The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-02-08
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 10
JESUS CHOOSES THE TWELVE.

TEACHERS-Matt- lola. Luke 6:f2-16:
John 15;l5-27; Matt. 5;is-1s; 16.2i-25; John
1855: II Tim. ATS.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus chooses twelve
helpers.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-The twelve
and what we know about them
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-What II
means to be disciple of Jesus.
No man can alone accomplish any
great task. Every great leader has
been blessed by one or more equally
great helpers. Luther had his Melanc
thon; Wesley, his brother Charles,
Whitfield and others; Moody had
Whittle, Bliss. Sankey. Towner and
more. These leaders but followed the
example of our Lord. Jesus ministry
made him much observed and greatly
multiplied his duties and burdens.
When, therefore. he chose these dis
ciples, he desired not only to obtain
help and to begin to teach those who
were to take his place. but, like every
other act, he desired to teach lesson
to those who were so carefully observ-
ing him. In verse ii we are told that
he chose twelve, which was a slgnifi-
cant number, corresponding to the
twelve tribes, and at once confirmed
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attributed TO tbe devil the work that
the Holv Shirt and Son wore do,ng
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sion tbe onward march of +ba L,r,dor,
of God Tn,ke tolls nc that these twelve
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outboritv and Of course ,-ootor +as.-
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niles or .Jearners, These d,sc,n,ae arc
to he the Ijgbt of tb, world rrba Chr,s-
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keens NOT near INTO Cbr,st A. uobt
is a good thing to preserve nurifv and
to cleanse so ore the Cbr;st,ons yot
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pize. direct and believe This &c what
the apostles were to do Tbe aypres-
siye peter and +be other .son or
Thunder" the reflective cautions
Thomas. these were tbe mon who were
sent forth as nuh,ic bero1ds fIohn
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