The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
Sunday School
Lesson
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
FOR MARCH 81. 1921

Scripture. Matt. 2S l to 20.
We hear the Catholics accused Of
changing the Sabbath from the 9TH
day TO the LIST day or to our Sunday
but that is net true, as We see both
days in our first verse. Also, We
see this first day in Lev, V. 3-15 and
l6 and the fulfillment of it in Acts
ZIP, and the disciples breaking
bread ON that day-Acts 20-7. The
to the Jew, none TO the Gentle, so
the day we call Sunday is new day
Tor the Church of Go. l Cor. 1882.
When Jesus died there was an
earthquake and darkness. When he
arose there was an earthquake and
light. All hope of redemption was
behind the sealed door of that grave:
all the powers of hell could not hold
it thereon that day-the Lord OF
glory had planned. Lev. v. 3-16. One
has said, The church celebrates the
day annually every Easter" But he
is wong about that. The world does
that, the church. the body of Christ
celebrates the whole lifty-two.
Cam Mary Magdalene." Mark
gives us a look at this woman COM
ing to this grave to anoint His Fbody
and she wonders who was to roll
away the large stone she saw put
against the door You see she could
wonder, but she couldn't stop. Why?
Why. Jesus had delivered her from
the power of the devil. Don't know If
she had been baptised. or joined
church, But she had been to Him.
She had forgotten what he had said
il she had not shed not expected to
see Him there at that time because
lie had said He'd not be there But
she had not forgotten Him nor what
lie had done for hsr. When sec
one start to be Christian and .hen
30 back | have bat one answer, Jesus
Christ the savior of the sinner did
no: get into their life. When she got
to- the grave the stone was gone from
the door. Why? To let him on: !?
Well, | Should say no. No stone
could keep him in there. but it was
ITO LET the woman in. If my reader is
/ a Christian and there are many stones
in your way, YOU can we'll imagin:
that you are not ON the right road
Follow Him and the stones are gone
out of tho way. Read Math. V. 7-63
TO 66. Pilot said, all right, go and
make it sure as you can-v.65. You
sec he was a little shaky Now read
verse - of the SAM chapter Maybe
ry reader has had no wife to sneak
tc you. but the Holy Spirit has and
ii You have, not made Jesus Savior.
You like they arc and must be shaky.
There can be NO peace in your soul
The Angel of the Lord came from
heaven, rolled back the stone and SAT
upon it. We dent have a word he
said to the watchmcn, but they all
We're on their face like dead men.
What ii picture of this Goddess world
Il. His coming. The women show
upon the scene and expected none Of
what they saw. The angel saw them
trembling and he said to them Fear
not YOU" know what you are here
Tor. You are here because you loved
Him and all of heaven knows that.
Come and see the place where the
Lord lay. Can't you almost sc her
sad fac" and heart. Something like
when we remember the death bed Of
loved one, as you think of her.
Aud sure Jesus and all of heaven
kno" what We so to church fOr-'fI
VIC go because We love Him and want
to introduce our Blessed Savior 20
the lost who need Him so badly. Then
we need not fear. and il We only
knew that angels, sometimes spirits
thai W" can't sec, are still caring for
redemption. for our resurrection. for
our entrance into the Joy of our Lord. |
Can you almost see the sad looking
face as she looked at that grave. The
memories of the past few days, were
sad indeed Then the joy of her soul
when she heard that He was alive
and where she could see Him. And
not only this, but she received the
hrst gospel message to lost world |
and to poor backsliding Peter. She
Wen with great fear and great ioy
One has saidA Great fear at what she
had seen about the grave and great
JOY at what she had hear But can
my reader imagine her great ioy af |
ter slipping out of her LOdy. She
landed on Heaven s white floor with
the same Savior who had made her
whole and who shall come again
yes. and listen, she will be with Him
see Thes. S-l3. Will my reader? ri
You have not said yes to Jesus. do so
now and let Him in and go likewise
with the message to your friends.