Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1919-06-20
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LESSON
LESSON FOR JUNE ~
LOVE-.
icy REV. P. B. FITzWATER. d D.
Teacher Of English Bible In the N ,ody
bible Institute Of Chicago)
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LESSON TEXT Cor. 49,
GOLDEN TExT--Now abid,.tt faith
nope, love. these three; but tao greatest
of}these Is Lowell Cor. 1878
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Lev. 1918;
D4lt. ga. s; John 1927 S:lg; I John 4:7-21
URINARY TOPIC-How to Show Our
JUNIOR ToPIc-whom We Should
LOke and How.
INTERMEDIATES TopIc-The Creates,
Thing In the World.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-The
strpngest Bond Between Men and Women.
The best gift Of the Holy Spirit Is
the love Of God shed abroad In our
hetrts. Not all can teach, preach,
~Jrk miracles. speak with tongues
but the gift of love Is within reach
Of all. The more excellent way" Of
the last verse of chapter IL IL the way
OF love. Love Is not a mere senti-
ment or emotion, but mighty dy-
mamie which transforms the life, ex.
pressing Itself In practical service to
men.
!. The Pre.emlnenoe Of Love wv.
1-S).
1t transcends:
ny Speaking with tongues. For
men to possess the loftiest eloquence,
to be able to speak In other languages,
and to be lacking In love is to be as
sounding brass and tlnkling cymbal.
Pleasing and powerful speaking is de-
slrable, but to love Is better.
(2) The gift Of prophecy. To dis
close the events of the future, to be
able to unfold all mysterles--of nature
and providence-is good but to love
In better.
(3) Faith Of the most vigorous kind.
Such as would remove mountains.
(4) Philanthropy Of the most gen.
erous sort. prompting one to surren-
der all earthly goods for the sake Of
the poor.
(5) Herolsm which leads even to
martyrdom without love Is proftless.
u. The Attributes Of Love wv. 40.
l. 1t Is long-sufferlng and kind. II
means not only to bear long but to be
kind all the while. Patience is a re-
markable virtue. 1t Is much easier to
bear long than to show the spirit Of
kindnpec NIL tho while
2. 1t Is free from envy. Those who
love are free from that envy which Is
engendered because of the good, or the
success Of others.
3. 1t is free from empty Boosting.
Love has as Its supreme aim the doing
Of good to all and does not seek their
and applause.
4. 1t Is we'll behaved. Love Is po-
lite and mannerly. 1t knows how to
behave at all times.
8. II Is unselfish. Love seeks the
good of others and Is forgetful of self.
Q. Does not give way to passion.
1t Is not quick tempered. 1t is not
easily aroused to resentment.
7. It takes no delight In evil; does
not impute evil motives to others; is
not suspicious, but forglving.
5. 1t rejoices In the truth. II sym.
pathizes with that which Is true and
has a common Joy with 1t.
Q. II beareth all things-that Is, It
Inoases Itself with Its own mantle and
shuts all evil out.
10. 1t is trustful, hopeful and firm.
III. The Permanenee Of Love wv.
s-1$.
Prophecy, as prediction, will be full
az prophecy, as teaching, will be
brought TO an end In the day when
is not needed, "And they
,hall not teach every man his neigh
Dor, and every man his brother, say.
ng, Know the Lord: for all shall
know me, from the least to the great
,st" (Heb. 8:11; Ct. Jer. 81 :34).
Tongues shall cease, for as the Ian
,uages of earth were caused by Gods
judgment for sin so shall Christ's
bring the nations back to
me tongue. knowledge shall be done
lway with by wider and nobler In.
diligence. The twilight shall be lost
n the day. Childhood shall be lost
n maturity, for at Christ's coming we |
hall see him face to face and be like
lin. Love will always abide, for God