Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-10-15
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAYSQlOOL
LESSON
by REV. P. 3. FITZWATER, D. D.
-eaeher OF English Bible in the Moody
biole institute of Chicago)
*, 1920. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR OCTOBER II
JESUS BEGINS HIS GALILEAN
MINISTRY.

LESSON TEXT-Matthew Apps
GOLDEN TENT-Repent, for the king
dom OF heaven is at hand-Matt 4:17
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL - Mark
l:1f-20. Luxe 5:1-1.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus Chooses Help
ers.
JUNIOR TOPlC-Jesus Teaching and
Healing
INTERMEDIARY 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.
12-1D.
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
rempt to do violence to the messen-
ger, he should turn from them unless
SleCIdllN ulT6Cleu OIIleEWlSP.
,. To whom the proclamation is
made wv. 1916. The people in
Capernaum. This was done in fulfill
ment of a prophecy in Isaiah 9:1, 2.
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.
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 ". I'D. 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 our mes
sage, for ours is the gospel of the
grace of God through faith in the fin
shed work of Christ. We should call
lpOn men to repent and believe the
gospel of Christ's death for their sins
md resurrection for justification. The
lime 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"
II. The King Summons Servants to
| His side wv. S:22).
l. His command of authority " 19).
| He did not use arguments, but issued
| the mandate. The Kings voice is
autocratic To command is the Kings
prerogative, not to argue or entreat.
.. The station of the servants called
wv. IS. 21). They were men of lowly
| birth-fishermen. God chooses the
foolish things of this world to put to
shame the mighty. that no flesh might
boast before him Il Cor. :26)
5. They were called to definite serv-
ice (v. 19). 81 will make you fishers
of men," He had previously called
them TO he disciples John 1:36-42)
He now called them to service. This
| call. then, was not the gospel call tC
sinners. which is always believe or
me-" but the call TO service. of those
who had already needed the call tC
discipleship. The qualities which
made them good fishermen-patience
bravery to face the storm and the
night. the perseverance which toilet
all night though no fish were caught
would make them good fishers of men
4. Their prompt obedience wv. 20
22). They gave up their business ant
homes, not even inquiring where thei
salary was to come from. They pu
their trust in him who called. believ
ing that he was able to supply thei
needs.
III. The Kings TriumphaI Progress
wv. 23-25)).
He went the whole rounds Of Galile
teaching the Scriptures, preaching tn
gospel of the kingdom, and healing
all manner of diseases. He did
threefold work:
/. Teaching the Scriptures in tn
synagogues ". 23). The revelation o
God needed to be explained. This i
what he was doing at Nazareth Ouk
4:16-22).
.. Preaching the glad tidings of th
kingdom ". 23). The King who wa
present and was heralding his owl
mission was ready to establish hi
kingdom if they would have bee
willing to receive him.
8. Healing all manner of disease
". 23). There was no form of dis
Ease which he could not cure. s
abundant was his success that "hi
fame went throughout all Syria; an
they brought unto him. all sick pee
ole that were taken with divers dis
eases and torments, and those VIII
were possessed with devils, an
those which were lunatic, and thOs
who had the palsy; and he heale
them. And there followed him greG
multitudes of people from Galilee, an
from Decapolis, and from Jerusalem
and from Judea, and from beyon
Jordan" wv. "a, 25).