The Red Cloud chief., 1921-04-14

LESSON TEXT-Mark 6l-3: John s:l7
II Thess S:6-l3.
GOLDEN TEXT-Not slothful in bust
ness; fervent In s4,.rit; serving the Loru.-
Rom 1911.
REFERENCE MATERIAl4-Ex. 20:s-l
Prov. 22:29; 2S:l9; 3l:l0-3l. Eph AS.
PRIMARY TOPIC A child Who
Helped.
JUNIOR ToPiC-The Ant and the Slug.
gard
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
Workers and Strikers
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Labor Problems.
Work in relation to God has n DIFF.
ferent meaning than in relation TO
man. In relation TO God 1t means
continued activity directed to some
purpose or end. In relation to man II
means manual labor.
!. Mighty Works Wrought by Jesus
MARK GLIB.
As Gods obedient servant, Jesus
energetically gave himself up to His
work.
l. Teaching In the synagogue ". y.
This lie did on the Sabbath day. He
could let no opportunity to do good
pass.
2. The result of His teaching wv.
2, -. GD The people were astonished.
In their establishment they asked
questions: (n) From whence hath this
man these things? (b) What wisdom
| Is given unto Him? (c) Is not this
the carpenter? (d) Are not His sis
ters with us? That His wisdom and
power were superhuman, they could
not doubt. The only answer to their
questions is Christ's absolute Deity.
ca The people were offended ". 81.
Not being able to answer their own
questions and to believe their own
eyes aud ears, they rejected Him.
This rejection was not because they
knew Him too WELL but because they
knew Him not at all. His country
men judged Him by His brothers, Sis
ters, and father, and therefore failed
to know Him.
u. my Father Worketh Hitherto,
and ! Work" (John 5:17).
Jesus had on the Sabbath day
healed an impOtent man. They sought
to kill Him for this good deed, and
when He linked himself with God In
this they more earnestly sought to
kill Him. They tried to kill Him be-
cause He made himself equal with
God. The special points of equality
with God we're:
l. Giving life to the dead. No hu-
man being has ever been able to raise
another from the dead. The Jews
rightly interpreted His claim to being
able to raise the dead as a claim to
!" Deity.
2. Judging mankind. No human be-
ing is wise enough to judge his fellow
being. Christ's claim to be the judge
Of mankind they interpreted to be His
claim to Deity. and they were correct
30. The Man Who viii Not Work
Should Not Eat UI Thess. 3:6-l3).
There had developed among the
Christians at ThessaloIica a tendency
to idleness. Some were neglecting
their lawful earthly callings-even to
the extent that they were becoming q
charge to the church. From the con,
text of the Thessalonian epistes II
would seem that this serious condi
ton was the result OF wrong views
concerning the second coming OF
Christ. Such as this Is wholly wrong
and absolutely contrary to the signifi
canoe of the blessed hope" The at
titude of those possessing an intel
ligent view OF the Lords coming as
taught by Christ and the apostles, Is
earnest attention to the present duty
OCCUPY till come" is Chrst's
charge. Speculative star-gazers have
brought this precious doctrine into
disrepute. Unceasing fidelity to al
the responsibilities OF the present Il
the correct attitude of those who ar,
waiting for the Son from heaven. r,
correct this wrong, Paul
l. Asserts his authority to com
mond ". g. This authority wa:
given him by Christ.
=. Commands them to Withdraw
from those who thus walk disorder.
". O..
3. Paurs example wv. 7-0). Pau
pressed with great earnestness tn,
doctrine Of the Lords return, and ye
consistently continued in his Lawful
calling. In order to not be chargeabl
unto them he labored with grea
earnestness night and day.
A. Those who will not work shoul,
not eat ". 100. This Is the RICH
principle upon which to base all work
Of charity. 1t Is the efficient cure 70
pauperism. The right economic orde
has as its foundation principle: Worl
In order to eat. This should appl
to all classes, rich and poor.
5. Busybodies exhorted wv. IL, 12)
Idle men and women always becom
busybodies. Pauls exhortation is tina
they with quietness work and eat thei
own bread.