Middletown transcript., 1918-06-15
LESSON FOR JUNE is
THE SON OF GOD GIVING HIS LIFE
3sq 4 RANSOM FOR MANY.

LESSON TEXT-Mark 16:1-l7. -. /;
GOLDEN TEXT-Truly this man VA
the Son Of God.-Mark 1859.
DEVOTIONAL READIN0-Isaiah s3:1D
6s:12
| ADDITIONAL MATERIAL F0f
TEACHERSMatthew N:32-0: Luke m
IS; John 19:16-42 -
! PRIMARY AND JUNIOR TOP1CJssal
gives his life for others.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-The suffering
| Savior.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC Chris
dying for our sins.
The grand climax Of the years Les
sons thus far Is reached In this one
II the significance of the crucifxion Il
not apprehended. all the lessons thus
| far are meaningless. It is not q mat
ter Of learning lessons taught by q
great teacher. or initiating the example
Of a great and good man. but Of ap.
pretending the vicarious atonement
made by the worlds Redeemer. Christ
saves. not by his ethics, but by his
shed blood. His death was purpOseful
and absolutely voluntary.
!. Jesus Arraiened Before PLATE wv.
1-15).
In the early morning, after the mock
trial before the high priest. they bound
Jesus and delivered him to PLATE.
They act freely in this according to
the evil desires of their own hearts.
II. Jesus Crowned With Thorns wv.
1920.
Knowing that Jesus had been con-
demned for claiming to be Israel's
king, they in mockery crown him with
wreath of thorns, and salute him
king of the Jews. Not only this. but
they smote him on the head and spit
upon him and went through a process
of mock worship. The crown of th0rns
typifies the curse which he bore for
mans sin.
III. Jesus crucified wv. 21-41).
/. Led away to the place Of crucif1x-
ion wv. 21-23).
At first they compelled him to bear
his own cross, but when physical weak
ness made this impossible. they COM
PEELED Simon the Cyrenian to bear it
for him. It is beautiful to note that
the son Of this Cyrenian who bore the
cross of Jesus came to believe on him
(Romans 1919. Because Of the
scourging and cruel indignities heaped
upon him, they actually were obliged
to bear him to GolgOtha. His face was
marked by the thorns and cruel blows,
so that there was mo form or comeli-
ness lisa. :2). All this he endured
for us. He drank this bitter cup to its
very dregs and refused to drink the
wine mingled with myrrh,' which
would have deadened his pain. He
went all the way in his sufferings.
2. Gambling for the clothing Of the
Lord wv. "a, 25).
Having nailed him to the cross they
gambled for the seamless robe under
the very cross where he was dying, and
in their heartless cruelty they sat
down to watch him die Matt. q 1867.
3. The superscription ". 26).
It was customary to place over the
victim on the Cross the name and
crime of the offender. Though PLATE
did this in mockery to vex the Jews,
the title was absolutely true. He was
indeed their King. They had long
looked for him. and now when he came
they crucified him. Though he wore a
crown of thorns in derisiOn, he will
come again wearing crown of glory.
and before him all shall bow. God
hasten the day!
4. Between two thieves wv. n, 28).
This added to his shame. His identi-
fication with two robbers was the full
fillment of the Scripture Numbered
with the transgressOrs."
5. The dying Savior reviled wv. O.
32).
This reviling was engaged in by
he passers-by, the chief priests and
the thieves who were crucified with
him. In this nameless agony and
shame they tainted him by bidding
him come down from the cross. and de-
risively saying, HE saved others, him
self he cannot save" They unc0n-
sciously uttered a great truth. He
could not save himself and others, 20
he chose to die to save others. Halle
lujah, what a Saviour!
6. Darkness upon the land ". 33).
This was at MONDAY. So shocking
was this crime that nature threw
around the Son of God a shroud to hide
him from the gaze of a Goddess COM
pany.
Z. The cry from the Cross wv. 81
81.
What awful anguish when God laid
the worlds sins upon his beloved Son!
When the price was fully paid. Jesus
dismissed his spirit. No one took his
life; he gave it up. His death was I'M
like that of any other.
8. The rent veil ". 38).
This symbolized the giving up Of his
life (Heb. O:2O).
8. The centuriOn's confession ". 30).
10. The lingering group Of women
wv. 40. Az.
They who had lovingly ministered
to him in life were waiting to see
where they could bury his precious
body.
". christ's Burial wv. 42-47).
Loving hands now take the precious
body and lay it in Joseph's new tomb.
This man who did not consent to the
foul treatment Of the Lord now risks
his reputation, and by his action makes
a bold confession of the Lord. The
sinless Son Of God is placed in q new
tomb.
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