The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1959-12-05
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
DECEMBER 6, 1859
BY Rev. George Harper,
Sill Avenue G.,
Greenwood. Miss.

oAA avenue W.,
Greenwood, Miss.
STANDING BY A NEW
CONVERT:
Acts 9:10-31 Print-(Acts
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MEMORY SELECTION =
Be We kind one to another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one
another, even as God for
Christs sake hath forgiven
you.-(Ephesians 4::32) BE
you kind one to another" This
implies the principle of love in
the heart, and the outward ex-
preston of it, in an affable,
humble, courteous behaviour.
"Tender-hearted;;" that is, mer-
ciful, and having a tender
sense of the distreSSes and suf-
ferings of others, so as to be
quickly moved to compassion
and pity.
"Forgiving one another"
Occasions of difference will
happen among Christ's dis
ciples; and they must be ready
to forgive, therein resembling
God himself, who "for ChriSt's
sake hath forgiven them, :"
Those who are forgiven of God
should be of forgiven spirit,
and should forgive even as
God forgives.
ANANIAS SENT TO SAUL:
"And there was certain dis
ciple at Damascus, named Ana
MAS; and to him said the Lord
in a vision, Ananias. And he
said, Behold, | am here, Lord"
There was a fellowship be-
tween God and Ananias that
made revelation and vision
possible for him, because Ana
MAS kept in tune with the
Spirit of God. When God
called upon Ananias to use
him for a specific mission, he
responded readily and obedi-
emily to the call, Behold, here
am l." "And the Lord said
unto him, Arise, and go into
the street which is called
Straight, and enquire in the
house of Judas for one called
Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold
he prayeth" Ananias was
directed to go there and To-
cate Saul to render him some
very needed and special SER
vice. 1t could have been that
Saul was praying for some
thing special, for some Chris
tan guidance and direction,
for he had seen in a vision a
man named Ananias coming in
and laying his hand upon him
that he might receive his
sight. "And hath seen in a
vision a man named Ananias
coming in, and putting his
hand on him, that he might
receive his sight - This was
Gods way of arranging things
for Saul and Ananias to CO.
operate with each other in a
single incident, although they
had not yet seen each other.
"Then Ananias answered,
Lord, l have heard by many
of this man, how much evil
he hath done to thy saints at
Jerusalem" After his con
sent to the death of Stephen,
Saul made 'havoc" of the
church in Jerusalem. It seems
that the murder of Stephen
touched off madness in Saul
like the taste of blood to a
wild beast. From that time
till his encounter with Jesus
on the road to Damascus Saul
appears to have led the drive
in prosecuting the Christians
"And here he hath authority
from the chief priests to binc
all that call upon thy name
Even before he arrived In
Damascus news had come tC
the city that Saul had gone
to the chief priests and gotter
special permission to make {
raid on the Damascus Chris
tians.
"But the Lord said unto
him, Go thy way: for he is {
chosen vessel unto me, to beal
my name before the Gentiles
and kings, and the children O.
Israeli - In order that Ana
MAS might be treasured of hi,
safety and Saul's harmless
the Lord tells him of the flu
ture plan that has been lait
out for Saul. For | vii
shew him how great things h,
must suffer for NV name'