The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1919-08-07
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDMSQlO0L
LESSON
By REV. P. B. FITZwATER. D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright. 1919. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR AUGUST 10
WINNING OTHERS TO CHRIST.

WINNING VI HEHS 10 CHHlSIs
LESSON TEXTs-Acts 1885,: James s:
IL, 20.
GOLDEN TEXT-Ye shall be witnesses
unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all
Judea. and In Samaria. and unto the ut
termost parts of the carth.-Acts is.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Lnke 1871
10; John Bills: Acts 2O:17-21: 1880, 81.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Helping others to
know Jesus (Acts 16:9-l5).
JUNIOR T~OPIC-Telling our friends
about Jesus John 1:4o-46). T..
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC - witnessing
for Christ.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Per-
sonal evangelism the duty and privilege
of all Christians.
Z. Paul Called to Macedonia (Acts
16 :9-1o).
The inclination Of Paul and his com.
panion was to tarry in the province of
Asia, preaching the Word, but they
were hurried along against their incli-
nation. Realizing that the Spirit knew
best they obeyed. In the guidance
of the Spirit we find him just as active
and as faithful in closing doors as in
opening them. Those who are disposed
to do the will Of God should heed this
TACT. Being hemmed IN on. all sides,
Paul saw in Il vision a man Of Mace
donia pleading for help. He now saw
clearly the mystery of the closed doors
about him. AS soon as the divine way
was known they rendered immediate
obedience. AS true servants of God
they did not question his wisdom nor
delay action. Christ, the Divine serv.
ant, is the pattern Of obedience for all
time.
u. Paul Winning Lydia to Christ
(Acts 1G:13-15).
With Paul as leader, the missionaries
went to Philipri where they spent sew.
eral days studying the conditions there
The Jewish element in the city was
very insignificant, as they could not af.
ford a synagogue, making it necessary
for the devout people to frequent the
river side for worship. To this humble
gathering Paul came and preached tc
the women gathered there. A certain
woman by ThHatira, Il %prOselyte. bt
lieved in his message and was baptized
The work of the Lord here had Il very
humble beginning. but it was destined
to transform all Europe and the world
Lydia's is a typical conversion, there
fore it is worthy to note
I. Her attendance at the place O.
prayer ". 13).
2. She listened to the preaching O
the Word of God wv. l2-14).
3. Her heart was opened by the Lore
". 14).
4. She was baptized ". 15).
S. Her household believed ". 15).
Ill. The Blessed Issue of Soul-Win
ming {James 5:19. oo).
The business of sOul-saving is til,
most important in which a human be
ing can engage. Anyone who has beer
saved can point lost souls to the Savior
Christ came to save the lost (Luk,
19:1O). 1t is the blessed privilege o.
All Christians to labor together Will
God in rescuing the pcrishing. The re
suit of s0ul-saving is twofOld:
]. It saves souls from death ". 2O)
Meditation upon the three word!
~"saves," "soul,' death" will make II!
conscious of the tremendous impor
lance of soul-saying. We must realiz,
the value of the souls before we car
give ourselves to the work of saving
them. A soul is Of more value thar
the whole world (Mntt. 1926. Coz
valued souls s much that he gave
Jesus to die for them (.]ohn 3:16).
2. "lIides a multitude of sins" "
o0). Gods way Of hiding sin is to saw
men from it.. Every sinner has a null
titude' of sins, therefore every sou
saved hides that multitude of sins
When sins are thus hidden they are on
of Gods sight forever. Gas far rs tn
east is from the west. so far hath he re
moved our transgressions from u.s.
psalms 103:12). He remembers oul
sins against us 10 more. lisa. 43 :25.