The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1921-09-07
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LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 10
TEACHING THe LAW OF GOD


Il unto the end.-Ps iis:n
REFERENCE MATERiAL-Deut. s;t-s
| Acts Ills. i0-i5: Col. 1911
PRIMARY ToPlC-The Joy OF Learning
| Gods Word
JUNIOR TOPIC-How . whole city
Heard Gods Word.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
| The Power OF the Word OF God
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Community Bible study.
II will be Of Interest and profit to
present this lesson as an Ideal sun
day school class
I. A Model Bible Glass wv. 1fO.
I. The Eager Assembly ". ~. The
people gathered themselves together
and "spake unto Ezra to bring the
book Of the Law" II Was not mat
ter of the teacher urging the class
10 come together. hut the class with
yearnlng hearts requestlnl the teacher
to come with Gods Word.
2 The Representative Assembly
". -. The class was made up Of
men. women and children. The men
then did not leave the church-going to
| the women. Neither were the children
heft at home with nurses or to play
on the streets. Gods Word should he
taught to all classes. men. women and
| children.
3. An Appreciative Assembly ". ~.
| Their ears were attentive from morn
Ing to midday. So eager were they
| To know Gods Word that they did
not get tired although the lesson
lasted for five or six hours. There was
no pulling Of watches In that class.
4. Due Reverence shown Gods
Word wv. 4. 81. when Ezra opened
the Law all the people stood up. This
they did out Of respect for the holy
book. The reason there Is not proper
reverence for the Bible Is that people
are not taught tn believe IL Is Gods
| Word. Reverence In the house NJ God
will only he when the Bible Is regarded
as Gods very words.
;. They Joined Heartily In the
Prayer w. 81. As Ezra led them In
prayer the people Joined heartily In
saying Amen! Amen," bowling their
| faces to the ground.
u. A Model Bible Teacher wv. I, 81.
I. lie Stood Up Where the People
Could See Him ". 81. The position
and bearing of the teacher has much
10 do with the attention and interest
nf the class.
.. He Read Distinctly ". 81
Teachers should take particular heed
To this. Much Bible reading is greatly
TO the discredit If the Word and the
reader.
3. Caused the People Ia Understand
the Reading ". -. The supreme
business Of the teacher is To- make
the Word ~ God so plain that all. old
and young. can understand.
~. The Impressions Made wv. Q
lS).
The effect Of teaching Gods Word
is most important. In this ease II was
very encouraging.
| |. Conviction uf SIN ". ~. The Word
Of Cod brings conviction Of sin tActs
30. 1t is quick and powerful tHeb
4:l2) The way to get conviction OF
sin is by teaching the Word Of God
NOT by appealing to the emotions 10y
telling death-bed stories. The people
had real cause for sorrow-they wer,
far from God. They not only had be
come worldly and the rich were In
their greed depressing the poor
but they were perpleXed through
their mixed marriages.
. Weeping Turned Into Joy wv. 10
12). when sins have been perceived
and confessed God would not have
His children To be sad. Continued
mourning will not atone for the sins
that are past IL units one for pres
ent tasks and dlshonors a pardonlni
God. Besides, joy has a salutary effect
upon ones entire being
8 Shared Their Blessings viii
Others wv. 10-i2). Christianity is not
having good time alone; II is shar
ing our prosperity with others. Tru'
JOY manifests itself in giving to others
Pure religion goes out To minister (,
the poor GAS. :2O.
L. The People Obeyed wv 1919
In their acquaintance With the Scrip
lures they found that the Feast OF
Tabernacles had been long neglected
As soon AS they understood the Scrip
lures they went forth to do as the,
had been told. They went to work ant
kept this sacred feast In a way thai
IL had not been kept since the days
OF Joshua ". ~. II the Scriptures
were read and made plain many thing,
could be found which have not beer
complied with. In the keeping u thi,
feast they dwelt In booths. thus typi
flying their pilgrim character anC
bringing TO their remembrance the
days of their wilderness journey.