The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-04-12

: 80 ~. John }.lH. Romans p.
GOLDEN TENT-G"d So lowed the
world that H- gave .ts only ue-n'-.I
Son. that whatsoever b.lI.Eera .n a-1
should NOT perish, b.t have everlasting
life John a.If
PRIMARY TopIC-Jesus our friend and
savior
JUNIOR TOPGC-WEat Jesus does for
Us
INTERMEDIATES roPrc-oar Lord
and savior
I. Who Jesus Is CJ"hn IBID.
II is absolutely Indispensable Thar
every pupil regardless Of ago should
know clearly who Jesus l. and what
he came into the world for II should
be the ardent desire of every teacher
TO make So clear the person and work
of Christ that the pupils may accept
him aS their Saviour Nothing short
Of his Deity and vicariouS atonemen-
will avail for salvation. What he is
set forth 70 be is through personal
testimony For the most part that
which he was found to be i through
personal Investigation.
. l. The Lamb of God (v. So John
testified that he is the Lamb II God
the worlds sin bearer The word used
and the idea conveyed carry Us back
TO Isaiah 53 and forward to Jesus on
the cross. bearing our sins in his own
body. Christ had been definitely point
ed out to John by the Holy Spirit wv.
So, 34).
>. The Messiah ". Az. At the invi-
tation of Jesus, the disciples went and
abode with him for day. As a result
Of that day with Jesus they testified
that he IS the Messiah. He IS that me
whom God had anointed to be the
Saviour Of men.
8. The Son Of God. ". 49). Nathan
ael was interested through the teSti-
mOny of friend. Philip told him that
he had found Jesus of Nazareth. OF
whom Moses had written. He knew
that Nazareth was not the birthplace
Of the Messiah, therefore he inquired ::
Can any good thing come out Of Naz-
areth?" At the invitation of Philip he
made a personal investigation. As a
result he testified that Jesus was the
Son of God. the King of Israel.
f. The Son of Man (v. 81. This is
Christ's own testimony. 1t shows that
he is the Messiah who, according to
Daniels prediction dan. :13), would
appear in divine glory and establish a
universal and eternal kingdom. In
this testimony of Jesus is fOreshad-
owed the union Of man and God, and
through him the establishment Of a
medium of communication between
earth and heaven. This Is the reality
Of Jacobs vision at Bethel Gen. % +:
12).
u. His Mission in the World Matt.
20 %, %; John 3:16).
He came to give his life a ransom
for many. The world was lost in sin
about TO perish. Christ voluntarily
gave his llfe-died instead Of the sim
ner.
l. The world is dying like the Is.
raelites, because bitten by the serpent
Of sin.
2. Christ, like the brazen serpent,
has been lifted up upon the cross as
the remedy for sin (JOhn 3:14, 10.
8. AS the Israelites must look up to
the uplifted serpent, so those who
would be saved must believe on Jesus
Christ John 3:16). While looking
by faith to the cruclfied Christ saves
from the death-sting Of the serpent, a
neglect or refusal to believe on him
means to perish.
4. This provision was made by God
It emanated from his love (JOhn 3:
16). For God so loved the world that
he gave his only begotten Son"
III. What He Gives (ROm. 8 81. 32)
God gave his Son to save dying
world. Those who accept his Son have
God on their side. He that spared his
SOP will freely give all things TO those
who receive him. He even makes ali
. things work together for good TO them
who love him (Rom. S:2S).