Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-05-19
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Sll1nldaySchool
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By REV. p b. FITZWATER, d. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute OF chicago.) W. a
(@. 1921, Western Newspaper B.ion.)
LESSON FOR MAY q
THE CHRISTIAN VIEW OF THE
FAMILY.


LESSON TExT-Luke 1e:3s-42; 2:51, 81:
II Tim. 3:14, Is.
GOLDEN TEXT-Chlidren. obey your
parents in all things: for this is we'll
pleasing unto the Lord. Fathers, pro-
woke not your children to anger. lest they
be- discouraged.-CoL S:20, 2.
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Col 3:ls-
s; ii Tim 1886; Tit. 2:1-S.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Helping to Make
Home Happy.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Making Home Happy.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
BEING Christian at Home.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Christian Ideal Of Family Life
The Lesson Committee has made an
infelicitous choice Of title for this les
son. The teacher would better ignore
1t and give himself to the explanation
| Of the passages Of Scripture selected,
as they are of immense Importance.
/. The Behavior Of Martha and Mary
When Jesus Was In the Home (Luke
10:3S-42).
The attitude of Martha and Mary
toward Jesus was the same; they both
loved Him sincerely.
| 1, Jesus welcomed into Martha'n
| home ". 39). Though Jesus had no
home Of His own, into this home He
could come at any time and throw on
the restraints incident to public min"
istry. How pleasant it is to enter q
home where one can feel "at home" In
Martha's home Jesus was welcomed
| for what He was, not for what He
| might appear to be- This home was
His special retreat in the last days
Of His life on earth,
.. Mary sitting at Jesus feet. ".
39). Though this was Martha's home,
her sister Mary lived with her. Mary
had a peculiar spiritual insight which
prompted her to sit at Jesus feet and
listen to His words. The real place
to hear Jesus word is at His feet
Let no one imagine that Mary did
not render any service. The little
word "also" implies that she had taken
her turn at service.
3. Martha's complaint ". 4O). She
was desirous Of preparing the very
best possible meal for Jesus because
she loved Him. She was mistaken as
to what pleased Jesus. He much
l>prefers the love which concerns itself
with Him than for His. Because OF
her failure to perceive this she was
numbered about much serving" Her
serving got on her nerves; she became
, distracted. In her distraction she moi
!, only found fault with Mary, but even
, censured Jesus for allowing Mary to
sit at His feet while the dinner was
not finished. In order to serve Jesus
|, without distraction one must first sit
!, at His feet and listen to His words
J, This gives personal poise.
i 4. Jesus reply wv. Al, 42). ~ He
! lrebuked Martha, telling her that she
|, was careful and troubled about many
things. Those who are concerned with
the Master are anxious for nothing
II (PhiI. 4:6). The one thing needful fol
! every life is to sit at Jesus feet, The
time to choose this place is In the
J day Of sunshine. .@(2) He commends
!, Mary. "Mary hath chosen that good
part which shall not be taken away
Those who choose this good part can
not be robbed of 1t by circumstances
, friends, or foes.
} u. Jesus, the obedient Son Nuke
2:51, 62).
n Although Jesus was conscious of His
| deity and divine mission, He rendered
due obedience as faithful son. Since
He was known as the carpenters son
/ Matt. 1855, and the carpenter
. MARK 6:3), it is reasonable to sup
, pose that He assisted Joseph in his
} work as a carpenter and after Jo-
: seph's death He, as the eldest son Of
the family, continued with the trade
to support the family. Indeed, tradi'
ton has it tho. soon after they found
. Him in the temple ut the age oi
. Twelve, Joseph died leavii.g the care
, Of the family upon Him. The obedient
child is really about his fathers bus
/ iness when running errands for moth
or in loving obedience to her request
III. Timothy's Home Training III
!. Tim. 8 IA, 15).
This is a picture Of real Christian
home. From a child, that is, babe
Timothy was taught the Holy Scrip
lures ". 15). This teaching was moi
done in the Sunday school, but in the
home of his mother III Tim. 1861. The
Sunday school can never take the
place Of home teacfing. Timothy had
a godly ancestry. His mother had
the good sense to fill his mind with
1.-THE word of God before IL became pre-
occupied with other things. The rea'
son this is so important is because
1.-THE Scriptures are God-breathed. and
able to make one wise The wisdom
which is obtained from the Scriptures
leads to Christ the only Savior, in
whom alone is salvation tActs 4:12),
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