The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-01-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
JANUARY 20, 1861
BY Rev. George Harper,
511 Avenue G.,
C~ooxwood Mics


511 Avenue G.,
Greenwood, Miss.
JESUS AUTHORITY CHAL-
LENGED, TOPIC
WHY is CHRIST OUR
AUTHORITY? John 5 Print
John 5:9c-24.
MEMORY SELECTION -
Verify, verify, l say unto you.
He that heareth my word, and
believeth on him that sent
me, hath everlasting life, and
shall not come into condem-
nation; but is passed from
death unto lift. - John 5:24).
Hearing and believing are
closely associated. In fact,
hearing leads to believing. For
this reason, people should go
where they hear the sound
gospel preached and give heed
to its admonitiOn. Faith is an
act of the will that involves
obedience to the words of
Christ. 1t is of utmost inn
portance what we hear and
what we believe, because it in
wolves our eternal destiny.
Believing and accepting Christ
bring such a great change,
both for time and eternity,
that no sinner can afford to
neglect to believe i'm Christ.
THE JEWS QUESTION
THE MAN WHO WAS HEAL
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A mighty miracle Of mercy
was performed on the Sab
bath day; John, the writer of
the fourth Gospel. was inspir-
ed to record several of the
most important and mighty
miracles which Christ per-
formed. He presents them
from the point of view which
emphasizes the Deity of
Christ. .,ss
This impotent man was
commanded to arise, take up
his bed and walk. He prompt
ly obeyed Christ and did as he
was commanded and it hap
pened that this was on Sab
bath. The Jews who saw him
walking and carrying his bed
overlooked the miracle power
of Christ and condemned the
man for carrying his bed,
which was contrary to their
traditions. They were not
pleased or blessed because he
was healed, but murmured be-
cause he carried his bed.
THE JEWS PLOT AGAINST
JESUS FOR PERFORMING
THE MIRACLE:
Persistence in sin is a worse
disease than paralysis. The
consequences of persistence in
sin are more terrible than the
consequence of paralysis. The
man was happy to tell the
Jews that Jesus had made
him whole. He did not know
that his enthusiasm was to do
harm to Jesus out of their
way. The testimony of the
healed man clinched their case
against Jesus as a Sabbath
breaker.
JESUS is CHARGED WITH
BLASPHEMY:
Jesus gave an unexpected
turn to the Jews argument.
In their mock piety they argu-
ed that God rested on the
Sabbath and they like Him
also rest. Jesus retorted with,
my Father worketh and
l work" IN SHORT Jesus
argued, | am following the
example of the Father, not
you. 1t is easy to see how
this turn in the argument
would embarrass them more.
Jesus was too skillful for
them, He showed them up
before spectators who had re-
spected them through the
years. They could not say, we
do not like this Man because
He is sincere and we are OPP
portunists. Even though all
of that was true, they could
not admit it unless they we're
ready to resign their offices
and give up their fat income.
So they evaded the issue again
They bounced upon Jesus use
of my Father" They said.
This Sabbath eaker is now
trying to make Himself equal
with God. That is blasphemy
JESUS DISCLOSES THE
SOURCE OF HIS POWER:
There is nothing that He
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