The Arvada enterprise., 1923-05-03

heart: for consider how great things he
hath done for you'll Sam. 1924
REFERENCE MATERIAL Chron.
S:22: D:Y: Ps. 1915: Jer l5l: Hb. n:G u.
PRIMARY TOPIC-samuel. the Boy
Who Served In Gods House.
JUNIOR ToPIC-The Boy Who Heard
Gods Call
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
samuel. the Upright Judge.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Samuel, the True Prophet.
Samuel means asked OF God" God
gave him in answer to his mothers
prayer. She promised to give him
back to God. In his early childhood.
his mother cared for and taught him.
There is no teacher or nurse like the
mother of the child. At mn early age,
she handed him over to the care OF Ell
to minister unto the Lord In the taber-
nacle. While ministering unto the
Lord In the tabernacle. God called him.
He responded to this call and spent a
long life In useful service 70 God and
his nation as Judge and prophet. Our
lesson today is his farewell address.
After Saul was made king. he retired
and turned over the authority to the
newIy-chosen ruler.
l. SamuePs Challenge to the People.
wv. l-O.
I. Reminder Of the Way the King
Had Been Given. ". ~. He showed
that they were directly responsible for
the change In government. Though
keenly feeling the reflection upon him.
self and their ingrntitude to God In
their demand for a king. he has not
resisted their wish. He reminded them
that they now had what they wanted.
.. Review Of His Own Administra-
ton. wv. 2. 81. l Walk from child
hood ". 2). Samuel's was remark
able life: from childhood to old age
he had lived an upright and pure life
How satisfying It must be to come to
the end of life and to look back even
to childhood days without regrets. (2)
Career rs Judge and ruler ". -. He
boldly challenged them to show where
and how he had even in the smallest
matters defrauded or oppressed any
one. He courted the most searching
investigation Of his life, even calling
upon the Lord Himself to bear wit
ness.
3. The Vote of Confidence by the
People. wv. 4. 81. 1t was Snmuel's
right MS he laid down the rens Of gov.
ernment to have his record vindicnted
and to have his integrity established
beyond doubt so that no evil.mindeti
man could ever be able to cast re.
proach upon him.
u. Samuel Reviews Coos Dealings
from the Time Of Moses. wv. 6-l1).
He reasoned with them concerning
the good hand Of the Lord upon them
from the time of Moses. Though they
with ingratitudc turned from the Lord
and demanded king like the other
nations. he hnd acce,led to their re-
quest and set king over them.
l. National Prosperity Conditioned
by Obedience. ". 1D. Though they
had displeased God In choosing II king.
n they would fcnr the Lord nnl render
obedience. national prosperity would
still be given. The nation which will
not walk In Gods way cannot expect
Gods blessing.
>. Disohedisncc to God Meant the
Nations Ruin ". 11). 1t is folly to
ask Gods blessing upon nation while
II Is living in rebellion against Him.
True craftsmanship Is Ia find ont .:od's
will concerning the nation and so di.
4, ty,,,t t., IA.
there may be harmony with that will.
~. Samuel's Own Vindieation. (vv,
l6-l0).
This WINS such critical hour In the
history Of the nation that Snmnel
| sought to indelihIy impress this mo.
men' on their hearts. This he did by
means Of the thunder and rnin ont
Of season. Harvest time WAS not the
season for thunder and rain So when
u cam" ~ the call of Samuel. the
people wer" frightened. The sign had
its designed effect. The people con.
fesscd their sin of asking for n kin:
md hes"ucht Samuel 10 pray for them
". Samuei's Gracious Response. wv
"O.o5).
]. Fear Not-Scrrc tho Lord with
All Your Heart" wv. oD.22). Samuel
did not minimize their sin but assured
them II they would serve the Lord
wh"l.hcart"Ily. lie would no, forsnks
them.
=. God Forbid That Should sir
A.h'nst III" Lord In Ccn.ins to Pray
for fom." ". .0. Though the rcopl.
had rejected Samuel. yc, he had sucl
macnnnl'nity of soul that he Ind no,
allowed their lngrniltude to keep hin
from inicrccdlng for them. Such fail
ur. op his part he regarded as sin.