The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-12-03

tIlaI LABOR ana are neaVy laQen, unU WAl |
give you rest.-Matt. 11:28.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Luke 7:1S-
35; 1o:13-15, q, %; 11:14-26. 49, 49,
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Kind Deeds OF
Jesus.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Friends and Enemies
of Jesus,
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Choosing Jesus as Our Teacher.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Response of Men to the Ministry
of Jesus.
The teacher should keep In mind
the progress Of thought in Matthew
and present these lessons accordingly.
In chapters to 7 we have the laws
Of the kingdom; chapters and 8, the
mighty works to demonstrate the
Kings ability to administer the affairs |
of the kingdom; chapter TO- the prop
agation of the kingdom through the
sending forth of the twelve; chapters
II and II, how the kingdom was re-
ceived.
|. Four Glasses of Hearers (ch 49,
I. Perplexed hearers like John the
Baptist I'll :2-1D. John believed that
Jesus was the Christ ". p, but was
somewhat perpleXed as to the manner
Of the establishment of the kingdom.
In the Old Testament predictions there
were two lines in the Messianic
prophecies; the one set forth Christ
as the suffering one, as in Isaiah 50,
and the other, as the invincible Con-
| queror, as in Isaiah 63. Indeed, in
Isaiah COL, we have the two adj
vents in one view (see Matt 3:10-12).
He said that the ak is laid unto the
root of the trees and that there was
to be separation of the chaff from
the wheat and a burning of the chatf,
but now the King was occupied mere
ly with the opening of the eyes Of the
blind, etc. John saw Christ as the
one who would remove the sins of the
people by the shedding Of his blood
John :29), but he failed to see the
interval between the time of his suffer-
ings and the time of his triumph.
Since this interval between the first
and second comings-the nature OF the
until Christ revealed it in the parallels
of the thirteenth chapter, we do not
wonder at Johns perplexity. johns
faith was not failing him, neither die
he send this deputation to Jesus FOL
the sake of his disciples. He was
true prophet and faithful man, but
he was perpleXed.
.. Violent hearers III :12-19). These
were willing to receive the kingdom
according to their own way, but were
unwilling to conform to it's laws. Thell
ears were closed to everything bu
their own carnality. They would no
repent when called upon to repent b!
John. nor rejoice when called upon b.
| Christ to rejoice wv. 1919.
| 3. The stout-hearted unbeleyer
| III :2O-24). In ChOrazin, Bethsaida
and Capernaum, Christ had done mos
| of his mighty works, but the peopl
deliberately set their hearts agalns
him and his message. 1t was not TO
lack of knowledge and opportunit
that they we're unsaved, but for thel
purposeful rejection Of Christ. Tyr
and Sidon, Sodom and Gomorrah wer
filed with immoral profigates an
| idolaters, but they will be more TO
| erably dealt with in the day of Juds
| ment than those who Wilfully reJet
Christ.
/ 4. Hearers who are babes in splr
I'll $500. There were some anon
| those who heard Jesus with chlldllR
faith, who believed that Christ was IL
Messiah, and they opened their hear
| 70 receive him. Christ invites thoS
who have the babe-like spirit to con
to him, and to all who come 10 III
| and receive him he gives rest.
j II. The Antagonism of the Kingdor
/, Och. 12).
In chapter IL we saw the shamef
indifference of the Jews to their Kin
In this chapter we see positive al
hitter antagonism manifeSting itse
against him. They are not only wit
out heart for him, but do their be
TO destroy him. The immediate o
CASTOR of their wicked determinati'
was Christ's relation to the Sabbat
, Because the hungry disciples pluck'
corn and Jesus healed the wither
hand on the Sabbath day, they soug
to destroy him. They accused him
4 being in league with the Devil. Jes
u with unanswerable logic showed the
| that they had blasphemed against t
/ Holy Ghost, and were therefore gull
II of an objectionable sin. They did I
a,,,,, aim ,,,ironIa hIlt sought to acCOu