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LESSON FOR JANUARY q
PROMOTION IN THE KINGDOM.
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REFERENCE MATERIAI-Natt. D:s7.
O:ls: Mark lo:s3-W: Luke 0:34-sa
PRIMARY ToPIC-Wanting More Than
JUNIOR ToP1c-How to Win First
Piacs.
INTERMEDIARY AND SENIOR TOPIC
Right and Wrong Ambitions.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-0rsatnsss Through ssrvics.
I. Jesus Fsrstslis his Death and
Rssuersetisn.
I. The King on His way to Jsrusa.
lem wv. 17.19). This 10 His last Jour.
ney to the beloved city. He took the
twelve disciples aside from the group
Of travelling pilgrims to make known
unto them what was before them. On
the journey He went ahead Of the dis.
ciples. The courage thus shown BY
the Lord amazed the disciples who
were following In fear (Mark 10 :82).
Christ, the conscious and certain suf-
ferer, Is courageous. His followers
who had nothing to fear were afraid"
z Betrayal and death foreteld
wv. 10. 19). He went forward fully
conscious Of the awful tragedy Of the
cross. He for the third time since The
transhguration tells the disciples Of
His suffering and death, but they are
% nlled with their ambitious schemes
that they do not understand Him. The
treachery Of Judas lscariot; the
0erce prosecutions ef the chief priests
and scribes; the unjust judgment; the
delivery to Pontius PLATE: the mock.
ing; the scourging; the crown Of
thorns: the cross; the hanging be.
tween two malefactors: the nails;
the spear: all were spread before His
mind like . picture. Though He knew
all this He deliberately pressed on.
The Joyous outlook upon the victory
which would be accomplished by the
shedding Of His blood led Him for
ward. He went courageously. for He
knew the time had come for the &C
eomplishment Of His Fathers will.
3. The resurrection fOretold ". 10).
Truly this would have been q dark
picture had the resurrection not been
made known.
u. The Ambitisus Request sf James
and Jshn (vv. 202S).
Il. Tho request wv. 20. 2l). This ~
quest was made BY their mother. The
request Il for . place Of proninsnce
Ia the kingdom. It u right for moth.
ers to be ambitious for their boys.
but they should know that earth's pin
nacles are e1eeedingly dangerous.
2. Jesus answer. Nv. 22, ~.
He spoke directly to tAe men, net to
their mother. declaring that thsy
knew not what they wsre asking. He
showed them that The way to this
position Of glory was through suffer.
Ing. The cup Of which they we're -
drink was that Of great suffering and
agony. The positions which they
craved were attainable. but Ia Q very
different way from what thsy appre.
hsnded. The way to the places oe
glory In the kingdom OF Christ 70
through the path q lowly and ssaf.
forgstful service. svsa great suffer.
Ind.
4 New - D Truly Gxassss Nv.
2%2s,.
I. The angry disciples ". ~. WA
The ten heard q tAs rsQvsst q Janss
and John they wsss allsd with iadig.
nation against then. Their disp,sas.
uFs did NOT arise fre0 IL fact that
thsy were free iron the sane seifsA
spirit. bat that these two had thrust
Themselves to the front: 1t was an
admixture of Indignation and jealousy.
2. Greatness among the heather ".
~. The rule ot the world has al.
ways bsso By tie strong hand. TAs
standards have bsen not neral excel.
lencs. but wealth. station and power.
Even today The rsasea ose natioa
rules IL other 70 that The one pos.
ssssss sharper swords and heavier
clubs than the other.
3. Greatness among Christ's dis.
ciples Nv. "a ~. Here the stand.
ard 10 h sharp contrast. The way
b The places q prominsnce In Christ's
kinsdom b ths way of ssif-abassmsst,
L u not wreas 70 b ambitious 70
~ great. bvt tie basis oe s1us great.
ns1s 10 that which human esiAshness
sssks to avoid. Thsrs viii b T.
grses Of rank 10 Carist's kinsdsu, bae
this rank will Be character, not posl.
tioa o. authority.
4. Christ 10 the supreme examp,s
Of greatness u. ~. All who would
b great should study and initiate
Christ. Let them forget self and
serve others. even to give their lives.
THIS Will eliminate all scrambling for
place and power. The one grand test