McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-06-22
LESSON FOR JUNE "a
rHE PURPOSE Or JOHNS GOSPEL
(HEvIEN--READ JOHN 21:t5.25.)
EvrEw-Read John al:is-2S.

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| that you might believe that Jesus is the
| Christ, the Son Of God; and that bellev-
Ing ye might have life through his name.
John 2o:31.
! There are variety Of methods to
be followed In, reviewing the work Of
i the past SIX months and to give va
riety. Teachers of classes, or super
intendents Of schools, may select one
or combine several, as their judgment
dictates. OF course. the easiest way
Is to procure a good speaker who is
familiar with the Gospel of John and
the lessons Of the past quarter. and
let him bring out In the review Its
most outstanding and salient features.
One method would be to have one
minute talks either by members of the
class or persons selected from the
school. Each of twelve scholars could
be assigned one minute, each to have
one of the lessons Of the past quar-
ter.
Another good way would be to take
the outstanding and significant verses
from the lessons Of the quarter not
the golden text, but verses which seem
to emphasize the outstanding features
of the six months work. Behold the
Lamb Of God" och. :36): "Ye must
be born again." SD; "Come see
man which told me all things that ever
I did; is not this the Christi" a :29):
"Verily, verify l say unto you, he that
heareth my word and believeth on him
that sent me, hath everlasting life and
shall not come into condemnation but
Is passed from death unto life," Is:
PAY. II must work the works Of him
that sent me while it Is day; the night
cometh when no man can work; Il am
the light of the world; "He Is Of age,
let him speak for himself; "One thing
know, that, whereas was blind, now
can see." Thus go on through the
Gospel and take the significant texts
In this way. 1t will not do to take too
many texts or go over too many verses,
or perhaps cover all Of each verse.
Another method of review would be,
particularly in the adult classes, to
have each lesson with its present-day
emphasis. For instance, the past quar-
ter: Lesson 1.-The Christian In his
dealing with blindness. Lesson p
Modern wonders of healing and medi-
cal missions. Lesson 3-The shep-
herding Of church members. Lesson A
do we know how to give? Lesson 8
lis Christ supreme in our national
life? Lesson 6-Ambition and Its cure.
Lesson 1.-THE worlds good springing
from Christ. Lesson s-Temperance
reform. Lesson 9-The Holy Spirit In
everyday life. Lesson 10-How Christ
is betrayed and denied today. Lesson
1.-THE uplifting power Of the cross.
Lesson 12-Why men believe in I'm
mortality.
A good method OF review would be
to have someone take up each Of the
golden texts. announcing 1t In advance
that pupils may be prepared for this
method. The teacher would write the
texts Of the quarter, each on sepa-
rate piece Of cardboard, and lay them
face down on a table; pupils would
then draw the golden texts, one at a
time, and tell what the lesson is to
which this text belongs, giving as full
an account of the lesson as possible,
the teacher helping out with questions
where necessary.
1t will be of great value to the pu-
pills II they can get In this review a
clear outline of the main events Of
Christ's last weeks upon earth, COW
cred particularly by the past quarter.
There are forty standing events OF
the past quarters: ~ The healing Of
the man born blind; (2) Jesus the good
Shepherd: (3) Jesus sending forth the
/ seenty; az Jesus in Berea; (5) The
raising of Lazarus; 90 The ten lep-
ers healed; 90 Bartimaeus at Jericho ;
fS) Jesus visits Zaccheus; 10y Jesus
anointed by Mary; (10) The fig tree
(11) Trlumphal entry; t12) Cleaning
the temple; (13) Weeping over Jeru-
salem; (14) The widows mite; (15)
The Greeks seek Jesus; t16) Prepare
ton for the passover; (17) Washing
the disciples feet; (1S) The Lords
supper; {19) The farewell discourse
| COY The farewell prayer; CID The
agony in Gethsemane; (22) Judas be-
trays Jesus; (23) The arrest of Je-
sus; (24) Peter denies Jesus; (25)
Jesus before Ananias; {26) Jesus be-
fore Caiphas; (27) Jesus before the
Sanhedrin; (2S) The hooking Of Je-
sus; (29) Jesus before PLATE; (30)
Jesus before Herod; (31) PLATE con-
dennis Jesus; 1927 The sorrowful
wait; 1881 The crucifixion; (34) The
seven last words; 1851 Jesus dies ;
1881 Burial; (37) Resurrection; 1857
Appears to Mary: 1897 Appearance
during the forty days; (40) The as
cension.
As brought out heretofore, John
sets forth the purpose Of this Gospel ;
namely, that "Jesus Is the Christ. the
Son of God, and that believing on him
we might have everlasting life, eternal
life In his name" (See golden text.
Whatever method be the review, we
must constantly keep before us the
idea to make Jesus as real as II we
were with him as his disciples. The
word is now dwelling among us "full
Of grace and truth. giving daily Of his
fulness and grace for grace" Jesus
exhausted the language In giving us
comparisons and SMILES; he Is the
way, the truth. the life. the bread, the
shepherd, the door, the water of life
and in each of these he sets forth
some attribute, some manifestation OF
his life, for he was the way; he him
self Is the life the source of life. the