The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-01-29
INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSOOOL
LESSON
CBy r. o. SELLERS. Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1915. Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR JANUARY 80
THE LAME MAN LEAPlNe.
LESSON 3.

soon tested outside of the circle OF
believers. It is put to a public test, is
tried as to its efficacy physically, /. e.,
has the Holy Spirit power physically
as well as over the spirits of men?
I. The Appeal to Peter and John, w.
1-1o. Following Pentecost the disciples
to have continued their accus-
toned mode of life. (1) The apostles
and worship ". ~. AS yet, and in
deed for many years to come, there
was no particular separation of Jews
and Christians.
Praying men like these two leaders,
Peter and John. continued to fulfill
their temple duties. The ninth hour
was the prayer hour. the hour of sac
riice EEK. 2s:39, l Kings 1886.
All true approach to God must be OF
the grounds of sacrifice John 14:6.
Heb. 9:22) and we must remember
that this hour was the n at which
Jesus died for us, our sacrifice (Heb.
1919, 29).
Emphasize the need and Importance
of worship and prayer.
(2) The afflicted one ". p. This
man had been there often and made
his usual appeal; his expectation was
limited to material aid ". 81; he may
or he may not have been familiar with
Christ and his teachings, but some
thing unusual was about to happen be-
cause the two to whom he appealed
really knew God and on them now
rested this new power in the world.
(3) The apostles response wv. 4-7).
Peter took a good look at the man
". A.. Peter was changed by a look
Matt. 1870. What he say was the
mans fundamental spiritual need.
(a) Demanding the mans undivided
attention, Peter gave the man what he
had not-not what the man wanted or
expected.
Peters words, Look on u.s. and
Paul's "be ye followers of me" Il Cor.
4:16) are in no wise egotistical, but
in each ease the fearless appeal of a
man wholly Gods, men conscious Of
the endowment of power, trying to
seize the wavering wills Of men that
they might point them to Christ.
(b) Peter aroused the mans expect.
ancy.
1t is usually men lacking in silver
and gold who give to the world its
greatest blessings and highest good
q Cor. AID.
The appeal to curiosity is a perfect.
ly legitimate one. (c) Peter gave a
personal testimony. What he was
about to do for the man was not in
or of himself.
Every effective Christian worker
must base his appeal upon the facts
of a personal experience q. Pet. 4:1O,
~. ID Peter babe the man to dc
the very thing he humanity could not
do, but the thing which, lin the name
iof Jesus Christ" he would be able to
do.
The power of that mighty name
came into the lame feet the moment
he believed ". Z; CT. v. 16).
Notice how full the account given
by Luke, who was a physician.
(e) Peter followed the word of testi.
'mony and of command by a personal
touch ". Z; see also Mark 1:31).
The personal testimony plus the per.
sonal touch, and both "in the name OF
Jesus" are sure to produce results.
az The result. % Upon the man,
There is no doubt as to the complete
ness of the cure ". 81. He had
strength" was lifted up" from his
former position of weakness; he
IsInanadb (1ffara11u no5fotio 9DyN. h.
walked" continuous activity; and he
"worshiped," thanksgiving and renew
ing of strength. (2) Upon the people
(a) "All the people saw" They may
not have heard or comprehended the
words of Peter, but they did witness
the transformation. (b) They took
knowledge" ". 10), they began to OBJ
serve, even as the world always does
the one who processes his faitt
in Christ? (c) They we're filled
with wonder and amazement" "
100, they could not understand
No more can the world of today
(see l Cor. 1;1s, 23) really compre
bend the Christian. There was nj
g~uesswork, however, about this mir
acle, and, of the people who witnessed
1t and were so filled with wonder anC
Amusement, many were converted
(ch. 4:4).
The miracle served to get for thu
gospel a good hearing and 1t accom-
plished it's purpose from. 1:16).
n. Peters Appeal to the People
w. 1925. Notice 1t was the man witt
attracted the crowd, not Peter or John
for he eagerly held the disciples Will,
the crowd gathered John $50. III
This may suggest the weakness of tn,
mans fcith in that he depended upoI
Peter and John rather than upon Je
sus. ~ Peter seized this o%pportunit!
". 12) and began his salutation b,
taking advantage of their curiosity.
Peter eagerly turned their thought
from himself unto Jesus. He wished
to divert attention from himself ant
used the miracle for the double puI
pose of clarifying Jesus Christ and Il
convict these men Of their sin.
Verses 18, 14,-15 contain the charges
whereof Peter and John were wit
nesses." They were not to look upol
'us" as though they had lone any
thing, nor was 1t ONE new God O
whom they witnessed ". 13). The &C
OF the crucihxion, he grants, may hav
been consummated in ignorance (N
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