Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-30
LESSON FOR JUNE I.
FAITH, WHAT 1T Is AND WHAT
i SIS 1T DOES. -es

LESSON rExTs-Hebrews lilo: u:
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GOLDEN rExT-Ye believe in God. be-
iieve also in me.-John 14:1-f =
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL--Matt. s:s-
y: Mark 2d-12; Rom. 1:1s-l7; $3.50; III;
\ John 5:4 -
r PRIMARY ToPIc-story of Man Who
Believed IN JESUS John S:1-3s) q
L. JUNIOR ,TOPIC-Heroes of Faith.
INTERMEDIATE ToPIc-The Victory
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIc-Ths
Place of Faith in Religious Life.
In Hebrews chapters 40 the
grounds of faith are clearly set forth.
in this lesson its nature and glorious
triumphs are displayed. III -
+ J.. The Nature Of Faith 1919.
+ ]. Faith is the eye of the soul, en-
abifig 1t to see the invisible ". -.
1t Is not merely intellectual assent to
| that (which commends itself as being
Reasonable, but 1t is the. souls attitude
| toward God.
+ 2. Faith seizes the things Of the
! future and lives and walks In their
! power in the present ". -.
| 3.IIt enabled the "elders" to obtain
| / good report w.. p, 1t made Gods
| promises so living and real to them
| that It became the dominant force In
their lives.
| A. Faith enables us to understand
how the worlds were made ". 3D., No
nan was present when God made the
worlds, so the foundation for our
knowledge is the Word of God. The
| pne who has faith wholly believes
that Word.
I II. The Triumphant Victories Of
l Faith I'll :4-3S).
|, 1. Faith of the antediluvian saints
|, WV 40. As representative Of this
period three men are pointed out:
| LAY Abel (v.' ~, who displayed his
| faith In his worship. He took his
| place before God as sinner and Of
|, fered bloody sacrifice. thereby show
/ ing that he looked forward to Christ's
! atonement. which is substitutionary-
| b life for life. (b) Enoch. who dis
| played his faith in his walk in fell
| iowship with God ". 5).ga(c) Noah,
! who by faith stood loyal to God in a
| time of universal apostasy and wick
| hedness ". y. Noah's task was a
| stupendous and difficult one. He exc
| cuted it In the face Of many sneer
and taunt, but his faith carried him
/ through, SECURING salvation for him
self and his family.
2. Faith Of the Hebrew saints wv.
1882. (a) Abraham tvv. $40. I7-19).
| Abraham went out not knowing
| whittier. he went, bat he knew that
| the Lord had spoken and that was
enough. BY faith he offered up Isaac,
believing that God was able to raise
him up from the dead and fulfill his
promise that in. Isaac the promised
seed should obtain. (bl Sarah through
| faith received strength to conceive
| seed when she was old, counting him
| faithful who had promised (vv. II, 12).
tc). Jacob by faith pronounced a
prophecy concerping Joseph's sons
". 2D. By faith he, penetrated the
unseen and pronounced destinies
| which should Be experienced by them
| both. p(d) Joseph by faith foresaw
the entrance of his people into the
promised land and made them swear
! to- carry his bones there for, burial,
for even his body must not be left
behind in the land Of judgment and
| death (v.a22). i(e)' Moses fvv. 1929.
| Faith inf the hearts Of his parents
caused, them TO disregard the kings
decree, Faith caused him TO turn his
back upon the honors of Egypt and
identify himself with his enslaved
brethren. Il. zG go 4 .ri
Ill. Faiths Grand Exempiar az:
4, p.
Christ taking upon himself human
nature and passing through the trials
of life to "a triumphant goal Is the
supreme, example for us. Those who
fix their eyes upon him Will a. lay
aside, every weight. To run with sue
cess all burdens must be cast Off.
Thfhgs which may not be sinful in
4 themselves. If + they impede our
progress must be laid aside. (2) Lay
aside the sin which doth so easily
beset us, (3) Run with patience the
race set before us. {4) Looking unto
4 Jesus. Our eyes must be steadfastly
4 fixed upon him. Having him as our
example we will endure the cross To
follow Jesus means suffering and
trials.