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LESSON TEXT-Luke 10:3S- AZ; 11:14-54
| GOLDEN TExT-Ye are my friends, IL
ye do whatsoever I command you.-John
1914
REFERENCE MATERiA1--Luke 2:s4.
PRIMARY ToPIc--Jeaus in the Home
| Of Fr ends.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Jesus Among Friends
| and Foes.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Friends and Enemies. Of Jesus.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Christs Methods Of Dealing With Pco-
pie.
I. Jesus In the Home OF Friends
duke 10 :3S.42).
There is no place where true charac.
ter is so clearly revealed as ut home.
1. His Reception ", 38). Martha
was the head of the home, therefore
she received him. 1t would be Il fine
thing If all homes We're open to re-
ceive Jesus.
2. Mary Sitting ut Jesus Feet (v.
39). She, Of fine spiritual discern
ment, knew that sitting at the Lords
feet and hearing His Word was that
which would please hinf most.
3. Martha Cumbercd About Much
Serving ". 4O). Both sisters loved
the Lord. 1t would be impossible to
say which loved the more; but Martha
was bent on providing u fine meal for
Him. She WAS trying to do SO many
things that she was on the verge Of
distraction. This had SO completely
got on her nerves that she found fault
with Jesus Sor permitting Mary to
leave the kitchen to listen to His
teaching. Not only did She criticize
her sister and Jesus, but she assumed
the authority to command Him to send
Mnry back to the kitchen to help.
4. Jesus Answer wv. Al, AZ. (1)
Rebuked Martha w. Az. He did this
tendcrly, for He knew that she loved
Him sincerely. (2) Defends Mary
". 42). He declared that but one
thing was necdful, and that Mary had
chosen that good part which could not
be taken away from her.
II. Jesus Among Foes (11:14-23; 90
81; 37-5l).
l. Charged With Being in League
With the Devil wv. 1929. Being un-
willing to receive Him us the Son of
God, and yet unable to account for
His mighty works, they declared He
was cnsting out demons through Beei-
zebub, the chief Of demons. Jesus
exposed the fallacy Of their reasoning
by showing that in that case Satan
would be arrayed against himself, and
therefore would destroy his own king
| dom.
2. Refused to Believe His Miracles
wv. 20-32). They asked for sign,
to which He replied that they would
| have sign from heav as in His death
| and resurrection He reminded them,
| however, that their request showed
unbelief surprising that Of the heath
Ell queen Of the South, and the wicked
people OF Nincych.
8. Wickedness Denounced wv. 81
5G. He pronounced six woes upon
those who were opposing Him and
seeking Ills dcstruct0n.
Cd The phariSecs wv. 37-4D. These
lie denounced IOr (a) punctil.
| iuuSly observing some minute rites and
at the same time breaking the Ten
|
| the small herbs OF the garden while
practicing injustice to their fellow
| men and Withholding love from God.
He pointed out to them the folly Of
attending to these external acts while
the heart was filled with wickcdncss.
! 90 Desiring public recognition ".
| 43). This Is common sin today.
| (c) For feigning humility ". 4D. He
compares their hypocrisy to graves
| which are on a level With the ground
and may be stepped upon unconscious
ly by someone and thus detilcd. We
can avoid those who make their van
| ity known by boasting, but some are
| filled will! this same wickcdness who
do not thus make it known.
(2) The Lawyers wv. $500. Jesus
structures on the hypncritical Phari-
sees aroused the lawyers, one Of whom
| Indignantly declared: You are insult
| ing us also" In replying to this
Christ pronounced three woes upon
them: (a) for placing burdcnsome re-
quircmcnts upon the people to which
| they themselves would not sumbit
| ". dG). (b) For the murder of Godc
prophets Wv. 47-SD. He showed
that their attitude toward Him was
! the same that was shown to the
| prophets by their fathers (c) For
keeping back the knowledge Of God
| by false Interpretation Of the Scrip.
lures wv. $3.50. There is no
wickcdness perhaps so great as that
Of supposed teachers Of Gods Word
| who keep Its precious truths from
| the people by pervcrting its meaning.