Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-04-12
LESSON FOR APRIL 18TH

LESSON FOR APRIL 18TH
Lesson Title: Jesus the Good
Shepherd
Lesson Text: John 1O:1-1s. Mem
oriZe vss. II, -.
Golden Text: IL am the good shep-
herd, the good shepherd layeth down
his life for the sheep" John 10:11.
I. "Said Unto Them Again"
T The Record says that Jesus told the
story of the good shepherd "again."
Why did He do so? I imagine He
looked out over His audience that day
and realized from the look on their
faces that they did not quite under
stand what he had been saying. Like
a wise teacher he said 1t all over again
in a different way. There are q great
many things in life which have to be
done again" House cleaning. cook
ing meals and washing dishes, making
beds and getting children ready for
school are some Of the things which
come ''asain" to the busy msther.
Men aise have things which they must
do again" And think how long 1t
took yeur mother to teach you TO say
thank you" and to do some Of the
other things which are proper. Rep
etition Is the rule of life. 1t requires
patience and vision. We should be
glad for having mothers who repeated
their teaching again" Somebody
asked the mother of John Wesley why
she told her child the same thing
twenty different times! She is said
to have replied: Because nineteen
times will not do God speaks TO
the children of men over and over
again in order that they may hear
and understand and act out His mes
sage.
ii. "The Good Shepherd"
herd" The twenty third Psalm has
been comfort to countless genera
tions. This tenth chapter of John is
called the twenty third psalm OF the
New Testament. Read 1t with care
FOR the sheep. He provides for them
protection and pasture. He gives them
abundant life. He knows them BY
name. He guides them unto safe and
satisfying places. He lays down His
life for the sheep. Why did He do
this2 What service and sacrifice
ought we to make for Him to SHOW our
appreciation of such love?
There are other sheep" which
, Jesus Is anxious to bring SO that there
: shall be one flock. one sheph erd Z"
There are many folds now. God
people are in many different denom-
nations today. But the time Is com.
ing when they will all be gathered to-
gether as lone flock" There ought
to be sympathy and cooperation
among these different folds of
ChHst's sheep. There ought never to
be competition or unkindly criticism.
We are all under the same Good Shep-
herd, and we ought, therefore, to be
In close sympathy with one another.
III. II Am the Door,"
There are many blessings which we
enter only through Christ.--We try
other doors to find the things we de
sire. but we shall fail. Il rs when
we enter through Him. that we ego
in aud out and find pasture" Many
other so-called doors compete with
Christ today. i have known people
to enter them for few years and
then return, weary and disillusimed
to Christ and the Church.
Christ as 'the door, emphasizes re-
liglon as q great freedom. Millions
think OF It as an enslavement. They
regard tt as q condition Of bondage
To them. the worldly life Is the life
of freedom. "Pleasure. ambition
wealth and sensual qualification are
open fields OF liberty and enjoy ment
But universal Testimony h against ar
ideal. Lord Byron commemorated his
thirty-stxth year by writing:
my days are tn the seare and yellow
Ieaf.
The flowers and fruits OF love art