The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-10-22

dom of heaven is at hand.-Matt. All.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Mark
1:16-2O; Luke SILL
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus Chooses Help
erS.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Jesus Teaching and
Healing. -t-s...
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Call of the First Disciples. 4
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Jesus enters upon his mission.
|. The King His Own Herald wv.
12-1O.
l. The reason for ". 12). The news
of the Imprisonment of John the Bap-
fist caused Jesus to forsake Judea
and 90 into Ga4ilee. 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 wv. 1870. The people IN
Capernaum. This was done in fulfill
ment of a prophecy in Isaiah 81, 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 It
is getting the light first. This fore
shadowed 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.
It should be our business, like the
Master, to go to the most benighted
souls with the message of light and
life.
8. His message ". ~. Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven Is at
hand" This is the same kingdom
which John the Baptist and the Old
Testament prophets proclaimed. IL
| means the Messianic earth rule or
Jesus Christ. This is not our mes
sage, for ours is the gospel of the
grace of God through faith in the nm
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
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 MS
mediatorial kingdom. For this we
pray when we intelligently say, "Thy
kingdom come"
II. The King Summons Servants tc
His side wv. 1929.
/. His command of authority " 19)
He did not use arguments, but 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
wv. IS. 2D. They were men of loWl5
birth-fishermen God chooses the
foolish things of this world to put II
shame the mighty, that no flesh nigh
boast before him Il Cor. :26).
8. They were called to definite serv
ice ". 19). II will, make you fishers
of men," He had previously calle'
them to be disciples (John I :36-42)
He now called them to service. Fiji
call, then, was not the gospel call Il
sinners, which is always believe o.
me-" but the call to service, of thos
who had already needed the; call t
discipleship. The qualities Whlc
made them good fishermen-patienct
bravery to face the storm and tn
night, the perseverance which toile
all night though no fish were caugh
, would make them good fishers of mel
a. Their prompt obedience wv. Y
: 22). They gave up their business an
} homes, not even inquiring where thei
salary was to come from. They pr
: their trust in him who called, belize
ing that he was able to supply the
| needs.
ILL., The Kings Triumphal Progre:
wv. 23-25)).
He went the whole rounds of Gallle
teaching the Scriptures, preaching tn
gospel of the kingdom, and healln
: all manner of diseases. He did
threefold work: .. .
: l. Teaching the Scriptures in II
synagogues ". 23). The revelation
: God needed to be explained. This
> what he was doing at Nazareth Lul
4:16-22).
.. preaching the glad tidings of Il
kingdom ". 23). The King who w
present and was heralding his oN
mission was ready to establish +
3 kingdom if they would have be-
willing to receive him.
. 8. Healing all manner of diseas