Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-08-12
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CBy REV. p. B. FITzwATER p, D..
Teacher of English Bible In the Moouy
Bible Institute of ChicagoD
20, 1921 Western Newspaper Unlon.l
LESSON FOR AUGUST "a
PAUL IN icoNlUM bAND lYsTHA'


LESSON TEXT-Acts 1i.l-2S.
GOLDEN TEXT-Thou shalt WORSHIP
the Lord thy God and Him only s''a'
thou serve Matt. 4lO,
REFERENCE MATERlAL-hia''"e"
l0l6-1S c.,n
PRIMARY ToPIC-Paul Heals a Grip
Pile ,,.oora
JUNIOR ToPIC-Pauls Narrow Escape
at Lystra. rop,r
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR lori.
EARLY Adventures in Asia Minor.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT lof,e
Examples of Paufs Missionary Me'ho"''
/. Paul and Barnabas Preaching al
Iconium wv. l-O.
As to their work In lcoh'uin w
serve:
l. Their manner of preaching. TINS
is suggested by the little word 80 III
verse |. Theys"so" spake that II great
multitude believed. They were true
preachers. Only that which brings con-
yiction of sin and induces decision ior
Christ can be truly said to be preach-
Ing In the biblical sense. The same
is true of the Sunday school teacher.
Let every Sunday school teacher III al
times have as his supreme ann 10 pe'r
the gospel of Christ so as 10 lhuuoe
decision for Christ,
.. Their attitude toward opposlt'oh'
This is suggested by the word 'lhere'
fore" In verse 3. "Long time therefore
they tarried." The opposition did not
prevent their preaching, but ihcl.eu
them to continue preaching. CHRISTIAN
workers should learn not to give up
work because OF opposition.
3. The Lord accompanied their
preaching with miracles ". 81. Since
the opposition was so fierce' spec'a'
help of the Lord was needed
4. The effect of their preaching
". ~. The multitude of the city was
divided. Where men faithfully preach
the gospel there will be division.
n. Attempt to Worship Paul and
Barnabss as Gods wv. S-lS).
/. The occasion wv. S-l0)-the heal
Ing of the lame man. Gods gracious
power exhibited in healing this lame
man occnsioned a new difficulty. mat
which ought to have been Il help was
turned into hindrance. The man
was II confirmed cripple. lie had never
walked. He heard Paul's preaching,
which caused faith to be born In his
heart (Rom. 10:17). When Paul per-
ceived that he trusted Christ, he called
with loud voice that all could hear
for the man to stand upright. The cure
was instant, for he leaped up and
walked ". 100. There was no mag
netic touch, no treatment, only the
command, and the naturally impossible
became the possible ana the real.
9. The method wv. lib. They
called Barnabas Jupiter and Paul Mer'
curry. because he was the chief speaker.
The priest of Jupiter brought oxen
and garands ready to offer sacrifices
unto those men ". 1D. If they had
only known, in the person of Jesus
Christ God had actually appeared to
men (John l IA; Phil. 30, 81.
g. Their efforts frustrated wv. II
49,. This foolish act was happily
averted by the tact of the apostles, as
exhibited in the address of the occa-
sion. az They deny that they are ell
vine beings and declare that to wor-
ship beings with like passion to them
selves is criminal. t2) They direct
them to turn away from these vain
things unto the living God who made
heaven and earth and has ever left
witness of Himself in that He has
always done good, giving rain and
fruitful seasons, filling their hearts
with gladness.
III. The stoning of Paul (vv 1920.
Wicked Jews from Antioch and leo
mum pursued Paul with relentless
hate to this place where they stirred
up the very people who were willing
to worship them a little while ago.
This shows that satanic worship can
soon be turned into satanic hate. This
hatred took form In stoning Paul and
dragging him out of the city for dead.
God raised him up. and with undaunt-
ed courage he pressed on with his du-
ties as a missionary bearing the good
tldings to the lost.
Soon after this Paul turned back
and revisited the places where he had
preached, telling them that through
great tribulation they must enter into
the kingdom of God.
w. The Organization Of Churches in
the Field wv. 23-2S).
Evangelizntion with Paul did not
mean hasty and superficial preach.
ing of the gospel but the establishment
of permanent work. Elders were
appointed In every church. The work
of the missionary is not done until
there are established on the field
self-governing and self-propagating
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