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LESSON
tBy REV. p. B. FITzWATER, D. n
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
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LESSON FOR OCTOBER II
JESUS BEGINS HIS GALvLEAN
:. MINISTRY.

dom of heaven is at hand.--Matt. 4:l7.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Mark
1:16-20; Luke SILL
PRIMARY ToPIC-Jesus Chooses Help
ers.
JUNIOR ToPIc-Jesus Teaching ard
Healing
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Call of the First Disciples.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Jesus enters upon his mission.
]. The King His Own Herald wv.
12-1O.
1. The reason for ". 12). The news
OF the Imprisonment of John the Bap-
fist caused Jesus to forsake Judea
and go into Galilee. The fate of John
he accepted as foreshadowing his own.
Because OF this, he withdrew from
the metropolis and went to the re-
mote regions where his work would
attract less attention. When the peo-
pie wilfully reject the truth and at.
tempt to do violence to the messen-
ger. he should turn from them unless
specially directed otherwise.
2. To whom the proclamation is
made (vv. 1870. The people in
Capernaum. This was done In fulfill
ment Of prophecy IN Isaiah 0:1, z.
These people did not enjoy such priv
ileges as those around Jerusalem.
This was one of the darkest and most
corrupt OF the provinces, and now II
is getting the light first. This fore
Swallowed the present age when the
grace of God would reach out to the
Gentiles. But this is Just like the
Lord. He did not come to call the
righteous. but sinners to repentance.
1t should be our business, like the
Master, to go to the most benighted
souls with the message of light and
life.
3. His message ". 10. Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand" This is the same kingdom
which John the Baptist and the Old
Testament prophets proclaimed. II
means the Messianic earth rule of
Jesus Christ. This is not our mes
| sage, for ours is the gospel of the
grace of God through faith III the fin
"OI vi N.IITiSJ. we SIlOUiU Gull
upon men to repent and believe the
| gospel of ChriSt's death for their sins
and resurrection for justification. The
| time is coming when heralds will again
announce the coming of the kingdom.
and the King himself will come forth
from the heavens to establish his
mediatorial kingdom. For This we
pray when we intelligently say. "Thy
| kingdom come"
n The King Summons Servants 10
His side (vv. 1929.
!. His command Of authority " l9).
He did not use arguments. hut issued
| the mandate. The Kings voice Is
| autocratic. To command is the Kings
prerogative, not to argue or entreat.
2. The station of the servants called
! (vv. Is. 2D. They were men of lowly
! birth-fShermen. God chooses the
| foolish things of this world to put TO
shame the mighty. that no flesh might
boast before him Il Cor. ] :26).
3. They were called to definite serv-
ice ". 19). 81 will make You fishers
Of men," He had previously called
them TO he disciples John :36-42).
! He now called them to service. This
call then. was not the gospel call to
| sinners, which is always "BeIieve on
| me-" hut the call to service, of those
who had already needed the call to
! discipeship. The qualities which
made them good fishermen-patience
! bravery to face the storm and the
night. the perseverance which toied
all night though no fish were caught,
would make them good fishers Of men.
| 4. Their prompt obedience wv. 20,
: 22). Trey gave IN their business and
homes not even inquiring where their
salary was TO come from. They nut
their trust In him WHO called. belev-
! ing that he was able to supply their
needs
III. The Kings Triumphal Progress
ivy. 23-25)).
/ He went the whole rounds Of Galilee
teaching the Scriptures, preaching the
gospel Of the kingdom. and healing
all manner Of diseases. he did a
threefold work:
!. Teaching the Scriptures In the
synagogues ". 23). The revelation Of
God needed TO he explained. This is
what he was doing at Nazareth duke
4:1622).
Preaching the glad tidings of the
kingdom ". 23). The King who was
present and was heralding his own
mission was ready to establish his
kingdom If they would have been
willing TO receive him.
3. Healing all manner of diseases
". 23). There was no form Of dis
ease which he could not cure.