Jackson County journal., 1919-06-13
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNl4YSQlO0L
LESSON
eBy REV. +. b. FlTZWATER, D D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the 3ody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
Copyright, 1918, by Western Nswspaper Union
LESSON FOR JUNE q
LOVE-.

LOVE.
LESSON TEXT Cor. 13.
GOLDEN TEXT-Now abideth faith,
hope, love, these three; but the greatest
of these is love.-I Cor. 1918
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Lev. 1918;
Deut. GA, 5: John 1927; 3:16; John 4:7-N.
PRIMARY TOPIC-How to Show Our
Love-
JUNIOR roP1c-whom We Should
Love and How.
INTERMEDIATE TOP1C-The Greatest
Thing in the World
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-The
Strongest Bond Between Men and Women
The best gift Of the Holy Spirit il
the love of God shed abroad in our
hearts. Not all can teach, preach,
work miracles. speak with tongues;
but the gift Of love is within reach
of all. The more excellent way of
the last verse Of chapter IL is the way
OF love. Love is not a mere senti-
ment or emotion, but a mighty dy-
mamie which transforms the life, ex-
pressing itself in practical service to
men.
!. The Pre-eminence of Love wv.
1-3).
It transcends:
Q) Speaking with tongues. For
men to possess the loftiest eloquence,
to be able to speak in other languages,
and to be lacking in love is to be as
sounding brass and tinkling cymbal.
Pleasing and powerful speaking is de-
sirable, but to love is better.
(2) The gift of prophecy. To dis
close the events of the future, to be
able to unfold all mysteries-of nature
and providence-is good but to love
is better.
(3) Faith of the most vigorous kind.
Such as would remove mountains.
(4 Philanthropy of the most gen
erous sort, prompting one to surren-
der all earthly goods for the sake OF
the poor.
(5) Heroism which leads even to
martyrdom without love is proftless
II. The Attributes Of Love (rv. 40
l. It is long-suffering and kind. II
means not only to bear long out to be
kind all the while. Patience is a re
markable virtue. 1t is much easier tc
bear long than to show the spirit OF
kindness all the while.
2. 1t is free from envy. Those who
love are free from that envy which Il
engendered because of the good, or thu
success of others.
3. 1t is free from empty boast;ng
Love has as it's supreme aim the doint
OF good to all and does not seek tbeil
admiration and applause.
A. It is we'll behaved. Love is po
lite and mannerly. 1t knows how t
behave at all times.
5. 1t is unselish. Love seeks tn
good of others and is forgetful of self
6. Does not give way to passion
1t is not quick tempered. 1t is no
easily aroused to resentment.
Z. 1t takes no delight in evil; dee
not impute evil motives to others;
not suspicious, but forgiving.
8. 1t rejoices in the truth. 1t syn
pathizes with that which is true an
has a common joy with it.
9. 1t beareth all things-that is,
incases itself with its own mantle an
shuts all evil out.
10. It is trustful, hopeful and firm
III. The Permanence Of Love ",
S-13).
Prophecy, as prediction, will be fu
filed; prophecy, as teaching, will
brought to an end in the day whe
teaching is not needed. "And TIE
shall not teach every man his neigl
Dor, and every man his brother, ga
ing, Know the Lord: for all sra
know me, from the least to the gre>a
est" (Heb. 8:11; cf. Jer. 81 :S4
Tongues shall cease Tor as the lal
guages of earth were caused by God
judgment for sin so shall Christ
redemption bring the nations back
one tongue. knowledge shall be dot
away with by a wider and nobler il
teiligence. The twilight shall be Ia
in the day. Childhood shall be lF
in maturity, for at Christs coming
shall see him face to face and be II
him. Love will always abide, for G
is love.