Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-11-09
IMPROVED UNF0Rl- INTERNATIONAL
Sll19ldoySchool
' Lesson '
tBy REV, +. Il FlrZWATER. ID. D..
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Biole Institute of ChcagoJ
&c. 1923. Western Newspap per Union,
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER II
SOME MISSIONARY TEACHINGS
OF THE PSALMS

| LESSON TEMPS. Al, ST. 100.
GOLDEN TEXT-"Let the people
praise Thee. o God let all the people
praise Thee."--Ps 67.s.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Everybody Prais-
ing God.
JUNIOR ToPIC-Eyerybody Serving
God
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
lC-AIl Nations Called to Serve Jehovah.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Missionary Hymns of the Old Testa-
ment
The Jewish people were called to be
missionaries to the other nations. The
Psalter, their hymn book, is saturated
with the spirit of Gods grace to the
world. Its dominant note is the call
to come back to God
Ia Call to Recognize Gods Power
(Ps Az.
Mans first sin was to cast off God.
such abyssmal darkness followed that
the race has gone on in ignorance OF
Its Creator and Benefactor. The first
and primary need of the missionary
ls to get the heather to know God.
They must come to know Him not only
as mighty King, but as a personal.
tender-hearted being. looking out over
the world with compassion, desiring
10 save and bless man. His only crea-
fure in His image and likeness. Oh.
that the heather knew God as their
true and greet King whose mighty
power He desires to use in salvation
and blessing to all! Let US make this
known to the ends of the earth!
II. A Call for the Nations to Return
to God Cps. 67).
| Theieentral theme of this psalm Is
the universal diffusion of Gods grace.
The otder OF thought in this psalm is
that Ehich shs,l be carried out by the
Lord in the conoletion of His work of
graceA II the Wild.
/ l. Gods Blessing Upon Israel wv.
l, p. This blessing is necessary In
order that Israel may be fitted to make
known Gods way to the nations. This
grace will be poured out upon Israel
In the full coming of pentecost. When
this grace Is poured out there will be
such missionary activity as has hith-
erto been unknown. When Israel, like
her national representative Paul, shall
go forth in such power of the oily
Spirit in witnessing for Christ. truly
nations shall be born in a day. That
which shall be manifested by Israel
for their God-appointed task Is needed
by the church In her witnessing. She
needs the Spirit of God to fit her to
preach the gospel to the heather.
q The Conversion of the Heather
wv. 3-5). Thanksgiving will be given
for salvation offered and accepted.
Not only this. but there will be re-
joicing in the experience of salvation.
They will rejoice In the fact now that
the great and righteous God rules the
earth. The newborn soul rejoices In
knowing that dispensation Of JUS
tice tempered with mercy has been
ushered In. What gladness will be In
the hearts Of men in the day when
Christ reignsl
3. Restoration of Blessings Upon the
Earth wv. 6,D. When man cast of
God curse was placed upon the earth
which limited its fruitfulness. Imme-
diately upon mans return to God this
curse will pass away from the earth.
The supreme obstacle to prosperity Is
mans rebellion against God. Let the
nations return to God and He will
send His blessing upon them. The
only way to bring back peace and
prosperity is by the preaching of the
gospel. Man must be called back to
God. The supreme need of the world
is not league of nations, but re-
turn to Cod because God will remain
separate from the nations as long as
they are in rebellion against Him.
III. A Call to Recognize the Good.
ness Of God Cps. 1907.
Praise should go up to God because
He Is God. Being God He created us
sustains. US and saves us. For His
unchanging mercy and goodness praise
should be continually ascrIbed to Him.