Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1922-04-13
LESSON FOR APRIL 16
EASTER LESSON

Lesson TEXT-John 9OI9-3l.
GOLDEN TEXT-The Lord is risen In
deed.-Luke gS.S4
PRIMARY AND JUNIOR TOPIC-Ths
First Easter
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
Why We Observe Easter Day.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Inject ar Belief in the Resurrsc-
ton.
I. Jesus "anifests Himself to the
oiseirl's Thon.-S Being Absent wv.
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lie appeared to several of His dis
ciples at several different times during
that day. This is the first appearance
to the disciples as body. The rumOrs
OF His several appearances on that day
caused the disciples to assemble to
talk over the matter. For fear of the
Jews, they met In private room and
barred the door. While they were dis
GUESSING the strange happenings of the
day, the Lord mysteriOusly appeared
before them with the greeting of good
cheer, Peace be unto you" He did
not come with censure for their fail
ure and desertiOn. At His birth the
angels announced Peace" Just be-
fore he took His departure, He said
Peace leave with you; my peace
give unto you" (JOhn IA :27) Let not
your heart be troubled" John 14:1) /;
and now the first word after His resur-
rectiOn Is peace" Having Gained
their fears, He gave them an unmis-
taxable evidence of His resurrection.
And when He had so said, He showed
unto them His hands and His side.
Then were the disciples glad when
they saw the Lord" Their doubts
needed 10 be scattered, and His peace
needed TO be upon them. Consider:
l. The disciples commission ". Ply.
'As my Father hath sent Me, even so
send l you" This commission was not
simply TO class, as the eleven, but is
to all Christians. In Luke "a :33 we
find that there were others there In
that meeting besides the eleven when
Jesus showed himself to them and
commissioned them, showing that the
commission is not confined to a class
body itself. All Christians, therefore,
are ENJOYS and representatives of
Christ. The exercise of this great
function is not merely optional with
the indlvlduc, but is obligatory upon
him. The Lord placed 1t upon a plane
with His own commission from the
Father-"As my Father hath sent me,
so send l you"
2. The disciples equipment ". 22).
HE breathed on them, and saith unto
| them, Receive We the Holy Ghost"
The mission of the disciple is a very
great one,~ but every one who goes
| forth In its execution He clothes with
the power of a new life by the bestOw-
ment OF His spirit. No one who has
this equipment shall ever fail. The
| Lords representatives have His life in
| them. The barrenness OF our efforts
is due to our failure to take by faith
our equipment.
8. The disciples authority ". 23J
"Whose soever sins We remit, they are
RENTED unto them; and whose soever
! SIS We retain, - ere retained" Thu
aI,hus+ty YES no. " vI---' VI Office
3 -1C b virtue 20 having "a Hol'
! Ghost. This aHgl9 Z Ito 2. nrSS,
discernmeut IL know no had or ". E,
had not repented, an consequent
to pronounce pardon or not.
~. Jesus Manifests Himself tG the
Disciples, Thomas Being Present Iyy.
26-29).
Thomas was absent at the first ap-
pearance Of Jesus. His absence de-
| prived him OF a vision of the Lord. Abb
sence from the assembly Of believers
always occasions loss. The other dis
ciples 60 to Thomas at once with the
| glad news of tie resurrection, but he
will not believe. His stubborn disbe-
lief is such that he doggedly declares
that unless he sees the prints Of the
nails, etc, he will not believe. 1t is
right to demand evidence, but to pre-
scribe terms is rank unbelIef. Note:
1. The Lords kindness to those who
have difficulties. Thomas deserved re-
buke, but the Lord kindly supplied the
evidence which he demanded.
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forms a doubter into possessor.
III. The Conclusion Of the Gospel
| (vv. 30-31).
In these verses Johns arguments are
summarized, and an explanation is
given as to why he wrote this Gospel.
Many other things could have been
written, but these that he wrote he
judged adequate to prove his point /:
To prove that ~ Jesus of Nazareth
was the expected Messiah; (2) that
He was divine-the very Son of God /;
| (3) that those who believe on Him as
Gods only Son-the Messiah-would
receive eternal life. Eternal life is in
Him and only as He is appropriated by
| faith can men be saved.