Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1919-08-07
IhFK0vEp UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDNSGlOOL
LESSON
tBy REV. p. b. FITZwATER, D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright, 1919. Western Newspaper union)
LESSON FOR AUGUST 10
WINNING OTHERS TO CHRIST.

IESSON TEATS-Aets 1s.s-lb. James -
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GOLDEN TExT-Ye shall be witnesses
unto me both IN Jerusalem. and in all
Judea and in Samaria, and unto the ut
termost parts OF the esrth.-Acts l:s.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Luke ISL
10; John 3:1-1s; Acts 2o:l5-2l; 1850 81.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Helping others to
know Jesus {Acts 1915.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Tellng our friends
about Jesus John l:40-4s).
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC = Witnessing
for Christ
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIc-Per-
sonal evangelism the duty and privilege
OF all Christians.
!. Paul Called to Macedonia tActs
16;9-12).
The inclination Of Paul and his COM
panion was to tarry in the province of
Asia, preaching the Word. but they
were hurried along against their incli-
nation. Realizing that the Spirit knew
best they obeyed In the guidance
of the Spirit we find him just as active
and as faithful in closing doors as in
opening them. Those who are disposed
TO do the will of God should heed this
fact. Being hemned In on all sides,
Paul saw in vision a man of Mace
| donia pleading for help. He now saw
clearly the mystery of the closed doors
about him. AS soon as the divine way
was known they rendered immediate
obedience. AS true servants of God
they did not question his wisdom nor
delay action. Christ, the Divine serv-
ant, is the pattern of obedience for alb
time.
II. Paul Winning Lydia to Christ
| (Aets 16:1315).
With Paul as leader, the missionaries
went TO philippi where they spent sew
eral days studying the conditions there.
The Jewish element in the city was
very Insignificant as they could not af-
I ford a synagogue. making 1t necessary
for the dcvout people to frequent the
river side for worship. To this humble
gathering Paul came and preached to
the women gathered there. A certain
woman by Thyatira. proselyte, be
/ lieved in his message and was baptized.
The work Of the Lord here had a very
humble beginning, but Ii was destined
/ to transform all Europe and the world.
| Lydia's is a typical conversion. there
fore 1t is worthy to note
/. Her attendance at the place of
prayer (v. 49,.
2. She listened TO the preaching Of
the Word Of God tvv 12-14).
3. Her heart was opened by the Lord
". 14).
! 4. She was baptized ". 15).
;. Her household believed (v. 159.
Ill. The Blessed Issue of Souf.Win-
ming DANES 5 :19, 2O).
The business of soul-saving is the
most important in which human be-
ing can engage. Anyone who has been
saved can point lost souls to the Savior.
Christ came to save the lost Uuke
I 1870. 1t is the blessed privilege Of
all Christians to labor together with
A God In rescuing the perishing. The re-
suit of soul-saving is twofold:
/. 1t saves souls from death ". 2O).
Meditation upon the three words
saves" "soul," death" will make us
conscious of the tremendous impor-
lance of soul-saving. We must realize
the value of the souls before we can
give ourselves to the work of saving
them. A soul is of more value than
the whole world tMatt. 16 :26). God
valued souls so much that he gave
Jesus to die for them John 3 :16).
2. "Hides multitude of sins" ".
20). Gods way of hiding sin is to save
men from it, Every sinner has null
titude of sins. therefore every soul
saved hides that multitude of sins.
When sins are thus hidden they are out
of Gods sight forever. "As far as the
east is from the west, SO far hath he re-
moved our transgressions from u.s."
tIssalms 103 :12). He remembers our
sins against MS no more. lisa. 43 :25.)