South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-23
International
Sunday School
Lesson Today
BY REV. p. b. FTTZWATER, ID. ID.
Moody Bible Instituted
PROMOTION IN THE KINGDOM.

GOLDEN TEXT - The Son OF
Man came not 10 be ministercd unto
but to minister. and TO give His life
"a ransom for many Matt 2O:2S.
REFERENCE NAT l. II \ l. -
Matt. 10:27-2O:16; Mark 10:S2-4o ;
Luke 22:24-3O.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Wunttngh More
Than Our Share.
JUNIOR TOPIC-How TO Win
First Place.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR
TOPtC-Right and Wrong Ambi-
lions.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT
TOPIC-Greatness Through Service.
1. Jesus Fortells His Death and
Resurrection.
l. The King on His way TO Jerus-
alem wv. 1910. This Is His last
journey 10 the beloved city. He took
the u 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 disciples. The courage thus
shown by the Lord amazed the dis
ciples who were following in fear
mark 1O:32). Christ. the cons
cious and certain sufferer, is cOur-
ageous His followers who had
nothing 20 fear were afraid"
,. Betrayal and death foretold
wv. IS, 19). He went forward fully
conscious OF the awful tragedy Of
the cross. He for the third time
since the TRANSPORTATION tells the
disciples OF His suffering and death,
but they are so filled with their am
bilious schemes that they do not I'M
derstand Him. The treachery OF
Judas IscariOt; the fierce persecu-
tiOns of the chief priests and scribes;
the unjust judgment; the delivery OF
Pontius Plate; the hooking; the
scOurging; the crown OF thorns: the
cross: the hanging between two mall
efactOrs; 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
forward. He went courageously, for
He knew the time had come for the
accomplishment Of His Fathers
will.
3. The resurrection foretold ".
l9). Truly this would have been a
dark picture mad the resurrection
not been made known.
III. The Ambitious Request OF
James and John wv. 2O-23).
l. The request wv. 20. 21). This
request was made by their mother.
The request is for a place of prom
inence in the kingdom. 1t Is right
for mothers 10 be ambitious for
their boys. but they should know
ingly dangerous.
?. Jesus answer. wv p, 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
ing. The cup Of which they were
20 drink was that OF great suffering
and agony. The positions which they
craved were attRinable, but in a
very different way from what they
apprehended. The way to the places
OF glory in the kingdom OF Christ is
through the path Of lOwly and self
fOrgetful service, even great suffer
ing.
3.HOw 10 Be Truly Exalted wv.
24-2S).
/. The angry disciples w. 24-28).
When the 10 heard OF the request Of
James and John they were filled
with indignation against them.
Their displeasure did not arise from
the fact that they were free from
the same selfish spirit. but that
these two had thrust themselves to
the front; II was an admiXture OF
indignation and jealousy.
Greatness arr1nnp the heather
". 25). The rule Of the world has
always been by the strong hand.
The standards have been not moral
excellence, but wealth station and
power. Even today the reason one
nation rules the other is that the
one possesses sharper swords and
heavier clubs than the other.
3. Greatness among Christ's dis
ciples wv. 26. 27). Here the stand
ard is IN sharp contrast. The way
70 the places of prominence in
Christ's kingdom IS the way OF self
abasement. II is not wrong 20 be
ambitious 20 be great, but the basis
of true greatness IS that which hu-
man selfshness seeks 70 avoid.
There will be degrees Of rank in
Christ's kingdom, but this rank viii
be character, not position or author
ity.
4. Christ IL the supreme example
Of greatness( V. 2S). All who would
be great should study and initiate
Christ. Let them forget self and
serve others, even 20 give their lives.
This will eliminate all scramb bling
for place and power. The one grand
test by which 10 know whether
Christ's Spirit controls one Is wheth-
or ne is serving or seeking 70 be