The Dolores star., 1924-11-14
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Lesson for November Is
PETERS CONFESSION

| GOLDEN TENT-Thou art the Christ.
the Son Of the living God.-Matt. 1915.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Peter Speaks Out
for Jesus
| Stand
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOP
| rc-The Duties and Glory OF Confess
| ing Christ
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Does 1t Matter what one Believes
Concerning Christi
This confession In some sense marks
| the turning point in Christs ministry.
Hereafter 1t Is more restricted to His
disciples. Two reasons why this should
he sufficient are (ev. l-l2): 0) The
rharisees and Sudducees show their at
titude toward Him in their demand for
n sign. His answer Is that none shall
| he given save that Of His death and
| resurrection. rs symbolized In the eS-
perlenccs Of the prophet Jonah. (2)
| The disciples show their inability to
understand the spiritual nature OF His
| teaching. When lie warned them OF
the leavcn of the Phnrisees and Sad
| lucees they understood Him to refer
| 10 blfUI, Mllfll li' t'''i w.
trine. 1t was al this crisis when Christ
turned from the nation which had re-
jecred Him that Peter made this great
confession. II was made in the bor-
dcrs Of Caesnrea-phIlIppl, practically
Gentle territory.
I. Occasion OF wv. 1916.
Two questions OF Christ provoked
this confession:
l. The question ns to the opinion OF
people concerning Him.
They recognized Him ms teacher
or Il prophet of more than human au-
thority and power. Today. us tlien.
there Is diversity Of opinion among
the people as TO Jesus Christ. Some
think lie Is only n man; others that
He is great teacher. but nothing
more Had He been content with this
He would not have been Inolested In
Jerusalem. for the Jews willingly nc-
kuowledred Him as more than hu-
man teacher. II was His persistent
claim 10 he the Goldman. the Son OF
God that sent Him to the cross.
.. The second question involved the
personal opinion Of the disciples con
corning Him. To he able 10 tell what
others think Of Jesus is not enough;
there must be definite, correct and
personal belief on Him.
H. The New Body the Church, An.
nounced wv. lT-@O).
Peter had made noble confession
| uf Christ. so now Christ cOnfesscs him.
II we confess Christ He will confess
us Mntt. 10 81. 33l. Christ declared
His Intention Of bringing into existence
n new body to the members of which
He will give eternal life, and to whose
hands lie will cntrust the keys of the
Kingdom. Peter was to have dlstIn-
gulshcd place in this body. The keys
| entrusted to Him were used on the
day Of fcntecost. and again In the case
OF Cornelius. Association In this new
body cannot be broken by death. for
the gates Of hades shall not prevail
against 1t. This body. the church, Is
OF heavenly origin. heavenly call.
ing and heavenly Inheritance.
III. The Cross the Way TO tho
Throne tyv. 2l-33).
This was. no doubt. startling to the
disciples. They did not realize that
f'"fil"i"n was to be accomplished
through the passion of the cross. So
unwelcOme was this announcement
that Peter cried, This shnll not be
unto thee" Peter litter saw through
This darkness To the glory on the hill
'"n beyond. a new hope then filed his
hr'hS' q Pet. =. A. Victory through
drnth Is yet the stumbling block of
many. Many are stumbling over the
doctrine Of salvation and redemntIon
through the suffering of the cross.
w. The Cost of Discipleship wv.
24-2D. W.
To follow Christ means suffering. To
follow Him Is to turn ones back unon
the world. Life can only he sov.J h,
'">'hG II. II we are going to he Chris
tInils we must share Ghrists suffering
we cannot go to heaven on lowery
beds of case,
mere must be denial OF self "
~. ihere Is wide difference he.
tween S"Ii-deninl and denial OF self
Seif'heniaI is practlced everywhere nv
h.' people, but only the disciples OF
nnr,st or Christian people deny self.
'hrist takes the place of self.
rake up his cross" This cross ia
'ne suffering and shame which lie in
'he pain OF loyalty to God. To do our
uuty VIII mean suffering CI Tim
3:12)
d FOLLOW Christ. This means to
nave the mind of Christ, to do like
,nr's, All such shall he rewarded
when Christ comes In glory.
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