Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-01-21
LESSON FOR JANUARY q


LESSON TExT-Maff S:fs-@.
GOLDEN TExT-The Son, OF Man came
not to be ministered unto. but to minis
ter, and to give His life a. fansotn' for
REFERENCES MAfEkfALLMatt. 1s:x-
D;16; Mark i0:32-45;I Luke t2ec24-30-r - ~ c
PRIMARY ToPIC-Wanting More Than
Our Share. W.
JUNIOR ToPIC-How to winoaFiFst
Place.
INTERMEDIARY AND SENIOR TOPIC
Right and Wrong Ambitions, /.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
GREATNESS Through Service 80 aa,-ef
d Jesus ForetsIIs His Death and
Resurrection. rtla,s adt ASS @gr4i ;
l. The King on His way, to Jerusa-
lem wv. 17-19). This is His last jour-
ney to the beloved city. He took the
twelve disciples aside from the group
Of travelling pilgrims to make known
Onto them what was before them. On
the journey He went ahead OF the dis
ciples. The courage thus shown by
the Lord amazed the disciples who
were following in fear (AIark 10 1922.
Christ, the conscious and certain suf-
ferer. is courageous. His followers
who had nothing to fear were afraid"
2. Betrayal and death tforetold
ivy. IS, 19).s 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 filed with their ambitious schemes
that they do not understand Him. The
treachery of Judas Iscariot the
fierce prosecutions of the chief priests
and scribes; the unjust Judgment I; the
delivery to, Pontius PLATE; the mock
ing; the scourging; the crown Of
thorns; the cross the hanging be-
tween two m~afefactors; 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. He went ~courageously. for He
knew the time had come for the ac-
complishment Of His Fathers will.
3. The resurrection forctold ~. 19).e
Truly this would have beensa dark
picture had the resurrection not been
made known.
u. The Ambitious Request 81 James
and John (vv. 20l2S). - .f4S .FfF
/. The request (vvc 20. 21). This re-
quest was made by their mother. The
request Is for a place of prominence
In the kingdom 1t Is right for moth
ers to be ambitious for their boys,
but they should know that earth's pm
nacles are exceedingly dangerous.
2. Jesus answer fvv. -. n'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 we're to
drink was that of great suffering and
agony. The positions. which they
craved were attainable, but In a very
different way from what they appre-
hended.~ The way to the places Of
glory in the kingdom of Christ Is
through the path OF lowly end self
'forgetful service, even great suffer
ing. Hsa~ v nsFt aW.
.. How to n Truly Exalted 'tvvs-
24-2S). ~. .~s., ,ex- .s,v.
\ l. The angry disciples ". PAY. When
| the ten heard Of the request OF James
and John they were filed with indig-
nation against them. Their displeas-
| ure did not arise from the fact that
they were free, from the same selfisA
spirit, but that these two had thrust
themselves to the front; 1t was an
admixture of indignation and jealousy.
g. Greatness among the heather (v.-
2S, The rule OF the world has al
ways been by the strong hand. The
standards have been not moral excel
lence, but wealth. station and power.
Even today the reason one nation
rules the other is that the p pos
sesses sharper swords and heavier
| clubs than the other. arsNf MP "a
3. Greatness among Christ's dis.
ciples (vv. %. 27). Here the stand
ard is In sharp contrast. The way
to, the places of prominence in Christ's
kingdom is the wy Of reimbursement,
1t is moi wrong to be ambitious b
| be great, bur the basis OF true great
ness Is that which human selfislihess
seeks to avoid. 4There will be de-
I grees of rank in Christ's kingdom. but
this rank will be character, not posi-
ton or authority. tF' a'
4. Christ lis the supreme example
Of greatness ". 283. All who would