The Holt County sentinel., 1919-11-28
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LESSON
Thy REV. q. b. FITZNATkR. D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute Of chicagoJ
,copytish,. 1918. western Newspaper unionl
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 30
JESUS TEACHES PETsR TRUE
GREATNESS.

GOLDEN TExT-The Son Of Man came
got to be ininistered unto. but to minis
ter. and to give his life a ransom FER
many.-MaL 9S
ADDITIONAL MATERiAi,-Mark TO-
t.G. Rom i2:3.s. Phil ASH. Peter.
s.s.Ii
PRIMARY ToPfc-J.su. washing the
Disciples Feet
JUNIOR TOPIC Jesus Taxing the
Place OF q servant
lNTERMEpIATB TopIc-Ths dignity
OF Common Tasks
!. chrIsts Amazing Love for his
Own wv. l.3).
Jesus wsS fully conscious ~ what
was upon him. Ne knew that the cross
with all it, anguish was Just before
him. lie knew that his disciples would
shnfnsfully forsake him IN few hours.
He knew that one Of that number
would he the instrument In the hands
~ the devil IN his betrayal. ~. knew
that all things were In his hands; was
fully conscious " hts deity. Notwlth.
standing all this, he displayed patient
aud uuiirins love. tie did not with.
draw his love from them because ~
their weakness mud the shameful fail.
ure which h. knew would soon he
made manifest.
n. Christ Washing Ais o'seIplss
Feet wv. I'D.
THIS net II symbolic W his nmnzlng
love for his disciples. Jesus dld not
regard his hands ~ too holy ~ do this
mental service. Tn. true Christian
does not allow his rank IN society to
keep him from aris ~ Lowry service.
I Steps In this seryicr: ~ lie
rose from supper. t2) laid a>id. his
garments. t1) rnok towel and glrd.
| cd himself. az poured wni"r Into n
basin, 90 washed his disciples feet.
| tG) wiped them with n towel where.
with h. WIS glrded. Tiles. steps sym.
holiZ. chrlst's entire work ~ r-,lsmpr
| tion. His rising from SupI"r repre-.
SCENTS his rising from his place ~ en-.
| joym.ui IN the heavenly glory; his lay.
Ing nsld. his garments. his putting
aside his v.sture NJ majesty U'hll. .:I
50: his g,rdlng himself. his taking the
form ~ n servant Orhll 2:Tl; the Wa
1 ter IN the basin. his cleansing blood:
his washing ~ their feet. his actual
| cleansing 1T men through his Word
tJohn i5.3; t.ph . IN his taking his
garments again. his return To- his place
and position ~ glory.
.. Peters impctu"us Ignorance. lie
goes from one extreme Ia another. n
In his failure 10 understand tho sig
nIiicHnrc ~ this service TINT caused
| him ~ hphnv. 81 strangely.
II g. IN. Significance ~ this service
"a thn>" who participate IN II, D u
~ n spiritual cleansing ", ~, Fellow
ship with Jesus II only possible rs We
nrr continually cl'nns.d from our sins.
I'll. TINT II wash.S nredsth not save
o. wash his feet. hut N Glenn every
whit" ". inl. The cleansing here II
not the washing ~ regeneration, but
that ~ sanctihcntion. Even reEcnernte
folks need III. continual cleansing "
Christ's hlood IN order 10 have fellow.
ship With him. He that Is r"g"nera''
pd-wnshed IN the blood of Christ,
syinhoiiz.d by hapiism--'inrs not need
q repetition ~ the net b. only needs
the cleansing ~ sanctifcntion. symbol.
tied by the washing ~ the feet. As
we go through this world after rensn'
| Grafton ". are contaminated by its
sins. lie Is willing always to cleanse
MS ~ our sins II We allow him. e."
A badge ~ brothcrly affection. This
act showed his abandonment To III"
service ~ his own. This II n lessen
that II rpuch needed today. We need
mare and more the fnlness NJ broth