The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-03-03
IMPROVED uMroRM INTERNATIONAL
SUNNYSQ0OL
LESSON
t6y REV. p 3. FITZWATER. q. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
-l9 1921. Western Newspaper Union.l
LESSON FOR MARCH 6
JESUS AMONG HIS FRIENDS

SESOS ~AMONG HIS FRIENDS"
LESSON TExT-Matt 26:1-13
GOLDEN TExT--She hath done what
she could-Mark 1853
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Mark1 1879:
Luke 1860: John 12:1-8.,
PRIMARY TOPIC-Showing Our Love
for Jesus
JUNIOR TOPIC-Giving Our Best
INTERN EDIATE 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. Christs Fourth Prediction of His
Death wv. l, p. He with divine
insight, predicted not only the fact
of His death, but it's time and man
per Death was no surprise to Him.
For this He pre-eminently came into
the world (Heb. 2:14). He calmly
walked up to death.
2. The Authorities Plotting wv. 3-5).
In secret conclave they were plotting
how they might silence His voice by
putting Him 20 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 conspirators. was trying to him
der the offering of the sacridcial Lamb
at the appointed time.
u. Jesus Amounted by Mary Of Beth,
any wv. 6. y.
For the Identification of Mary see
John 1921 and Mark Il $50. 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
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
bOlic act Of bringing her most precious
possession and lavishing it upon Him.
Knowing that no loving hand could
minister to Him in that dread hour.
she did this service in loving anticipa
ton. It was the highest expression
of love. Genuine love takes no &C.
count of COSTS not calculating.
~. The Indignation Of the Disci-
pies (vv. 8, o..
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 filed 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. TO-
49,.
Jesus would not allow His most ap-
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
1879. In this defense Jesus teaches.
according to Doctor Erdman:
/. That no gift to Him can be too
great If made in grateful love ". 10Y.
"She hath wrought a good work on
me-
2. Care for the poor and other du
ties which are of perpetual obligation
may give way before an opportunity
for service which cannot recur ". 1O)
"The poor We have with you always
Sometimes even charity is not the
highest expression of Christian devo-
ton.
g. Jesus appreciates the meaning
and motive of our service ". 12). He
estimates them at their highest posi-
bic value and interprets them in the
light of His own love and knowledge.
He declared that the ointment poured
upon Him was a preparation of His
body for burial.
4. The influence Of an act of Chris
tfan service will never cease ". 13).
The example of Mary is still filling the
earth with the fragrance of loving
service. Through this act Of uncalcu
lating love Mary's name has become
imm OrtaliZed.
AS the result of this, defense Judas