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Text of the Lesson, John xiv, LID
A Quarterly Review-Golden Text,
John xiv, documentary Prepar-
ed by Rev. ID. M. Stearns-
LESSON Jesus the life and light
Of men, John 1, LA. Golden Text,
John /, 4, "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, g. But In verse IA He
comes near to US, becomes one OF us
and reveals unto us the Father, and,
seeing and knowing Him, we see and
know the Father Chapter xiv, 81.
LESSON H.-John the Baptist and Je-
sus, John 1, 1884 Golden Text, John
1, 90 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 will be at His
second coming In glory, for the great
and dreadful day Of the Lord is still
future, and Nal. Nv, 8. stands. according
to Matt. xvii, IL.
LESSON III.-First disciples of the
Lord Jesus, John 1, 1851. Golden
Text, John 1, 43, "Jesus saith unto
Him, Follow Me-" Johns second tes-
timony turned men away from him to
Jesus, and that was his aim, as 1t
should be ours. Andrew and the un-
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 IV.-Reverence OF Jesus for
His Fathers house, John ii, 1922.
Golden Text, Matt. xxi, Is, 'My house
shall be called house Of prayer" By
no means omit the marriage and the
water changed to wine and the mar
rage of the Lamb which will precede
the kingdom. Then shall follow Is
raers great cleansing. according to
Ez. xxxvi, %.
LESSON V.-Jesus the Saviour of the
world, John iii, 1-12. Golden Text,
John Iii, 10, 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 bridegroom's Joy
in the morning verse 29).
LESSON vI.-Jesus and the woman of
Samaria, John Nv, 100. Golden Text,
Tim. 1, Is, Christ Jesus came into
the world TO save sinners" A religious
moral man must be born again, and a
poor, immoral outcast may be born
again, for He came to seek and to
save the lost. The latter became a
better witness than the former and
brought many 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, 43-54. Golden
Text, Matt. viii. 13, CAS- thou hast be-
lieved so be it 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 will be to multitudes! May
the childlike faith OF the nobleman be
ours, for he believed the word that
Jesus had spoken and went his way.
LESSON VIII.-Jesus at the pool of
Bethesda, John v, 1-15. Golden Text,
John TX, 4, 1T was Jesus who had
made him whole" A truly helpless
pool for really helpless people, but
there is 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, 1-21. Golden Text.
Matt. vi, IL, "Give us this day our
daily bread" Feasts of the Lord had
become mere feasts Of the Jews, and
the multitudes were perishing. Today
the public worship OF God is largely
mere formalities, stones for bread, and
our Lord is still saying, "Give We them
to eat" He is ready to take what we
have that is real bread and increase
1t as needed.
LESSON X.-Jesus the bread of life,
John vi 22-4O. Golden Text, John vi,
35, Jesus said unto them, 1 am the
bread of life." Living Bread from
heaven, and yet people despise 1t, even
as Israel loathed the mama in the will
derness and In their hearts turned
back TO the food of Egypt See these
men disputing and arguing instead of
eating. And so it is still, just as In
the invitation to the marriage feast
they all made light OF 1t, each prefer