The Dermott news., 1919-07-10
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNLAYSQl0oL
 LESSON tBy REV. P 6 FITZWATER. D. D.. Teacher of English Bible in the Moody Bible Institute of Chicago) Copyright, 1919, by Western Newspaper Unionl
LESSON FOR JULY B
BAPTISM.

BAPTISM.
 LESSON TEXTs-MAtt. 2sls-2o. Actr 1 s34-40
 ! GOLDEN TEXT-For as many of you as have been baptized Into Christ have ] put on Chrlst.-Gal. 3.2T 1 ADDITIONAL MATERTAI-Matt 3.ls- l S-tS-2I
 PRIMARY TOP1C-Jesus Christ Bap- i tized by John
 JUNIOR TOPIC-The Baptism of Jesus 1 Christ
 INTERMEDIARY ToPIC-The Pledge i Of Christian pfscipleship SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC SiFnih- l canoe and Importance Of Christian Bap- l tsm
 !. The Apostles Commission tMatt. I 2S S:1S-2a1.
 l. The authority of Jesus tv 1S). God gave him all authority In heaven and on earth As mediator and coming l king he possessed nil authority This authority extends over all the ma 1 ferial world, angels wicked men. dey- iis. and his own people. God highly exalted him and gave him a name which k above every name (Pha. ? 2:a). There is no other way of Sal- vation. for the entire matter of re- demption is in his hands (Acts 4:12). Since God has so highly honored hIm il is extreme folly to expect to be saved while diSregarding him.
 ?. The obligation of the apostles l (vv. l9-2o).
 CD II was to teach. that Is. make i disciples of all the nations tv 19o. i They were te make known to the whole world that Christ had died 10 save sin i HerS and that God had committed tn 1 Jesus the redemption of the world Those who are ChriSt's disciples are hound to praclaim him to others (2) Raptizc those who believe tv 1a). This k the divinely appointed way Of making public confession of faith tn Christ The disciples must publicly take a stand for Christ. The application of water >ymholizeS the purifying effect of the blood of Christ and Soleunly dedieates to the service l ot God. This baptism must he 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
 (0 Teach the disciples obedience ] tv 2nl Profession is not enough. it must issue in obedience Faith must result in works. To call Jesus Lord" anu to not The things which he says profits nothing
 3, The all=Suffieient promise (v 20). i The Lord had told the disciples what would happen to them after he had l gone away. He made it plain that i perilS of nll kinds awaited them. Though the difficulties were great noth- 1 ing mnttered so long aS they had the l presence and fellowship of the all l powerful Savior and Lord
 II. The Baptism of the Eunuch l tActs s .3+-4ol
 l. Philip preached Jesus Christ to ] him tv. 35) At the invitation of the eunueh Philip joined himself to the chariot and found the eunuch reading from the hfty-thlrd chapter of Isaiah. 1 Beginning with this Scripture he preached Christ. He did not preach ] Christ as great teacher, but as a savior who had suffered and died in- stead of the sinner He preached him ns one who had offered himself as a ransom for many. The fact that the ! eunuch, great statesman, needed an Interpreter ef the Scriptures. even such plain passage ns the fifty-third chap tei of lsaah. shows the absolute need o' preacher. The printed page is valuable but there will always be the need af a preacher. The gospel needs to he experienced before one can be a witness of its saving power.
 The euuuch requesting baptism W a6
 When Christ Is truly preached men naturally desire to confess him In hap tism In many quarters baptism has heon unduly emphasized. but in others it has been diSreEsrded II Is highly important that an intelligent under standing of its meaning he possessed; for that of which Jesus Christ gave an example and a command is highly im- portant
 3 Philip baptizing the eunuch (v. 3s) Having secured from the eunuch l Inc proper confession Philip baptized him It Is faith In Christ that saves. but those who have genuine faith de- sire to seal II in baptism. 4. The eunuch rejoicing (v 39). Confession of Christ brings Joy. Those who obey the commandments of the l Lord can go on their way rejoicing.