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IMPROVED UNR0RM MTERNATIONL
SUNNSQ1OG
LESSON
(By e. o. SELLERS, Acting Directo OF
the Sunday School Course Of the Mcdy
Bible Institute. Chicago.)
LESSON FOR MARCH 10
JESUS RESTORING LIFE AID
HEALTH.
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LESSON TExT-Mark 6:H-43.
| GOLDEN TEXT-Hmself took our A.
hrmities and bear our diseases.-Mit.
8;i7.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FIR
| TEACHERS-Matt. 9:27-35; Luke 1851;
11-19; John 5:1-9; 11:1-46; 10:7-1S
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus restoring lie
little girl to life.
MEMORY VERSE-Bless Jehovah Oly
soul, and forget not all his benefits,-s.
1892
INTERMEDIATE ToPIC-Jesus le
| giver Of life.
MEMORY vERsE-John 1910.
| SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIC-Metial
missions.
This is one of the most beauthl
stories of the Bible. 1t appeals tote
loving parents hearts and charmste
attention of every child. The itD-
duction of the woman who touchedtie
Masters garment is referred to by tire
of the gospel writer's and gives III IN
intensely interesting sldelight onthe
reception accorded to Jesus durinthls
Galilean ministry.
The dramatis personae is as fol-
lows: ~ The Father is about toose
all the poetry and music of his hne.
(2) The Child, twelve years old, isust
on the threshold of Jewish wonn-
hood. 1t takes little imagination to
picture how her life had entwinel It,
self about the heart Of the fatherlnd
the other loved ones. The stri6en
child is still to be found in the Ind,
and 1t Is this background which mixes
the picture so vivid. Why the suer-
ing? Why the separation? Only BUR
Heavenly Father knows it all, md
some day we will read the answe In
the glory of his presence. (3) he
Woman, who-where from or wilmer
to we are not told-only one of asst
throng who had just faith enougl to
touch the hem of his garment antbe
made whole. (4) The GaIilean Prob
cts response to the furtive toucf of
need was instantaneous, but witbut
the marring movement of haste. We
can fancy these characters walIng
along the highway. Jesus pausedas
they were interrupted. The womn
was healed the moment she touced
his garment. What is the meamg
of the pause?
Having taught the multitude andsn-
| couraged the heart of Jairus, tey
reached the home, where Jesus excld-
ed all but Peter, James and John, vlo
| entered with him into the housepf
tumult, made somber by the weepfg
and walling of professional mournes
and relatives. Again we are impressed
with the
Calm Dignity of Jesus.
as he asked, ''Why this tumult? tie
child only sleeps" Their Laughing
scorn Is due to their ignorance of tie
power of the Mighty Christ in face #
the fact that the child was really dead.
When he had turned the unbelieves
out, Jesus took the father, mother ard
disciples into the chamber of deah.
The occasion was not for a spectaculsr
demonstration of power. Having r.
stored the child to life and to its pa
ents, Jesus admonishes them not o
publish the news broadcast. Evidet-
ly he was not yet ready to precipitae
matters in the minds of the multitude,
for of surety he knew that in certain
quarters the fact of the cure would
be made known.
This is beautiful picture of low:
(D The Fathers love wv. 22-24). %
His need; (b) his position "at JesB'
feet;" (c) his plea Il pray thee" 20
his insistence, "besought greatly" %
The Strangers Plea wv. $3.50. (a) An
interruption; (b) "Of long standing ?
(c) Jesus knowledge; (d) Jesus r.
sponse; (e) her confession; (f) he
blessing. (3) The Masters Love (vT.
35-43). (a) Jesus knowledge; the chin
was not dead in his sight; (b) dely
does not mean refusal; (c) the tendr
resurrection in answer to faith; 10
TIE provision for her needs.
Sorrow brought Jairus to Jesus. Scr.
row today brings more men to Jesls
than perhaps any other means. Ger
tainly 1t has been so during this greet
war. AS the ruler of the synagogue
Jairus laid aside his pride and hosti'
ity to make his plea for help and a,
cept service of Jesus,
There are three recorded instances
where Jesus raised the dead. This
"only daughter" which was a simpt
and apparently easy matter. (2) Tie
"only son" of a widow, when he "stop
ped the bier" This was apparently
attended with more difficulty than thu
of the little girl, for "she only slept
The raising of Lazarus, grown man
apparently presented still greater diff
ficulties. Viewed from our human an
gle there We're difficulties, but will
God there are none. His fiat create
the time and matter worlds. To as
cribe difficulty to God is but to judg
hib by our standards.
The great need in the foreign field i
evangelization supplemented by educH
ton and the ministry of healing
through dispensaries and hospitals. Il
the midst of the present war situation
let us not forget our responsibility t
the unevangeliZed at home and abroad
Jesus is still the Resurrection and tn
Life for sleeping" children, commr
mites and nations.
Why did Jesus spend so much tim
In working miracles? To impress tn