Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-01


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ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERS-Matt. s:23-3i, Luke s;22-39.
Matt. lt.22-33: Luke 9;37-43A.
PRIMARY LESSON MATERIAL-Mark
1854
MEMORY VERSE-Even the wind and
the sea obey him Mark 4h,
INTERMEDIATES TOPIC-Telllng the
good news about the Prince Of Peace.
MEMORY vERSE-Mark $40,
This lesson Is n most dramatic one.
Surprise and revelation, rebuke and
encouragement are rapidly inter-
changed, Leaving the multitude to
whom he had been preaching, Jesus
asks the disciples to pass over with
him 10 the other side OF the lake ".
35). LET us pass over" Jesus never
asks his disciples to 60 where he Will
not go. How vivid is the touch In v.
80. "They took him as he was" He
was tired and weary, he whose invita-
tion Is 10 'all who are weary and
heavy laden" He who "ha1 not where
to lay his head" is carried by loving
hands into the boat, and Is soon lost
IN restfu slumber. Both Master and
friends are soon to meet n great SIN
ner but first they must encountered Il
great storm.
/ |. The Great Storm. The Master Of
forces sleeps calmly IN. Why not?
who else could afford 10 be 50 appar.
emily Indifferent Not so these dis
cipcS They have yet to know him
perfectly, and hence II IS natural that
in their alarm they should awaken
him rs they view the rapidly iilllng
boat. and exclalm, "Master, carest thou
not that we perish?' Weary and I'M
concerned as he appears TO have been,
he arose and rebuked the wind and
the waves. Wind and waves are mate
rial things and therefore not suscep-
tihle TO rebuke. Jesus fronted the In
tangible cause, he rebukcd the devil
who was responsible for this turbul-
cncc; and the calm was commensurate
with the storm. The PSalmlst says,
Great peace have they that love thy
law" Individuals and nations are
now In the midst of a great storm"
n day of crime stress distress and
tragedy; struggle, temptation. grief
and loss. and the cry Lord save us"
is growing louder and more insstent.
Some Of us look for the early return
Of the king. but all should listen for
his words Pence be still" for II is
the pence which he alone can give
that has power to calm the growing
turbulence Of This age,
II. The Great Sinner, Reaching the
other side they entered the land of
Gadarn and there met 1emoninc who
Is, we believe. type of the great SIN
ner. for he was, ta) without restraint;
mo man could bind him" ". 81; %
he was lnJurlng himself cutting
etc w. 81; (c) he WIS separated
from his friends "dwet among the
tombs" (v. 81 I'd he was ''unclean"
". y. There was also evidence Of
the futIlity Of human resolutions and
the valnness Of attempt ut control or
reformation ". ~. "No man had the
strength to tame him." Note the tor
ment of his life (v. y. As he healed
this man, the people saw their Illegal
gain lnterfered with. and hence the
selfish request that Jesus should de
part out of their coasts" ". ~, and
this even In the face Of what had been
done for the stricken one. Selfishness
knows no law. The Jews could not
eat pork but they were raising II to
sell 10 the Gentlles OF the land, which
amounted to an insult to their God,
and nm evasion Of their law Jesus
"permitted" the demons to enter the
swine thereby rebnklng the ayarlce of
the people and conclusively showing
that they had left the dem0nlac. Luke
tells us (s:3O that the Gadarenes
were taken with a great fear" Fear
of what? Surely no fear of the Cali
lean teacher. but rather of the effect
of the restored mans testimony on
their material prosperity. Big bust
ness will have many sins to account
for In the face of greed for gain while
ignoring the cry of the afflicted amid
unsuitable and unsanitary living con-
dltions. Church members have no
right to condemn the liquor traffic.
while they rent stores to carry on this
destructive business.
A suggested outline for this lesson
would he as follows:
|. A Great Storm--Ch. 4 Boil
The command of Jesus-v. 80.
The WEAKNESS of Jesus--v. 80.
The alarm Of the disciples-v. 80.
The Indifference of Jesus-v. SO.
The great calm-v. 80
n. A Glorious cure-Ch. 100.
The Gadarene a type Of the sim
ner-vv. 10.
(Unclean, separated. no re-
stralnt. self injury.
The Gadarene cleansed-vv. 6-15.
(He Recognized purity-deslred
communlon-was assigned to
service),
~. The Great Mission--vy. 1920.
An improper request ". ~.
A proper request ". 1S).
A hard request ". 19).
A great result (see Luke s :40).
The nations are In storm. The do
mons of passion, hate and lust of pow
err are oosed In the world; let us be
seech him" to return that he may speak
"peace."