The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1918-05-17
LESSON FOR MAY 10
JESUS THE DIVINE SERVANT ex.
ERciSiko kiNctY AUTHORITY.
LESSON TEXr-M.rk ii.i..,

0 ~ litltS Matthew ~ ~ q. Luke 10.
.. F'N; compare John 2i5-l5; John i2i2.
PRIMARY Toric-Jrsus riding into
tho city
LESSON MATrptNt-M Mark iii.io
MEMORY VERSE Ifospuna: blcss,i is
W." that com"th IN the maine Of ~. Lord.
Mark 10
li'Nior Torrc-Thc King entering the
LrSsuV MATERIAL, MARK r.i.io
INTERMEDIATE Tpric-Jo.us and
tie ',frn'o
LESSON TrXT Mart HE'D: compare
iuk" -..9,. John .i'.i;.
ror wtrfrst"~,NY LESSON, LES.
guS TrvT :, >s-.iI
Gnipi.S TENT ~" snau guide you
Into MI tie truth John if.i3
I. Jesus Officially Presented TO tre
Jewish Nation as kiru tvv. l.iD. This
should not be- dr~l gun'ci tho "tri-
umplnl entry" for ~ wus only IN ont.
empty nud meaningless. II was ~"
promised King publicly Offering him.
SELF ~ III" nu'inn
I. The pr"rn"niinn fvv. 1.f).
~ Nv" disciples sent for the mss
tvv IN.
~" told ihrm inst where 10 90 80
nnd y. mud how To- answer tho "wn-
rrs inquiry. This shows how perfect.
~ the Lord knows our ways. His
Watchlres rnzr hrhnlhs nll TINT We
think ~ in. hy iny ar night. I, p'sn
shows i'nt God uses unlikely nni IN.
significant things In III" accomplish.
m"ri of his purposes. Tn" providing
~ this animal wnS tho WORKING "u' ~
the blyin" plan according To- christ's
fnrrkunwlrhg".
t2) obedience Of the disciples wv.
iG).
without asking why. they 90 NJ his
bidding. The command may hnv"
s""m"h strange mud unreasonable. h,lt
they rendered explicit obedience. Tho
true disciple win render fuli nni Glad
obedience. no mnii"r how s'rnngo or
unreasonable N. command mny seem.
2. TIL" entry into the city Of Jcrusn.
lem wv. I'm.
~ The disciples put their garments
upon the nss mud set the Lord upon n
". -.
This net showed their recognition
~ him ~ their king e. Kings OLD.
t2) The multitude.
Some spread their garments IN tho
wny: others who had no garments ~
snnrc. cu' down branches nni sirowcd
them In the way. which was lrst ns
acceptable unto him. To give what We
have nnh 10 WIN, we rnn, IL MI TINT
tho Lord demands ~ us. THIS entry
wns In fulil'lm"n' ~ prophecy NJ
tered som" Ave hundred years before
tI"ch. a'aD.
az The Lords action ". 1o).
Vpon entering the Temple. h. looked
around upon nll things; hu' Ms II WAS
cveniihe no withdrew 20 bethany with
the twelve.
n. Jesus Exercising His Royal Az.
thority wv. ,o.IO, 7. Tho barren FIG
tree cursed wv. l2.,D. Tho f'g tree
" typical 81 tho jewish milton. The
fruit normally appears on tho ne tree
ahead NJ tho leaves. The presence NJ
leaves Is tho assurance 81 fruit. This
was M acted parable of the Lords
judgment on israe, for pre'cnsion NJ
heinc the chosen people without the
fruits thereof, n indicated the spirit.
unl state NJ the Jews.
2. The Temple clcnnsed wv. 15.19).
For tho various sacrifices In the
Temple. many oxen, sheep and doves
were needed. Many persons cnme
llas. % h. a..I
therefore II was impractirnhle for
them to bring their sacrifices with
them, 50 they brought money and
bought the animals needed. This priv.
ilege the law had granted To them
tDeut. 1t:2i.26). for the exchange was
necessary. when evil men used II rs
an opportunity for gain. II became m
ofrensc before God. II denled his
house. lie made himself q scourge NJ
cords, ami drov" out the money chang.
ers. overthrowing their tables and
pouring out their money. ny this act
he declared himself to he the Lord of
the Temple and one with God. That
which God intended to be a house Of
prayer for nll nations was being made
u "den ~ thieves"
~. jesus Authority Challenged wv
27.33). They challenged him to show
by what authority he accepted the hon.
ors OF the Messiah, and who gave him
the authority to cast out the money.
changers. This placed Jesus In d.
lemma. He responded by a question
which placed them In counter-dil
mn.
Since John was his forerunner,
the divinity Of his commission rested
upon that Of John. They were power.
less to dlscredit John. because the pe0-
pie accepted John a. such. II they
had accepted Johns message. they
would have been prepared to accept
his. They cowardly confessed that
they did not know. The sgnostic 10 al.
ways Q coward. These rulers had no
affection for Jesus, 20 they rejected
him and sought to destroy him. It 10
the same today. The reason men re-.
feet Jesus Il not because of intellectual