Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1917-05-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
lesson Ix.-Second Quarter, For
May n, 1917.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Text Of the Lesson. John XIV, rs; xvi, IA.
Memory Verses, II. 13-GoIden Text,
John xiv, 26-commentary Prepared
by Rev. Q. M. Stearns.


John xiv, 26-commentary Prepared
by Rev. @, M. stsarns.
Our special topic for today is the
work of the Holy Spirit. full study
of which would take rs. even If we
only noticed the references to Him
self. from Gen. |. =. to Rev. xxi. II.
As In Gen. and II. all the work was
accomplished by the Spirit of God and
the Word of Col. for the Spirit moved.
and God said. SO II has been ever
since ard in everything" Our Lord
Himself. said. The words that speak
unto You. they are spirit. and they are
life'' John vi. 63). At rentecost the
same Holy Spirit who had been work
Ing all through the Old testament pc
Rod came in special way and to
bear a testimony to crncifed. risen
and assembled Christ. thing He never
could have done before. and to gather
from all nations bride for Him. His
body, the church. which. being com
pleted and caught up to meet Him in
the air Il Thess. iv, 1918; Cor. XIV.
81. 52). the same Holy Spirit win con
tinue to Work according to tie eter
nal purpose Of the Father In the Son.
through the great tribulation period
and the thousands years. and on to the
New Earth. when God shall be nil in
all How wonderful to be indwelt by
such a person and to be permitted to
let Him have the right of way and full
control In ones life that God may be
glorified! In xiv, l6. II. our Lord
called Him another Comforter. one
who would be to all believers all that
Christ had been to His disciples while
personally present with them. and He
said that He would dwell In US and
never leave us. In xiv, &c. He said
that the Comforter would be our teach
er and remembrancer. so that. however
lever can always, at least In the things
of God. count upon his friend the Com
forter According to John Ii. %. the
amounting which we have received dbid
eth in US, and we need not that any
man teach us. In XIV. 10, He IA again
called the Spirit of Truth as well as
the Comforter. and our Lord said. HE
shall testify Of Me- and We also shall
bear witness. One OF the evidences
that the Spirit is having His own way
in us is that we love to honor Christ
and speak Of Him. for ito Him give
all the prophets Witness" and concern
ing Him Peter and John said. I'VE
cannot but speak the things which we
have seen and heard facts iv. 10;
Z, 43l
Ia our lesson chapter xvi IT'S. our
Lord said that 1t was better that He
should 60 and the Spirit come for His
spei ial work to convince the world of
sin and Of righteousness and Of judg
ment. BE careful not to confuse this
saying with Acts xiv. 25. as many do
Note our Lords comment on this three
fold work of the Spirit. that the great
sin was unbelief. the great need right
eousness. because OF His finished work.
and that the sure contamination would
be the final overthrow OF the prince of
this world, the devil. who Is already 4
judged and sentenced one waiting the
execution Of the sentence Matt. XIV.
Al: Rev. Xxx. l0p. The Spirit will also
tell US things as we are able to receive
them. Concerning verse IL Paul also
said, Il have fed you with milk and
not with meat. for hitherto We were
not able To. bear it." and then be gave
a reason why Il Cor. lii. Ia. How we
should desire to be able to receive all
thnt the Lord wonld like to tell us and
not be 30 preoccupied with other
thoughts as to hinder Him! He will
guide us into all truth and show us
things to come. for be wrote the whole
book from beginning 10 end. and He
only can interpret His own writings.
Verses IA. Is. make us think of Abra-
hams servant telling Of the fathers
only son. to whom he gave all that be
had and for whom the servant was
seeking q wife. carrying with him sam
pleaFof the fathers wealth tGen. xiv
10. 34-3S).
The whole of this age Is but little
" AA&S SOAAAR9Aa1*C NAAS. AVt ava ~
%, and the sufferings Of verse SO pi
our lesson chapter are said to be but
for moment compared with the ex
ceeding and eternal weight Of glory
I'll Cor. ", II. 49,. A thousand year,
are In His sight but as yesterday wheI
1t Is past and as watch In the nigh
Cps. &c. a. The woman and child Of
verse II take us back to Isa Xvi. I.
and onward to Rev. xii ane the tim,
Of His coming again for lsraeI's new
birth. Until then those who stant
with Him and for Him must expec
the treatment Of Nv. 1921: xvi, IA
SO. But 1t win he well worth while
for all sorrow shall be turned into Joy
In Him we may always have peace
and the assurance to the overcome
should lift Ms above all present thing
oversees 1898: Rev. Iii. 21,. His 'B
Of good cheer" the fourth while Ii
His mortal body Matt. tx. 2-22; xiv
= n l.