The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-08-14
LESSON FOR AUGUST II
CHRISTIAN MISSIONS.

CHRISTIAN MissloNs.
LESSON TENTs-Acts is. 1871. it.2s
GOLDEN TtNf-Go We into all the
world and preach the Gospel TO every
creature .dark .o.l6
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL MATTHEW
His2o. Luke a f5-tS. Acts 6.t2-20
PRIMARY TopIC-Iielping everybody
o. know Jesus
JUNIOR rOptC-The whole world needs
Jesus
iNTERMEpiATE TOPIC Taking the
roepel to the whole world
SENIOR AND ADULT TOpfC-Chrls
tian missions. aims and results
The Obligation Of Missions CLARK
10 -.
God saves men for purpose That
purpose Is to be- lnhorers together with
him In the salvation ~ others Christ's
parting message. yea. his final com
mission 10 the disciples was. eco.
preach The Gospel 10 every creature"
This obligation still rests upon the
church. Since the command II 10
preach the Gospel 10 every creature
this obligation will obtain as long
there j. one unrcsched soul
". The Power Of misslons (Acts
1;s).
This power II the supernatural In
ducemrnt ~ the Holy Spirit. Mission.
nry endeHvor without the Holy Spirit
Il doomed Ia failure. Power 10 witness
Tor Christ Is the purpose ~ the gift
Of the Spirit. Success will crown the
efforts ~ those who go forth under the
leadership and power ~ the Holy
Spirit. The Spirit was not given pri-
marlly 90 make Christians happy hut
90 make them strong 20 carry the
Gospel 10 the heather. However
those who go FORTH in this blessed sery.
ice In the Spirits power are truly
happy.
~. The seope Of Missionary En-
deavor (Acts ~
The disciples were to begin their
Witnessing where they were when the
Holy Spirit fell upon them-leru~a.
lem. Bur they we're 90 go out from
there 10 the "utternost parts ~ the
earth" This II the program Tor ev.
cry disciple ~ Christ. Begin witness.
ing where Christ saves you. and then
on to the rcmotcst bounds ~ the earth
There ~ no such thing ns "home mis-
sions." except that you begin NJ home
~. The First Foreign Missionaries
(13:l-i4; 2S).
l. Who they were O3:2). Bar
nahas and Saul were selected the
very best two men IN the church. Tn,
evnngclizatlon ~ ;he world Is tnSl
az such tremendous importance thai Il
challenges the church 10 ofrer her hest
men and women. Since an Institution
Is Judged by It's representatives. II he
comes the church Ia put her most capa.
BILE men Ia the front
2 by whom sent N3:2. ~. The
Holy Spirit chose these men anr sent
them forth 10 their work. The church
nt Antioch seemed 10 have deliberate.
~ planned this missionary enterprise
II was after prayer and fasting that
the Spirit ordered the church 10 send
forth these missionaries. II should he
the business of the church IN constant
~ seek the mind Of God relative Ia
sending forth lnhorors into the Lords
vineyard. The Spirit calls and sends
men forth. hut he does this through
the church.
g. Some experiences 81 the first for
eign missionaries:
az wlthstood by Elymas the sor-
cerer (l3 :6-i2). Elymas moved by the
devil. sought 10 turn the mind Of Sergi-
Us Paulus from the faith. thus barring
mission Of salvation. The most vii
lninous act which one can commit Il
60 turn soul from the Gospel COZ.
worshiped as gods Gt:s-1Sl. (a) The
occasion wv. 500 God accompanied
the Testimony ~ these missionaries by
his mighty power. He wrought a mir,
ncle through Paul. Al his call the
inyeterate cripple-one who had never
walked-leaped up and walked. The
cure was instant (b) The method wv.
11-l3). They called Barnabas Jupi.
ter. and Paul Mercury. because he was
the chief speaker They declared that
the gods had come down In the like
ness OF men. and they brought oxen and
gnrlands 70 offer sacrifice. (cl Their
efforts foilcd wv. lf-1S). I. The mis-.
slonnries rent their clothes and ran
~ among the people. saying they were
rot divine but beings Of like passions
with themselves. ?. They urged the
people 10 turn Ia God. 3. Paul
stoned wv. 1927. Stirred mp by
wicked Jews from Antioch and Iconi-
um, the rabble who n moment ago were
worsiupau. are filled with satanic hate.
Doubtless Paul remembered stephens
experience. God raised him up and he
forth IN lfeaharUa his Hufias M