The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-06-21
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SUNDMSQ1OOL
LESSON
By r. o. SELLERS, Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course In the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago)
Copyright, 1917. Western Newspaper Union. }
LESSON FOR JUNE "a
THE PURPOSE OF JOHNS GOSPEL
(REviEW-READ JOHN 2t:t5-2s.)
REvIEw-Read John 2i.i5-5.

REv1EW-Read John 2i:i5-8
GOLDEN TExT-These are written
that you might believe that Jesus 10 the
Christ. the Son OF God and that beliey.
ing ye might have life through his name.
John 2:si.
There are a variety Of methods TO
be followed in reviewing the work Of
the past six months and 10 give va
riety. Teachers Of classes, or super
intendents Of schools. may select one
or combine several. as their Judgment
dictates. or course. the easiest way
II to procure good speaker who II
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 10 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" (Ch. l :36): "Ye must
be born again." go; "Come see n
man which told me all things that ever
! did; is not this the CHRISTI" a :29) (:
"verily. verify say unto you. he that
heareth my word and believeth on him
that sent me. hath everlasting life and
shall not come iIto condemnation but
Is passed from death unto life." t5:
24). II must work the works Of him
that sent me while IL is day; the night
cometh when no man can work."
Another method Of review would he.
particularly In the adult classes, to
have each lesson with Its present-day
emphasis. For instance. the past quar-
ter: Lesson THE Christian In his
dealing with blindness. Lesson ?
Modern wonders Of healing and medi-
cal missions. Lesson 3-The shep-
herding Of church members. Lesson 4
DO we know how 20 givef Lesson B
is Christ supreme In our national
life1 Lesson 8-Ambition and Its cure.
Lesson THE worlds good springing
from Christ. Lesson S-Temperance
reform. Lesson 9-The Holy Spirit In
everyday life. Lesson 10-How Christ
In 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 II 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
time. and tell what the lesson Is to
which this text belongs, giving rs full
an account OF the lesson ms possible,
the teacher helping out with questions
where necessary.
II will be of great value to the pu-
pills II they can get In this review
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
seventy; ca Jesus In Berea; (5) The
raising Of Lazarus; (8) The ten lep-
ers healed; "a Bartimaeus at Jericho;
(s) Jesus visits Zaccheus; (O Jesus
anolnted by Mary; u0) The fig tree;
(l1) Triumphal entry; u2) Cleaning
the temple; u3 Weeping over Jeru'
salem; (14) The widows mite; (1o)
The Greeks seek Jesus; (16D Prepare
ton for the passover: QO Washing
the disciples feet; (1S) The Lords
supper; (19) The farewell discourse;
COY The farewell prayer; (2D The
agony In Gethsemane; t22) Judas be-
trays Jesus; l23) The arrest OF Je-
sus; (24) Peter denies Jesus; (2o)
Jesus before Ananias; (26) Jesus be-
fore Caiphas; (27) Jesus before the
Sanl edrin; (2S) The mocking OF Je-
sus; COY Jesus before Plate; (3O)
Jesus before Herod; (31) PLATE con-
dennis Jesus; (32) The sorrowful
wait; (33) The crucifxion; (34) The
seven last words; 1859 Jesus dies;
(38) Burial; (37) Resurrection (3s)
Appears to Mary; (39) 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
Sou of God, and that believing on him
we might have everlasting life. eternal
life I'm his name" (See golden text).
A Suggestion.
In setting forth this review, let US
not as teachers and officers. overlook
the opportunity we have Of calling
from our scholars an expression OF the
faith that has been born within them.
(see Rom. 1919. 1O). Jesus the light
Of the world has power to set men free
from sin and "whom the son shall
make free Is free indeed" II we
properly set him before our scholars,
they will be made free from the slav-
cry OF sin and enter into the freedom
Of believers. True faith is built upon
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