Middletown transcript., 1922-12-16
LESSON FOR DECEMBER17
JESUS AMONG FRIENDS AND FOES

JESUS AMONG FRIENDS AND FOES
LESSON TEXT-Luke 10:3S-42; n:14-54
GOLDEN TEXT-Ye are my friends, II
ye do whatsoever I command you.-John
1914.
REFERENCE MATERIAL,-Luke 2:34.
IS.
PRIMARY ToPIC-Jesus in the Home
of Friends.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Jesus Among Friends
and Foes.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Friends and Enemies of Jesus.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Christ's Methods of Dealing With Peo-
pie.
1. Jesus In the Home Of Friends
| duke 10 :3S-42).
There Is no place where true charac-
ter is so clearly revealed as at nome.
l. His Reception ". 3S). Marina
was the head of the home, therefore
she received him. 1t would be fine
thing if all homes were open to re-
ceive Jesus.
2. Mary Sitting at Jesus Feet ".
39). She, of fine spiritual discern
ment, knew that sitting at the LORDS
feet and hearing His Word was that
which would please Him most. Mc:ys
way of entertaining Jesus was more
acceptable to Him than that of Martha.
g. Martha Cumbered About Much |
Serving ". 40). Both sisters loved
the Lord. 1t would be impossible to
say which loved the more; but Martina
was bent on providing 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 for 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
Mary back to the kitchen to help.
4. Jesus Answer wv. Al, AZ. O
'Rebuked Martha ". 4D. He did TINS
tenderly, for He knew that she loved
Him sincerely. (2) Defends Mary
". 42). He declared that but one
thing WIS needful, and that Mary had
chosen that good part which could not
be taken away from her. The one
thing needful IS heart for the LORD.
Those who have chosen this good part
= can never be robbed Of it.
= II. Jesus Among Foes I'll :14-23; 20
80; 37-5D.
, l. Charged With Being in League
With the Devil wv. 14-23). Being un-
willing to receive Him as the Son OF
> God, and yet unable to account for
r His mighty works, they declared lie
: was casting out demons through Beel-
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
II dom.
!: 2. Refused to Believe His Miracles
q wv. 29-32). They asked for sign,
r to which He replied that they would
a lave a sign from heaven in His death
s. and resurrection. He reminded them,
10 however, that their request showed
5c unbelief surprising that of the heath
@ en- queen of the South, and the wicked
q. people of Nineveh.
n g. Wickedness Denounced wv. 81
95 54). He pronounced six woes upon
:. those who were opposing Him and
. seeking His destruction: three upon
IN the Pharisees and thereupon the law
yers Religion with these people hat
degenerated into matters of form ant
ritual.
n; Q) The Pharsees wv. 37-41). Thes'
. He denounced for (a) puncti
in iously observing some minute rites ant
4. at the same time breaking the Tel
f. Commandments. They carefully tithe'
the small herbs of the garden whi
nd practicing injustice to their fellow
I'd men and Withholding love from Goo
He pointed out to them the folly o
te attending to these external acts Will
the heart was filled with wickednes!
is (b) Desiring public recognition {
or 43). This is common SIN toda!
ed Love for titles of respect and positio
e5 of prominence is very common sill
on. (c) For feigning humility ". Az. ii
compares their hypocrisy to grave
ex. which are on level with the groun
%, and may be stepped upon unconsciou
20. ly by someone, and thus detiled. W
On can avoid those who make their val
ity known by boasting, but some al
~ filled with this same wickedness WI
q do not thus make it known.
(2) The Lawyers wv. 1854. Jesu
structures on the hypocritical PhaI
~ sees aroused the lawyers, one of who
w. Indignantly declared: You are insu
''", ing us also" In replying to tn
J. Christ pronounced three woes up'
them; (a) for placing burdensome l
~ quirements upon the people to whi
81" they themselves would not sunni
gn' ". 46). (b) For the murder of Goo
II; prophets wv. 47-51). He Shove
that their attitude toward Him W
the same that was shown to Il
-. prophets by their fathers Their d
bolical numbering was done In t
name of religion. Jesus declares tn
=. their guilt was the same as that
their fathers and that their generati
tern would be held responsible for all tn
Ca the fathers had done. (c) For ke'
G6. ing back the knowledge of God
,ers, false Interpretation of the Scriptul
ades wv. 52-5D. There is no wickednt
bout perhaps so great as that of suppos
YER. | taachers of Gods Word who keep