The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-10-14
LESSON FOR OCTOBER II
JESUS BEGINS HIS oALIIEAN
MINISTRY.
LESSON TExT-Matthew ,.i2-s.

LESSON TExT-Matthew t:i2-a
GOLDEN TENT-Repent for the king
dom OF heaven II at hand-Matt. an.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL. - Marx
i;i6-O. Luke 51-ii
PRIMARY ToPlC-Jesus Chooses Help
ers.
JUNIOR ToPIc-Jesus 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 wv.
12-1O.
1. The reason for w. 12). The news
OF the imprisonment Of John the Bap-
list caused Jesus to forsnke 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 wllfully reject the truth and at.
tempt TO do violence To the messen-
ger he should turn from them unless
specially directed otherwise.
.. To whom the proclamation IN
made wv. 1870. The people In
Capernaum. This was done In fulnn.
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 Il
Is getting the light first. This fore
Swallowed the present age when the
grace ~ God would reach out to the
Gentiles. But this II Just like the
.kord. He did not come 10 call the
righteous. but sinners 10 repentance.
II should be our business. like the
Master. to go 10 the most benighted
souls with the message OF light aud
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. 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 in the fin-
ished work OF Christ. We should call
upon men TO repent and believe the
gospel OF Christ's death for their sins
and resurrection for Justification. The
2 time IN coming when heralds will again
announce the coming Of the kingdom.
and the King himself will come forth
from the heavens 10 establish his
metilatorial Kingdom. For mis- we
pray when we intelllgently say. THY
Kingdom come"
~. The King Summons Servants TO
His side wv. SGD.
I. His command Of authority " i9).
He did not use arguments. but Issued
the mandate. The Kings voice Is
autocratlc. To command Is the Kings
prerogatiye. not TO argue or entrent.
.. The station Of the servants called
wv. ls. 2D. They were men Of lowly
blrth--hshermen God chooses the
foolish things Of this world to put 10
shame the mighty. that no flesh might
boast before him q Cor. :26).
3. They we're called TO definite serv-
Ice ". 19). II will make you fishers
OF men" He had previously called
them TO be disciples John l :36i2
He now called them 10 service. This
call. then. was not the gospel call 10
sinners. which Il always BELIEVE on
me-" but the call 10 service, OF those
who had already Needed the call TO
disclpleshlp. The qualities which
made them good nshermen-patience
bravery 10 face the storm and the
night. the perseverance which toiled
all night though no Ash were caught.
would make them good fishers OF men.
4. Their prompt obedience wv. 20,
22). They gave up their business and
homes. not even inquiring where their
salary was 10 come from. They put
their trust In him who called. believ-
Ing that he was able TO supply their
needs
~. The Kings TriumphaI Progress
wv. 23-25O.
He went the whole rounds OF Galllee
teaching the Scriptures. preaching the
gospel OF the kingdom. and healing
all manner OF diseases. He did a
threefOld work:
I. Teaching the Scriptures In the
synagogues ". 23). The revelation OF
God needed 10 be explained This Is
what he was doing at Nazareth duke
4:1622).
2. Preaching the glad tldngs OF the
kingdom ". 23). The King who was
present and was heralding his own
mission was ready to establish his
kingdom II they would have been
willing 10 receive him.
3. Healing all manner OF diseases
". 23) There was no form OF dis
ease which he could not cure.
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