Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-23
PROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 26
Jesus THE GREAT MISSIONARY
~ TEXT-Luke S:1-39.

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49, ~ TEXT-Luke S:1-39.
y roESEN TEXTILE Son of Man is
come to seek and to save that which :, /.
Iest.-Luke 1910.
REFERENCE MATERIAI-M4tt., Jtes;
u PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus Brings a Lit
lie Girl Back to Life.
u-NIOR TOPIC-Jesus the Great Mis-
sionary.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
.-r4sus Meeting All Human Needs
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Tlsls the Ideal Missionary.
/. The Great Missonary's Field wv.
49,.
He went throughout every city and
village The true missionary goes to
everybody, for all need the gospel.
]. His Message ". y. He preached
,he glad tidings of the kingdom of
God. The gospel message is truly good
tdings, for the great King is offering
10 rpbellious sinners salvation through
Jesus Christ.
.. His Helpers ". ~ The twelve
APOSTLES were with Him. The mission
sry should utilize the help of others.
9. Supported by Saved Women wv.
.. 81. out of grateful hearts certain
women who had experienced the saw
i ng power of the gospel mnistered
INTO Jesus of their substance.
II. The Great Missionary Teaching
(y 4-2D.
!. The Parable of the Sewer wv. a
TD. % the s0wer-Jesus (see Matt
Il 1870. CD The seed-the Word of
N God ". 10. CD The kinds of ground
4 tyy 5-S). (a) Waysde ". 81. This
foottrodden path pictures the hard
h hearted upon which no impression can
he made. The preached word finds no
Il entrance, and Satan snatches it away
81 as birds pick up the grain from the
81 hard-bpaten path. In such cases faith
ri cannot spring up and result in saliva
III ton ". 12). (b) Stony ground (v. g..
81 This is not stones mixed with earth
rock The seed falling upon such
I'll earth springs up quickly, but the plant
MI soon dies when exposed to the sun.
~ This pictures the nearer who receives
NJ with joy the message of the gospel, but
when persecution and trials come be
# cause of following Christ he gives up
# and deserts the cause ". 49,. (c)
MA Thony ground w. y. This ground is
@ good but it has thOrns growing in it,
s The seeds spring up, but the plant has
no room to develop. This pictures the
"NTiStians who bear no Christian fruit
SAAyauSe Of being preoccupied with
-, riches and pleasures of this
8 ~ ". ~. (d) Good ground (G 81.
Pie seed here sprang up and bore fruit
Nv the full measure. This pictures the
h0nesr heart Which receives the gospel
message and allows it to produce in
Its life full harvest of grain w. 15).
The application of. this parable is
# found in verses 1918.
:. kinShip with Jesus Christ wv. 10,
~. Jesus teaches here that there is
Is relationship to Him which is closer
Than the tie of blood.
HI. The Great Missionary Doing
Wonders wv. 22-39).
l. Calming the Storm wv. 22-25).
u Jesus asleep ". 23). While the
disciples We're sailing the ship the
Master fell asleep. co The fright,
ened disciples wv. %, 24). AS their
SApS were filled with water the dis
qpeS awoke Jesus with their cry of
peril l3) Jesus rebuked the wind and
wafer (y 24). At His word there was
great calm. (4 Jesus rebuked the
disciples (y. 25). He did not rebuke
lem for waking Him. but for their
lack of faith.
:, Casting Out Demons wv. 26-39).
enon-posSession was in that day, and
today, an awful reality. % Jesus
met by the demoniac wv. 1920. CO
Jesus question ". 30). The purpose
TINS question doubtless was to bring
lie real man to consciousness--to en-
aOe him to distinguish between the
lenon and himself (3) The demons
quest wv. 81, 32). They asked per-
MISSION to enter into a herd of swine.
seems that the demons have It. dis
Ae Tor disembodiment. The devil
aI'Dot act without Divine permission.
y Inc request granted wv. 81, 33).
lSl Why this was done we do not
NOW Since Jesus did it we must be-
rive mat it was wise. 90 The effect
pOn the people wv. 34-3O. (a) The
eeperS of the swine went and made
AHoWn in the city and country. %
"e people made investigation. They
u" the man clothed and in his right
"''0 ana heard the testimony of
Ve VINO had seen what was done.
he>ouSht Jesus to depart from
,'ul On Request of the man whom
x "eaIed wv 3S, 800. He desired to
WIN Jesus. This was natural and
81" out his responsibility was to go
.,t and show them what great things
''O mad done for him.
Pure RaJiriop