Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-12-05

VI FT 'ndS
JUNIOR TOPIC-Jesus Among Friends
"I II[TERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
friends and Enemies of Jesus
VOTING PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
-rr.,st's Methods of Dealing With Peo-
pIe
T. Jesus in the Home of Friends
luke 1O:3842).
There is no place where true charac-
Ter is so clearly revealed as at home.
I. His Reception ". 38). Martha
VAS the head of the home therefore
she received him. 1t would be a fine
thing if all homes were open to re-
ceive Jesus.
2. Mary Sitting at Jesus Feet ".
49,. She, of fine spiritual discern
mont, knew that sitting at the Lords
feet and hearing His Word was that
which would please him most.
3. Martha Cumbered About Much
Serving ". 400. Both sisters loved
thp Lord. It would be impossible to
saw which loved the more; but Martha
was bent on providing a 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
oh
her sister and Jesus, but she assumed
/ the authority to command Him to send
NMary back to the kitchen to help
t. Jesus Answer wv. Al, ~. (D
kRpbuked Martha ". Az. He did this
Ntpnderly, for He knew that she loved
Him sincerely. (2) Defends Mary
H. 42). He declared that but one
Hthmg was needful, and that Mary had
Schospn that good part which could not
Kbe taken away from her.
II. Jesus Among Foes U1:14-23; %
|SSS22;, 37-54).
n l. Charged With Being in League
NWth the Devil wv. 1929. Being un-
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God, and yet unable to account for
B Ills mighty works, they declared He
& BIAS casting out demons through BeeI-
kqDub, the chief of demons. Jesus
Exposed the fallacy of their reasoning
I'm showing that in that case Satan
@EGd be arrayed against himself, and
ssuftore would destroy his own king
= bn. sfta Sf
IS Refused to Believe His Miracles
w. 29-32). They asked for a sign,
which He replied THAT they would
+ Pave a sign from heaven in His death
bDd resurrection. He reminded them,
# loweyer, that their request showed
EnbeIief surprising that of the heath
IN queen Of the South, and the wicked
Beope of Nineyeh.
g. Wickedness Denounced wv. 81
y. He pronounced six woes upon
hose who We're opposing Him and
eeing His destruction.
ID The PhariseeS wv. 37-4D. These
e denounced fer (a) punctil-
l>Ly observing some minute rites and
the same time breaking the Ten
0mmandmentS. They carefully tithed
small herbs of the garden while
eacjc.ng injustice TO their fellow
en- and Withholding love from God.
IN pointed ont to them the folly Of
tending TO these external acts while
heart was filled with wickednesS
Desiring public recognition ".
This is common sin today
For feigning humility ". 44). He
HpareS their hypocrisy to graves
llca are on a level with the ground
may be stepped upon unconscious
Oy someone, and thus defled. We
avoid those who make their van
Known by bOasting, but some are
led with this SAME wiCkedneSS who
not thus make it known.
" The Lawyers wv. 1854. Jesus
ctureS on the hypocritical Phari-
aroused the lawyers, one of whom
Dsnanty declared: You are insult
Us also In replying to this
INST pronounced three woes upon
en-; (a) for placing burdensome re-
0eIentS upon the people to which
themselves would not sumbit
40'' Coz For the murder of Gods
puets (vv. 47-5D. He showed
III their attitude toward Him was
same that was shown to the
Faets by their fathers. (c) For
.hg back the knowledge of God
lalSe Interpretation of the Scrip
rs tyv. 52-5N. There is no
apohoSs perhaps so great as that
supposed teachers of Gods Word
Keep its precious truths from
people by perverting its meaning.