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Member OF Faculty. Moody R4ole
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Lesson for October II
Tas CHRISTIAN AND HIS BIBLE

LESSON TExT-Acts s:2s-ss.
GOLDEN TExT-O how love D thy
law! II is my meditation all the day.
Psalm 1887.
PRIMARY Notwithstanding Prom
o Book.
JUNIOR TOPIC-An Ethaspias Finds
Good News IN the Bible.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
fC-Finding Time for Bible Study.
YOUNG PEOPLE AMI ADULT TOP.
IC-How to Study the Bible.
In the conversion OF the Ethiopian
we not only e the Word Of God In
relation TO the salvation Of a sinner.
but the Lords work broadening In
its scope.
I. Philip Meeting the Ethiopian wv.
5000.
i Leaving the Lords work by d.
vim direction ". 26). The Lord
called Philip away from q great work
In Samaria. and specifically directed
him TO this man. Abrahamlike, he
obeyed the divine command. not
knowing why he should leave the work
In Samaria and go into q desert place.
AS he ~journeyed on by faith, he espied
the state chariot OF the Ethiopian
treasurer. The Spirit OF God directed
him TO go ear and Join himself to the
chariot The tactful question put to
the treasurer gained him a seat By the
side Of this dignlied officer. The com
mission which at first seemed 30 IN
promising was now clear. The way Of
faith begins in ~obscurity, but Ii al
ways ends in the clear light.
Z. An officer OF state reading the
Bible wv. q. 2S). The Ethiopian had
been to Jerusalem to worship. De-
spite his high official position, he was
not ashamed to be a worshiper Of God
Following after God should not be con-
sidered beneath the dignity Of n states
man. Indeed. the worlds greatest
statesmen have been G~od-fearing men.
5. A pr%ovidential meeting in the
Cesert ". 90. The coming together
OF these Two men was clearly the
predetermined way Of God. God knew
the road which the eunuch would DO
travelling. and the time Of his pass
ing through GAIA. Philips going to
that place was tined according to the
~GiTine knuEIcUga
o. Philip Preaching 10 the Ethiopian
wv. 3G-35l.
j. The Philippians employment
while jOurne liz IN. I'D. Ills o-cupa-
ton at the time of tbs meeting was
reading the Word Of God. AT tie in
vitation Of the Ethiopian. Philip Joined
himself to the Chariot and found him
reading from the ifry-third chapter of
Isaiah. God viii eventually show the
way Of lie to the one who searches
his Word.
,. The absolye need OF an inter-
prefer (v. 81. The Ethiopian was
reading one Of the clearest testimo-
MES to the Messiah in the Old Tesla
ment, vet he was unable to under
stand 1t. The Ethiopian. a great states
man, needed an interpreter OF the
Scriptures. The mind Of the natural
man is blind to spiritual things, max
ing the work of an evangelist indis-
pensable. Preaching the Word Of God
will always be necessary. Valuable as
is the Bible in the hands OF men, the
touch and influence of the living man
who has experienced the work OF Gods
saving grace in his W heart Is
needed.
8. Philips message wv. 32-35). He
began at the Scripture which the
Ethiopian was reading, and preached
unto him Jesus. This shows US that
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third chapter of Isaiah as suffering in
the stead Of others was Jesus Christ
instead of Israel. 1t shows also that
the central theme OF the preachers
message should be Jesus. He did not
preach Jesus as a great teacher, but
rs q Saviour who had suffered and
died a instead Of the sinner. He
preached'Jesus as the d who had of
sersd himself as q ransom for many.
IL there Is to be q revival, there must
be a r%eturn'to the preaching Of saliva
zion through the shed blood Of Jesus
Christ.
III. Philip Haptizlnr the Ethiopian
kvv. $685..
As a result Of Philips preaching, the
eunueh proposed baptism. When
Christ Is truly preached, men natural
" desire to confess him in baptism.
Water baptism is clearly included in
the program Of evangelIzation. The
Ethiopian might have offered many
excuses az 10 why he should neglect
this important ordinance, but, like ev>
cry man who 10 honest before Ged, he
was willing at any cost TO render ODE
dience. It In faith In the finished
work Of Jesus Christ that saves, but
those who have & genuine faith desire
10 seal II In baptism.
w. The Ethiopian Rejoicing (y. Se),
Having understood the way Of sal
Fation, embraced the Saviour, and rem
tered obedience TO the Word Of Cod
he went OF hH way rejoicing. Con-
tession Of Christ always Issues In JOY.
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