Middletown transcript., 1921-06-25
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
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tBy RL>. P. b. FlTZWATER, d. D..
Teacher OF English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute OF Chicago.)
e. 1921, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR JUNE 26
REVIEW: THE SOCIAL TASK OF
THE CHURCH.

GOLDEN TEXT-He shall dwell with
them, and they shall be his people.-Rev
21:3
DEVOTIONAL READING-Rev. 21:1-14
PRIMARY TOPlC-The Way Jesus
JUSloR i T6PiG-some 5ltle: Things Jesus
| Wants Us to Do.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Challenge to Boys and Girls.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Challenge to the Church.
Revelation q :1-14 is the passage
of Scripture selected for devotional
reading. Instead Of attempting to re-
view the lessons of the quarter it
would be of great interest and profit
to enter into a detailed study of this
Scripture. The following outline may
be helpful. l. The New Heaven and
the New Earth wv. /, 2); II. The New
People wv. 3-S); III. The New Jeru-
s"lem wv. 9-14).
| Another way would be to assign the
Golden Texts to different members Of
the class asking them to give the part
of the particular lesson which illus
trates the teachings of the text.
Still another way would be to sum-
marize the different Scripture pass
ages, giving the leading lessons OF
each. The following is given by way
| Of suggestion:
!. The believers supreme obliga-
tion is to present himself as living
sacrifice to God. The grand reason
for so doing is that he has received
the mercies of God. The one so yield
ed will love his fellow believer sim
cerely.
II. The believers body is Gods
property-the temple of the Holy
Ghost therefore we are under solemn
obligation to use lit for His glory.
III. Since God the Father and
Jesus Christ work, it is incumbent
upon all to work. and the man who
will not work should not eat.
w. God hates the greed that moves
men to dishonest methods in order to
get rich. His judgment shall fall upon
such.
v. True education will lead one to
Christ. The one only book which tells
about him is the Bible. No one can
call himself educated who is ignorant
of the Bible.
vi. God rested when His work of
creation was done. On this basis He
has established the law of labor and
rest. The obligation to cease from la-
Dor is that one may remember God.
VII. The church is an organism as
the human body. In order that there
may be real helpful cooperation there
must be membership in that body.
VIII. Jesus should be welcomed as
guest into every home. He is an ex-
ample of an obedient son in the home
TX. The most important question is
not "Who is my neighbour" but "To
whom can 1 be a neighbour Being
a neighbor is seeing those about who
need help and rendering such help in
loving sympathy.
x. The Christian is a citizen as we'll
as church member. Intelligent Chris
tiAns will show proper loyalty to the
state.
XII. When Christ shall reign as
King there shall be peace all over the
world between animals and men. The
supreme business of the believer in
this dispensation is to preach the gos-
pei to all the world as a witness.
XII. Jesus came and preached the
gospel to the poor, but shall come
again to judge the world and reign as
King. d.
Since the whole of mans duty is
summed uD by Christ in duty to God
and duty to man Matt. % :36-4O), it
would be profitable to go through the
quarters lesson and set down the
teachings under
l. Duties to God; II. Duties to Man.