Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1920-10-14
SUNAYSOOOL.
LESSON
CBy REV. p Ii. FITZwATER. d. d.
Teacher OF English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
&c, 1880. Western Newspaper union)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER II
JESUS BEGINS HIS GALiLEAN
MINISTRY.

/ MINIS "
| LESSON TEXT-Matthew 4:i2-25
| GOLDEN TEXT-Repent. for the king
dom of heaven is at hand, Matt. 4:l7.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. Mark
| 1:16-20: Luke 5.I-u
PRIMARY ToPIC-Jesns Chooses Help
| ers.
! JUNIOR ToPIC--Jeses Teaching and
| Healing
| INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
| The Call OF the First Disciples.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
/ Jesus enters upon his mission.
}. The King His Own Herald tvv.
12-1D.
l. The reason for ". 12). The news
of the Imprisonment of John the Bap-
tist 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 PEG
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 OIL, ..
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 1t
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.
II should be our business like the
Master, to go TO the most benighted
souls with the message of light and
life.
3. His message ". III. Repent
for the kingdom of heaven is at
hand" This is the same kingdom
which John the Baptist and the Old
Testament prophets proclaimed. It
means the Messianic earth rule of
Jesus Christ This is not aur mes
sage, for ours Is the gospel of the
grace of God through faith in the fin
ished work of Christ. We should call
upon men 10 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
me1iatorial kingdom. For This we
pray when we intelligently say, "Thy
kingdom come"
H. The King Summons Servants TO
His side wv. S:22).
1. His command of authority " 100.
He did not use arguments, hut issued
the mandate The Kings voice is
autocratic To command is the King
prerogative, not to argue or entreat
2. The station Of the servants called
(vv 10, 2I). They were men Of lowly
birth-hshermen 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 ". 49, ~ will make you fishers
Of men," He had previously called
them to be disciples John ] ;36-42)
He now called them to service. This
call, then, was not the gospel cali tC
sinners, which is always Believe or
me-" but the call to service, of those
who had already needed the call to
discipleship. The qualities which
made them good fishernen-patlence
bravery to face the storm and the
night, the perseverance which toiled
oil night though no fish were caught
would make them good fishers Of men
A. Their prompt obedience wv. 20
22). They gave up their business ant
homes, not even .inquiring where ftheil
salary was to come from. They put
their trust In him who called, believ
ing that he was able to supply theil
needs.
III. The. Kings TriunphaI Progress,
wv. 23-25)).
He went the whole rounds of Galilet
teaching the Scriptures, preaching tht
, gospel Of the kingdom, and healing
all manner Of diseases. He did 6
threef0ld work
/. Teaching the Scriptures in thu
synagogues ". 23). The revelation o.
God needed to be explained. This il
y'hat he was doing at Nazareth (Luk'
4:1622).
2. Preaching the glad tidings of thu
kingdom w. 23). The King who wa
present and was heralding his owr
mission was ready to establish hi
kingdom if they would have beer
willing to receive him.
8. Healing all manner of diseases
1 ". 23). There was no form of dis
/ ease which he could not cure.