The Omaha guide., 1934-04-28
IMPROVED
UNIFORM
CUNDAy1
OCHOOL Lesson
SsE MBv. v. u. FITzwArnR o. -
&@mAss Of Faculty, Moody ntAAs
Institute Of ChisAENl
q 1854 Wsstsrn New y uzss~-
Lesson for April g
cHRIsT's STANDARD or GREAT
NESS


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PRIMARY TOPIC-How 20 Bsosme
Great.
JUNIOR roP1c-How to Become
\ Great.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
! Ic-wh9 Are Truly Greatr
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
lC-GreAtness Through sslf-DeBying
Service
1. The King ForetcIIs Hls Death and
Resurrection wv. 17-19).
!. On the way TO Jerusalem ". III.
This was his last journey 70 the be-
loved city. He tool the twelve din
ciplee aside from the travelling pilgrims
to make known unto them what was
before them.
2 The betrayal and death foretold
wv. Is. 19). He thus went forward
fully conscious Of the awful tragedy
Of the cross This Is the third time
since the TRANSPORTATION that he told
The disciples Of his suffering and death,
but they were SO filed with the4r am
bilious schemes that they did not IN
derstand him. The treachery Of Jul
das. the fierce prosecutions OF the chic
priests and scribes. the unjust 1ude
-lent. the delivery to PLATE, the mock
'ry, tbs scourging. the crown O
horns, the cross, the hanging betweei
x-~ ~r~lN~@1~~ eho -nf1~ -. cwanul
III were spread before his mind likS
4 picture. Though he new all thh
e pressed on. not Of necessity buI
'eliberately. The Joyous outlook o.
he victory which would be cc0
plished by the shedding Of his blood
led him forward. y
3. The resurrection foretoid tv
19). The revelation OF the cross
would have been a dark picture had
not the resurrection been made known
The resurrection life liz always seer
as the Issue OF the cross. The blessed
ness of the life beyond this vale OF
tears" should induce ua to press on
Christ is the grand example Heb
1921.
u. The Ambitious Request Of Jansa
and John wv. 2023).
1. The request (vv. 20. 21). This
request was made By their mother. II
was for a place nf Prominence v. XIV.
kingdom. This is not tie ia~i "a titpr
whom children have used !" rarrs "H
that which they are ashamed in ~
themselves. Ii is not wrong f0T ufpiis.
ers to be ambitious for their buy~ be-
they should know that lifa's r~inIarlrs
are exceedingly dangerous. II ~ M
DESTROYS that parents shoula -,
places for their children neal ~ n .
but the vain ambition Of tile Ny,.-i
should not occupy their minds.
2. Jesus answer wv. %. III. liz
spoke directly TO the men. NOT tn their
mother. declaring that they kn-w ~.
what they were asking. H~ shrwrl'
Them that the way to this position d
.lory was through suffering. Tie wv:
which they were to drink was 81 grett
pain and agony. The way ID rl.r
places OF glory ID the kiiigdo4.. ".
Christ is through the path Of lDutv
and self-fOrgetfuI service and e,vu
great suffering. \
III. How to Be Truly Exalted Nv.
242S).
T. The angry disciples ". 2D.
when the ten heard Of the request ,f
James and John they were filed with
indignation against them. Their dis
pleasure did not arise from the fact
that they were free from the same
selfish spirit, but that these two hao
crowded to the front.
2. Greatness among the heather
". 25). The rule of the world has
always been by the strong hand. The
standard has not been moral excel
renee but position and power. Even
today the reason one nation rules an
ther Is that the one possesses sharper
words and heavier artillery tina the
;ther.
g. Greatness among Christ's dis
eiples wv. 20, 27). The standard here
10 q sharp contrast The way to the
place Of prominence IN Christ's king
Eom is the way OF reimbursement To
give is greater than to receive. The
ray up is down To be serving some
a Ia much better than being served.
1t In not wrong to be ambitions to be
great but the basis Of true greatness
N that which human s~eIfishness seeks
10 avoid. There viii be degrees Of
rank in Chrlst's Kingdom, but his rank
win be character. moi position or an
thority. The spirit OF Christ substi-
tutes the greatness Of love for the
love Of greatness
4 Christ In the supreme example OF
greatness ". 2s). All who will be
great should study and initiate Christ
Let IN bear Il mind that true great
asns expresses itself In service to 9th.
nns, v O TO the giving of cur liveA
rAis win eliminate AL our scramblinR
Ter place and power. The one grand
~ By which to know whether
phsist's spirit controls one In whether
- In serving others or seeking to be