The Dolores star., 1921-03-04
LESSON FOR MARCH 6
JESUS AMONG HIS FRIENDS.

SeeoS AMON0 MS FRiENOS
LESSON TExT-Matt ss:i-ia
GOLDEN TExT-shs hath done wh,,
| she could.-Mark 1875
REFERENCE MATERIAI~Mark n,.s.
| Luke 1850. John l3:l-s
PRIMARY ToPIc-sho wing Our Inv.
| for Jesus.
JUNIOR ToPfc-Giving Our Best
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Our Best for Christ
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT Topic
Tho Libsrality Of Love.
!. The Jewish Authorities PIottlnu
the Death Of Jesus wv. 1.5).
1. Christ's Fourth Prediction OF Hi,
Death wv. 1. p. He. with dIyins
insight. predicted not only the fact
of His death. but It's time and man.
per, Death was no surprise to Him
For this He pre-eminently came into
the world tHeb. 2:l4). He calmly
walked up to death.
2. The Authorities Plotting wv. s.5),
In secret conclave they we're plotting
how they might silence His voice BY
putting Him to death. 1t was the dI.
vine purpose that He should 20 10
death. They In their wickedness were
| plotting to do that which the divine
plan had ordained. They try by sub.
iility to take and kill Him. Their
plan was to do this after the Pass.
over feast. lest there be an uprising
among the people. Satan. through
his conspirators. was trying to hin.
der the offering OF the sacrificIal Lamb
at the appointed time.
u. Jesus Anointed by Mary Of Beth.
any wv. G, y.
For the Identification OF Mary see
John 12:1-S and Mark 1899. This
amounting occurred when Jesus was at
meat In Simon's house. Mary had
the keenest spiritual apprehension OF
all the disciples. BY sitting at His
feet In loving fellowship she obtained
grasp Of truth which none OF the
other disciples did. She saw that His
body was to be broken and that His
precious life was to go out. She en-.
tered into fellowship with His suffer.
ings and the Joys Of His resurrection.
This Is shown In this wonderful sym.
bolic act Of bringing her most precious
possession and lavishing 1t upon Him.
Knowing that no loving hand could
minister to Him In that dread hour.
she did this service In loving anticlpa.
tion. 1t was the highest expression
Of love. Genuine love takes no ac.
count of COSTS not calculating.
~. The indignation Of the oIseI.
pies wv. 8. 81.
| The utter baseness OF the disciples
is In strange contrast with Mary's
love. Judas Iscariot Is the leader. but
the whole apostolic company are led
over. The spirit OF fault finding Is
very contagious. The one whose heart
is filled with base purposes can offer
such plausible reasons for things that
q whole company can be swept OF
their feet. not perceivlng the real pur.
pose underlying It ALL The real thing
that hurt Judas was the losing Of the
money which the ointment might have
been sold for. not that he cared for
the poor.
". Mary Defended by Jesus wv. 10.
13).
Jesus would not allow His most ap.
preciatlve disciple to lie under the CEN
sure, SO He came to her rescue.
Though all the disciples censured her.
He had nothing but the highest praise.
II we can but have His praise. what
need we care for the censure Of men!
He bestowed upon her the very high
est praise possible when He said. "Sha
hath done what she could" MARK
14:8). In this defense Jesus teaches.
according to Doctor Erdman
l. That no gift to Him can be too
great II made In grateful love ". 10y.
"she hath wrought good work on
me-"
2. Care for the poor and other du'
ties which are of perpetual obligation
may give way before an opportunity
for service which cannot recur ". 10y
THE poor ye have with you always.
Sometimes even charity is not the
highest expression Of Christian devo-
tion.
3. Jesus appreciates the meaning
and motive Of our service ". 12). lie
estimates them at their highest possi'
BILE value and interprets them In the
light Of His own love and knowledge.
He declared that the ointment pourea
upon Him was a preparation OF his
body for burial.
| 4. The influence OF an act Of Chris'
tian service will never cease w. lo'.
The example Of Mary Is still filling tne
earth with the fragrance OF lov'hA
service. Through this act Of uncaicu'
lating love Mary's name has become
immortalized.
As the result Of this defense Judas
Is so stingingly rebuked that ne haS'
tens away to betray his Lord.
For the Rich Man.
The only way for rich man 10 10
| healthy Is nv exercIse and abstinence