Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1918-03-29
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNl3SC[lO0L
LESSON
By E. Q. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course Of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago)
copyright, 1918, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR MARCH 81
JESUS OUR EXAMPLE in SERVICE

JESUS OUR EXAMPLE in SERVICE.
GOLDEN TExT-Let this mind be in .
you. which was also in Christ Jesus
Phil. 2:5.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus our example
in helping others.
MEMORY VERSE-Follow me.-Matt.
go
EASTER LESSON.
LESSON TEXT Cor. 15:50-58.
GOLDEN TEXT-Thanks be unto God
who giveth us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christi Cor. 1855.
(Read Phil. 2:1-11.)
A great many Sunday schools will
probably omit the review lesson and
devote the day to some special Easter
exercises. This practice we cannot
wholly condemn, but we would urge
every school to devote some time to
consideration of the lesson text.
Review Sunday is dreaded by many
superintendent, but it is test OF
knowledge and skill in teaching, as
we'll as the character of work done dur
ing the past three months.
Some codemn Bible-school teaching
by comparing it disparagingly with
that of the day school without taking
into consideration the difference be-
tween paid and volunteer teachers, the
limited time devoted to study, disci-
pine and other features. It is mani
festly unfair to judge the Sunday
school by the same pedagogical stand
ards as are applied to our public
schools. The Sunday school deals with
spiritual realities and not alone with
moral issues. 1t is a wonderful tes-
timony to the blessing of God that with
such meager equipment, training and
time at our disposal, the results of the
Sunday school are so wonderfully effec-
tive in the Christian development of
our country. With religious education
Iegislated out of our public-school sys-
tenn, almost entirely neglected in our
homes, and not one family in five or
six connected with the Christian
church, this suggests condition SAVIOR
ing of cultured paganism. This ought
not to discourage the Sunday-schoo
worker, but rather challenge him tt
greater concentration and more val
liant endeavor.
If a review is desired, summarize tn
lessons by allowing twelve classes O.
s twelve persons to each bring in brie
n digest.
5. Lesson gives us the testimony o
John the Baptist concerning the on
!. ''mightier" than himself, "whose shoe
he was not worthy to unloose." Les
son shows the impeccability of il
sus, in that he was tempted in a
points like as we are, yet without SIN
Lesson reveals him as the holy on
of God, with power over unclean spi
it's and other sicknesses. Lesson
shows us Jesus as Savior who he
power on earth to forgive sins. If
be not the Son of God the worship
Jesus is nothing less than paganism I
idolatry. Lesson shows us Jesus ;
| Lord of the Sabbath. Lesson as tt
! Son of God, not only in his healil
! power but in his authority over u
| clean spirits with power to delega
that authority to others. Lesson
| shows Jesus as the great teacher w
| will bring forth abundant fruit al
eternal life. Lesson 8 shows the mf
| velous germinal power of the divi
| seed. Lesson 9 shows Jesus as
Son of God, whom even the winds a
! the sea must obey. Lesson 10 sho
| us Jesus as the Son of God with pow
over death. Lesson II shows US Jes
| as not only having authority over
! clean spirits, but possessing power
| impart that authority to others, VIII
l Lesson IL shows us his compass
| upon the unshepherded multitude, a
| the exercise of his divine Great
Il power in feeding them.
OF course such a review will
nch rapid and perhaps incomplete, but
ank Will snow tnat Jesus nee'S eVeis %
Tho alton and that his grace is suffici
for all the conditions of life. 1t
\ also show that his words commune
vitality to society but that their
fectiveness depends upon the respo
which is accorded to them.
If test is required of the pupil
set of questions covering the WORK
the quarter should be prepared
given to them a week in adva1
) from which a half dozen might be
) lected for written review during
5 class hour. This is no theoret
plan. The writer knows of many
5 day schools where written reviews
s being successfully conducted.
s The Holy Land where Christ Ii
5 suffered, died and rose again, has
Gently been captured from the cor
S of the Ottoman empire, and cur
S history indicates the probable
s. establishment of Jewish state in
land of prophecy.
S. A Christian on his knees can
SIS clearer vision of heaven than