The Coolidge examiner., 1937-02-04

LESSON TEXT-John s:12, 81, 32;
| Gill.
GOLDEN TEXT am the light of the
world: he that followeth me shall not
walk in darkness, but shall have the
light of life.
PRIMARY TOPIC - When Jesus
Passed By.
JUNIOR TOPIC-When Jesus Passed
| BY.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
| IC-HoW Jesus Is the Light of the World.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Walking in the Light With Jesus.
1.-The Light of the World Is
Jesus!" Who does not remember
with what delight we as children
sang Come to the light, tits shining
for thee . The Light of the world
is Jesus" How precious was the
truth that. thus flooded our souls.
Jesus was the light, and just as the
sunlight shed its glory on an aWak-
ening world at dawn, so he shed
abroad the light of God in the hearts
of men. The writer of these lessons
pens these words with the prayer
that as this portion of Gods Holy
Word is studied and taught, the
light may break forth on many a
soul caught in the bewilderment of
this dark world.
Our study centers around three
simple words fraught with beauty
and rich in meaning.
/. Light John 8:12).
The text says, ''Then spake
Jesus" When? Just after he had
silenced the hypocritical accusers
of woman taken in sin, and had
spoken the word of peace to her
troubled soul. She was to "go and
sin no more because she had met
him who is the Light of the
World" They that follow him shall
not walk in darkness; they are the
children of light, they have the very
light of life.
II. Freedom wv. 81, 32).
Free! Four letters, but what
depth of meaning! Chains have fall
en- off, prison doors are open. The
one who was bound is free.
But here we are concerned with
an even more important liberty, the
freedom of the soul. Many there
are who boast of their independence
but who are naught but slaves.
Jesus said, "Whosoever committeth
sin is the servant of SIM (John
8:34), not its master.
How shall they be freed? Note
three things in these verses. Cd A
condition, IF ye continue in my
word" This means not only pro-
fession of faith but daily appropri-
alton and realization of his truth in
life. CO A promise, "Ye shall know
the truth" The PHILOSOPHERS of men
profess to be a seeking after truth
but how few there are who look to
the one place where it can be found
in Jesus Christ. CD A result,
1.-The truth shall make you free"
Truth always sets free. Men are
enslaved because, as in some for
eign lands, they have not had the
opportunity to learn the truth 1--WE
have failed to send iD or because
they have rejected it.
iii. Vision (John 9:1-1D.
This is one of the most instructive
passages in Scripture. A man born
blind is seen by Jesus. His dis
ciples note his intent and begin to
theorize on a theological question.
They had learned so little of the
compassionate spirit of Jesus that
they saw in this blighted life only
an illustration of theological the
ory. May God help us that we may
never be so blind.
Jesus goes at once to work. He
was in the world to do the works of
God. He and the Father always
work. Let us follow his blessed
example. The Kings business re-
quires haste" Let us work while
it is day, the night cometh when
no man can work"
By a loving and gracious act,
Jesus Stirs in the heart of the man
that faith which causes him to go,
to wash, and, glory to God, he sees!
Such a personal experience of the
divine power of the Son of God
leaves no doubt in the mans mind
that the one who caused him to
see sis a prophet" All of mans
doubts concerning the deity of Jesus
Christ disappear when he becomes
his Saviour.
Read the remainder of the chap
ter and note how this mans faith is
victorious in the face of trials, per-
secution, and even of eXcommuni-
cation; for outside the temple he
met Jesus and takes him as his
Lord. AS DR.. Scroggie puts it, "His
excommunication was a promotion.
He went from the synagogue to the
Saviour"