The Glenwood post., 1922-12-14
LESSON FOR DECEMBER II
JESUS AMONG FRIENDS AND FOES

LEoSON VEhT-Luke lO:38-42; u:14-b.
GOLDEN TEXT-Ye are my friends, II
ye do whatsoever command you.-John
1914.
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PP'MARY ToPIc-Jesus in the Home
Of Fr .nds.
JUNIOR ToPIc-Jesus Among Friends
and Foes.
INTERMEDIATE AND SEN1oR'ToPIC
Friends and Enemies of Jesus.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-Christ's Methods of Dealing With Peo-
pie.
I. Jesus In tho Homo Of Friends
duke 10 :3S42).
There is no place where true charac-
ter Is so clearly revealed as at home.
1. His Reception ". 3S). Martha
was the head Of the home therefore
she received him. 1t would be u fine
thing If all homes were open to re-
ceive Jesus.
2. Mary Sitting at Jesus Feet ".
800. She, of fine spiritual discern
ment, knew that sitting at the Lords
feet and hearing His Word was that
which would please him most.
8. Martha Cumbere1 About Much
Serving ". 40). Both sisters loved
the Lord. 1t would be impossible to
say which loved the more; but Martha
was bent on providing fine meal for
Him. She was trying to do 10 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 (vv. Al, AZ. ~
Rebuked Martha ". 41). He did this
tenderly, for He knew that she loved
Him sincerely. (2) Defends Mary
". 42). He declared that but one
thing was needful, and that Mary had
chosen that good part which could not
be taken away from her.
n. Jesus Among Foes III :14-2S; 90
30; 37-54).
1. Charged With Being in League
With the Devil wv. 1929. Being un-
willing to receive Him as the Son Of
God, and yet unable to account for
His mighty works, they declared He
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
dom.
2. Refused to Believe His Miracles
(vv. 29-32). They asked for sign,
to which He replied that they would
have sign from heaven in His death
and resurrection. lie reminded them,
however that their request showed
unbelief surprising that of the heath
en- queen of the South, and the wicked
people of Nineveh.
3. Wickedness Denounced wv. 81
j4). He pronounced six woes upon
those who We're opposing Him and
seeking His destruction.
(1) The Pharisees wv. 37-41). These
He denounced for (a) punctil
iously observing some minute rites and
| at the same time breaking the Ten
| Commandments. They carefully tithed
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 filed with wickedness
(b) Desiring public recognition "
i3). This Is common sin today
| (c) For feignlng humility ". 44). He
| which are on level with the ground
and may be stepped upon unconscious
| ly by someone, and thus defiled. We
can avoid those who make their van
ity known by boasting, but some are
| filled with this same wickedness who
do not thus make 1t known.
(2) The Lawyers wv. 45-54). Jesus
structures on the hypocritlcal Phari
sees aroused the lawyers, one of whom
Indignantly declared: You are insult
Ing us Also In replying to this
Christ pronounced three woes upor
them; (a) for placing burdensome re
quirements upon the people to, which
| they themselves would not sumbil
| ". I6). (b) For the murder of Gods
| prophets wv. 4T-oD. He showed
that their attitude toward Him was
the same that was shown to the
| prophets by their fathers. (c) Fo
keeping back the knowledge Of Coo
by false Interpretation OF the Scrip
lures wv. 52-54). There is n,
wickedness perhaps 50 great as tina
of supposed teachers of Gods Wore
who keep its precious truths from
the people by pervertlng Its meaning