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LESSON FOR AUGUST 10
WINNING OTHERS TO CHRIST.

LESSON TEXTS-Acts 16:9-15; James 5: 19, 70.
 GOLDEN TEXT-Ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem. and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto tine ut termost parts of the earth.-Acts Is.
 ADDITIONAL MATERIAI-Luke l9l- 10; John 3l-16; Acts 20;17-21; 2S.30. 3l
 PRIMARY TOPIC-Helping others to know Jesus (Acts 15:9-l5).
 JUNIOR TOPIC-Tellng our friends about Jesus John 1:40-46).
 INTERMEDIATE TOPIC - Witnessing for Christ
 SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Per- sonal evangelism the duty and privilege Of all Christians.
 |. Paul Called to Macedonia (Acts 6:9-12).
 The inclination of Paul and his com. panion was to tarry in the province of Asia, preaching the Word, but they were hurried along against their incli- nation. Realizing that the Spirit knew best they obeyed. In the guidance of the Spirit we find him just as active and as faithful in closing doors as in opening them Those who are disposed to do the will of God should heed this fact. Being hemmed in on all sides, Paul saw in a vision a man of Mace donia pleading for help. He now saw clearly the mystery of the closed doors about him. As soon as the divine way was known they rendered immediate obedience. As true servants of God they did not question his wisdom nor delay action. Christ, the Divine serv- ant, is the pattern of obedience for all time.
 H. Paul Winning Lydia to Christ (Acts 1G G:13-15).
 With Paul as leader, the missionaries went to Philippi where they spent sev- eral days studying the conditions there The Jewish element in the city was very insignificant, as they could not af ford q synagogue, making 1t necessary for the devout people to frequent the river side for worship. To this humble gathering Paul came and preached to the women gathered there. A certain woman by Thyatlra, a proselyte. be lieyed in his message and was baptized The work of the Lord here had a very humble beginning, but it was destined to transform all Europe and the world. Lydia's Is a typical conversion, there fore It Is worthy to note
 l. Her attendance at the place of prayer (v. 13).
 2. She listened to the preaching of the Word of God (yv. 12-14).
 3. Her heart was opened by the Lord tv. 14).
 1. She was baptized (v. 1j).
 :. Her household believed (v. 1J).
 III. The Blessed Issue of Soul-Win- hing (James 5:19, 20).
 The business of s0ul-saving Is tn, most important in which q human be- ing can engage Anyone who has been saved can point lost souls to the Savior Christ came 10 save the lost Luke l910l. II is the blessed privilege of all Christians to labor together with God in reScuing the perishiug The re- suit of soul-saying is twotold:
 1. II saves souls from death (v. 20) Meditation upon the three words saves" "souI." "death." will make Us conscious of the tremendous impor- tancc of soul-SavIug. We must realize the yaluc of the souls before we can give ourselves to the work of saving them X soul is of more value than fine whole world (Matt. 1G :26) GoG valued souls so much that he gave Jesus to die for them (John :lG)
 2 Hides multitude of sins" (v 90) Gods way of hiding sin k to saw men from t Every sinner has mul- titu'e of sins therefore every soul saved hides that multitude of sins. When sins arc thus hidden they are ouI of Gods sight forever As far as the east is from the west so far hath h" re- moved our trausgreS>ions from us" (Psaims l03:12) He remembers our sins against us no more (sa. 43 :2J.}