The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-01-20

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REFERENCE MATERIAf,-Matt. D;n-
dig. Mark io.57-S. Luke q N-0
PRIMARY ToPIc-wsntins More Than
Our Share
JUNIOR roPIc-How to WI. FIRST
Place
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
Right and Wrong Ambitions
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Greatness Through Service.
.. Jssus Ferstslis HE ossth and
Resvrrsetion.
I. The King on His way to Jerusa-
lem wv. l7-i9). This is His last jour
ney to the beloved city. He took the
twelve disciples aside from tho group
Of travelling pilgrims to make known
unto them what was before them. On
the journey lie went ahead Of the dis
cipl~s. The courage thus shown BY
the Lord amazed the disciples who
were following In fear MARX 10 :a2).
Christ, the conscious and certain suf.
ferer. Is courageous. His followers
who had nothing TO fear were afraid"
2 Betrayal and death foretold
wv. IL. lsD. He went forward fully
conscious Of the awful tragedy Of the
cross. lie for the third time since the
TRANSPORTATION tells the disciples Of
His suffering and death. but they are
20 filled with their ambitious schemes
that they do not understand Him. The
treachery Of Judas 1scariot; the
fierce 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 malefactoy; the nails;
the spear: all were spread before His
mind like a 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. lie went courageousiy. for He
knew the time had come for the &C
compllshment Of His Fathers will
3. The resurrection for~told ". I9).
Truly this would have been Q dark
picture had the resurrection not been
made known.
%. The Ambitious Request u Jsmss
and John wv. 2O29.
I. The request wv. 20. 2D. Thu re-
quest was made by their mother. The
request Is for . place OF prominence
In the kingdom. II 10 right for moth
ers to he ambitious for their boys.
but they should know that earth's pin
nacies are exceedingly dangerous
2. Jesus answe<. tvv. -. 23).
He spoke directly to the men. not to
their mother declaring that they
knew not what they were asking. He
showed them that the way to this
position Of glory was through suffer
iny. The cup Of which they were to
drink WAS that of great suffering and
agony. The positions which they
craved were sttaJnable, but In Q very
different way from what they sppre-
hended. The way to the places Of
r,ory In the kingdom Of Christ 10
through the path OF iowly and self
forgetful service. even great suffer
ING
J. row 70 De 'v'y eSa'sse wv
24-zS'
j. The angry disciples ". 2D. when
the ten heard OF the request OF James
and John they were nlled with ind.x'
nation against them' Their disp'eas-
u'e oio no. arse IRON Inc iact that
they were free from the same seinsn
slirt' ou' mat tnese Two nad thrust
themselves 10 ,ne 'front.' u was an
aumis'ure OF Inauguration ana jealousy
Z. GREATNESS among the heather ".
zo)' The rule OF the world mas al
ways been by the strong hand. The
standards have been not moral excel
ience' out wealth. s'auon ana power