Illustrated by Gladys Bowman
Elmer L. Wilder, Th.D.
at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spike nard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair.” In the envelope, I find a small “D”, which will remind us of the duty Mary and Martha had toward the Lord Jesus at the supper. Martha’s duty was to serve, and Mary’s duty was to give the costly ointment. (Scotch tape this “D” to the lower right-hand corner of the envelope.) There is a second “D” in the en velope, and we will let it remind us of the devotion which Mary and Mar tha had for Christ. This means that they loved Him more than any oth er. Some may have come to- see Laz arus, but they had come to serve Jesus, because they loved Him. (Tape this letter to the bottom of the en velope, near the middle.) The third letter in the envelope is another “D”, and we are reminded of the delight that came to all pres ent because Mary and Martha were in the place' of service. In verse 3 we read, “And the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.” The guests and servants alike enjoyed the perfume of the ointment and it be came a delight to all. (Paste this letter near the lower left-hand comer of the envelope.) The Lord expects certain things of us today. He wants us to be in our place of duty. He wants us to be de voted to Him—love Him more than others; and when we give our best to Him as did Mary, our lives will be a delight to others. OBJECTS: A mirror, a candle, and a piece of cardboard about 2 feet square. (Take a piece of paper the size of the mirror and cut out a heart- shaped piece near the tpp, and two pieces the shape of feet at the bottom. Paste the paper over the mirror. Leave the heart clear, but smear mud or water colors on the feet.) March 21, 1954 D irty and D uty
in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Be- lievest thou this?” (John 11:25, 26). (Tape this “D” to the bottom of the envelope, near the middle.) There is another part to this story, and another “D” in the envelope. Christ did not allow Lazarus to re main in the grave, for we read, “he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth” (v. 43). We will let the 3rd “D” remind us of the deliverance of Lazarus, as told us in verse 44, “And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with grave- clothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.” (Tape this “D” near the lower left-hand comer of the envelope.) OBJECTS: A large envelope, 3 small “Ds” cut from paper, and a large “S” cut from the church notices of a newspaper. (Place the small “Ds” inside the envelope and paste the “S” o® the outside of the envelope.) LESSON: If you could read the words on this large “S” you would realize that they are entirely different from the ones we had in our last lesson. March 14, 1954 A G lad L etter
March 7, 1954 A S ad L etter
OBJECTS: A large envelope, 3 small “Ds” cut from paper, and a large “S” cut from the death notices of a news paper. (Place the small “Ds” inside the envelope and paste the “S” on the outside of the envelope.) LESSON: Do you have any idea as to what the “S” on this large envelope
could represent? It is cut from a newspaper and if you could see the printing on it you would observe that it is death notices. “It stands for sorrow,” I hear some one say. Yes, you are correct. The 11th chap ter of John tells about the death of Lazarus, the brother of Mary and Martha. A death always brings sor row to loved ones and friends. We will see what we find inside the en velope. Here is a “D”, which we will let remind us of the death of Lazarus. (With a piece of Scotch tape swing from the bottom of the envelope, near the right-hand comer.) There was sadness and sorrow in the home of Mary and Martha. The story does not end here, for which we are thankful. There is another “D” in the envelope, and we will let it remind us of the doubts which the sisters had. Both of them said to Jesus, “Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother had not died2’ (John 11:21, 32). It is a very com mon thing for people to have doubts in the time of death and sorrow. Christ was interested in removing doubts and He said, “I am the resur rection, and ihe life: he that believeth
They tell of church services, and we will let the “S” remind us of the serv ice given by Mary and Martha at the supper in Bethany, as told us in the 12th chapter of John. In verses 2 and 3 we read, “There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat
48
THE K IN G 'S BU SIN ESS
Made with FlippingBook - Online magazine maker