The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-07-14
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Su11daySchool
' Lesson '
(By REV T. n FtTIWATER ". y,
Teacher OF English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute Ut Chicago
20. 1891, western Newspaper linton
LESSON FOR July ~
SAUL PaocLAlms JESUS AS The
CHRIST

LpssoN TENT-Acts si9h-2o
| GOLDEN rENr-Thou art the christ.
the Son ~ the Nving God Matt ISIS
REFERENCE MATERIAL - Acts u
rs
PRIMARY TuPiC-sau Tcluns Others
| About Jesus
JUNIOR ropIC-saul winning othsr.
| to Jesus
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
| Dieting Ready Tor New career
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT rOrIC
saul Hcgns It's Ministry
I. Saul Preaching Christ In osmss
;us wv lgh ~
After saul was baptized he remained
certain days with the believers In Ia
Z maScuS " ipbD How beautiful to
think Of the transformation which
OOH platr one who VAS 81 passion
| ately bent on the destruction OF the
iis.iples was now enjoying fellowship
/ with them
/ / Strnightwly preaching In the syn
/ ugogue ", 80 saul. like every one
| VIM + really converted begins To tell
u the newly found savior. Every CHRIS
/ JIau should be- taught that II N his
/ business as soon a. saved To help To
/ save others
= The people amazed ". 2D. They
knew that the very one who had been
! riugieairr in prosecuting the CHRIS
I tlans In Jerusalem aud had come 10
| Damascus for the express purpose Of
| bringing them bound To- the chief
/ priests. was nov passionntcly adyo
/ eating that which he had So vehe
| ru"ntly sought Ia destroy.
I 8. The Jews confoundrd ". ~. Saul
retired into Arubia for three years
/ During this tinr he was taught the
| fun truth Of his mission tGal l:iI.
/ 49, saul increased IN spiritual
I strength and cunfoundrd the Jews,
proving that Jesus was not only the
/ son ~ Cod but their Messiah His
/ proof. no doubt was 10y citation from
the Old Testament prophecies show.
ing that the lie death and rrsurTeS'
/ ton pi Jesus exactly pnrullrled them.
! That Christ died and russ again from
/ the dead. no one then could deny. the
lrausfurmatiou OF saul from a hater
1 10 an ardent witness was proof
Shirh could not be gnInSnId.
/ a. Saul Escapes From the Jews
! wv IBID.
lie u-,d the Scriptures with such
skin that the Jews could mo- answer
him Finding that the argument was
against them the Jews took counsel
how they might destroy saul 50 in
tent were they upon killing him that
hey watched the gates ~ the city day
and might that they might take him.
When this was known Ia the disciples
they LEI him Down al night In has
ket by the wall
~ Saul Visits jerusalem wv. 20
1na)
This Journey 20 Jerusalem was In
straI - contrast With the one from
Jerusalem to Damascus The one
was the leader Of an important eNpe-
/ iitiou under the authority ~ the lew
iSh officers with the prospect of
place OF distinction Ia the councils ~
the Jewish nation Now he II an out.
cast. disowned by his cuuntrymcu. aud
fleeing FOR his life.
SUSPECTED hy the Disciples
". 26). The believers at Jerusalem
had not heard fully about SauIs CON
, version They knew nothing ~ his so
Jouru In Arabia and his preaching at
| Damascus after his return 81 they ~.
/ garhsd him aS "A spy Part Of the
Z pcta,ty of wrong doing is the difficulty
I ~ ia.
honorable men" Bs II is infinitely
/ better 10 be- regarded with suspicion
when genuinely true lhan tu be- trust.
ed as genuine when hypocrlte.
2 Ruruahas confidence In Saul
] g. "a. Tie was q mau hllrd with
the Holy spirit (Acts II ~ there
/ fore. able tu DISCERN the reality of
Saul's conversion lie was in reality
a son 81 consolation aud Ia this
instance showed his kindly spirit.
! 3. Saul in fellowship with the disci-
| plies ". 2S) They went In and out
| together. Peter received him into his
home, since his object Ia going to
Jerusalem was TO see Peter (Gal. I:isD.
lie abode with him 10 days.
4 saul 1isputing with the Grecians
/ y 30, lie was not content to merely
visit with the brethren, he spoke
| boldly IN the name Of the Lord Jesus
| Christ
~ saul Sent TO Tarsus wv.
29b 3O)
A conspiracy similar 20 the one at
| Damascus was formed against saul.
| When the brethren knew of II they
sent him 10 Tarsus. Snuls life is in
danger everywhere except among the
Gentilcs lie Is nov back To the place
of his birth The first and best place
for ones testimony is in his home.