The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1922-04-21
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(By REs. z. B. t'tIZM AlEkS. y. Dr.
Teacher Of English Bible In the NOody
Bible institute Of Chicago.)
Copyright, 1921. Western Newspaper Untos.
LESSON FOR APRIL is
EASTER LESSON

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LESSON TExT-John eo:ls-sl.
GOLDEN TEXT-Ths Lord IL risen IN.
deed.-Luke 2:34.
PRIMARY AND JUNIOR ToP1c-rhs
First EASTER.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
Why We Observe Easter Day.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT Topic !
The Effect Of Belief In the Resurrec-
ton.
|. Jesus Manlfssts Himself to tha !
Disciples, Thomas Being Absent wv.
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te appeared to several of His dis. !
c.ples ut several different times during |
that day. This Is the first appearance |
to the disciples as body. Tie runlors
caused the disciples to assemble to
talk over the matter. For fear Of the
Jews, they met in u private room aud
barred the door. While they were dis
cussing the strange happenings Of the
day, the Lord mysteri0usly 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 l leave with you; my peace !
give unto you" (John IA :27) LET not
your heart be troubled" John 14:D
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 saiS, He showed
unto them His hands and His side.
Then were the disciples glad when
they saw the Lord" Their doubts
needed to be scattered. and His peace
needed to be uron them. Consider:
/. The disciples commission ". Ply.
"As my Father hath sent Me, even so
send 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
or order, but is wide as the Christian
body itself. All Christians, therefore,
are ENJOYS and representatives OF
Christ. The exercise Of this great
function Is not merely optional with
the individu;f, but is obligatory upon
him. The Lord placed it upon plane
with His own commission from the
Father-"As my Father hath sent me,
so send 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 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.
3. The disciples authority ". 23).
"Whose soever sins ye remit. they are
RENTED unto them; and whose sOever
sins We retain, they are retained" This
| authority was not by virtue Of office,
but by virtue Of having the Holy
| Ghost. This would give the spiritual
discernment to know who had or who
had not repented. and consequently,
| to pronounce pardon or not.
| u, Jesus Manifests Himself to the
Disciples, Thomas Being Present (vv.
5000.
Thomas was absent ut the first ap-
| pearance of Jesus. His absence de-
prived him Of Il vision Of the Lord. Alb.
sence from the assembly Of believers
always occasions loss. The other dis.
| ciples go to Thomas at once with the
glad news of the 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:
l. The Lords Kindness to those who
have difficulties. Thomas deserved re
buke, but the Lord kindly supplied the
evidence which he demanded.
.. The revelation Of the Lord trans
forms doubter into possessor.
~. The Conclusion Of the Gospe
(vv. 3O-31).
In these verses Johns arguments art
summarized. and an explanation Il
given as to why he wrote this Gospel
Many other things could have beef
written, but these that he wrote h
judged adequate to prove his point
To prove that ~ Jesus Of Nazaretl
: was the expected Messiah; (2) tina
He was divine-the very Son Of God
(3) that those who believe on Him a
Gods only Son-the Messiah-w0ul'
receive eternal life. Eternal life is Il
Him and only as He Is appropriated b.