Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-03
approved UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SlrnldaySchool:
u Lesson '
~, REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. d.
WII..rrer of English Bible in the Moody
pb,s Institute OF Chicago.)
,,rr,ybt. 1922. Western Newspaper Union
FsSoN FOR NOVEMBER 5
,rsus THE GREAT PHYSICIAN

,rswv TEXT-Luke 4:31-44; 5:12-26.
| - nav TEXT-Himself took our in
N,-Iss and bare our sickness.-Matt.
slL .unp1,r Mot, o.os.
A PREFERENCE MAIEl'IAl@-Ma' '''''
"A Mark l:2l-45.
y BINARY TOPIC-How a Sick Man
Mas Brought to Jesus.
! nrNlOR TOPIC-Jesus Healing the
Parayul. ,,. c,,,,-,o,, ,or,,1,
! Tssls' Power to Forgive Sin.
v0rTC PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
tssus Ministry to Human Need.
Since the topic sets forth Jesus as
.bs Great Physician, it will be better
s,r adult classes, especially, to take
.bo larger text chosen by the commit
40 and note the several outstanding
.osas If His healing. For some classes
T. will he better to study the one case
II healing, namely, the healing of the
paralytic
Jesus Healing Demoniac a:
8l3O.
While engaged in teaching in the
,rn.oogue He was interrupted by
mon who had an unclean spirit. Jesus
robrkpd the demon and compelled him
N come out Of the man. This healing
shows Jesus not only gracious, but
ro,rerfrl TO set free the whole brood
NJ diabolical passions, such as lust,
envy. anger and Jealousy which rule
& men.
H. Jesus Heals Woman of Great
i Fever (yy $500.
Peters mother-in-law was PROSTATE
with q great fever. They of Peters
horsphold besought Jesus for her.
n 1osns rpbuked the fever and it left
her 50 that she Immediately rose and
81 ministerpd unto them. No earthly ply
sirap had ever been known to heal
IN that way. Divine healing is i'm
mediate and complete. We should
3 distinguish between divine healing and
s. faith healing. Faith healing is the re-
sIDt of the action of the mind upon the
body and is measured by the degree Of
tbp faith, while divine healing is tie ac-
ton Of the power Of God upon the
u diseased one, and is always complete
end Immediate. because it Is measured
81 by thp power of the Healer, God. His
u fame spread abroad and many sick of
divers diseases were brought unto Him
and He healed them all, even casting
out demons and forbidding them to
testify of Him. ~
ID H. Jesus Heals Leper (5:12-16).
SW Leprosy was a most loathsome and
sSNAESle disease. Because of its foul
one afflicted Herewith was an
.acast. The disease was incurable by
san therefore the leper was regarded
81 as hopeless and dead. In response to
tile lepers earnest request Jesus
touched him and babe the leprOsy to
depart and Immediately he was healed.
and cleaned. Leprosy is type of sin.
Jesus has power to heal and cleanse
III and restore.
w. Jesus Heals a ParaIytic Is:
n 1929.
81 l. Watched by the Pharisees and
Doctors ". y. Jesus fame spread
abroad, and this only melted Jealousy
On the part of these men.
:, The Paralytic Brought wv. IS,
lS). This is a fine lesson in Christian
service They could not heal the man,
but could bring him to Jesus, who
Gould heal and restore. They had
alth in Jesus to heal him. No effort
which is required to bring a sinner to
Jesus should be regarded as too great.
J. The Mans Sins Forgiven ". POI.
Jesus looked back of the palsy to its
@lse-Sin. All disease and death is
lie result Of sin. Jesus saw the
1 atl Of those not only who brought
ll but Of the man himself.
\ " + The Purpose of Miracles wv. q,
1 ~ The Pharisees accused Christ of
'aSplemy when He declared the mans
AlS forgiven. Jesus showed them
uat back Of the benefcent deed to the
4sl was the demonstration of His
@NE The main purpose in the work
=! u miracles is the authorization
Inc divine mission of the one per-
I4Ing them. The working of the
5 IIacle was to demonstrate His au-
lOHy to atone for sin and to grant
's5NeneSs. While the divine power
Iu authority are thus shown, the wis
81 %II and love of God are shown in
~'t III all cases the supernatural work
"' the good of the individual. A
.'S miracle is never spectacular. 1t
40I merely a demonstration of
.'0vF' but the working of power for
,4Vlceht ends, the good Of some one
heed
relative Value of Physical Ills
~ Moral and Spiritual Maladies
-o,' Physical Ills are less serious
sr ue sins which cause them. In
DNs with them we should follow
Example of Christ and first deal
'a the cause.