Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-05
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KINGDOM

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KINGDOM
Golden Text-Fret not thyself be. A.,
cause of evil.doers. Psalm 371.
Scripture Iesson-yIaiihew ~: 2i,33.
- Another parable set he before them
saying. The Kingdom ~ heaven In lik
ened unto man that sowcd good seed
IN his field: % hut while men slept his |
enemy came and sowed tares alsol
among the wheat. and went away 20
But when the blade sprang up and
brought forth fruit. then appeared the 1
tarcs also. q And the servants of the
Householder came and mid unto him.
Sir. didst thou not SOW good seed In |
thy field? whence then hath II tares? Is |
And he said unto them, An enemy |
hath done this. And the servants sayl
unto him, WIT thou then that we Rol
and gather them up7 20 But he saith.
Nay: lest happy while ye gather up the |
tarcs yc root up the wheat with them. |
30 Let both grow together until the
harvest: and In the time Of the harvest |
I Will shy 20 tho reapers, Gather upl
first the tares. and bind them In bun. |
dies 20 burn them: but gather the wheat /,
into my barn. 81 Another parable set
he before them. saying. The kingdom
~ heaven II like unto n grain ~ mus.
tard seed which man took. and sowed
IN his field. 20 which indeed In less than |
all seeds: but when II In grown. Il ISL
greater than the birds Of the heaven /
come and lodge In the branches there. |
Of
30 Another parable spake he unto
them: The kingdom Of heaven In like
unto leaven. which a woman took. and
hid In three measures Of meal. til Il |
was all leavened
INTRODUCTION
In the study Of Matthew'S gospel ev.
cry Sunday attention must be called 10
the fact that the Kingdom In the main |
thought and In particular this lesson |
emphasizes the one main truth In the
growth 81 the Kingdom by "a nasty
review the lessons Of this quarter |
should he connected. and the growth o.
the Kingdom M far. traced. A frequent |
reading 81 the entire gospel and many |
successive readings will reveal II In ,
its purpose and beauty In n marvellous
way. In the treatment Of the lesson
study for this week the catechetical
method will be- used. From the study
tnot verbal use) 81 these questions and
answer some truth Of the lesson may
be obtained.
LESSON STUDY
q. From what book Of the Bible are
the lessons for this quarter.
a. stn'shew.
Q. Who wrote the gospel Of Matthew
A. Matthew.
q. Who WIS he?
A. A publican. one 81 the twelve
apostles and an evangelist
O. Why did he write the gospel Of
Matthew? n.
A. To prove to the Jews that Jesus
was the Messiah.
q. What IL ono Of the main discus.
sions in this gospel?
a. Tho reception and growth Of the
Kingdom as Jesus preached H.
Q. What form 81 teaching has Jesus
been using 10 stress the fact Of his
Kingdom?
A. Parallels.
Q. What Is n parable?
A. In the Greek II means n compare.
snn. or literally has tho notion 81 put.
ting things side by side. whereby their
similarity can DO preccived.
q. What Scripture Ii the selection for
this lesson
A. Matthew 13:2i.33.
O. What parable prcccdcs these three?
a. The parable OF the sower.
O. What main truth did Jesus bring
ont In Il?
a. The results Of the preaching OF the
Kingdom.
O. What in addition Is significant
about ~
Il but also gave his reason for parallels
IN connection with the Interpretation.
Q. How many parallels are spoken In
this lesson?
A. Three.
y. What are they?
A. The parallels OF the tarcs. the
mustard seed. and the leaven.
q. What Ii the main teaching OF the
parable Of tho tares?
A. The conflict between good and
evil in the history Of the Kingdom and
I
q. IN there constant struggle OF
Christianity
a. Yes: then. and now.
q. Who did the sowing In this para.
Bile?
a. The Sen Of Man.
q. What kind Of seed In what kind Of
n field?
A. Good seed In fertile field.
y. Did II grow?
a. Yes.
Q. What accused sorrow then?
A. The presence Of obnoxious tarcs.
q. How came thcmY
A. Satan oversows the field In the
night.
O. What pcrplcxcd the servants Of the
man 1.-THE Jews and some of usl?
a. That these were growing side by
aide.
o. What was their suggested solu.
ton?
4. That the tarcs be pulled out.
q. IL an uprooting ever n good
thing
A Yes, provided mono of the wheat r.
pulled up and only the tares thrown
out. but what human can know?
q. Who are the rcapers7
a The angels Not man.
q. What is the lesson Jesus Is teach.
ing?