The Arvada enterprise., 1919-07-10
LESSON For July u
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j. !. LESSON . Tnxfs-N.,t. s;n-s; Act.
GOLDEN rrxr-For - many es you
~ have bssa baptissd Into Christ have
put on Christ.-0al. s:S7.
ADDITIONAL NArERlAl-Matt S:lS-
~: Acts 2H. y; 1911: Col. a:ls: I rstse
PRIMARY roPlc-J.sus chr.ss nap-
JUNIOR ToPIc-rhs Baptism Of Jssus
Christ.
INTERMEDIATE ToPIc-rh. P,.as.
Of Christian Discipleship.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPYC-et9nio-
eAncs and Importance Of Christian Ban
tism.
!. The Apestlss Commission Matt
2s :lS.2O).
I. The authority Of Jesus. ". 1877. God
gave him all authority In heaven and
on earth. As mediator and coming
king he possessed all authority. This
authority extends over all the ma-
terial world, angels. wicked men. dew
lis. and his own people. God highly
exalted him and gave him a name
which In above every name (Phil.
2:9). There 10 no other way Of xal-
vRtion. for the entire matter OF re-
demption Ia In his hands (Acts 4:l2).
Since God has w highly honored him
It Ii extreme folly to expect to b
saved while disregarding him.
2. The obligation Of the apostles
(vv. 1920.
0) 1t was to teach. that In. make
disciples Of all the nations ". l4).
They were to make known to the whole
world that Christ Ind died to Rave sin.
ners and that God had committed to
Jesus the redemption Of the world.
Those who nre ChrIst's disciples are
bound to proclaim him to others.
t2) Baptlxe those who believe Il.
1a). This In the divincly appointed
way Of making a public confession Of
faith In Christ. The disciples must
publicly take 4 stand for Christ. The
application Of wnter sylnbolixes the
purifying effect Of the blood Of Christ
and solesInly detiicnteS to the service
Of God. This baptism must ne In the
name of the Father. SOn and Holy
Ghost. showing that the believer has
been brought into definite relationship
to each member of the Holy Trinity.
@ Teach the disciples obedience
" 2O. Profession In not enough, II
must is$'ie In obedience. Faith must
result In works. To cnll Jesus Lord"
anu do not the things which he snys
profits nothing.
3. The all-Suf!icient promise ". 2O).
The Lord had told the disciples what
would happen 10 them after he had
gone away. lie made Il plain that
periiS ~ MI kinds awaited them.
Though the diflicuitiex were great moth.
Ing mattered NJ long ~ they had the
presence and fellowship Of the all.
powerful Ssvior and Lord.
n. Ths 0aptism o. the gunveh
(Acts R:S4. .+O).
!. Philip preached Jesus Christ to
him ". ny. A. the Invitation Of the
ennuch Philip Joined himself 10 the
chariot and found the eunuch reading
from the tifty.thIrd chapter of Isaiah.
beginning with this Scripture he
preached Christ. Tie did not prenrh
Christ as a grent teacher. hut a. .
savior wh0 had suffered and died In.
steHd Of the sinner. tie preached him
~ one who had offered himself Hs a
ransom for mnny. The fact that the
eunuch. n Rr"nt statesman. needed an
interpreter Of the Scriptures, even such
= plain passage M the nfty.third chap
tei ~ IsnInh. shows tho absolute need
~ n preacher. The printed page In
valuable. hut there will always be the
need ~ preacher. The g0Npei needs
20 he experienced befove one can he
q Witness Of itS saving pow~r.
2. The sunuch Requesting bsptism
". 38).
When Christ In truly preached men
naturally desire 10 cOnfess him In hap
tism. In many quarters baptism has
been unduly emphasized. but In others
II has been disregnrdcti. II Ia highly
important that an Intelligent under
standing of its meaning he possessed;
for that 0f which Jesus Christ snv~ nm
example and q command In highly I'm
pOrtnnt. =,
=. Ihilip bRptixing the cunuch ".
Ss). Having secured from the eunuch
the proper confession Philip baptized
him. II is faith In Christ thst saves,
hut those who have genuine faith ds-
sire 10 seal II In baptism.
4. The eunuch rejoicing ". 30).
Confession ~ Christ brings Joy. Those
who obey the comma ndments of tho
Lord Gun 70 on their way rejoicing.