Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-01
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY "a.
JESUS TEACHES BY PARALLELS
THE GROWTH OF THE KING.
DOM.

LESSON TEXT-Mark 4:21-A. b.
GOLDEN TEXT-The earth shall be Il
run OF the knowledge of Jehovah. as the O
waters cover the sea.-1sa. 11:s. g.
D 1En1m,oHS. READING-Isa- 11:1-1o:
TEACHERS 1S:A-5o wv. 81, a2); g
lisa 2:a-4; Eek. 4:1-12 Rev. M:1-S; e2-27
Chap. Pills; Rev. H:1-S.
PRIMARY TOP1C-Jesus telling a story
about sowing ,
MEMORY vERsE-Jesus advanced in
wisdom and stature and in favor with
God and man.-Luke 2:52
INTERMEDIATE TOP1C-The import
ance of small beginnings.
Jesus is now revealing to his disci-
pies the kingdom in secret which they
were later to reveal in public. Moth
ing which he now reveals should be
hid, and he is also teaching that, If
we do not use that what is C mmitted
to us. we lose it. /
!. Hearing wv. 21-25). It is an OBJ
legation resting upon each Of us who
has. the light OF truth that he should :.
50 set it before men that it can be
seen that men may be enlightened,
-cheered and served by it (Matt. 5:14-
16; Phil. l 1870. The secret things
of our lives will be brought to light
some day. Ears are given with which
/ we are to hear, and possession of hear
. ing involves the responsibility as to
: what we hear. 1.-THE Gospel is the
: power Of God unto salvation to every
\ one that believeth" from. ICY, but
believing comes through ''hearing"
. from. 1O:17). In this there Is mis-
sionary suggestion for our teachers,
but there is also caution as to what
and how we hear. "Take heed what
we hear" Many today are being swept
8 into all kinds of damning here
8 sizes because they do not follow this
3 warning e Tim. 3 :1-13). Not only are
B we to be good listeners, but we must
q be doors as we'll GAS. :22). This
81 parable Of the lamp follows closely
8 upon the parable Of the sower In
S our last lesson. God, who first ere
s. ated light and Christ. in whom was
s. life, and the life was the light O.
81 men," both together are ones whom
81 we are equally obliged to see. ant
Isl hear and obey. To impress the out.
IS of this seeing hearing and using
IS light upon his disciples, Jesus remind
aS them Of some familiar things. A car
81 die is not placed under bushel mo
~ under a bed, but on a candle sticl
where it may be seen Of all. II GU
virtues go not forth from us, 1t WI
be as though we had hidden the1
Try from the world. ITO him that hearet
VI right shall more be given" w. q
'ar but for him that hath not and sect
Us: not. from him shall be taken. b
VI that hath not is he who neglects n
opportunities, and "from him shall
tai taken even that which he hath"
the this we see spiritual multiplicatlo
its and also a spiritual subtraction, d
III teriOratiOn.
on II. Growing. Q) Secrecy w. 26-2s
'ne This is a parable Of faith and hoI
VI found only in Mark. Again the go
ies- seed is referred to, but in this ca
unseen growth receives the emphas
; of Tor the seed will spring and grow
lied though we know not how. 1t Is co
'ork forting to think that, if we SOW 4
der true seed, it grows while We sic
the ". 27.) The best selected seed q
of our seed must have this silent
r of riod for growth. It is the earth Il
here brings forth the fruit OF hers
'and through the energies and powers W
And which God endows it. These pow
IS of are wonderful. We do not understs
t Of them. but there is order and symme
8 in in growth. First the blade, then
ear. and after that the full corn
the ear. Then is the harvest,
purpose of the seed having been
neSs complished. Mark alone gives us
eeAo parable, and it is given in close
walls 'lon - -. nd +oros 1osus is
III great harvester ". 29), and knows
an' right time to reap the grain, the
ment when it is 'ripe' ". 20 K.
w Then he putteth in the sickle.
s (2) There is also marvellous
! tho ward growth of the kingdom (vv
araat 32). There is the closest relation
n+o tween the parable Of the mus
orond seed and the two parallels that
lns 10 cede. In Matthew the parable OF
t the mustard Seeu 10 u0eu - .,,.a, -
Black Kingdom Oh ne't a..s w." a.ofos,
when sphere OF the CHiISetdn pioAe's
+,,+,on Here it is used of the kingdom
,-oor- God. which is spiritual. Why is 1t
-. :, Of both? The explanation, accor
to Doctor Scofield, lies in the
that the kingdom Of God in this
and the kingdom Of heaven have
in common, that from an insignifi
cigar hoo;nninp thev had a rapid gro
trini- r. tho abnormal growth of
e and common Garden shrub illustrate:
ling vine increase, why is it not more
If pro- Gus? There is not here any'
es ana like the greatness of the Assyrian
them Babylonian empires. GEEK. 81
d with nan .2O-22). Is the significant
erman +ho birds good or evil? Great /
le air Ion. the figure of processing {
tO re- .eax,.;n r,,;y+v ronnoction