The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-05
LESSON FOR APRIL 6
GOD THE FATHER kLmyapc

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LESSON TENTS .e........, o..
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GOLDEN TEN~.a.~ Father ~.
in heaven. la.'W,I Do. ..y n5rs .-T
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ADDITIONAL MATEE.>I-n.,,.
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Matthew -2..--.,. john 4.-s. IoS.
PRIMARY TuuIc-Tr- H.sva -
the-'S care f.r bis r.Hl-a-
JUNIOR TOpID-G.d orr crs,.,.
Father 'F
INTEENEDrATE TOPIC v,,.
owe to our Father in Heaven '1'
I. Goo the Creator lGen. II ,
God WAS before al ,hings. Co,
III caused cause is the c8psa y.
things. BEFORE the mountain. n
brought forth. or ever tbor
formed The earth and the world ~
from everlasting To everlasting a.
art God psalm aN.2A Tho ~
verse came into being by the win II
act OF the personal being called O.,
In verse one is enumerated ,bo M
lime philosophy Of every ri-bt n. n
the beginning Of all science and NIL
ophy-God: in the beginning Of o.,
life-God: in the beginning Of s,J
year-God; in the beginning Of sy
day-God; in the beginning Of o,
ousineSS-God; In the beginning q,
cry thought, plan and human relaBl
ship-GOd. Conviction as 10 this y
/ one free from the false philoSonb,|
the age. Man himself is a croatia,
God, not an evolution. Man was i
ated In the likeness and image Of d
This precludeS the foolish idea 4
man assembled from and thrours
brute. He came into being by
cial creative act OF God. having
preceded by a special council Of
Godhead (Gen. &c, 2T). Those !
believe this record repudiata the d
winian theory of mans origin as
only n human Vagary. but a yidI
philosophy inspired by the devil. wi
man came forth from the Cres
hands he was neither a savage d
baby; he possessed the powers 4
mature man. As an example Of
maturity of his intellect, he NAMED
animals as they passed before hin |
| II. God the Preserver psalms
I'D.
All created things would perish
1t not for the preserving merde |
God. 1t embraces the following 4
Ious beneficial acts: l. FOrgive
lniquities ". 81. Pardon IS the NJ
necessity If moral things are tpI
preserved. .. Healeth all disease
-. This refers to the healing Of l
body and the soul. Renovatm
mans moral nature is necessary
Redeemeth the life from destT;l
". ~. Redemption implies he 4
ment of all demands against
or. God in Christ performs The 4
which the individual failed TO pefuj
and crowns him with the full rigid
citizenship in his kingdom. l. 4
isfieth thy mouth" ". ~. This nj
that God satisfies all Legitimate del
and thus the youth is renewed |
original capacities are restored to
native vigOr. 3. EXeCuteth righthl
ness and judgment wv. GID. |
wrongs of life are righted and
man is relieved of the burdens VI
they entail. He extends his pityI
ward us.
III. God Our Father Matt, 6,9yyl
Christ came to reveal the FSl
) The subjects Of the kingdom will
him as a child loves its father
/. Undivided affection ". "a.
= child Of the heavenly Father maEs|
unequivOcal choice between God
the world, for unless God has The
place he has no place.
.. Not anxious about food and .
ing wv. 2j-32). ~ 1t is useless
2O. Anxiety can bring nothing
God will supply all our needs Y
4:19). (2) II shows distrust
Father wv. $500. In the ma
, that one Is anxious about these
he shows his lack Of faith in tH
ity and love Of God. II we
4 please God we must come 70 Oh
faith CHeb. 11:6). The birds ana
ers shame US in this wv. 962Sl
II Is heathenish ". BY. we "
& wonder that those who are igno''|
| God should manifest anxiety ou
I his children TO do so Is TO pN
! heather. He knows that we nave
I of temporal things ana II ne e"'.
I tbe flowers and birds he VII y
J NOT allow his children to suffer-
I 3. He diligently seeks the Nn.1
4 Of God wv. SO, 3D. He suOorul1
J temporal things to things Of tns \
I, This shows the right relatlonsn'
4 q child Of God is to sustain %
) lar affairs. This does not mean
Z child of God does not exercise
j forethought in making suppV.|
4 himself and family. The van
q not against legitimate ior'"
E hut anxious worry.