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tude following Jesus. They were hoping for another miracle. But this ‘time Jesus preached them a sermon. It was about the Bread of Life. His message was like this: “ Do not work so hard for bread that per ishes; work for the bread that lasts forever, which the Son of man will give to you. I am the Bread of Life. Believe on Me, and you have life.”
. . . He seized' it. T o their surprise and joy, it yields to his arms; it bends till the bow string touches his ear. The wife, now sure that he is her long-lost husband, throws herself into his fond embrace, and his household confesses him the true Ulysses. If I may compare small things with great, our Lord gave such proofs of His divinity when He stood a stranger in His own home, despised and rejected, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. He bent the stubborn bow of nature to His will, and proved Himself Creator by His mastery over creation.— ‘Illustrations from Mythol ogy, by W . E. Biederwolf. Jesus Feeding Hungry People J ohn 6:1-51 Memory Verse: “ He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth” (Psa. 104:14). Approach: After the Lord Jesus had performed some miracles, many people fol
Object Lesson C heerful or T earful
Objects: Tw o large rubber bands. (Put one in a slow oven until the elasticity is killed. )V-s Lesson: These two rubber bands look very much alike, but they are very different. A rubber band, to be useful, has to be willing to give. One of these bands does give, but the other refuses to give. We often find Christians who are just like these bands. Some remember the words of Paul in 2 Corinthians 9 :7: “ God loveth a cheerful giver,” and they give freely. Others are selfish and refuse to give. A little girl who could not yet talk plainly once tried to say, “ God loveth a cheerful giver,” and instead of saying ‘‘cheerful” she said “tearful.” There are many who act as though they thought God loved the tearful givers rather than the cheerful givers! This first rubber band gives willingly. When I try to stretch the other one, it , breaks in pieces. Often we see people who act as though it would break their hearts if they had to give to the Lord’s work. When we give cheerfully, God is pleased to accept and use such a gift. In the sixth chapter of John we read about a boy who w illingly gave his lunch to Jesus. Jesus took the gift, blessed it, and used it to feed more than five thousand people. I f He could take one lunch and bless so many people, how much greater would be the blessing if a life were cheerfully given to Him to be used for His glory! cians making the investigations. One pre sents the cost in dollars and cents only, with no consideration of balancing the cost with the financial returns gained from traffic in the beverage. Another gives first con sideration to the employment offered to those engaged in the business. Another stresses the misery, sorrow, and despair caused by the liquor traffic. The Bible repeatedly sets forth the evils of intemperance. Some of the strongest curses in Scripture are pronounced against it. From centuries of human experience and history we are assured of the truth of the
lowed Him. They followed, not because they believed Him to be the Son of God, but to see the mir acles that He could do. Lesson Story: One day as He was rest ing by the Sea of Galilee, the crowds followed Him. There were more than five
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thousand people. It grew late; they were far from a village, and they had nothing to eat. One little boy had brought a lunch — five little buns and two small fishes. How could tfiis possibly feed,all of these hungry people? It couldn’t, without God’s help. But Jesus was God. He took the food and blessed it, and divided it among His dis ciples. They passed it among the people, and as they did, there was always some thing left to divide again until every one had had enough,Sand there were twelve baskets of food left over. Then the people believed that Jesus was a “ Prophet,” but they believed only because of the miracle that He had done. Jesus left the crowds and His disciples, feeling sad and tired. Would the people always have to have signs and wonders to make them believe? The next day there was the same multi
JANUARY 31, 1937 THE FINANCIAL COST OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES P roverbs 23:29-32 Lesson Text: Prov. 21:17; 23:20, 21; Matt. 24:45-51; John 6:26, 27, 35.
Golden Text: “Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labor for that which satisfieth not?” (Isa. 55:2). Outline and Exposition I. T h e F olly of I ntem perance (Prov. 21:17) T he financial cost of alcoholic bever ages can never be tabulated accur ately. Reports, when presented in any set of figures, are bound to vary ac cording to the viewpoints of the statisti
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