The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-08-13
LESSON FOR AUGUST ID
PAUL IN IcoNIUM AND LYsTRA
TENT=Acts III .

LESSON TEXT-Acts 14:1-2S
GOLDEN TEXT-Thou shalt WORSHIP
the Lord thy God, and Him only shall
thou serve.-Matt. 4:lO.
REFERENCE MATERIAI.-Mattheu
1O:16-lS.
PRIMARY TOPIC-PauI Heals a Grip.
| pie.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Paurs Narrow Escape
at Lystra.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
EARLY Adventures in Asia Minor.
! YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Examples of Paurs Missionary Methods
!. Paul and Barnabas Preaching at
lconium wv. Id.
AS to their work in Iconium OBJ
serve:
i. Their manner of preaching. This
Is suggested by the little word 80" in
verse l. They 80" spake that Il great
multitude believed. They were true
preachers. Only that which brings con-
Vlctlon of sin and induces decision for
Christ can be truly said to be preach
Ing in the biblical sense. The same
Is true of the Sunday school teacher.
Let every Sunday school teacher at all
times have as his supreme aim to bear
the gospel of Christ so as to induce
decision for Christ.
:. Their attitude toward opposition.
Ihls Is suggested by the word there
Tore in verse 3. Long time therefore
they tarried." The opposition did not
prevent their preaching, but melted
uem to continue preaching. Christian
workers should learn not to give I'D
work because of opposition.
8. The Lord accompanied their
preaching with miracles ". 81. Since
the opposition was so fierce, special
help of the Lord was needed.
4. The effect of their preaching
". ~. The multitude of the city was
divided. Where men faithfully preach
the gospel there will be division.
". Attempt to Worship Paul and
Sarnabas as Gods wv. S-lS).
l. The occasion wv. S-1O)-the heal
ing of the lame man. Gods gracious
power exhibited in healing this lame
man occasioned new difficulty. That
winch ought to have been a help was
turned into a hindrance. The man
was confirmed cripple He had never
He heard Pauls preaching.
which caused faith to be born in his
heart (Rom. 10:17). When Paul per-
celved that he trusted Christ, he called
with loud voice that all could hear
-or the man to stand upright. The cure
was instant, for he leaped I'D and
walked ". 1O). There was no mag
letic touch, no treatment, only the
and the naturally impossible
became the possible and the real.
=. The method wv. lib. They
allied Barnabas Jupiter and Paul Mer-
ury, because he was the chief speaker.
The priest of Jupiter brought oxen
nd garlands ready to offer sacrifices
INTO those men ". ~. If they had
My known, I'm the person of jesus
'hrist God had actually appeared to
len Oohn IA; Phil. 2:7, 81.
3. Their efforts frustrated wv. IL
-. This foolish act was happily
verted by the tact of the apostles. as
in the address of the occa-
on. % They deny that they are di-
inc beings and declare that to wor-
nip beings with like passion to them
lives is criminal. (2) They direct =
lem to turn away from these vain .
llngs unto the living God who made =
eaven and earth and has ever left :,
illness of Himself in that He has =,
ways done good, giving rain and :,
ultful seasons, filling their hearts -
it'll gladness. IL
III. The Stoning of Paul wv. 1920. -
Wicked Jews from Antioch and leo ~
UNI pursued Paul with relentless
lie TO This place, where they stirred :,
the very people who were willing "a
worship them little while ago. n'
lis shows that satanic worship can -
on be turned into satanic hate. This &c =,
tred took form in stoning Paul and
agglng him out of the city for dead.
Vi raised him up, and with undaunt- y,
courage he pressed on with his du- :"
s as a missionary bearing the good eH
ings to the lost. Gu
soon AFTER this Paul turned back
d revisited the places where he had nc
cached, telling them that through IL
Eat tribulation they must enter into
, kingdom of God.
". The Organization of Churches In
, Field wv. 23-2S). be
with Paul did not gu
an a hasty and superficial preach so
OF the gospel but the establishment tn
permanent work. Elders were ze
in every church. The work
the missionary is not done until lei
re are established on the field tin
governing and self-prOpagating re-
riches. me