The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-11-20

GOLDEN TExT-Grace be with all them
that love our Lord Jesus Christ In sin
cerity.-Eph s.7i
ADDITIONAL. MATERIAI.-Mat ls:i-3.
Mark s.3a-i2, iu.i5-i6
PRIMARY ToPlC-Jesus and the Chill
dren.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Jesus the Friend OF
Children.
INTERMEDIATE ToPic-Hasty and
Narrow Judgments
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPlc-True
and False Liberality.
I. Jeeus Teaches True Greatness
wv. 46-4s}.
]. The occasion ". 46l. A confen-
ton among the disciples as To who
should be the greatest. Jesus had just
announced his coming death au the
cross. adnonishing them 10 let his say
ings sink down into their ears ". Az.
They were disputing among themselves
rs 10 who would be the biggest man
In the Kingdom. The Imagination can
not depict u condition where rebuke
and teaching were more needed.
>. The method ". AZ. He took
child and sci him by him" Teaching
by object Is one of the best Of methods.
In this Jesus showed himself To he the
master teacher. Christ was qualified
TO meet the supreme need OF all teach
Ing, namely 10 know tie pupil and 10
translate knowledge into terms adapt
ed 10 the comprehension Of the pupil.
lie perceived even the thoughts of the
disciples and met their need. When
they were conscious Of his knowledge
OF them theg were ashamed tslark
9:34l.
3. The teaching ~. ASH. az who
soeyer receiyeth this child In IN. name
receiyeih me" So completely Is
Christ Identified with those who are
childlike IN spirit that he regards treat
ment Of them MS treatment of himself.
(2) whatsoever receiveth me receiv-
eth him that sent me-" Christ and the
Father are one. therefore whatsoever
attitude one has toward Christ he has
toward God. Rejection of Christ is
rejection Of God. ca "He that Is
least among you all, the same shall be
great" The one who in self-forgetful
service takes the lowest place is truly
the great one. This is the supreme law
Of Christian discipleship. In Jesus we
see the one who was incomparably
great identifying himself with humani-
~.
H. Religious intolerance Rebuked
wv. 40, J0).
]. The case cited ". SOY. The dis
ciples saw one casting ont devils In
Christ's name, but because he refused
to follow them they forbade him.
This spirit is liable to seize those who
are really jealous for Christ. II often
expresses itself against those who do
not belong TO ones particular church
or sect. In determining whom we
should admit TO fellowship two ques.
tons only need be asked ~ Are devils
really being cast out? t2) Are they
being east out In the name of Christi
The plain implication of christ's words
In Matthew 1922. % is that one may
even cast out devils and be a stranger
TO the Lord. There is supernatural
work which Is not divine. so unless the
mighty works are done Sin the name"
Of Christ Christian should not Eel.
iowshlp the miracle worker.
2. The principle declared ". 81. He
that is not against us is for us" This
truth is positively stated In Luke | / ;23
''He that Ia not with me is against me-"
When IL comes to mans attitude to-
ward Christ there Is no neutrality.
III. Resentment Rebuked ivy. 51-56).
/. Farewell TO Galilee ". 5D. AS
the time had come for him to be re-
celved ny he SET his face TO go to Jeru-
salem. The time OF his sacrifice was
come and Jerusalem WAS the place
where 1t was to he accomplished.
.. The Samaritans refused 10 re-
celve him. wv. 81. 53). This refusal was
due to the impression that he was go
Ing to Jerusalem. Their national pre-
JUDGES were SO strong that they re-
garded his action as a national insult.
therefore refused hospitality to him.
g. James and John vehementiy re-
sent this action Of the Samaritans
". 54). They regarded II ms an insult
10 their Lord. Their love was so vital
that an affront to the object Of their
affection was most bitterly resented.
4. The Lords rebuke wv. IS. 56).
~ "Ye knew not What manner Of
spirit ye are Of" He did not minimize
the insult or question their motive. He
who knew their hearts was aware that
they were moved by love for him. He
told them, however. that such insults
were not to be met by violence. Re
ligious prosecutions are always wrong.
The spread Of truth is not to he by
means of material weapons. t2I "For
the Son Of Man Is not come to destroy
mems lives. but to save them"