Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-04-18
LESSON FOR APRIL 20
THE RISEN LORD.

LESSON TEXT-Matthew 2SI-t0
GOLDEN TEXT-He is risen, as he
said Matthew 2S:s
ADDITlo.,AL MATERIAL--Luke "a; !
Corinthians IS.
the resurrection OF Jesus
JUNIOR ToPlC-The story Of an empty
tomb
INTERMEDIARY ToPIc-The living
Christ.
SENIOR AND ADULT rop1c-rhe
meaning OF Christ's resurrection.
!. The Visit Of the Women to the
Sepulcher (2S:1).
They came early to see the sepulcher.
Their zeal and love exceeded that of
even Peter, James and John. .Wom-
en- were last at the cross and first at
the tomb"
4 u. The Earthquake (2S:4)
This occurred when the glorious an
gel descended to roll the stone away
from the tomb. This work of the an
gel was not to allow Jesus to escape
but to show that the tomb was empty.
Christ needed not the help Of a glo-
n rious angel, for he was raised up by
MS own power as the seal of his atom
ting work upon the cross. The open
tomb and the angel sitting upon the
stone with calm dignity is q picture
OF Gods triumph over the devil, and
the terror Of the keepers is a sample
z Of what all of Christ's enemies shall
one day experience when he comes In
J glory to reign as king.
III. The Angels Message 10 the
b Women (2S :5-7).
l. Fear not" ". 81. While the enc
mics have occasion to fear. those who
love the Lord receive good news from
the empty tomb. The Lord will not
long leave those who follow him. In
suspense and dread. The empty tomb
puts an end to all doubts. and fears.
II Is the proof that the question of
sin is dealt with and that God Is satis-
ned carrying with il the assurance Of
ssterntl victory
2. Come see" fv- g.. The angel
said that the Lord had risen, and h
vited the women to see the place where
ne lay.
3. Come quickly" ". y. The wom-
en- must see for themselves and then
90 tell the message. Experience must
precede testimony. They were to &c
quickly to the disciples with the
blessed message, with the assurance
that the Lord would go before and
meet them.
w. Jesus Meets the Women
<2S :S-10).
The women rendered instant obedi-
ence and were running to bring word
to the disciples. Jesus met them on
the way. Those who have an expert
I mental knowledge of Christ should
speedily go to tell others of 1t. To all
such the Lord will appear and bring
Joy.
v. What christ's Resurrection
Guarantees to Us Il Cor. 15).
/. The integrity of the Scriptures
wv. 3, ~. The Old Testament Scrip
lures told of the advent, death and
resurrection OF Christ. Christ's resur-
rection gave the seal OF authorization
to them. Christ rebuked the disciples
on the way to Emmaus for their dis
belief Of the Scriptures concerning the
resurrection (Luke "a 1920.
2 The reality of the divine person
(Rom. ] AZ. Jesus claimed to be one
with the Father He predicted hts
coming forth from the dead (Matt.
16:21). He declared that no one
could take his life from him. He had
power to lay his life down and take
1t up again (John 10:15-18). He died
because he willed to do so. The life
which he laid down must be resumed
at the completion Of his sacrfncial
work. His coming forth from the
grave proved that he was what he had
claimed to be.
5. The suficIency Of Christ's atom
ing sacrifice (Rom. 4:25). On the
cross Christ exclaimed. "It is finished"
BY the resurrection God declared to
the universe that an adequate remedy
for sin had been provided. The resur-
rection Of Christ is Gods certificate
that an adequate sacrifice has been
| provided for sin.
I 4 Our life and Immortality Il Cor,
516 :2O). He Is the first fruits Of them
ithat slept. Because live We shall
hive ALSO" The guarantee that man In
}the integrity Of his being spirit. soul
and body shall live again Is furnished
as in ChriSt's death and resurrection.
Promoting Happiness.