Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-03-04

for Jesus.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Giving our Best
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Our Best for Christ
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Liberality of Love.
|. The Jewish Authorities Plotting
the Death Of Jesus wv. 1-5).
|. Christ's Fourth Prediction of His
Death wv. !, y. He, with divine
insight, predicted not only the fact
of His death, but its time and man
ner, Death was no surprise to Him.
For this lie pre-emincntly came into
the world QIeb. 2:l4). He calmly
walked up TO death.
>. The Authorities Plotting wv. 3-5).
In secret conclave they We're plotting
how they might silence His voice by
putting Him to death. II was the d.
vine purpose that He should 20 to
death. They in their wickedness were
plotting to do that which the divine
plan had ordained. They try by sNb.
iility to take and kill Him. Their
plan was to do this after the Pass
over feast, lest there be an uprising
among the people. Satan, through
his conspirators. was trying to him
der the offering Of the sacrifcial Lamb
nj thp Amounted fine
u. Jesus Amounted by Mary Of Beth.
any wv. 9, y.
For the identification of Mary see
John l2:1-S and Marx 1870. This
amounting occurred when Jesus was at
meat in Simon house. Mary had
the keeneSt spiritual apprehension OF
all the disciples BY sitting at His
feet in loving fellowship she obtained
grasp Of truth which none of the
other disciples did. She saw that His
body was to be broken and that His
precious life was to go out She en-
tered into fellowship with His suffer
lngs and the joys of tits resurrection
This Is shown I'm this wonderful sym
bOlic act Of bringing her most precious
possession and lavishlng It upon Him.
Knowing that no loving hand could
minister to Him In that dread hour
she did this service in loving anticipa-
ton. 1t was the highest expression
of love. Genuine love takes no &C.
count Of COSTS nd calculating.
llI. The Indignation Of the DscI-
pies wv. s, 81.
Tho utter baseness of the disciples
Is In strange contrast with Mary's
love. Judas lscariot is the leader, but
the whole apostolic company are led
over The spirit Of fault finding is
very Contagious. The one whose heart
is filled with base purposes can offer
such plausible reasons for things that
Il whole company can be swept off
their feet, not perceiving The real pur-
pose underlying il all. TIE real thing
that hurt Judas was the losing Of the
money which the ointment might have
been sod for, not that he cared for
the poor.
". Nifty Defended by Jesus wv. 10
1877.
Jesus would not allow His most APP
preciatlve disciple TO lie under the cen
sure, so He came to her rescue.
Though all the disciples ceNsured her,
He had nothing but the highest praise.
If we can but have His praise, what
need we Cnre for the censuip of men
He bestowed upon her the very high
est praise possible when lie said, "SEe
hath done what she coulI." (Mark
14:S). In this defense Jesus teaches
according to Doctor ErdmaH
/. That no gift to Him can he too
great If made in grateful 1--we ". 10Y.
"She hath wrought good work on
me-"
2. Care for tie poor and other du.
ties which are of perpetual obligation
may give way before an opportunity
for service which cannot recur ". 10Y
1.-THE poor We have with you always"
Sometimes even charity Is not the
highest expression Of Christian devo-
ton.
3. Jesus appreciates the meaning
and motive of our service ". 12). He
estimates them at their highest posi-
BILE value and interprets them in the
light of His own love and knowledge.
He declared that the ointment poured
upon Him was a preparation of His
body for burial.
4. The influence of an act of Chris
tan service will never cease ". 13).
The exam pie of Mary is still filling the
earth with the fragrance Of loving
service. Through this act of uncalcu-
lating love Mary's name has become
As the result Of this defense Judas
Is so stingingly rebuked that he has
tens away to betray. his Lord. Per-
haps he Is seeking to get back some Of
the money which he lost because the
ointment was not sold and the money
turned over to him. Money is often
times a snare to mans soul. II
seemed that this supreme expression
Of love aroused the awful opposite
In the soul of Judas when his hopes
and carnal ambitions were defeated
Mary's act of worship and alteration