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is the promise— how about th e fact? Look back over your whole life. Have you sought first the extension of th a t kingdom and the incorporation into your own life of th a t righteousness? and have you in a life of consecrated service actually suffered from want? Im agination may picture to us possible w ant in the future, but when memory draws the scenes of the canvas of the past, she w itnesses th a t to all His word He is faith fu l th a t promised.— Pierson. U» US’
with a view to our entire and final, not only our immediate, happiness.— Thorald. v. 29. Doubtful m ind. Literally, “Do not toss about like boats in the offing”— a metaphor for suspense.—• Gamb. Bible. v. 30. Your F a th e r knoweth. Addi tional reason for banishing undue anxiety about worldly things.— Crit. Com. v. 31. Seek ye th e kingdom . Such
JANUARY 7, 1923 JESUS HEALING o n t h e s a b b a t h Golden Text.— It is lawful to do good on th e sabbath day. Matt. 12:12. LESSON TEXT Luke 13. (Read Ex. 20,:8-11; Isa. 35; 56:1-8; Mk. 2 :23-3:5.)
in th em th e re fo re com e a n d be h ealed , a n d n o t on th e sa b b a th day. (15) T h e L o rd th e n a n sw e re d him , , a n d said , T h o u h y p o c rite , d o th n o t each o n e of y o u on th e sa b b a th day loose h is ox o r h is a s s fro m th e sta ll; a n d le a d him a w a y to w a te r - , in g ? (16) A nd o u g h t n o t th is • w om an , b e in g a d a u g h te r of A b ra ham , w hom S a ta n h a th bound, lo, th e se e ig h te e n y e a rs, be lo o sed rro m th is b o n d on th e sa b b a th d a y ? (17) A nd w h en he h a d said th e s e th in g s, a ll h is a d v e rs a rie s w e re a sh am e d ; a n d a ll th e p eo p le rejo iced fo r all th e g lo rio u s th in g s th a t w e re done uy him . In tro d u c tio n : Here is a little h eart picture in the life of our Lord— full of interesting and homely teaching; a story to arouse in tense h eart in terest in young and old; W hat He sees; what LESSON He feels; w hat He EXPOSITION does; what He says; T. C. H orton what results. It is a lesson easy
(10) A nd lie w as te a c h in g in one of th e sy n a g o g u e s on th e sa b b a th . (11) A nd, beh o ld , th e re w a s a w om an w h ich h a d a s p ir it of in firm ity e ig h te e n y ears, a n d w a s bow ed to g e th e r, a n d co u ld in no w ise lift up h e rse lf. (12) A nd w h en Je su s sa w h er, he called h e r to hiih, an d s a i l u n to h e r, W om an, th o u a r t loosed fro m th in e in firm ity . (13) A nd he laid h is h a n d s on h e r: a n d im m ed iately sh e w a s m ad e s tra ig h t, a n d g lo rified God. (14) A nd th e ru le r of th e sy n a g o g u e a n sw e re d w ith in d ig n a tio n , b ecau se th a t Je su s h a d h ealed on th e sa b b a th day, an d sa id u n to th e people, T h e re a re six d a y s in w h ich m en o u g h t to w o rk : Ciutline : (1 ) \ The H abit of Jesus, v., 10. (2) The Helpless Woman, v. 11. C3) The H eart of Jesus, v. 12. (4) The Hands of Jesus, v .13. (5) The H eart of th e Hypocrite, vs. 14-16. (6) The Happy People, v. 17.
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