Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1919-03-27
LESSON FOR APRIL s
GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY.

GOD he FATHER ALMIGHTY.
105.1-14. Matthew 6:s4-34
GOLDEN TExrOur Father who art
in heaven, hallowed be thy name--AIat--
ADDITIONAL. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
my ga, 5. Psalms 145:1-21: Isaiah 6.1-3:
Matthew 2a:so-ss. John 4:24. John 4:7-1s.
FRIdARY -ToPIC-The Heavenly F'a-
JUNIOR TOPIC-God our Creator and
INTERMEDIATE ToPIcLwhat we
owe to our Father in Heaven
J. God the Creator tGen. Il, 20.
God was before all things God the
uncaused cause is the cause of all
things Before the mountains were
brought forth, or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world even
from everlasting to everlasting, thou
art God" psalm 90 ~ The uni
verse came into being by the will and
act of the personal being called God.
In verse one is enunciated the sub
lime philosophy of every right life. In
the beginning of all science and phiIos-
ophy-God; in the beginning of every
life-God; in the beginning of every
year-God; in the beginning of every
day-God; in the beginning of every
business-God; in the beginning of ev-
cry thought, plan and human relation
ship-God- Conviction to this sets
one free from the false philosophy OF
the age. Man himself is creation of
God, not evolution. Man was Gre
ated in the likeness and image of God
This precludes the foolish idea that
man assembled from and through
brute. He came into being by spe-
cial creative act of God, having been
preceded by a special council of the
Godhead Gen. L :26. 27). Those who
believe this record repudiate the OAR
winian theory of mans origin not
only human vagary, but vicious
philosophy inspired by the devil When
man came forth from the Creators
hands ne was neither savage nor a
baby; he possessed the powers of a
mature man. AS an example of the
maturity of his intellect, he named the
animals as they passed before him.
II. God the Preserver (Psalms 1O3:
LID.
All created things would perish were
it not for the preserving mercies of
God It embraces the following grac-
ious beneficial acts: L. Forgives all
infqpities " 3D. Pardon is the prime
necessity If moral things are to be
preserved 2. Healeth all diseases ".
81. This refers to the healing OF the
body and the soul Renovation OF
mans moral nature is necessary. 8.
Redeemeth ethe life from destruction
". ~. Redemption implies the pay
ment OF all demands against the debt
or. God in Christ performs the part
which the individual failed to perform,
and crowns him with the full right OF
citizenship in his kingdom. 4. Sat
isf1eth thy mouth ". 81. This means
that God satisfies all legitimate desires
and thus the youth is renewed. The
original capacities are restored to their
native yigor. 5. Executeth righteous
ness and judgment (vv- 6-19- The
wrongs. of life are righted and thus
man is relieved of the burdens which
they entail. He extends his pity to-
ward us.
Ill God Our Father Matt :24-34
Christ came to reveal the Father
The subjects OF the kingdom VIII love
him as child loves its father
1. Undivided affection ". 24)- The
child of the heavenly Father makes the
unequivoca1 choice between God and
the world, for unless God has the first
place he has no place
2. Not anxious about food and cloth
ing CIV. 25-32). ID It is useless ".
27). Anxiety can bring nothing MY
God will supply all our needs (Phi1.
:1ol. ca 1t shows distrust of the
Father Wv. 2S-3O). In the measure
that one is anxious about these things
he shows his lack of faith in the abil-
ity and love OF God. If we would
please God we must come to him In
faith (Heb. IL :6). The birds and flow
ers shame us in this (vv. 26-2S). (3)
1t is heathenfsh ". 32). We do not
| wonder that those who are ignorant of
| God should manifest anxiety, but for
his children to do so is to play the
heathen- He knows that we have need
OF temporal things and If he cares for
the flowers and birds he Will surely
not allow his children to suffer.
g. He diligently seeks the kingdom
| of God (vv. 80, 3D.. He subordinates
| temporal things to things of the spirit.
child of God is to sustain to secu-
| lar affairs This does not mean that a
| child of God does not exercise proper
| forethought in making support for
4 himself and family The warning is
| not against legitimate forethought.
| but anxious worry.
ForoetfuIness of Self