Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1921-03-03


REFERENCE MATERIAL-Mark 1883
Luke 1850 John 12.1-S
PRIMARY TOPIC-Showing Our Love
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).
l. Christ's Fourth Prediction of His
Death wv. /, p. He, with divine
insight, predicted not only the fact
of His death, but its time and man
Der Death was no surprise to Him.
For this He pre-eminently came into
the world CHeb. 2:14. He calmly
walked up to death.
2, The Authorities Plotting wv. $50.
IL secret conclave they were plotting
how they might silence His voice by
putting Him to death. 1t was the di-
vine purpose that He should go TO
death. They in their wickedness were
plotting to do that which the divine
plan had ordained. They try by sub
tility 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 consprators, was trying to him
der the offering of the sacricial Lamb
at the appointed time.
Ine,,. LN M,nn IS Rakk
any (vv. 6, y.
For the Identification of Mary see
John 12:1-S and Mark il :3-9. This
amounting occurred when Jesus was at
meat in Simon's 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
ings and the joys of His resurrection.
This is shown in this wonderful SYM
bollc act of bringing her most precious
possession and lavishing it upon Him.
Knowing that no loving hand could
she did this service in loving anticipa
ton. 1t was the highest expression
of love. Genuine love takes no &C.
count of COSTS not calculating.
III. The Indignation of the Disci.
pies wv. s, 81.
The utter baSeness of the disciples |
is in strange contrast with Mary'S
love. Judas Iscariot 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
whole company can be swept off
their feet, not perceiving the real pur-
pose underlying it all. The real thing
that hurt Judas was the losing of the
money which the ointment might have
been sold for, not that he cared for
the poor.
~. Mary Defended by Jesus wv. 10.
13).
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preciative 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 care for the censure of men,
He bestowed upon her the very high
est praise possible when He said, "She
hath done what she could" Mark
l4;S}. In this defense Jesus teaches, I
according to Doctor Erdman {
1. That no gift to Him can be too l
great If made in grateful love ". 10Y.
She hath wrought a good work on
me-"
2. Care for the poor and other du. )
les which are of perpetual obligation
nay give way before an opportunity ,
or service which cannot recur ". 10Y
The poor We have with you always"
sometimes even charity is not the
highest expression Of Christian devo-
ion.
3. Jesus appreciates the meaning \
nd motive of our service ". 12). He q
stimates them at their highest posi-. II
lie value and interprets them in the .
ght of His own love and knowledge, . .
lie declared that the ointment poured =
pom Him was a preparation of His =
ody for burial.
4. The influence of an net of Chris. g.
an service will never cease ". 13). a.
he example of Mary is still filling the ~
lrth with the fragrance of loving
,rvice. Through this act of uncalcu
ting love Mary's name has become
nmortalized.
AS the result OF this defense Judas
so stingingly rebuked that he has.
ms away to betray his Lord.
For the Rich Man.
Tho nnly NOV for a rich man IN no