The Arvada enterprise., 1918-02-21
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LESSON
(By e. o. SELLERS. Acting Director Of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago)
Copyright 1911. Western Newspaper Union 7,
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY "a.
JESUS TEAchEs ~ PARALLELS
THE GROWTH OF THE KING.
DOM.

LESSON TEHT-Mark <,2l-N
GOLDEN TEXr-The earth shall be
full Of the knowledge OF Jehovah, as the
waters cover the sea.-Isa. ll:9
DEVOTIONAL READING-Isa 1lI-l0.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERs-Matt. ls:2a-5O wv 81. a2).
lisa. 1884: Eek. E:l-l2: Rev. 2l:l-S; oo-27;
Chap. @l-6; Rev. Ellis.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus telling n story
about sowing.
MEMORY VERSE-Jesus advanced In
wisdom and stature and in favor with
God and man.-Luke 2:62.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-Ths import
ance of small beRinninKs.
Jesus IL now revealing to his discl.
pies the kingdom In secret which they
were later to reveal In public. Moth
ing which he now reveals should he
hid, and he Is also teaching that, II
we do not use that what Is committed
to us. we lose 1t.
!. Hearing wv. 21-25). It Ia an oh.
legation resting upon each Of us who
has the light Of truth that he should
SO set 1t before men that 1t can be
seen that men may be enlightened.
cheered and served by 1t (Matt. 5:1f-
10; 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 Ia the
power of God unto salvation to every
one that believeth" (Rom. 1870, hut
believing comes through "hcaring"
(Rom. 1O:l7). In this there Ia a 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
into all kinds Of damning here
sizes because they do not follow this
warning e Tim. S:1-13). Not only are
We to be good listeners, hut we must
be doors as well (Jas. :22). This
parable Of the lamp follows closely
upon the parable Of the sower in
our last lesson. '.God. who first Gre
ated light, and Christ, In whom was
life, and the life WINS the light Of
men," both together are ones whom
we are equally obliged to see. and
hear and obey. To Impress the duty
Of this seeing. hearing and using Of
light upon his disciples. Jesus reminds
them Of some familiar things. A cnn-
die Is not placed under bushel nor
under bed. but on . candle stick.
where It may he seen Of all. II our
virtues 70 not forth from us, It will
be as though we mad hidden them
from the world. ITO him that heareth
right shall more be given." ". PAY
cut for him that hath not and secth
not, from him shall be taken. He
that hath not In he who negiects his
opportunities. and "from him shall he
taken even that which he hath" In
this we nee . spiritual multiplication.
and also 4 spiritual subtraction, de.
terioration.
u. Growing. ~ Secrecy W. 26-20).
This Ii 4 parable Of faith and hope.
found only In Marx. Again the good
need II referred to. but In this case
unseen growth receives the emphasis,
for the seed will spring and grow up.
though we know not how. II II com.
fOrting to think that. II we sow the
true seed. II Grows while we sleep
". 27.) The hest selected Seed tho
holy word) II essential for results. All
Of our seed must have this silent Pc.
Rod for growth. II In the earth that
brings forth the fruit Of herself
through the energies and powers with
which God endOwS II. These powers
are wonderful. We do not understand
them. hut there Ia order and symmetry
In growth. First the blade. then the
ear. and after that the full corn In
the ear. Then IN the harvest. the
purpose Of the secd having been me-
complishcd. Mnrk alone gives un this
parable. md II In given In close reln.
tIon to the parable ~ the sower and
Of the wheat and tHrex. Jesus ls the
great harvester ". 2D). and knows the
right time 10 reap the grim. the mo-
rncnt when II In "ripe" ". ~ Il. w.
Then he putteth In the sickle.
(2) There " nlsO . marvellous out
wnrd growth ~ the kingdom tvv. No
bsI. INVITE ~ wv 'iVNsNt I'IutiVU wv
tween the parable Of the mustard
seed and the two parallels that pre-
cedc. In Matthew the parable ~ the
mustard seed II used In relation 10 IN.
kingdom Of heaven. which IN IN"
sphere Of the Christian profession.
Here II is used ~ the kingdom ~
God. which " spiritual. Why In II used
Of boihf The explanation, according
To Doctor Sconcld. Hes In the fnct
that the kingdom ~ God In this nge
md the kingdom ~ heaven hive this
IN common. TINT from mn insignificant
beginning they Ind n rapid growth.
n the abnormal growth ~ this
common gnrdcn shrub illustrates III.
vine incrcns", why " II not more glori.
Ousf There II not her" anything
like the greatness ~ the Assyrinn md
BnbyiOninn empires. GEEK. 81 :30:
Dan. +:2O22). In the Significance ~
the birds Rosd Or cviif Grcnt Bnby.
lon. the ngnr" ~ n processing Chris
tinn body In guilty connection with
the kings Of the rnrth. becomes N