Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-03-03
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
.SUNIlGYSQlOOL
LESSON
(By REV. p. B. FITZWATER, D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
(9, 1921 Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR MARCH 6
JESUS AMONG HIS FRIENDS.

LESSON TEXT-Matt. 261-13.
GOLDEN TEXT-She hath done what
she could.-Mark 14:8.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Mark1 14:3-9;
Luke 1860; John 12:1-S.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Showing Our Love
for Jesus.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Giving Our Best.
INTERMEDIATE 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).
1. Christ's Fourth Prediction of His
Death wv. 1, p. He, with divine
insight, predicted not only the fact
Of His death, but it's time and man.
ner Death was no surprise to Him.
For this He pre-eminently came into
the world Hsb. 2:10. He calmly
walked up to death.
2. The Authorities Plotting wv. 3-5). L.
In secret conclave they were plotting
how they might silence His voice by
putting Him to death. 1t was the di-
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 sacrifcial Lamb
at the appointed time
II. Jesus Anolnted by Mary Of Beth
any wv. 6, y.
For the Identification of Mary see
John II :1-8 and Mark 14:3-9. This
| amounting occurred when Jesus was al
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
a grasp of truth which none of the
other disciples did. She saw that His
body was to be broken and 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 coult
minister to Him in that dread hour
she did this service in loving anticipa
ton. 1t was the highest expression
of love. Genuine love takes no &C
count of COSTS not calculating.
h.
piles wv. 8, 81.
The utter baseness of the disciple!
is in strange contrast with Mary!
love. Judas Iscariot is the leader, bu
the whole apostolic company are LEI
over. The spirit of fault finding /!
very contagious. The one whose hear
is filled with base purposes can offel
such plausible reasons for things tha
a whole company can be swept of
their feet, not perceiving the real pur
pose underlying it all. The real thin!
that hurt Judas was the losing of thu
money which the ointment might hav,
been sold for, not that he cared TO
the poor.
w. Mary Defended by Jesus wv. 10
13).
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 hel
He had nothing but the highest praise
If we can but have His praise, wha
need we care for the censure of men
He bestowed upon her the very high
est praise possible when He said, ash
hath done what she could" (Mar
14:S). In this defense Jesus teaches
according to Doctor Erdman:
l. That no gift to Him can be to
} great if made in grateful love ". 10,
"She hath wrought a good work O
me-"
2. Care for the poor and other dU
ties which are of perpetual obligatio
may give way before an opportunit
for service which cannot recur ". 10
1.-THE poor ye have with you always.
, Sometimes even charity is not th
highest expression Of Christian dew
ton.
8. Jesus appreciates the meanin
and motive of our service ". 121. b
estimates them at their highest poss
: BILE value and interprets them in tn
light of His own love and knowledg
He declared that the ointment poure
upon Him was a preparation of III
body for burial.
4. The influence of an act Of Chri
, tan service will never cease ". 13
The example of Mary is still filling tt
earth with the fragrance of lovin
service. Through this act of uncalcl
lating love Mary's name has becon
immortaliZed.
+ AS the result of this defense JudS
Is so stingingly rebuked that he ha
tens away to betray his Lord. Pc
haps he is seeking to get back some I
: the money which he lost because IL
ointment was not sold and the none
: turned over to him. Money is oftel
4 times a snare to a mans soul.
seemed that this supreme expressiC
: IF love aroused the awful opposi
: In the soul of Judas when his hop,
e and carnal ambitions were defeate
Mary's act of worship and adoratic
!. brought out the traitors heart.
5 Christians Best Asset.
Tho MaStnr taught largely nv n