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dian. His face frightened, and he
held out his hand to me. Jesus
help Indian love white man." he
said. Just so, Jesus helps white man
love white man, too.
The lesson for Sunday is found in
John 6:35-40; 1887; and Colossians
1920, with Philippians 2:5-11 as the
devotional reading.
TEACHER AND LORD
TAKE the opening passage, John
l. 1887, where Jesus is pictured
as taking a basin Of water and tow
el, kneeling at the disciples feet.
washing their feet. and drying them.
Do you not feel the blessed Saw.
iour's very nature flooding the
scene?
1t requires true love, true hui
mility, to serve In that role. Sup
pose someone came to render
this service to you? And suppose
that One was the Son Of God?
Why did Jesus wash the disciples
feet? Because he loved them, and
he wanted them to love other people
enough to do for them anything that
would convince them Of the love
which they had in their hearts for
them. Here we see him as the great
teacher.
GAS 1 HAVE LOVED YOU"
D UT Peter draws back. He cannot
- conceive of Jesus washing his
feet. Why? Because Peter did not yet
understand the nature of Jesus. The
memory verse for Sunday is helpful
just here. Jesus said, 'Love one an
other; even as I have loved you,"
John 1884.
Peter acted very naturally, even
if we may be tempted to say that
he acted foolishly. In fact, he acted
just about like any of us would have
acted under similar circumstances.
But when Jesus explained to
Peter what he was about, Peter
then asked that Jesus wash not
only his feet, but also his hands
and head.
THIS is JESUS
INTERMEDIATES, young people
L and adults, having carefully read
the passage in the 18th chapter Of
John, where Jesus washes the dis
ciples' feet, will now turn to John
6: 354O. and Colossians 1920, and
see the expansion Of this great truth
over into the expressed win Of God
for his followers.
II A true understanding Of this sec
ton will lead us to ponder prayer
fully the nature Of Jesus in the
various titles accorded him In the
Scriptures - Son of Man, Son Of
God, Master, Rabbi, Teacher,
Physician, Vine, Light, Good Shep-
herd, Bread Of Life, Comforter,
Friend and Saviour.
All Of these titles he bore, and
yet we see him kneeling to wash
the feet Of everyday people. Thy
gentleness hath made me great"
intermediates and young people will
wisely set themselves to the task
of identifying the nature Of Jesus in
the people of their community. Such
study will lead you to earnestly seek
to walk in his blessed example, low
ing as he loved.
"WHAT THINK YE OF CHRISTI"
a ND now we are ready for the
climax Of the lesson, when
Peter declares, ''Thou art the
Christ, the Son Of the Living Cod"
Matthew 1915.
We cannot long stand in the
! presence Of the story Of this les
SON and fail to conclude with
Peter that none save the Son Of
God can do such wondrOus things
can love IS he loved.
Beginning with the Incarnation.
we follow through the sweeping
claims of Jesus. and we know Of
truth that he was very God. Con-
vinced, then, that we are In the pres
ence Of God when we contemplate
the nature of Jesus, what are we
to say? Does not Isaac Watts sug-
gest the answer?
when I sUrVey the w0n4r0Hs cross,
i On sObieb the Prince Of glory died,
7, NV richest gain I count bit loss,
And b0Nr contempt on ell my pride.
See. from bis bead, bis bSuds, bis feet,
Sorrow end loOs f0tO mingled dosVn.
D;G s'ey such LoVe Snd s0rr0sV meet,
o, tborns compose 50 rich q erOsOni
Were The sObOls realm 0t nature mine,
That vere . present fSr too small;
Love so amazing. 50 diVjns,
Densands my soHl, nv life. my sLH
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Of Religious Education On behalf of 90
Protestant denominations. Released b.
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