The Dermott news., 1918-08-22
LESSON FOR AUGUST rs.
COMPOSING CHRIST.

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Lesson TEXTs-Lalie L s-l2. Acts IL
Il.
GOLDEN TENT-Whosayer skill con-
fess M before men. hiu shall the son et
man also Tess before the angels OF
God.-l.use rs.
DEVOTIONAL RENDING-Jamss ST.
Is.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAI-Psdns Ia.
IL; Mark 5;''-20; John 1:4e-45. Acts Ais
&c Peter &.l5.
/. Importance Of Confessino Christ
duke 12:S-l2).
To confess Christ is not easy: 1t has
never been easy. To do 50 means eX-
posture To ridicule, contempt and per-
secution. Regardless of its issue, the
true disciple will confess his Lord.
I. Christ will confess before the an
gels of God those who confess him
before men (v. 81. The true disciple
will not be ashamed to let all men
know that he knows, loves, and serves
Christ.
>. Christ will deny before the an
gels of God those Tho deny him be-
fore men (v. %. To deny Christ before
men may get ore little Of human APP
plause. but will surely bring one TO
loss of heaven and to the safferingS of
he'll forever.
3. \ pernicious testimony Is nnpar-
denah}e (v. 100. This testimony Is
thu expression of heart utterly per-
verse. attrihutiug the mighty works of
the Holy Spirit rs wrought by Christ
10 the devil Matt. 1o-32; Mark 3 10y.
The unpnrdonable sin will only be com
mittcd by one whose heart Is incnrahly
lad. one whose moral nature IS So vile
that he fails to discern between God
and the devil--a reprohate.
4. pj%iEe aid given in testimony
wv. u. 10y. In the most trying hour
the Holy Spirit will teach tire disciples
what to say. and how to say It.
il.-cualificatlons for confessin1
Christ tAcgS IND.
Christ remained with the disciples
forty days after his resurrection TO
prepare them for the important huSi-
ness Of witnessing for him. He had n
itfsfnfI ttlttt.
l. To convince the disciples Of the
absolute certainty of his resurrection
wv. .. ~. Before the disciples could
undertake the great work far which
they had been preparing the question
Of ChriSt'S resurrection must he set
tied beyond n doubt No one can preach
the gospel who does not have certainty
Of conviction touching the resurrec-
ton.
.. To instruct the disciples In
things pertaining to the kingdom of
God wv. 3. &. y. Their unwillingness
To hear ChriSt's instruction (John 1G:
l.. 13) before his passion shut out
much valuable information, 81 the Lord
tarries To supply this need. They had
n wrong Idea MS TO the kingdom being
restored. not rs to fact, but as Ia time,
Christ had again and again predicted
coming kingdom in harmony with
the united testimony Of the prophets
of Israel. They understood him Alright
ms To the fact Of the kingdom. but the
time of its manifestation they failed To
grasp The disciples should be de-
Tended against the reproach for having
mnteriallstic conception. The king
dom is still To come; the time Of its
coming is Known only To God.
3. To show the disciples that their
business wnS To Witness for Christ To
the uttermoSt parts of the earth wv.
4, :. s. This witnessing MAS 10 be done
in the power of the spirit, the result of
which would be the formation of
new body the church, called out from
The world in the time of the postpone
mcnt Of the Kingdom.
4. To show the disciples the scope
90 their missionary activity " 81. This
Is shown To hc Ms wide rs the world IL
self. They were 10 begin at home and
carry the good news concerning Christ
To the uttermoSt parts Of the earth.
Mission work begins ut home and ends
with the bounds of the earth.
3. To show the disciples that Christ
viii henceforth operate from heaven
They were 20 worl; on the earth. bur
the source Of their power WAS In heav-
en-. Though he Is separated from the
disciples It viii not he forever. for he
will come again. He will come again
as the Goldman, our mediator. The
words Of the men in white apparel
have Il double Significance.
CD To show that Jesus will come
again.
(2l To show that in the meantime
they should set 10 work In the dis
charge of their commission and not be
gazing up into heaven. The Lords In
struction to the disciples WAS. OCCUPY
till come" duke 1919. Those who
have an Intelligent hope touching the
coming of Christ are not sky guzers,
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