Middletown transcript., 1922-09-09
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LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 10
TEACHING THE LAW OF GOD
(By REV. p. b. FIrZWATER. D. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible institute OF Chicago.I
Copyright, 1923 Western Newspaper Union

LESSON TExT-Neh. S:1-1S
GOLDEN TEXT-Teach me. o Loro,
the way of thy statutes; and shall keep
1t unto the end.-Ps. 1898
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Deut. SAY;
Acts 17:1-9, 10-15; col. 1911.
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Joy of Learning
5ods Word.
JUNIOR ToPIC-How a Whole City
| Heard Gods Word.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
| The Power of the Word of God.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADUET TOPIC
| Community Bible study.
| II will be Of interest and profit 10
present this lesson as an ideal Sun
| day school class:
| I. A Model Bible Class wv. 1-6).
| l. The Eager Assembly ". ~. The
people gathered themselves together
and "spake unto Ezra to bring the
look of the Law" 1t was not mat
ter of the teacher urging the class
to come together, but the class with
yearning hearts requesting the teacher
to come with Gods Word. What
lelight to teach such a class. 1t Is
most undesirable task to feed
child which is unwilling to eat. Peo-
pie need to come frequently together
to hear Gods Word. The Bible is the
only book for the Sunday school.
. The Representative Assembly
(v. y. The class was made up OF
men, women and children. The men
then did not leave the church-going to
the women. Neither were the children
| of Of >x-ifh tD NAV
on the streets Gods Word should be
taught to all classes, men, women and
children.
8 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.
t. 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 it Is Gods
Word. Reverence in the house of God
will only be when the Bible is regarded
: as Gods very words.
| 5. They Joined Heartily In the
} Prayer ". g.. AS Ezra led them In
prayer the people joined heartily In
saying amen! Amen!" bowling theil
/ faces to the ground.
II. A Model Bible Teacher wv. 7. 81
/. He Stood Up Where the People
/. Could See Him ". 81. The position
9 and bearing of the teacher has mucf
8 to do with the attention and Interest
v Of the class.
9 2. He Read Distinctly ". -
/ Teachers should take particular hee'
0 to this. Much Bible reading is greatl!
to the discredit Of the Word and thu
J, reader.
|. g. Caused the People to Understand
t the Reading ". 81. The suprem,
y business of the teacher is to mak'
: the Word of God so plain that all. OLE
g and young, can understand.
9 III. The Impressions Made (vv. 8
1S).
g The effect of teaching Gods Wor'
= is most important In this case 1t wa
8 very encouraging.
d l. Conviction of Sin ". 81. The Wor
l. of God brings conviction of sin (Act
2:3T. 1t is quick and powerful (Het
4:12). The way to get conviction o
sin is by teaching the Word of Coo
not by appealing to the emotions b
telling death-bed stories. The peopl
le had real cause for sorrow-they wer
8, far from God. They not only had bt
"a come worldly and the rich were |
le their greed expressing the poo
but they were perplexed throug
lg their mixed marriages. What col
is viction of sin the teaching of God
M Word would effect today along thi
er line!
TO =. Weeping Turned Into Joy wv. Il
l2). When sins have been perceive
g and confessed God would not hay
I'd His children to be sad. Continue
to mourning will not atone for the sir
u that are past. 1t units one for pre-
u ent tasks and dishonors a pardonir
II God. Besides, joy has salutary effe
Is upon ones entire being. 1t quicker
ut the circulation of the blood and giy'
buoyancy to life. 1.-THE joy of the Loi
er Is your strength" ". 10Y.
ag g. Shared Their Blessings Wi
as Others WV. 10-12). Christianity is n
m having a good time alone; it Is sha
he ing our prosperity with others. Trl
a. joy manifests itself In giving to other
n Pure religion goes out to minister
he the poor (Jas 1:2O.
4. The People Obeyed (vv. 1915
at In their acquaintance With the Scri
er lures they found that the Feast
er Tabernacles had been long neglecte
We AS soon as they understood the Scri
III lures they went forth to do as tn
he had been told. They went to work al
ut kept this sacred feast In way tn
er, 1t had not been kept since the da
ng of Joshua ". 17). If the Scriptur
on were read and made plain many thin
could be found which have not be
I'D complied with. In the keeping Of Il
Id feast they dwelt in booths, thus tyI
lot flying their pilgrim character a
,ut bringing to their remembrance L
Id. days of their wilderness journey.
children of Abraham we should 10
,re forward to a city which hath fount
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