The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-07
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
COOPERATING IN SERVICE
BY HIGHT {. MOORE

the following spring: The Son OF
man must be delivered into the
hands of men; by them he should
third day. But they understood
not that saying" This was not
due to the obsculity OF the words,
for. they were perfectly clear, but
to the unexpectedness of their
content which manifestly did not
register upon the minds of the
disciples. Did they not think that
he was able and willing TO inform
them more fully? Yet they were
afraid to ask him." 1t is possible
that they feared the worst, and 1t
is natural not to want to know
the worst. We're they afraid that
his explanation would dash their
hopes to fragments? Perhaps they
had not forgotten the sharp re-
Duke which Jesus had given Peter
on this very trip. At any rate,
they kept silent on the matter OF
supreme Importance.
THE SPIRIT OF SERVICE
(Mark 9:33.37)
THE SOVEREIGN CHRIST
magnifies childlikeness as the
spirit of service. On their way
home from Caesarea Philippi the
Apostles showed spirit of self
ishness. They recognized in Jesus
the Messiah but thought his King
dom would be material rather
than spiritual, anticipating its
early establishment and took it
for granted that high positions
would be held by the Twelve.
They therefore had no little ar
gument as to who should be
greatest, and some GOODNESS if not
bitterness was engendered. Such
selfishness had to be checked. SO
upon reaching Capernaum Jesus
raised the question and thrust his
probe into their hearts. First he
lai ddown the principle that any
man who would be first in honor
must be first in service. Then in
the center Of the group he took
a little boy into his arms and sol
emily told them that they could
not even enter the Kingdom un-
less they became as little chill
dren: How unpretentiOus was the
infant, how void of pride and
equivocation and hypocrisy; how
full of loving docility and trust
ing simplicity! Here was their
model, not in the governors chair
nor on the emperor's throne. And
let them. know that the Master
Identifies himself with his fol-
lowers and especially with the lit
tie ones in his Kingdom. Hence
receiving them is receiving him
and receiving him is receiving
the Father on high. Here then is
the shining way upward: The least
become the great and humility
precedeS honor.
THE SCOPE OF SERVICE !
mark 9:3s.4lD !
THE SERVING CHRIST thru
impartial activity widens the
scope of service. Even the below
ed John and some Of his associ- |
ates betrayed selfishness in their
service. They found a certain
man, presumably Jew, using the
name of Jesus in the
casting out of demons. They re-
garded it a dissertation and the
open road to all sorts Of abuse,
So they commanded him to quit
because he was not 4 fellow dis
CHILE with them. The work he did
was good and certainly needed;
the name he used was somehow
but he did not belong
to the exclusive group of the dis
ciples who felt that they had
of their Masters name
and fame and power. But imme-
diately and we imagine with al
most a tinge of sternness he re-
bul;ed their restriction. And OF
course his reason was sound. If
you are doing good every right
does is for you whether he is
with you or not. And we ought
to recognize good whenever and
wherever it appears. Moreover,
the mental task if glorified by 10y
atty to Christ will. not go unre-
warded. How thI circle of gOod
thus widens at the Masters
WORK WITH OTHERS - :.
FOR CHRIST
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