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I N T E R N A T I O N A L L E S S O N Commentary Outline and Exposition Blackboard Lesson Children s Division Object Lesson . Golden Text Illustration By B. B. S u t c l if f e By G r e t c h e n S ib l e y By H e l e n G a il e y By E l m e r L. W ild er By J o h n H . H u n t e r Points and Problems B y A lva J. M c C l a in , President of Grace Theological Seminary, Winona Lake, Ind.
tion of the church. The church is built upon “this rock”—and this Scripture is one of the three in which “this” stands for the person (cf. John 2:19; 6:58). The church was not then in existence; its manifestation was still in the future. Concerning “the profession,” that is, the avowed followers of Christ, among whom are both saved and lost, Christ gave Peter the power to open the doors of the kingdom to Jews and Gentiles alike. He also gave the authority to exercise discipline as is indicated by the “keys,” and the binding and loosing. These statements have nothing to do with eternal conditions, but relate to men’s profession on earth (cf. Matt. 18:18; John 20:23; Acts 5:1-10). in. T h e L ord ' s P rogram (21-23) The .Lord Jesus was fully aware that He was to suffer, die, and rise again. Nothing took Him by surprise. When Christ’s program was made known, Peter immediately opposed the plan be cause he failed to comprehend tlie sig nificance of the resurrection. Peter’s reasoning was human; induced by the first law of nature, that of self-preserva tion. But in reality this reasoning was controlled by Satan, for without our -Lord’s death and resurrection, sin could not be put away, and God’s eternal pur poses could not be wrought out. UNION LESSON HELPS % on the International Uniform Lessons are based > squarely ori the Bible, Union Lesson Helps stand for and emphasize the foundation truths held in common by all evangelical Christians. Undenominational and uncontroversial they can be used with safety in any Sunday scho6L Write for free specimens ' AMERICAN SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION 1816 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, :Pa.
JANUARY 7, 1940 THE CHRISTIAN’S CONFESSION OF FAITH M a t t h e w 16:13-28
M a tth e w 16 :1 3 W h e n J e a n s c am e In to th e c o a s ts o f C a e s a r e a P h ilip p i» h e a s k e d h is d iscip les» say in g :, W h o m d o m e n s a y t h a t I, th e S o n o f m a n , am ? 14 A n d th e y s a id , S om e s a y t h a t th o u A rt J o h n t h e B a p tis t; som e, E lia s ; a n d o th e r s , J e r e m ia s , o r o n e o f th e p ro p h e ts . 15 H e s a it h n n to th e m , B n t w h o m s a y y e t h a t I am ? 16 A n d S im o n P e t e r a n s w e r e d a n d sa id , T h o u a r t th e C h ris t, th e S o n o f th e liv in g God. 17 A n d J e s n s a n s w e r e d a n d s a id u n to h im , B le s s e d a r t th o u , S im o n B a r - jo n a : f o r f le s h a n d b lo o d h a t h n o t r e v e a le d i t u n to th e e , b u t m y F a t h e r w h ic h is in h e a v e n . 18 A n d I s a y a ls o u n to th e e , T h a t th o u a r t P e te r , a n d u p o n th i s r o c k I w ill b u ild m y c h u r c h ; :■a n d th e s a t e s o f h e ll s h a ll n o t p r e v a il a g a i n s t i t 19 A n d I w ill g iv e u n to th e e th e k e y s o f th e k in g d o m o f h e a v e n ; a n d w h a ts o e v e r th o u s h a lt b in d o n e a r t h s h a ll b e b o u n d in h e a v e n ; a n d w h a ts o e v e r th o u s h a l t lo o s e o n e a r t h s h a ll b e lo o s e d in h e a v e n . 20 T h e n c h a r g e d h e h is d is c ip le s t h a t t h e y s h o u ld t e l l n o m a n t h a t h e w a s J e s u s th e C h ris t. 21 F r o m t h a t tim e f o r th b e g a n J e s u s to s h o w u n to h is d is c ip le s , h o w t h a t h e m u s t g o u n to J e r u s a le m , a n d s u f f e r m a n y th in g s o f th e e ld e rs a n d c h ie f p r ie s ts a n d s c rib e s , a n d b e k ille d , a n d b e r a is e d a g a in th e th i r d d a y . 22 T h e n P e te r to o k h im , a n d b e g a n to r e b u k e h im , s a y in g , B e i t f a r fr o m th e e . L o rd : th i s s h a ll n o t b e u n to th e e . 23 B u t h e tu r n e d , a n d s a id u n to P e te r , G e t th e e b e h in d m e , S a ta n ; th o u a r t a n o f f e n s e u n to m e t f o r th o u s a v o r e s t n o t th e th i n g s t h a t b e o f G od, b a t th o s e t h a t b e o f m e n . , , 24 T h e n s a id J e s d s u n to h is d is c ip le s , I f a n y m a n w ill c om e a f t e r m e , l e t h im d e n y h im s e lf, a n d t a k e u p h is c ro s s , fo llo w m e . a n d • LE SSO N T E X T * M a tt. 16:13-24. G O LD EN T E X T i “A n d S im o n P e te r a n s w e r e d a n d s a id , T h o u a r t th e C h ris t, th e S o n o f th e liv in g G o d ” (M a tt. 16 tX 6) . D EV O T IO N A L R E A D IN G : Is a , 53:7 -12. Outline and Exposition I. T h e L ord ' s P erson (13-17) B Y MEN and women of the world, our Lord always has been consid ered-as being among the great ,of earth, perhaps the greatest of all (vs. 13, 14). In His own day, some thought He was John the Baptist, re minding them of their obligations to God; others thought He was Elijah, re- [These lessons are developed from outlines prepared by the Committee on Improved Uniform Lessons of the In ternational Council. The outlines are copyrighted by the International Coun cil of Religious Education and used by permission. The Scripture portions quot ed are from the King James Version unless otherwise stated .J
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calling them to righteousness; still oth ers took Him to be Jeremiah, urging for revival of truth; and many others de clared He was at least one of the pro phets. But to all of these individuals He was no more than man. They denied or ignored the fundamental fact of His deity. But to His own, our Lord has always been ‘‘the Christ, the Son of the living God” (v. 16). He is Christ, the Anointed One—perfect in His humanity. He is, moreoyer, the divine Son of God, the One to be worshiped. At the very heart of the believer’s creed is the expression of faith in the perfect God-Man. This knowledge of the person of Christ can never come by natural intui tion; it is a revelation above reason, and is to be received only by those who are willing to bow to God’s revealed truth. The Holy Spirit continues to reveal Christ to all who are willing to accept and to walk in the power of the truth (cf. John 7:17; Acts 8:37; 1 Cor. 12:3; 1 John 4:15). II. T h e L ord ' s P u r po se (18-20) Concerning the c h u r c h , the Lord’s purpose was to build it upon a declara tion relating to His divine PERSON. It is not Peter, but Peter’s confession con cerning Christ, that forms the founda
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Outline: 1. The Guider—“ Thou”---Jesus. a. Qualification—wise, kind, etc. b. Experience—been over the road c. Interest^—He died fpr me 2. The Traveler—“ me” a. Must tak e the journey b. Have not .had experience c. Need ju st such a guide 3. The Road—“ path” a. One of many b. Is a narrow road c. Not many going this way 4. The D estination, “ life” a. C ontrast w ith death b. A delightful anticipation p. A glorious consummation^
W illiam M. Smith, the instructor in Homiletics in Union Bible Seminary, has prepared a course of twenty lessons which will help you. Fifteen methods of outlining: are employed. 1. Word 6 . C ontrast 11. Key-Word 2. Phrasa 7. A nalytical Character 13. Biographical 3. Verse 8 . Synthetic 14 . Expository 4. Chapter 9. Pictorial 15. Cause and 5. Topical 10. N arrative Effect T ext: Thou w ilt shew me th e path of life. Subject; The Journey of Life. M ethod: The Pictorial Outline Method. These 20 Lessons are sent w ith the Gospel Min ister weekly, edited by Mr. Smith, for 26 issues, $1 UNION BIBLE SEMINARY, Dept. 407. W estfield, Ind»
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