Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-05-27

LESSON TEXT-Luke lO;25-37 Acts q,
40
GOLDEN TEXT-Love worketh no III &c
! ms neighbOr love therefore Is the fullll-
ment OF the law Rom. 1910.
REFERENCE MATERlAL-prov. 3:S,
Matt 25.Sli0; Rom 1850, l5l, ., Eph.
i:25-32,
PRIMARY ToPfC-The story of Man
! Who Helped
JUNIOR TOplC-The Good Samaritan.
! INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Being Good Ncighbor
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Who Is My Neighhor?
|. Christ Questioned duke l0;2a.2O.
l. by whom y. 2D. A certain Jaw
yer. lie was not n lawyer in the lnod-
ern sense Of that term; most nearly
corresponds to our theological PROBES
sore.
?. The purpose of (v. 20. !, was to
tempt Jesus as 20 whether lie was
really learned in the law and also 10
entrap Him to show Him 10 De hetero'
doX.
3. Tie question ". ~. What SHAH
! do 10 inherit eternal IiteE Though
a lawyer, his theology was defective
He thought eternal lie was 10 he Oh
tanned hy doing. The very words ne
used involve Il contradiction. Al IN
heritance is not obtained by doing, hui
by being.
L. Jesus reply Wv. 2G-29). lie cited
him to the law. This is the proper
place to send one who ~ expecting Z
get eternal life by doing. Tie lawyer
answered well, for supreme love io
God and love to ones neiehbor as he
~,es himself is the sum total 81 M
man Obligation. This do aud thou
shalt live" But this is the very tllnl
he could not do. Man needs Gods en-
nhling grace to love At all; 50 ne stood
copdemnod by his own conscience eh
/ ightenpd h; lie law. lie set out tt
trap Jesus, and now he is caught in q
lrHp and IN order 10 justify himself
4 he said to Jesus, "Wlo is my neigh
hur" The question isNnswerod IL N
story Of the Good Samaritan.
II. Playing the Neishbor wv. 3o.3O
III this Stor. Of the Good Sanarliaf
the question IL shifted SO as 10 MAKE
clear that the supreme question Is not
who is NY ueighbori' but "WhOSt
ncighbor am II"
TO he II ne!glbOr is
!. To see those about US who nee4
help ". 80. We should be on lht
lookout fof thlse IN need Of help ant
love is keen to discern need.
=. Have COMPASSION on the needy "
so. Since Christ is the compassionate,
One all VINO nave His nature will be
likewise moved when they see need
3. Go to lhoSc in need ". 3D. The
personal touci many times is more i'm
portant than Ilateral aid. II is easier
10 give none. than personal aid. The
true neigha0r gives both.
]. Bind up wounds ". 81.
s. Set tie HELPLESS ones on our beast,
Willie we Walk e.. 80. Willingness Il
deny ours, ye4 IN order to help Others
is proof cf the genunencsS Of love.
4 6. Bring 20 'hc inn ana take care Of
the unfortunate (y. III. The true
ncighbor is lot spasmodic in his giving
help.
:. Give m.Hey ". By. Ii costs mucl
10 he a ucie' tGr Love is the most eX
pensiye tll.g IN the world II cost
God His ONLY son; il cost Jesus Chris
ills life. My We 20 and DO likewise
III. The Behavior of the Earl,
Church tAcjs 2:44-lO.
l. They were together ". ~. The!
were togethe because they were bap
tized into tho one body Of which Christ
was head by the Holy Spirit Il Cor
T. :13). The oneSueSs Of the bod,
was symholi2sVl by the breaking OF
bread Such unity is only possible
to believers in Christ, that is. thos,
regenerated by the Holy Ghost Tt
get unity, therefore, In the ncighbor
hood we must get people to be saved
2. Had community Of goods wv
"A, 4j). They sold their possession,
and goods and parted them TO all
men as every man had need. This
proved that they were under the pow
er of the Holy Spirit, that is, that
the supernatural was being manifest
for ii is not natural TO abandon ones
title TO possession. A neighbOrhOod
cannot be made Christian by getting
people to practice these things: rath
er when II is made Christian these
things will follow as evidence that
divine transformation has taken place
The Holy Spirit can thus unite around
Jesus Christ members of all nations
and constitute a true brotherhood.
3. They were filled with gladness
and singleness of heart ". 4G). Those
who were really born again have nc
Interior motive. What they seem IL
be. they really are. Unsaved men
and women are controlled by selfish
motives; they seek their own, not an.
others good. This they do while feign.
ing love for others.
4. Praising God and having favor
with all the people ". Az. Such un.
seftishness gained the attention of the
people and induced them to yield
themselves to God, who added daily
such as were being saved.
Those in the Grave Shall Hear.
As the Father hsth life In himself