving the word
of the Lord, and in Him forgiveness,
and the gift of the Holy Spirit oversees
"a, A.. Note the agents.
LESSON IV.-The risen Christ, I Cor.
XIV, Iii. Golden Text, I Cor. xv, 20,
Now hath Christ been raised from the
dead. the first fruits Of them that are
asleep" Our salvation and all includ-
ed In 1t depend upon risen Christ
who waits for a company Of people IN
redeemed bodies like His own. Then
shall He begin His reign on earth, and
we shall reign with Him till He hath
subdued all things unto Himself
LESSON V.-Peter delivered from pris-
on, Acts xii, Ill. Golden Text, Ps.
xxxiv, z, ''The angel Of Jehovah en-
Him and delivereth them" The devil
hates God and Christ and His people
and His truth, and seems to think that
he can succeed in opposing God. but
our Lord has assured us that all the
wisdom Of hell cannot prevail against
Him or His people Matt. xvi, 1S).
LESSON VI.-The missionaries Of An
Anfc vi ~
Text, Matt. xviii, 10, go ye there
fore and make disciples Of all the ma
tions." The disciples were so slow to
obey the command to go and tell that
the Lord allowed persecution to scat
ter the believers, and all but the apos-
ties went forth with the word Of life
even as far as Antioch. Later the
Holy Spirit called Paul and Barnabas.
Lesson VII.-Lo, we turn to the gen.
tiles, Acts xiii. 1852. Golden Text.
Acts kill AZ, II have set thee for a
light OF the gentiles" On this tour
the glad tidings were carried in today's
lesson to Cyprus and to Antioch, and
we have one Of Paul's great sermons,
giving the substance Of his teaching.
which was always Christ crucifed and
risen and coming again to set up His
kingdom and forgiveness for all who
receive Him.
Lesson VIIL-The cripple of Lystra,
Acts xiv, 800 Golden Text, Isa. xl,
20, "He giveth power to the faint, and
to him that hath no might He increas-
eth strength" Everywhere preaching
the gospel of the grace of God and the
kingdom and magnifying the Lord in
life and death, thus they went from
place to place (verses 8, Z, 81, %, q.
The coming to life of Paul and his
power to continue were more wonder
full than the healing Of the lame man.
LESSON IX.-The council at Jerusa-
lem, Acts XIV, 1876. Golden Text, Gal.
v, !, For freedom did Christ set us
free" A full salvation through Jesus
Christ without any good deeds Of ours
has always been opposed by the devil
from the time of Cain, and never more
so than now. Witness the enmity Of
the Unitarians and others to salvation
by the blood of Christ alone, yet Tit.
iii, 5, and other texts emphasize mot
by works Of righteousness"
LESSON X.-The call Of the west, Acts
xvi, 6-15. Golden Text, Acts xvi, 8,
Come over into Macedonia and help
u.s." Farther and farther the glad It'd
ings are carried, for God would have
all to hear, but the messengers are so
few. In this case human weakness is
overruled by God to send out four In
stead Of two missionaries, the Holy
Spirit controlling, and the gospel is TAX
en- to Europe.
LESSON XI.-Sowing and reaping and
the Spirit teaching, Gal vii Cor. H.
Golden Text, Cor. ii, 10, For the
Spirit searcheth all things-yea, the
deep things Of God" When we be-
come new creatures In Christ by faith
alone, then it becomes our privilege to
be so given up to the Spirit that He
alone may guide and teach and in all
things so control that we shall not SOW ]
to the flesh nor build to be destroyed.
LESSON XII.-The PhiIippian jailer.
Acts xvi, 1894. Golden Text, Acts xvi,
81, Believe on the Lord Jesus and
thou shalt be saved, thou and thy
house" The third household saved I'm
the story OF the Acts. See Cornelius
and Lydia. What strange events In
this case--an evil spirit speaking the
truth. demon cast out, persecution
and Imprisonment, praises at midnight
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