Abbeville progress., 1917-03-31

LESSON FOR APRIL /
JESUS GIVES SIGHT TO sLINo.

JESUS GIVES SIGHT TO 6LlND.
LESSON TENT-Joan Gill, 3J-3s. Eea,
entire ehaptcrJ
GOLDEN TEET-I am the Hight OF tn,
wUrid.-JUnn 9.5.
This. another Of The signs vLlcl
Jesus performed IS recorded only by
John. 1t probably occurred in Octo
Der, SIX months before the cruclfX.on
while Jesus WAS attending the Feast
Of the TabcruacicS. There are SIX
other cases OF bliuducsS recorded as
having been cured Look them up.
I. The Case wv ~. Il was ahso.
lutely hopeless. No human skill could
touch f. but Jesus passed by" and
that changed everything. What u,u
cuunUr do Jesus can. Jesus is passing
today. and we nay expect things quite
as wonderful To- h0vpo0 lJoEu 14.E-).
This blind man illustrates the uu-avcd
sinner G Cor. 2:-D. lie never had
seen. IL 'vas beyond human help (v
62). lie bad doubtless given up ali
hope OF seeing He was without syul-
patty suspected and deSWsed wv. ,,
80. Poor--he was be-gar. He Is
MISC q type of Jha nation Of Israel
tiicv. 3.lO. We mGsJ not uucmr- 70
explain aV sickness G.. -. God fr"-
quentiy Uses it for idc advancement
OF his kingdom tJohu u ~. Jesus
not only passed by hug he "s3w." The
feeling of the crowd was that of curl
uSity and contempt. Ills feeling Was
that of compassion NV. .. i and g..
Sickness sometimes mauirests Gods
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al-a of sickness Is rho Giracr rosrIr of
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,v-r,,.sy fast when no man can work.
Aotfce the works we are TO do nre not
our own, but "the works Of him that
sent me-" Compare carefully verses
two uud four. and see that Jesus con- |
sidered delivering the man from evil !
far more important than speculating |
about the origin of his complaint. Too |
much tiBe is spent In investigation. |
Let US have more Of action. The
means used in this cure were clay and
spittle. The miracle was performed in
plain view Of all who might see. The
in2n uiG not ask Jesus 10 help him, but
Jesus mad gone where he was ". %.
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III p..,.i,,.g r.. tpar, In tho class
an6 an6 nn. ~ b. ne oufsno,len and cour.
oreo.s for Christ as w9s this man who