Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-05-01
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson Second Quarter, May
5, 1918.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Text of the Lesson, Mark 1o:17-51-
Memory Verse, Mark 1o:f4-Golden
Text, Matt. 6:33-commentsry Pre-
pared by Rev. o. NJ. Stearns-


chapter finds him still teaching the
multitudes, as was his custom, and
no doubt he was always opening to
them the Scriptures, and showing
from the law, the prophets, and the
psalms the things concerning himself
duke "a :27, 81, Az. What we call
the Old Testament was his Bible, and
from beginning to end full of himself
and his kingdom, and the blessing
that will come to all nations through
his people Israel.
If the harmony of the Gospels can
be relied upon we must read between
the last lesson and this one Luke 10
to IS and John to IL, but if we keep
in mind that Mark is writing of him
as the perfect servant, we shall find in
this Gospel a great deal to make us
better acquainted with him as such.
and some of us believe that there is
nothing worth while compared with
knowing him and making him known
to others.
The Pharisees' question of verse 2
gives him an opportunity to indorse
the Genesis record OF the making of
man. male and female and we cam
not but think that he had in mind
himself as the last Adam. and his Eve.
the church. now being builded (Eph.
8 :30-32). Compare lesson verses PIP.
with Matt 10 :3-12. and note the scrip
James 4 a.
In verses 1916 We see again how
far the disciples were from under
standing the mind of the Master. If
he had been at all tinted with our
human weakness he would have been
often Jared by their selfshness, and
pride and unbelief, but he was with
out sin or any sinful weakness; yet we
know that he was often grieved by
them.
That the disciples should rebuke
those who brought little children TO
him Tin Luke 1915. they are called in
fants) displeased him much, and he
said those beautiful and ever memoir
able words, Suffer the little children
to come unto me, and forbid them not;
for of such is the Kingdom of God"
Tvs. 14). Only Mark says that he took
them up in his arms. and blessed them
Tvs. 16, compare 1880. l like to think
of the boys and girls playing in the
streets Czech. $50, and always re
joice in Deut. l 80.
The account of the rich young ruler
(vss. 17-2T) is found also in Matt. 19
and Luke Is. He must have been
in some respects a specially interest.
ing case for II is said that Jesus,
beholding him, loved him" Tvs. 21).
His zeal is seen in that he came run.
ming and kneeled before the Lord
with his question, Good Master, what
shall / do that 1 may inherit eternal
life" The Lords first word seems to
imply, Do you acknowledge me as
God, for there is none good but Godi
And certainly If Jesus was not God
he was not good, for no mere man
could say the things that he said and
speak the truth; for instance such
words as these, II came down from
Heaven" 81 am the resurrection and
the life" ''No man taketh my life
from me, lay 1t not down of myself;
have power to lay it down, and have
power to take it again." "Glorify thou
me with the glory which / had with
thee before the world was" When
Jesus called his attention to the COM
Imandments, his reply was, Master
all these have / observed from my
youth, what lack 1 yeti" Then the
Lord searched him, and laid him low
by the first of all the commandments
Thou shalt have no other Gods be-
fore me-" (Ex. 20:3). He had great
possessions, and when Jesus told him
TO sell all that he had, and give to the
poor, and take up the cross and follow
him, he revealed to the young man his
idol, and he went away sad and grieved
treasure on earth being more to him
than treasure in heaven. 1t was the
tenth commandment that shut Pauls
mouth (Rom. I'D, the first one did 1t
for this man.
Our God did not say that rich man
could not be saved, for Abraham, and
David, and Zaecheus, and Joseph of
Arimathea, and hosts of other rich
futu nave DCth Saftlf anu oSAfCu Tic
Lord with their wealth. He said that
1t is hard for them that trust In riches
to enter into the Kingdom of God
Tvs. 24). Whatever prevents us from
seeing ourselves as lost, helpless sim
ners is a hindrance, but the convic-
ton of any man is a possibility with
God Tvs. I'D. Many church today
would have made 1t easy for that man
to enter, but our Lord loved the man.
and not his money. / wonder what
Judas Iscariot thought of it.
Peter was doing some thinking and
asked what they should have who had
left all to follow Jesus Tvs. 2S-31).
Then came the answer concerning the
hundredfold in this life 10000 per
cent?, and the fullness Of life eternal
IN the world to come. In the reply