Evening star., 1922-12-30
Sunday School Lesson

velous manner that men wondered
what manner Of man" He was when
they saw the waves and the winds
obey His word. While the Master
was God in the flesh in all OF His
ministry. 1t revealed itself in His .
work just as he proved the reality
of His manhood.
Jesus opened His mi nistry by taking
up the slogan Of John the Baptist
Kingdom OF heaven is at hand. In
His call for repentance the Master
not only demanded that men change
their minds. but linked up His min
istry with that OF John the Baptist
and the prophets who had preceded
him. Christ's power as minister
grew out OF His personality and His
practice OF going about doing good.
He healed men OF their diseases. The
philanthropic physician and social
His life and His motive Of love. He
Illustrated in His daily work His
friendship for sinners and suffering
humanity that He taught In His mes
sages HIS life as q man gave power
to His ministry. 1t was the man
Jesus behind the messages that He
delivered that won attention for His
message from men.
There was something in His age
| that resembles our own. The trou->
bles OF the present hour would all
disappear II men would accept the
solutions that tho Master found to
all OF our modern problems centuries
ago. We are increasing the trials OF
our daily life because we are seeking
to find in ourselves the answer for
the problems of the hour. Jesus saw
the worlds need when He taught His
disciples to live together through the
power OF love and not of force. The
sinful and sorrowinS will find sym
pathy and strength in His defense or
the sinful woman. He condemned
| the spirit OF living a life of selfish
ness and ease when there existed
life by His parable OF the good Sa
| maritan," who crossed the boundaries
OF race and religion to minister unto
the needs Of brother man.
Inspired by the message OF the
Good Samaritan. fra,ernities ard
ing the lesson Of cooperation which
Jesus taught when He called for the
seventy to cooperate with the dis
ciples Ia an effort to help Him win the
HIS kingdom. He taught. by precept
and practice. the value OF prayer
| that ought to be regular part OF our
everyday life. When every religion
| and prayer is marked by epasm odic
fits and starts, II lacks the elements
| made religion practical He brought
Il within the range OF possibility for
| the humble child. Prayer preceded
practical efficisncy. His social service
lures and the spiritual fellowship with
God !n prayer.
Jesus saw how that self-interest in
| terfered with practicing HIS teaching
| OF religion in our daily life. He rec
ognized that the main obstacle to do
Ing (,ndsa will and uoyk seIfeb-
ness. He saw the spirit OF II in the
love for money. He pointed out the
folly OF creating great wealth with
! the view that 1t would provide the
we forgot to lay up riches IN heaven.
There is nothing in the Masters mes
sages concerning the guarantees OF
private property. He held that all
property and possessions were held by
| men as trustees. who were Gods ap-
for His glory and the welfare OF hu-
| manity. The Lord condemned that
spirit Of being anxious about prop
erty and wealth. for He calls upon US
to put our faith In Him and His pow
er to provide for the future.
| All Of the resources OF the world
are in His control. The great electri-
cal power that is broadcast!ng the
songs. speeches and services OF men
through !, the air a,s,s. all Doin. .S, 70 the new
| the Lord will return, as He said. to
rule the world. It is nearly 2.000
years since His birth. and. as men
| recognize His precepts and principles
| and utilize them in solving the prob
lens of daily life. we are certain. rot
/ only OF correcting the evils OF the
present, but also TO be prepared for
| His return. We are about to enter a
new year: can we do no better than
emulate Christ. who. as a boy. deter
mined to be busy in the things Of His
I Father. God is calling us, and the
| world needs that We should all fol-
| low the Lord in a life of faith, preach
| ing and practicing in our daily life
HIS messages OF love and co-opera-
| ton with all that love Him In help
| ing to win the world for Him. our
risen Lord and coming King. whose
US during the past quarter.