The Arvada enterprise., 1922-09-07
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 10
TEACHING THE LAW OF GOD

LESSON TExT-Neh. 8:1-lS.
GOLDEN TEXT-Teach me. o Lofo.
the way of thy statutes: and l shall Keep
II unto the end.-Ps. 1899.
REFERENCE MATERIAI~Deut.6 6:t-s'
Acts T1-9. lO-l5: Col. l:9-1l.
PRIMARY TOPlC-The Joy Of Learning
Gods Word.
JUNIOR TOPIC-How . Whole City
Heard Gods Word.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
The Power Of the Word Of God.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Community Bible Study.
1t will he Of Interest and profit TO
present this lesson as an ideal Sum-
day school class:
l.. A Model Bible Glass wv. 10y.
/. The Eager Assembly ". ~. The
people gathered themselves together
and "spake unto Ezra to bring the
book of the Law" It was not a mat
ter of the teacher urging the class
to come together. but the class with
yearnlng hearts requesting the teacher
to come with Gods Word.
9. The Representative Assembly
". 2). The class was made up OF
men. women and children. The men
then did NOT leave the church.gOlng to
the women. Neither were the children
left at home with nurses or to play
on the streets. Cots Word should be
taught to all classes, men. women and
children.
3. An Appreciative Assembly ". 81.
Their ears were attentive from morn
Ing to midday. So eager were they
to know Gods Word that they did
not get tired although the lesson
lasted for five or six hours. There was
no pulling Of watches in that class.
4. Due Reverence Shown Gods
Word wv. 4. 81. When Ezra opened
the Law all the people stood up. This
they did out Of respect for the holy
book. The reason there is not proper
reverence for the Bible is that people
are not taught to believe 1t Is Gods
Word. Reverence In the house Of God
will only be when the Bible Is regarded
as Gods very words.
8. They Joined Heartily In the
Prayer ". O. As Ezra led them In
prayer the people Joined heartily In
saying amen! Amen !" bowling their
faces to the ground.
u. A Model Bible Teacher wv. Z, 81.
1. He Stood Up Where the People
Could See Him ". 81. The position
and bearing of the teacher has much
to do with the attention and interest
| Of the class.
2. He Read Distinctly ". 81.
Teachers should take particular heed
to this. Much Bible reading is greatly
to the dIscretiit Of the Word and the
reader.
3. Caused the People to Understand
the Reading ". 81. The supreme
business Of the teacher Is to make
the Word Of God 20 plain that all. old
and young. can understand.
~. The Impressions Made wv. .
1S).
The effect Of teaching Gods Word
II most important. In this case 1t vas
very encouraging.
l. Conviction of Sin ". o.. The Word
Of God brings conviction Of sin (Acts
2:3O. 1t is quick and powerful (Heb.
4:12). The way to get conviction Of
sin is by teaching the Word Of God.
not by appealing to the emotions by
telling death-bed stories. The people
had real cause for sOrrow-they were
far from God. They not only had be.
come worldly and the rich were 10
their greed expressing the poor.
but they were perpexed through
their mixed marriages.
.. Weeping Turned Into Joy (vv. 10
l!). When sins have been perceived
nnd confessed God would not have
His children to be sad. Continued
mourning will not atone for the sins
that are past. 1t units one for pres.
ent tasks and dishonors u partioning
God. Besides. Joy has a salutary effect
upon ones entire being.
3. Shared Their blessings With
Others (vv. 1Ol2). Christianity Is not
having u good time alone; Il iS shar.
Ing our prosperity with others. True
Joy manifests Itself In giving to others.
Pure religion goes out to minister to
the poor (Jas. :2O.
4. The People Obeyed (vv. 1879.
In their acquaintance with the Scrip
lures they found that the Feast Of
Tabernacles hnd been long neglected.
Az soon us they understood the Scrip.
lures they went forth to do Us they
had been told. They went to work and
kept this sacred feast In q why that
1t had not been kept since the days
Of Joshua (v. ~. II the ScrIptures
were read and made plain many things
could bc found which have not been
complied with. In the keeping Of this
feaxt they dwelt In booths, thus typl.
flying their pilgrim character and
bringing to their remembrance the