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IN T ER N A T IO N A L
SU N D A Y SCHOO L LESSONS
r x ? 1 E X P O S IT IO N A N D P R A C T IC A L C O M M E N T - Keith L. Brooks P O IN T S of the L E S S O N , T .C .H orton L E S S O N P IC T U R E , C . A .K iU in ski IL L U S T R A T IO N S - W . H . Pike ' E L E M E N T A R Y - Mabel L. Merrill CHRISTIAN WORSHIP. AUGUST 3, 1919 Golden Text: “ God is a Sp irit; and they th a t worship him m ust worship him in sp irit and in tru th .” Jno. 4:24. LESSON TEXT Jno. 4:1-10, 19-24. (Read Matt. 6: Rev. 7:9-12.) , 6; Jno. 4:1-10, 19-24; Heb. 10:19-25;
(1) W hen therefore th e Lord knew how the Pharisees had heard th a t Jesus m ade and baptized more disci ples th an John, (2) Though Jesus him self baptized not, but h is disciples, (3) H e left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. (4) And he m ust needs go through Sam aria. (5) Then cometh he to a city of Sam aria, which is called Sychar, n ear to the parcel of ground th a t Jacob gave to his son Joseph. (6) Now Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being wearied w ith his journey, sa t thus on th e well: and it w as about th e sixth hour. (7) There com eth a woman of Sam aria to draw w ater: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. (8) F o r his disci ples were gone aw ay unto th e city to buy m eat. (9) Then saith th e woman of Sam aria unto him, How is it th a t thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Sam aria? F or the Jew s have no dealings w ith the Sam aritans. (10) Jesus- answ ered and
said unto her, If thou knew est th e gift of God, and who it is th a t saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee living w ater. (19) The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive th a t thou a rt a prophet. (20) Our fath ers worshipped in this m ountain; and ye say, th a t in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. (21) Jesus saith unto her, Woman, be lieve me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in th is mountain, nor yet a t Jerusalem , worship th e F ather. (22) Ye worship ye know not w hat: we know w hat we worship: for salva tion is of the Jews. (23) B ut th e hour cometh and now is, when th e true worshippers shall worship th e F a th er in spirit and in tru th : for th e F a th e r seeketh such to worshjp him. (24) God is a Spirit: and they th a t w or ship him m ust worship him in spirit and in truth. w ater: The devotion of our Lord In seeking to save a h arlo t woman: The ad ro it m anner in which He led up to th e subject of h er salvation: The in tro duction of th e them e of worship by the woman: The elucidation of th e theme by our Lord, and the w onderful revela tion of H imself as th e Messiah to th is fallen wom an:— All is m arvelously re corded in a few simple words,— b u t the them e itself is th e them e of Heaven and will be th e them e of etern ity . L et us study it briefly. Worship means “w orthship” , and is defined as paying reverence or homage.
Outline— The Person to Worship. The Purpose of Worship. The Place of Worship. The P erfum e of Worship.
The text given us for study introduces one of th e most in teresting scenes in the life of our Lord: The Well of Jacob: The reason our Lord w ent th e re : The Woman of Sam aria: LESSON H er ch aracter: Why EXPOSITION she was a t th e well a t T. C. H orton noon instead in th e morning, or evening, when women o rd inarily went to draw
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