The Arvada enterprise., 1919-04-03
LESSON FOR APRIL s

LESSON FOR APRIL 6
GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY.
LESSON TExTs0snssis Ii. a: Psalms
loe:l-l%: Matthew s:A-M.
GOLDEN TEXT-Our Father whs art
in heaven. hallowsd be thy nams.-Aat.
thew g.
ADDITIONAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
my 81. 5: Palms l1:l-2l: Isaiah sl-a;
Matthew S1:s-3s: John 4:N; l John l:7-ls
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Heavenly Fa.
Tiers care for his children.
JUNIOR ToPIC-ood our Creator and
Father.
eve - eur Father IN Heaven.
I. oeA the Creator (Gen. Ii. 20.
God was before all things. God the
aneaussd cause 10 the cause Of all
things. Before the mountainl were
brought forth. or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world, even
nom everlasting to everlasting. thou
aFt God" psalm 500. The uni.
verse cane into being BY the will and
act = the personal being called God.
In verse one 10 enunciatsd the sub
lime philosophy Of every right life. In
he beginning Of al science and philos-
opAy-0od: in the beginning Of every
lifs-GsA: in the beginning Of every
yeaF-God; In the beginning Of every
day-ood; In the beginning Of every
business In the beginning Of ev-
cry thought. plan and human relation.
ship-0od. Conviction a. to this sets
one Tree from the false philosophy Of
the sSs. Man himself 10 q creation Of
God, not Al evolution. Man was Gre
atsd In the likeness and image Of God
ms Dfecludss the foolish idea that
mas ascsndsd from and through
brute. He came into being BY q sps.
sial creative act Of God. having been
preceded BY 1 special council Of the
oodhead (Gsn. 20. ~. Those who
believe this record rspudiate the Oar
winian theory Of mans origin 40 not
ealy Q human vagary. but q vicious
philosophy inspired BY the devil. When
man came forth from the Creators
hands he was neither q savage nor q
baby: he possessed the powers Of
mature man. A. an example Of the
maturity Of his intellect, he named the
aainals a. they passed before him.
u. osd the Prsssrvsr (Psalms 100:
i.ll). /.
An created thinss would perish were
Il Dot for the preserving msrcies q
ood. II embraces the following grae.
isos beneficial acts: I. Forgivss all
iniQuities ". -. Pardon 10 the prime
asesssity II moral things are to b
Dcsssrvsd. 2. Healsth all diseases ".
y. This refers to the healing Of The
body and the soul. Renovation Of
mans moral nature 10 necessary. 3.
Rsdsemsth the life from destruction
". ~. Redemption implies the pay.
0snt Of all demands against the debt.
o.. God In Christ performs the part
which the individual failed to perform,
and crowns him with the full right Of
eitizenship IN his kingdom. I. "Sat.
istlsth thy mouth" ". 81. This means
that God satisfies all legitimate desires
and thus the youth 10 renewed. The
original capacities are restored to their
native vigor. 8. Executeth righteous
ness and Judgment wv. 614). The
wrsngs Of life are rghted and thus
man II relieved Of the burdens which
they entail. He extends hls pity to-
ward ~.
lil. osd Our Father Matt. o:24-8l).
Christ came to reveal the Father.
The subjects Of the kingdom will love
bin - . child loves It, father.
I. Undivided affection ". 24). The
eAiid Of the heavenly Father makes the
unsquivocal choice between Cod AMI
The world. for unless God has The arse
place he has no place.
3. Not anxious about food and eistA.
ing wv. 1882. ~ II 10 useless ".
~. Anxiety can bring nothing. NY
God will supply all our needs" (Phil.
l:1S). t2) II shows distrust q The
Father wv. 2s-30). In the measure
hat one 70 anxious about these things
~ shows bic lack Of faith II The abil.
ity and love Of God. II W would
please God ws must come to hin II
faith (Hsb. II ~. The birds and Gov.
~ shame % IN this Nv. 263S). ~
Il u Asathsnish ". 81. We - ~
Voodse that these Who are ignorant q
0ed should manifest anxiety. hot fes
ais ehildssa to do % 70 10 play the
heather. Hs knows hat ~ have need
q temporal things and II be cares fos
tAs aowsss and birds b. Will surely
~ allsw bic chiidrss 70 suffer.
q He diligently sacks the kins1sa,
q Cod wv. -. ~. He subordinatsa
temporal things 70 things Of the spirit.
This shows the right Relationship that
Z child Of God 70 - sustain 70 seeS.
lar Affairs. This doss not mean that q
eAild Of Gee doss net exercise propes
forsthought 10 making Q support II
himself and family. The warsing 4
BOT against legitimate foesthsugAt
bit anxious worry.
Pee0stsvlWeee q oeN.
A true psrcsptios Of the Gospel h