The Republican., 1935-04-18
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
S9H06Z S9E06I ! esson
BY REV. P. B. FITZWATER, D. D..
Member Of Faculty, Moody Bible
Institute of Chicago.
g, Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for April Fl
THE FUTURE LIFE (EASTER LES
SONY

LESSON TEXT-Luke 241-12; John
14:1-6
GOLDEN TEXT am the resurTec-
tion and the life; he that believeth IN
me, though he were dead, yet shall he
live.-John 11:25. ...--
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus Living
Again.
JUNIOR COPIC-Jesus Living Again.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Life Here and Hereafter
YOUNG PEOPLE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Life in the Light Of Eternity.
|. God, the God Of the Living Mark
1926, 20.
IF a man die, shall he live again|
is an age-long question. 1t is atiirma-
lively answered by both the universal
human conviction and the holy Scrip
lures. Death does not end all. 1t IS
not a leap into the dark. 1t is rather
the open door through which human
personality enters into the light Of
glorious freedom. Life itself is but
training school, a preparation for the
larger and higher life after death.
Those who in their lifetime are in vital
relation to Jesus Christ, the eternal
Life, shall never die.
II. The Resurrection Of Jesus Christ
(Luke 24:1-12).
The supreme test of Christianity is
the resurrection of Jesus Christ from
the dead 1t matters little what
Jesus said and did while alive, if his
body remained in the grave. If he
did not come forth in triumph from
the tomb, then all his claims are
false. On the other hand, if he did
arise, all his claims are true.
l. The empty sepulchre wv. 1-3).
a. The coming of the women (y.D.
As an expression of affectionate re-
gard for the Master, they came with
spices for his body.
b. What they found wv. 2, 81. When
they came to the sepulchre they found
the stone had been removed, but they
found not the body of Jesus. For
them to have found his body in the
sepulchre would have been the worlds
greatest tragedy The empty tomb
spoke eloquently of the deity and pow
er of the Son of God Rom. l ~.
2. The message Of the men in shin
ing garments wv, 49,.
a. "Why seek ye the living among
the dead?' (v. -. The angels ques-
ton has continued to reyerberate
through the centuries.
b. He is not here, but is risen"
". G). Jesus, before he was cruci-
fed, had told them that the Lord
must be betrayed and crucifed and
that on the third day he would rise.
8. The women witnessing to the
eleven wv. Old. Their thrilling testi-
mony concerning the empty tomb and
the words of the angels appeared to
the apostles as idle tales.
4. Peter investigating ". 12). While
the testimony of the women seemed as
idle tales, Peter was not of the tenn.
permanent to lightly dismiss the matter
Therefore, he ran to the sepulche,
Upon close investigation he found the
linen clothes lying in such a way as
to prove the reality Of the resurroc
tion.
III. Jesus Preparing a Place in
Heaven for His Own (John 14:1-3).
The hopes of the disciples were ut,
torIy shattered when Jesus told them
ahont tbn cross lie conso)od them
by pointing to the reunion in the Fa-
ther's house This he did by
/ Asking Them TO trust in him
even as cod ". H. Faith in the God
man. christ Je,ns will steady fine
heart no matter how intense tbe grief
> Rv inforIojno ,hon, that no was
aoino to the rofhnr,s bnusn to nrenare
= homo for Them " 2) lie dpcIarod
that in that bousa tbera wore many
abidino nJaccs Heaven is an eternal
dwelling nIaca for God,s children
2 Nv ASSURING them thar he wouJd
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