Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-01-31
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson XII.-First Quarter, For
March %, 1917.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Quarterly Review-Golden Text, John
xiv, 6-commentary Prepared by Rev.
o. Nj. Stearns.
Lesson I.-Jesus the life and light
of men, John /, LA. Golden Text,
John i, 1, In Him was life, and the
life was the light of men," The open
ing words of the lesson are away be-
yond us, high as heaven-what can we
do? Dob xi. 81 But In verse II He
comes near 10 us, becomes one of US
and reveals unto us the Father, and,
seeing and knowing Him. we see and
know the Father Chapter xiv. o..
LESSON II--John the Baptistand Je
sus. John 1, 1884 Golden Text. John
/. 20 Behold the Lamb of God, that
taketh away the sin of the world"
John was to Jesus at His first coming
what the real Elijah viii be at His
second coming in glory, for the great
and dreadful day of the Lord is still
future, and Nal ". 8. stands, according
to Matt xvii, IL.
LESSON III.-First disciples of the
Lord Jesus, John 1, 1851. Golden
Text, John /, 43, Jesus saith unto
Him, Follow Me-" Johns second tes-
timony turned men away from him TO
Jesus, and that was his aim, as it
should be ours. Andrew and the un-
named other one. having spent the
day with Jesus. quickly brought their
brothers TO the Messiah, whom they
had found, and Philip brought Ma
thanael. who confessed Christ as Son
of God and King of Israel.
LESSON IN.-Reverence of Jesus for
His Fathers house, John ii. 1872,
Golden Text. Matt. xxi. 10. My house
shall be called house of prayer" BY
no means omit the marriage and the
water changed to wine and the mar
riagc Of the Lamb which will precedc
the kingdom Then shall follow Is
raels great cleansing. according to
Ez. xxxvi, -.
LESSON V.--Jesus the Saviour Of the
world. John iii, 1-12. Golden Text.
John iii. 1G, God so loved the world
that He gave His only begotten Son"
Even the most religious and moral
man cannot see or enter the kingdom
unless he is born again by receiving
the Son of God who loved him and
gave Himself for him. But there is
life for look for all bitten ones, and
they shall share the bridegrooms JOY
in the morning verse 90.
LESSON VI.--Jesus and the woman of
Samaria, John iv, 100. Golden Text,
l Tim i, 10, Christ Jesus came into
the world to save sinners" \ religious
moral man must be born again, and a
poor. immoral outcast may be born
! again. for lie came to seek and to
save the lost. The latter became "A
| better witness than the former and
brought maiy souls to Him. In such
| service He delighted and invites us
to join Him that we may rejoice to-
| gether
| LESSON VII. - Jesus heals a noble
mans son, John xiv, 1891 Golden
Text, Matt. viii, 10. "As thou hast be
| lieved so be il done unto thee At
| Cana He had Swallowed forth the glory
of His own marriage, and now from
! Cana He sent life TO whole house
hold. After the marriage what bless
| ing there win be to muttudeS! May
the childlike faith Of the nooleman he
ours, for he believed the word that
Jesus had spoken and went his way.
LESSON vIII.--Iesus at the pool OF
! Bethesda. John V. 1-15, Golden Text
John tx. 4. at was Jesus who had
made him whole" A truly helpless
pool for really helpless people, but
there is a fountain which is better than
all pools. and He gives life TO all who
| hear His word and believe on Him
that is, receive Him. There is no book
like the Scriptures, and by Scripture
we learn of Him. but unless we come
to Him of whom they tell we cannot
obtain life q John V. ~.
LESSON TX Jesus feeds the five
thousand, John vi, 12l Golden Text
Matt. Vi, II. Give us this day our
daily bread Feasts of the Lord had
| become mere fcasts OF the Jews, and
the multitudes were parishlng. Today
the public worship OF God is largely
mere formalities, stones foi' bread. and
our Lord Is still saying. Give We them
10 eat He Is ready 10 take what we
/ have that Is real bread and increase
| it as needed.
LESSON X.-Jesus the bread Of life,
! John Vi. 22-40 Golden Text. John Vi,
/ 81, Jesus said unto them ara the
bread OF life" Living Bread from
! heaven, and yet peop,e tlespise IT, even
as Israel lOatEed the mamma In the will
! derness and in their hearts turned
back to the food Of Egypt. See these
men dlsputing and arguing instead Of
eating And so ii is still, just as In
| the invitation to tie marriage feast
they all made light OF it. each prefer
/ ring his own way. One of the most
manifest delusions Of the devil is the
way in which men despise the love and
grace Of God.
LESSON XI.-JeSus saves from sin.
John viii. -, 2s-37, $3.50 Golden
Text, John wifi, 30, III therefore the
Son shall make you free, We shall b.
! free indeed He had no stones for
! penitent sinners, and no one else has
/ any right 10 throw any. for He is the
| only one without sin He came not to
! condemn. bun to save. He Is saying
| 70 all thirsty ones. Come unto Me and
drink" He says just as plainly that
/ an who will not come shall die in
| their sins and. preferring the devil to
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