The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1961-03-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
MARCH 19, 1861

Greenwood, Miss.
JESUS PRAYS FOR HIS OWN
Temperance
John IT; Print-John 17:13-
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MEMORY SELECTION -
pray not that thou shouldest
take them out of the world,
but that thou shouldest keep
them from the evil.-(John
1918. Christ knew that His
own would have to pass
through trials and persecu-
tions, but in spite of the trials,
it will be better for them to
face and endure them. Christ
could take them very easily
out of the world when they
became saints, even by trans
lating them. Christ could
take them very easily out of
the world when they became
saints, even by translating
them. Christ does not take
people to heaven Immediately
after they are ready to go. He
designs that the Christians
shall live for Him on earth,
witness to sinners and repre-
sent Him on earth. However,
Christ does pray that the be-
levers will be preserved from
evil, that is, Satan the evil
one, and evil in general. He
does this by giving them grace
for every trial.
JESUS PRAYS FOR THE
PROTECTION OF HIS DIS
CIPLES: Our problem today
is how to live in this world,
how to use this world and yet
how not to be swept away by
it. The problem of being hui
man with all of the inherent
temptations INVOLVES temper
ance. Physical needs are real
and not evil in themselves.
The evil arises in taking the
satisfaction of human needs
and normal human urges out
of the place where they be-
long. The microscopy prayer
asks that believers live a nor
nal life, but that they not be
swallowed up by its evils.
JESUS PRAYS FOR THE
SANCTIFICATION OF HIS
DISCIPLES: When man is
born of the Spirit he is a new
creature. Therefore, Jesus
could say of His disciples, they
are not of the world. There
fore, Jesus could say of His
disciples, they are not of the
world. Because they do not
think as the world thinks, nor
participate in the things of the
world, their very presence will
be a source of tension in the
world. Jesus knew thai there
must be a deep sense of dedi-
cation. There must be earn
estness of spirit. Thus it was
an exceedingly practical re
quest on the part of Jesus that
God should sanctify His dis
ciples through His truth. The
specific instrument of sanctifi-
cation which Jesus points out
is Gods word. With the help
of Christ Jesus we can grow
increasingly stronger to with
stand the onslaughts of a wick
cd world.
JESUS PRAYS rOR THE
UNITY or HIS DISCIPLES.
Christ prayed now for the con
yerts who would be- made BY
the disciples he prayed that
they 81 may be one AZ this
point IN The prayer we have 4
serious condemnation Of our.
selves. Jesus had q good prac-
teal reason for desiring that
there should be unity in the
Church. His reason was that
the world may believe. In
other words. Jesus set up our
unity as a sign TO the world
that He was sent by the Faith
er. Christ prayed for Himself
that the Christian could be
benefited by those petitions
being granted to Him. In re-
lation to their future welfare.
He prayed that they might be
glorified, to be given the right
to dwell with Him eternally in
heaven and to share His glory.
JESUS PRAYS FOR ULTI-
MATE UNION WITH HIS DIS
C-PLES: Jesus asks that Mis-
disciples Gall of them) might
be with Him. That could only
mean in His heavenly state