The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-04-10
I. The Greatest in the Kingdom Of
Heaven wv. LAY.

SululnS CnllQren.
I. The Greatest in the Kingdom OF
Heaven wv. 14).
1. The disciples question ". u.
The prominence given to Peter In
connection with the announcement Of
Christ's purpose to build the church
and the payment Of tribute with the
money in the fish's mouth, provoked
jealousy on the part Of the other dis
ciples. The TRANSPORTATION scene re-
vealed the divine person and the pro-
gram of His kingdom. Seeing that
the kingdom was to come to realiza-
tion despite the tragedy Of the cross,
disciples wished to know their place
of rank in the kingdom.
2. Jesus answer wv. 2-4).
He taught them by placing a little
child in their midst.
~ Condition of entrance into the
kingdom ". 81. The great question
was as to whether they were really in
the fact that they needed conversion.
Before they could even see, much less
enter into, the kingdom, they must be
born from above John IS, 81. (2)
whatsoever possesses childlike humility
is the greatest ". ~. The child is
dependent, lowly and modest. Those
who have been born again, or con-
verified, have these characteristics.
II. The Lords Identification With
His Believing Ones wv. SOY.
1. Receiving the believer in Christ's
name is receiving Christ ". 81.
Through faith In Christ we become
Gods children and so completely is
our life interviewer with His that He
regards treatment of US as treatment
Of Himself.
2. The peril of causing believer
to stumble wv. Coy.
To cause to stumble means to give
occasion for a moral fall. The par
ticular reference was to the carnality
and selfshness which were expressing
themselves in their contention for pre-
eminence Their behavior was not
only an injury, but a stumbling block
to others. Everything causing one to
stumble, though 1t be as vital as hands
and feet, should be removed.
III. Believers Are Specially Cared
for by the Heavenly Father wv. 1914.
1. They are under angelic guardian
ship ". 10Y.
So precious is the believer in Gods
sight that angelic messengers are pro-
vided (Heb. 1:1O). These angelic
messengers have access to the very
throne of God, even beholding His
face. So high is the honor bestowed
upon believers that the highest
angels are sent to guard them.
2. The Son came especially to save
such from their lost condition wv.
11-14).
The Heavenly Father does not will
that any one of these should perish.
They are objects of the Fathers seek
ing love. The salvation Of the hum
BILE believer has been secured by the
incarnation and the sacrifice Of the
Good Shepherd.
w. Jesus Receiving Little Chill;
dren Matt. 10: 13-15).
We should carefully note the setting
Of this text. Jesus had been speaking
Of the sanctity of marriage, which Is
the bulwark of the home. Into the
sacred enclosure Of the home comes
childhood to complete and ennoble it.
1. Children brought to Jesus
". 13).
Doubtless they were brought by
their parents. Many parents today
who are careless as to themselves. de.
sire to bring their children into touch
with Jesus Christ.
2. Rebuked by the disciples ". 13).
They regarded children as too insig-
nificant to engage the Lords attention.
Christ places high value upon chill
dren.
8. The disciples rebuked by Christ
". 14).
These words uttered by the Lord
have placed a peculiar dignity upon
the child. It is Christlike to care for
children and no service in the world
pays such large dividends.
4. Christ laid His hands upon the
children ". 15).