The Dermott news., 1919-09-04
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDEYS0lOOL
 LESSON By REV. r. B FITZWATER. D. D, Teacher Of English Btb}e in the Moody Bible Institute uf Chicakol
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER '
PARALLELS OF THE KINGDOM OF
 HEAVEN

LESSON TEXT Matt l3 2l-33. H-5o
 GOLDEN TEAT Seek ye first the kingdom of God and ms righteousness Matt 6sSa
 PRIMARY TaPtC-o obeylng our king.
 JUNIOR TeFiG-A message of the king.
 tNTEEMEprATE ToPIC-The growth of tire Kingdom
 SENIOR AND ADULT roPIc-The extent Of the kingdom
 l. The Parable of the Mustard Seed (v. RI. 32).
 Three things mainly occupy our at tention in this parable:
 l. It's unlmpertaHt beginning It begins as the least If all seeds and grows to be the greatest among herbs. The king was of ordinary percentage and humble circumstances. He select ed unlettered fishermen as his royal advisers The prophet had said con corning him that he would be de spised, rejected" "forsaken," "eut Off and as having nothing"
 2. Its vigorous growth. From these small beginnings Christs influence has gone forth So Chat there k no power or influence equal in greatness to that of Chrisfeudom
 3. It's lodging capacity.
 The birds which find lodement in the tree dc not represent the children of men who find safety and salvation In the church The birds constitute no part of the tree. while the believer becomes part of the tree. adding to Its strength and fruitfulneSs. The birds are something foreign to the tree, and are hurdenSome and injurious to it. They come To find shelter and wait to pluck off the tender buds. CT to prey upon the ripeRed fruit. The effect of their lodging in the tree k evil and hlighting. In Christ's interpretation ts. l9) he said that the fowls repre- sent the wicked ones He who would make the lodGerS here anything else makes Chrjst's interpretation n farce. The same Greek word k used in both caScs. and the circumstances are the same.
 II. The Parable Of the Leavened Meal (v 33).
 Three things mainly occupy our at tention here: the meal. tine woman. and the Ieaven.
 I. The meal Meal has n whole some and nutritious effect t was used in one of inc sweets -Savour offer iugs which was typieal of Christ uev. . :1-3 R. ND; ft was food for the priests iLev. 6sl5-17 k. VI Abraham had Sarah to kuead cake out of three measures of meal for the angelic messengers ot the Lord (GeH. 1s:6) Sn,umeH,s royal table was provided wlfh meat q Kings | :2) Elijah was fed upon cake made of meal Gl Kings t.4D Elisha used meal as m autidote for the poison of death from the pot (lI Kings I 4:3siD.
 . The woman In scripture We find false doctrine being taught by woman tRev. 2:2o). Dealing with doctrine is forbidden to women q Tim. 2.12). In I Tim. 4;t3; II Tim. 2 1T. 1S: II Peter 2:1=3, We find that the apoStaSy will be brought in through false teaching within the ranks of Gods people. The meaning. then, of the parable is that the true doctrine the meal given for the nour- iShment of the children of the king dom UI Peter 2 2. Tim. 1 .6), will be officially corrupted by false doctrine. Woman k q type of the church in some sense The church is hiding al Ing effects are seen on every hand
 3 The leaven. In scripture leaven K invariably Il type of evil CD All through the old Testament leaven k Il continual and unyarying type of evil QsX. l2 2:15: Lev. 2:1D II Is in. conceivable that Jesus should arh!- trarily change. without due notice and explanation. word from an evil to good sense. which the Spirit of God had So uuehansinsly used for two thousand years. @ Jesus him self makes leuven to denote sin Matt. lG 6 l2 Mark St5l. t3) Paul uses leascn ia itS usual biblical sense q Cor. ;G=S; Gal 5:S. 9l. Further, this Is thc eHly interpretation that will harmonize with ChrlStS Interpreta. ton of the first two parables. Facts patent "a all prove that The profeSsed church today Is feeding upon the leayen of Journalism and legalISm in- stead of the unleayened bread of sin cerlty and truth the Word Of God.
 Ill The Parable of the Hid Treas. ure tv. All.
 ". The Parable Of the Merchant man Seeking Pearls (v A. 461.
 N The Parable of the Drag Net. tv. 47-5ol.