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4. "Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief" (v. 24). Note the mixture of faith and unbelief in the same heart. In every Christian to -a greater or lesser degree there exists this mix ture. The faith we have must be exer cised by constant usage so that it will become stronger and stronger. Every semblance of unbelief must be re sisted, for unbelief is the greatest hindrance to spiritual progress. Golden Text Illustration M ark 9:24 In the early days o f emigration to the West, a traveler once came for the first time’in his life to the banks of the mighty’Mississippi. There was no' bridge. It was early winter, and the surface of the great river was sheeted with gleaming ice. He knew nothing of its thickness, however, and feared to trust himself to it. He hesi tated long, but night was coming on, and he must rqach the other shore. At length, with many fears and in fi nite caution, he crept out on hands and knees, thinking thus to distribute his weight as much as possible, and trem bling with every sound. When he had gone in this way, painfully, about half way over, he heard a sound of sing ing behind him. There in the dusk was a colored man, driving a four- horse load of coal across the ice, and singing as he went! Many a Chris tian c r e e p s tremblingly , out upon God’s promises, where another, strong er in faith, goes singing through life upheld by the same Word. —Christian Herald. Father's Sick Bay M ark 9:2-29 MEMORY VERSE: “There is none like unto th£ Lord our God” (Ex. 8:10). AIM: To show that Jesus is the divine Son o f God, able to care for us when no one else can. APPROACH: When any one is ill at our house, we want so much to have that person get well that we say, “Oh, I wish I could do something to help!” There was once a father who felt that way because his son was ill. The f a t h e r took the bby to Jesus’ friends. LESSON STORY: Coming back from an important meeting on a mountain, Jesus saw a great crowd of people.
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The Lord Jesus looked at the poor, thin boy. He knew, even before the fa'ther told Him, that something was making the boy ill. Sometimes his illness would make .him fall down— on the floor, or even into the fire or the water—wherever he happened to be. Because Jesus is the Son o f God, He could make the boy well. But He wanted the father to know that, and the people to know it, too. Jesus said to the boy’s father, “If thou canst be lieve, all tilings are possible to him that believeth” (v. 23). Right away the father answered like this: “Lord, I believe. Help me to trust Thee more!” Then the loving Lord Jesus spoke to the boy. He took his hand and lifted him up, and the boy was well. When nobody else could help him, the Lord Jesus made him ..strong again. Jesus wants to help us, too. O b ject Lessoi^ A “ T ” AND A “ V ” OBJECTS: A paper mountain, a pa per “ V,” and a red cross (Make the mountain by using a p i e c e of light green paper 8% x ll inches,. The long side should be the base. Sketch a few pine trees on the mountain. The cross should be made of paper 6V2 inches high by 3% inches wide. The upright should be 1 inch w ide,.and
the crossbar the same in depth. Color the- cross red. Two inches from the top of the mountain make a horizontal slit 1 inch long to receive the top of the cross. The “ V” should be enough smaller than the mountain to allow it to hide behind the mountain. Color the “V” lightly with a black crayon. With the top o f the “V” and the base of the mountain together, hinge with mending tape. Fold a small piece of paper and cut out a paper man, and fasten, with mending tape, in the lower part of the “ V.” Begin the lesson with the “V” folded behind the mountain. The cross, with the upper part hidden in the slot, will leave a “T ” showing.) LESSON: What would you think if you saw large “T ” on a mountain? I will tell you now, it does not refer to any school. “Does it stand for the word ‘Trans figuration’?” Yes. It reminds us of the time when Christ took Peter, James, and John up the mountain and was transfigured before them. These four were not the only ones present, fo r we are told in Mark 9:4, “And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.” We will let this “T ” also stand for “Talk.” The Gos pel of Luke tells us that they talked a b o u t Christ’s death. Notice, the “T ” is changing into a cross, remind-
They were talking; some o n e seemed to be asking ques tions, and the oth ers trying to an swer. “What is the ques tion?” the L o r d Jesus asked. “It is about my son,” a man in the
crowd answered in words like these. “I brought him to Your friends here, but they could not make him well.”
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