Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-04-04
LESSON FOR APRIL 6
GOD THE FATHER ALMIGHTY.

LESSON TEXTs-Genesis ii, 81; Psalms
loS:l-l4; Matthew 6:A34.
GOLDEN TEXT-Our Father who art |
in heaven hallowed be thy name.-Mat- |
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ADDITIONAL. MATERIAI-Deuterono
my ga, 5; Psalms 1451-21; Isaiah 6:1-3;
Matthew 22:35-3S; John 4:24; John 4:7-16.
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Heavenly Fa-
ther's care for his children.
JUNIOR TOPIC-God our Creator and
Father
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-What we
owe to our Father in Heaven.
!. God the Creator (Gen. IL, 2D.
God was before all things. God the
uncaused cause is the cause of all
things. Before the mountains were
brought forth, or ever thou hadst
formed the earth and the world, even
from everlasting to everlasting, thou
art God" psalm 90 :2). The uni
verse came into being by the will and
act OF the personal being called God
In verse one is enunciated the sub
lime philosophy Of every right life In
the beginning of all science and philos
ophy-God; in the beginning of every
llfe-God; in the beginning Of every
year-God; in the beginning of every
uay-God; in the beginning of every
puslneSs-God; in the beginning Of ev-
cry thought, plan and human relation
ship-God. Conviction as to this sets
one free from the false philosophy of
the age. Man himself is a creation of
God, not an evolution. Man waG Gre
ated in the likeness and image OF God
This precludes the foolish idea that
man ascended from and through a
brute. He came into being by Il spe-
cial creative act of God, having been
preceded by special council Of the
fodhead (Gen. 1 :26. 27). Those Who
believe this record repudiate the Oar
w1nian theory of mans origin as not
only human vagary, but q vicious
philosophy inspired by the devil. When
man came forth from the Creators
hands he was neither a savage nor
baby; he possessed the powers of q
mature man. AS an example of the
maturity of his intellect, he named the
Hnimals as they passed before him.
II. God the Preserver Psalms 1O3:
l-14).
All created things would perish were
it not for the preserving mercies of
God. 1t embraces the following grac-
| ious beneficial acts: 1. Forgives all
| iniquities ". -. Pardon is the prime
necessity If moral things are to be
| preserved. 2. Healeth all diseases ".
y. This refers to the healing Of the
body and the soul. Renovation Of
| mans moral nature is necessary. 8.
! Redeemeth the life from destruction
| ". ~. Redemption implies the pay
ment of all demands against the debt
| or. God in Christ performs the part
which the individual failed to perform
and crowns him with the full right of
! citizenship in his kingdom 4. "Sat.
i~fieth thy mouth" ". 81. This means
| that God satisfies all legitimate desires
and thus the youth is renewed. The
original capacities are restored to their
native vigor. 5. EXecuteth righteous
ness and judgment wv. 6-14). The
| wrongs of life are righted and thus
man is relieved of the burdens which
they entail. He extends his pity to-
ward US.
III. God Our Father (Matt. 6 :24-34)
Christ came to reveal the Father
The subjects of the kingdom will ,ove
him as child loves its father.
1. Undivided affection ". 24). The
child of the heavenly Father makes the
unequivocal choice between God and
the world, for unless God has the first
place he has no place.
2. Not anxious abcat food and cloth.
ing wv. 25-32). (1) 1t is useless "
20. Anxiety can bring nothing. "My
God will supply all our needs" (Phil
4:19). (2) 1t shows distrust of the
Father wv. 2S-30). In the measure
that one is anxious about these things
he shows his lack of faith in the abiI
ty and love of God. If we would
,lease God we must come to him fr
taith (Heb. II :61. The birds and flow
RS shame US in this wv. 26-2S). f3)
1t is heathenish w. 32). We dc not
wonder that those who are ignorant OF
God should manifest anxiety, but foi
his children to do so is to play tn;
heathen. He knows that we have neef
f temporal things and if he cares fol
he flowers and birds he will surely
rot allow his children to suffer.
5. He diligently seeks the kingdom
# God wv. SO, 3z). He subordinate.
temporal things to things of the spirit
This shows the right relationship that
Il child of God is to sustain to secu
Iar affairs. This does not mean that f.;
child of God does not exercise propei
e0rethought in making support fol
himself and family. The warning i,
not against legitimate forethought
| hut anxious worry.