The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1933-03-30
Lesson for April z
JESUS MINIsTERING TO JEWS
AND GENTILES
(WorId Friendship Lesson)

LESSON TEXT-Mark 7:1-S7.
GOLDEN TEXT-And other sheep ]
have. which are not of this fold: them
also 1 must bring, and they shall hear
my voice; and there shall be one fold,
and one shepherd. John 1915.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Little Neighbors.
JUNIOR ToP1C-A Foreign Woman
Meeting Jesus.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Our Attitude to Other Races.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
1C--The Ministry Of Jesus to All Races.
.. Jesus Dealing With the PharI.
sees and Scribes wv. 1-23).
The Pharisees and scribes zealously
sought to preserve Judaism from the
encroachments of heathenism. In this
effort they built up a wall Of tradi-
tons which in turn obscured the very
law of God. AS they gathered to-
gether unto Christ, he taught them:
1. The emptiness Of formal wor-
ship wv. ~. The tendency Of the
human heart is to depart from the
life and rest in the form which was
calculated to express the life. Christ
declared that worship which centered
in forms was as empty and meaning
less as lip service while the heart is
away from God. This kind of service
he calls Hypocrisy" and it is COM
mon today.
2. It made the Word of God Of
none effect wv. S-13). A case in point
IF oor thlvy
to escape the responsibilities of caring
for ones parents. This made it pos
sible for man to be living in luxury
while his parents were in the poor
house.
8. The real source of defilement
wv. 1929. Sin is moral and spiritual.
A man is defiled by that which springs
out of his soul and not that which
enters his mouth. The deliberate choice
of the will is the source of defilement
". 20).
II. Jesus Healing the Daughter Of
the Syrophenieian Woman (vv .24-30).
In sharp contrast with the apostasy
of Israel and their rejection of the
Savior, we see in the Syrophenician
woman the foregleam of the offer Of
the Savior to the Gentiles.
1. The mothers awful distress. Her
daughter was grievously vexed with
the devil. The daughter was the one
afflicted, but the mother carried the
burden. Doubtless, this Gentle wom-
an had heard of the fame of Jesus, his
power tc heal, and many times longed
for him to come that way that her
daughter might be healed. She now
came straightway to him.
2. Her fervent appeal for help wv.
Is, 26). She humbly fell at Jesus feet
and besought him to cast the devil out
8. Her faith rewarded wv. 27-30).
a. Jesus apparent refusal ". 27).
According to Matthew he answered
her not a word. The reason for his
silence was that she appealed to him
on the wrong basis, addressing him as
the Son of David Matt. Is :22). An
Israelite only had right to seek his
blessing as the Son of David. He was
sent to the lost sheep of the house
III dCIs jesus cdIu, LII IlIc CIlll-
,dren first be filled; for it is not meet
to take the childrens bread, and cast
it unto the dogs"
b. The woman's quick response
". 2S). AS soon as she perceived the
real difficulty she addressed him as
Lord and cried for help Matt. Is %
27). Only an Israelite could approach
him as the Son of David, but all could
come to him and own him as Lord.
She willingly took her place as a Gen.
tile, showing her willingness to re-
ceive but the crumbs from the chill
dren's table.
C. The glorious issue of her faith
wv. 90, 30). Jesus said, go thy way,
the devil is gone out of thy daughter"
III. Jesus Healing Deaf-mute
(vv. 31-37).
1. The place ". BY. This is the
region where he had healed the
Gadarene demoniac and where the
people had requested his withdrawal
from this country MARK 5:20), be-
cause of the loss of their swine.
2. The method wv. 33, 34).
a. "He took him aside from the
multitude" v. 33). He did this to
avoid publicity.
b., "Put his fingers in his ears, and
he spit, and touched his tongue" ".
33). This was sign language de-
signed to objectify to the man what
Jesus was going to do for him.
c. HE looked up to heaven" ".
34), to show to the man that his help
was from God.
d. A command issued ". 34). The
cure was immediate and complete
". 35).
3. The effect wv. sc, 80. Though
he charged them to tell no man." so
much the more they great deal pub
liShed it.
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