The Carlisle independent., 1918-03-14
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDEySQlOOL
 LESSON (By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director oi the Sunday School Course of the Moody Bible Institute Chicago) Copyright 1918, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR MARCH IT
JESUS SENDING FORTH THE
 TWELVE.
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 LESSON TEXT-Marz 6:1-31
 GOLDEN TEXT-Freely ye have re- ceived, freely give.-Matt. 10:S ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR TEACHERS-Rom 10:13-15; Isa. 40:3-9; | Matt. 2S:16-20; Acts 1:5-S 2:1-4; 16:9-10.
 PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus feeding the hungry.
 MEMORY vERsE-Give ye them to eat. l Mark 6:37.
 JUNIOR MEMORY VERSE-Tsa 52:7. of Christ.
 JUNIOR AND ADULT ToPIC-The power of the Gospel of Christ.
 The time of this lesson was autumn, A. D. 2S; the location Galtlee.
 |. Marvellous UnbeIef. (vv. l :1-6a). Jesus is rejected the second time at Nazareth. He entered into the syna- gogue on the Sabbath, as was his GUS tom, and the people were astonished at his doctrine. His application. of the scripture was similar to that of his first rejection. The significance of this visit is found in verses and 6 the limitation of the mighty Christ through unbelief by those who knew him best.
 II. The Mission of the Twelve. (vv. 6a-16). From the parallel account we find why Jesus sent forth these disci- ples (Matt. 9:36)-because the peo- pie were scattered as sheep without a shepherd. In the tenth chapter of Matthew we find the names of those whom he sent out (vv. 2-5)), the fifth verse of which designates that only Jews were included in this mission. We need to remember that these dis ciples were sent out before his cruei- fixion. Their pilgrim character is shown in Mark 6:9, and the solemn manner of their dealing with those who reject them is indicated in verse eleven. They were being sent forth as sheep in the midst of wolves. They were to be delivered up to the council and haled before the rulers of the synagogues, but with them was to go an enabling power (Matt. 10 ;20). Meeting persecution was to be a part of their program. They anticipate the persecution with which Christ is iden- tifed, for he exhorts them (Matt. 10 :2S-31), to be of courage and to fear not, for are they not "of more value than the sparrows?" Their going forth was to bring divisions (Matt. 10 :34), but also a reward to those who re- ceived them aright-a righteous mans reward. (Matt. 10:40-42.) Notice their obedience (Mark 6:12-13), and their achievements as the visible evi- dence of the power they had received.
 III. Malignant Hate. (vv. 14-29). Mark gives us the most complete &C., count of the death of John the Baptist. It is not a lesson that we need to em- phasize to the scholars of the younger grades, but it has deep significance to those of the more advanced depart ments of the Sunday school; and if we are going to get the scope of the whole Epistle of Mark, it must be con- sidered Herod thought he had tri- umphed but he was defeated. Thus it Is with the sinner always-he Over- shoots the mark Germany's hatred of England stands in the way of it's con- plete domination of Europe, and if was Germanys pride which caused 1t to make those military blunders which prevented it from capturing Paris. So It is with Satan and the sinner; just when the victory seems to be complete God intervenes. "They that be for US are more than they that are against us" The counteracting power of God offsets the devils hatred so that we are made more than conquerors through him that loved us"
 It was because Jesus sent forth these disciples that they were called apostles. literally "sent ones." They had been called unto him (Mark 6:7), then sent forth, not siHgly, but by twos, so today the lonely servant has with him the Holy Spirit. Our mes- sage is "peace," but we must have 1 peace ourselves if we are to impart 1t to others.
 If punishment is to be measured by the amount of light one sins against, the heaviest punishment must rest upon those in America and England who know the gospel but reject it. It Is evident that the disciples re- cetved great power (vv. 12, 13) as sug- gested by their return (v. 30). They acted wisely in telling Jesus "all things" both what they had done and taught Although sent forth, they were not to spend time in visiting and en- tertaining, nor in seeking the hospital ity of the rich. They were to be wholly dependent upon God. taking nothing with them in their journey ings. but staff and sandals, betokening their pilgrim character. The gospel of Mark gives us the picture of the ideal i servant.
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