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BLACKBOARD SKETCHES By E ra Hansell
P au l’s L ast Words, 2 Tim. 4:6-18. I. The end of P au l’s m inistry in view.. 6-8. In this lesson we find P au l’s last words. In these verses he tells th e fact of his earth ly m inistry draw ing to a. close. He is about to leave for hia heavenly reward. This should arouse Timothy to a g reater m inistry. II. Concerning Demas, Luke, Mark and Alexander, 9-15. Explain th is pas sage showing th a t P aul gives in stru c tions concerning his personal affairs and work. III. P au l’s message of th e never for saking Lord. This passage shows th a t although all men forsake us th e Lord never forsakes. This has been proven in all th e previous lessons concerning Paul. ‘‘I all on earth forsake, Its wisdom, fame, and power; And Him my only Portion make, My Shield and Tower. ’ ’ —Hudson Taylor.
DECEMBER 25, 1921 CHRISTMAS LESSON: THE VISIT OF THE WISE MEN Golden Text: “And when they had opened th e ir treasu res, they presented unto Him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and m yrrh.“ Mat. 2:11. LESSON TEXT Mat. 2:1-12.
(T) N ow w h en J e s u s w a s b o rn in B e th leh e m of J u d e a in th e d a y s of H e ro d th e K in g , b eh o ld th e re cam e w ise m en fro m th e e a s t to J e r u salem , (2) S ay in g , W h e re is h e th a t is b o rn K in g of. th e Je w s ? fo r w e h av e se en h is s ta r in th e e a st, a n d a re com e to w o rsh ip him . (3) W h en H ero d th e king- h a d h e a rd th ese, th in g s, h e w a s tro u b le d , a n d a ll J e ru s a le m w ith him . (4) A nd w h en h e h a d g a th e r e d a ll th e ch ie f p rie s ts a n d sc rib e s of th e p eo p le to g e th e r, he d em an d ed o f th e m w h e re C h rist S hould be b o rn . (5) A nd th e y sa id u n to him . In B e th le h e m of Ju d e a : fo r th u s it is w r itte n b y th e p ro p h e ts. (0) A nd th o u B e th leh em , in th e la n d of Ju d a , a r t n o t th e le a s t am o n g th e p rin c e s of J u d a : fo r o u t of th e e sh a ll com e a G o v ern o r, t h a t sh a ll ru le m y p eo p le Is ra e l. (7) T h en H ero d , w h en h e h a d p riv ily c a lle d th e w ise m en, e n q u ire d of th e m d ili g e n tly w h a t tim e th e s ta r a p p e a r-
ed. (8) A nd h e s e n t th e m to B e th le hem , a n d sa id , Go a n d se a rc h d ili g e n tly fo r th e y o u n g c h ild ; a n d w h en y e h a v e fo u n d h im b rin g m e w o rd a g a in t h a t I m a y com e a n d w o rsh ip h iih also . - (9) W h en th ey , h a d h e a rd th e k in g , th e y d e p a rte d and, lo, th e s ta r , w h ic h th e y sa w n th e e a s t, w e n t b e fo re th em , till i t cam e a n d sto o d o v er w h e re th e y o u n g ch ild w as. (10) W h en th e y sa w th e s ta r, th e y re jo ic e d w ith e x c e e d in g g r e a t jo y . (11) A nd w h en th e y w e re com e in to th e h o u se, th e y sa w th e y o u n g c h ild w ith M a ry h is m o th e r, a n d fe ll dow n, a n d w o rs h ip p ed H im : a n d w h en th e y h a d o p e n ed th e ir tre a s u re s , th e y p re se n te d u n to h im g if ts ; gold, a n d f r a n k in cense, a n d m y rrh . (12) A n d b e in g w a rn e d o f G od in a d re a m t h a t th e y sh o u ld n o t r e tu r n to H ero d , th e y d e p a rte d in to th e ir ow n c o u n try a n o th e r w ay .
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