King's Business - 1919-08

THE K I NG ' S BUS I NES S

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dren knew how to give th an k s and praise Him b etter th a n th e big folks, so le t us remember how happy it makes Jesus to hear us say “ th a n k you,” and our memory verse tells us the same thing. Let us say it over a number of times so we will always remember to say th a n k you to Jesus. “ It is a good th ing to give th ank s unto th e Lord.” W hat are some of th e things we w ant

to th a n k Him for? F o r our parents and homes, for keeping us well, for our Sunday School, and O th ere are so many things to th a n k Him for, for all we hdve comes from Jesus. Closing P ra y er: Dear Lord Jesus we th a n k thee for loving us so much, and help us to always remember to say th a n k you.

M Èà M WINNING OTHERS TO CHRIST. AUGUST 10, 1919

Golden Text: “ Ye shall be w itnesses u n to 'm e both in Jerusalem , and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto th e u tterm o st p a rt of th e e a rth .” Acts 1:8. LESSON TEXT Acts 16:9-15; Jas. 5:19, 20.

(Acts 16:9) And a vision appeared to Paul in th e night; There stood a m an of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. (10) And a fte r he had seen th e vision, imm ediately we en­ deavored to go into Macedonia, A s­ suredly gathering th a t th e Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them . (11) Therefore loosing from Troas, we cam e w ith a stra ig h t course to Sam othracia, and the next day to Neapolis; (12) And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of th a t p a rt of Macedonia, and a colony: and we were in th a t city abiding certain days. (13) And on th e sabbath we w ent out of th e city by a river side where prayer w as w ont to be made; Outline— (1) The Forbidding Command, vs. 6- 8. (2) The F erv en t Call, vs. 9-12. (3 ) The F irs t Convert, vs. 13-15. (4) The F ru it of Conversion, Jas. 5: 19-20. We have included verses 6 to 9 in the lesson because they are essential to a proper understanding of it. A lesson on soul-winning,— brief bu t beautiful. A sto ry of LESSON th e strang e leading of EXPOSITION th e Spirit of God, and T. C. H orton how God gets His way when th e will is sur-

and we sa t down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. ( 14 ) And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of th e city of Thya- tira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose h e art th e Lord opened, th a t she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. ( 15 ) And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to th e Lord, come into my house, and abide there. And she constrained us. (Jas. 5:19) B re­ thren, if any of you do err from the tru th , and one convert him : (20) L et him know, th a t he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save' a soul from death, and shall' hide a m ultitude of sins. ; rendered to Him. A story of how g reat oaks from little acorns grow. How a Sunday morning prayer meeting was tu rn ed into a preaching service and a praise service. How a humble home be­ came an apostolic hotel. Soul w inning is the most in teresting business in th e world and the most profitable. (1) The Forbidding Command, vs. 6-8. The souls of th e preachers longed for th e privilege of preaching in new fields, and tu rn ed th e ir steps toward Asia Minor, bu t th e Holy Spirit called a halt, and th e first lesson we learn is th a t God’s servants m ust be subject to God’s

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