The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-04-21
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
OUR ALL FOR THE KINGDOM
By HIGHT c. MOORE

Sunday. April 22.
Matthew 1860.
Golden Text-It is more bless
ed to give than to receive.-Acts
20:35.
1t was only a few weeks now
before the crucifixion. Jesus had
left Galilee for the last time and
was in Perea, east of the river
Jordan. He had lust blessed the
little children. Then the rich
young ruler appeared and was
shown to be a slave of wealth.
Whereupon the disciples were
taught the power of God and the
reward of sacrifice.
CHRIST AND THE RICH
YOUNG MAN
The Peril of Riches is exhibit
ed in the rich young man. Note
Cd His eager inquiry. He was
rich, exemplary, and popular. He
was a religious trustee and teach
er. But he wanted eternal life
he felt that he must do some
good thing to secure it; and he
realized that Jesus could tell him
what to do. (2) Hear Scriptural
answer. Calling God alone good,
Jesus answered the ruler from
his own standpoint, that of we'll
doing in order to salvation. But
he who keeps the commandments
must repent and believe and
for works alone can
never save. CO Mark the un-
satisfied yearning. Which of the
commandments must be kept?
Jesus takes the second table of
the Decalogue, the duties to man;
has the enquirer kept them? He
declares that in all his life there
was not to his knowledge mali
cious breaking of any of these
mandates; he had been careful
observer of tho whole law. Still
there was something lacking.
(4 Now comes the imperative
demand He was an honest seek
er, near the kingdom. He was
able to stand the test of man
ward duty. But he was at fault
rs to the very first command
ment. Jesus saw enthroned in
him not God, but Mammon. Shat
ter this idol and there would be
a perfect life. He did not eGuivo-
cate or hesitate: "Sell-give-
1ave.-come-follow." Everything
we have must be at the disposal
of our Lord: else we are none of
MS. (5) See the sorrowful de-
oarture. The blade of truth struck
INTO the young mans soul, and
here must have been an inner
of good and bad. But
finally the love of money tri-
umphed and mammon was left
lndisturbed on his throne. The
man turned, sadly indeed
but decisively. from his only
Saviour.
CHRIST AND THE
ASTONISHED DISCIPLES
The Power of God is exhibited
in the disciples of Jesus. When
the Young man who came so Gag
erly and went so sorrowfully was
gone, Jesus spoke of Cd the him
drance of riches. The tendrils of
earth wind about the rich and the
of their affection become
so interviewer with the world that
it is harder for them to enter the
kingdom than for a camel to go
through a needles eye. "Who
then can be saved?" shouted the
startled disciples. They thought
that if the rich are shut out, the
poor who love the world better
than God are open to the same
fate, for nearly everybody wants
to be rich. In answer, Jesus
spoke of (2) the power of God:
In his own strength the rich land
all who desire to be- cannot over
come the obstacles in the way of
his salvation; these will only give
way before the loving grace and
rower of God. Finally,
Jesus smoke of (3) the reward of
sacrifice. When Peter and the
other disciples left all to follow
Jesus, their sacrifice for his sake
and the gospels meant a gain to
them of a hundredfold even in
this world and age, despite perse-
cution, and the larger life in the
world to come. And in the day
of reckoning many who have
been first in privilege which they
neglected will be last and least
in their reward. And the con-
verse of this statement is equally
true.
CONSECRATE ALL TO CHRIST
% Conscrate Activities. What
good thing shall 1 do?" Good
works do not save, but they
serve. So it is not enough to be
active; we must do good.
(2) Consecrate Aspirations.
''That I may have eternal life"
The young man had the right
goal. But he was on the wrong
path ever to reach 1T. 1t is not
much use to aim high unless we
aim right.
60 Consecrate Allegiance.
"One there is who is good" God
is the center of life; not good
deeds. We must "get right with
God" before We are right with
or anything else.
Consecrate Obedience. "Keep
the commandments" Externalism
is empty. Journalism is futile.
Piety is of the heart first; then
of the hand.
(5) Consecrate Property. "Sell
that which thou hast" Put the
title in the hands of God. Let
him use it as he will with you or
another as manager. He is the
rightful owner. If We are his, of
course all that we have is his.
~ IL.