Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-03-25
Lesson for March %
REvIEw-THE GOSPEL OF JOHN


REVIEW-The Gospel of John.
GOLDEN TEXT-These are written,
that We may believe that Jesus is the
Christ the Son of God; ana that be
heYing ye may have life in His name.
-Johp 20:3I
PRIMARY ToPIC-Beautiful Stories
Told by John.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The Greatest Thing.
In Johns Gospel
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Great Scenes in Johns Gospel
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
nc = The Great Teachings of Johns
Gospel.
Happily we have come TO one time
at least when the quarterly review is
easy and pleasure. The teachers
supreme aim should be to make Jesus
as real to his pupils as He was to the
disciples when here upon earth, for
The Word made flesh" is now dwell
Ing among us fun Of grace and truth
revealing God (John ! IA, lS}. The
west way to reveal the quarters les
= sons will be to grasp the central pur-
pose of John in writing his book. gath
er the central teaching of each sep
arate lesson ana use it in proving the
central proposition. John clearly
states his purpose in 20:51. Two
hings are set forth IN this verse.
!. That Jesus is the Christ, the son
Of God.
2. That through believing in Him,
eternal life is received
II should he the teachers aim to es-
tablish this truth and to accomplish
ihis glorious purpose in the lives of
all his pupils.
January 3.--In this lesson Jesus is
presented as the eternal Word exist
Ing with God before all worlds the
almighty Creator, the source of light
and life, made flesh in order to reveal
God to man.
January 1o.-Jehn the Baptist tes
: titles that Jesus is the Lamb of cod
This truth was certified unto him by
a voice from heaven and the descent
of the Holy Spirit upon Him (Matt
3:16, ~. Andrew. Philip and Ma
thanael corrOborate Johns testimony
by declaring that Jesus is the Messiah
of whom Moses and the prophets did
write-the very Son of Cod
January 17.-Jesus is the beStower
OF eternal life. He is the only be-
gotten Son of the Father, who gives
eternal life to those who believe on
Him. Since God alone can give life
Jesus is divine.
January 24.-Jesus testiies to the
Samaritan woman that lie is the
Messiah. His ability to disclose the
secrets of the woman's heart and life
convinces her that He is divine.
January 31.-The creative act by
which five thousand men, besides wom-
en- and children, were fed from few
small oaves ana fishes, with a super
abundance left over, demonstrates the
deity of Jesus
February Jesus is divine be
cause He opened the eyes of the man
born blind. SO unusual was this
miracle that such thing was never
heard Of since The world began" The
man whose eyes were opened con
fessed Jesus and worshped Him as.
the Son of God.
February 14.-JeSuS is the Messiah,
the Son of God, because He is the
Good Shepherd. In the old Tesla
ment Jehovah is set forth rs the True
Shepherd Cps. %, Eek ,54) The true
shepherd devotes his life to the wei
fare of his sheep, e-en 70 the extent
of laying down his life for them
This Jesus did, therefore He is the
promised Messiah.
February 21.-Jesus is divine be-
man dead four days, was raised to
life
February 23-Undivided love to God
is mans supreme obligation The
Second Commandment is like unto the
First in that it centers in love
March 7.-Jesus is divine. because
He came from God and Went to God
(John 1879 Though Jesus boldly
claimed to be the Lord, yet He stopped
TO render the most mental service to
His disciples.
March 14.-Jesus claimed equality
with God and therefore asked His
disciples TO place their faith in Him
as the divine being, just the same as
i'll God.
March 21.-Jesus proved his deity
by coming forth from the grave This
is the unquestioned seal of His deity