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THE K I N G ' S B U S I NE S S
January, 1938
LESSON COMMENTARY [Continued from page 19]
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some time in silence, one of the young men said: “ And that is what I am made of? That is all that goes to make me?” “That is all,” said a bystander as he smiled and walked on. But the young man did not smile. “ If that is all that is needed,” said one, “ so much lime, so much gas, so much water, we should be exactly alike. There is some thing more which they cannot put into cabinets.” : “ Yes,” said another under his breath, “ that which is added by God, who puts into these senseless elements that which makes a living soul.” They passed on in silence, their souls and their God sudden ly^becoming real before those cabinets filled with all the material essentials for the mak ing of a man.— The Youthrs Companion .
Object Lesson A R in g a n d a S t r in g
Objects: A black string, about eight feet long, two identical finger rings, and a red cloth. (The rings can be secured at the variety store. Thread one ring on the black string, and conceal the other in the left hand.) Lesson: Bill and John, will you please come to the platform and help me? I want you to hold the two ends of this black string. It is the string of sin. On the string, you will see a beautiful ring. You boys hold the ends tightly to keep the ring from getting off the string. (D o not allow the boys to stand so far apart that the line is held taut.) In looking at this ring, held captive, I am reminded of the man in the fifth chap ter of Mark’s Gospel. He was carried where he did not want to go. Many peo ple, living today,’ are carried by sin. They are as truly bound by sin as this ring is held by the black string. There is only One—the Lord Jesus Christ—who can free from sin, today, just as there was only One who could heal the demon-possessed man. W e will cover this ring, which is held captive, with this red cloth. Red always re minds us of the cleansing blood of Christ. (While the red cloth covers the ring, make a loop in the string and slip the other ring, which has been concealed in the left hand, over the loop. Slip the loop which has gone through the ring back over and around the ring. This will cause the string to hold the ring temporarily. With the original ring concealed in the left hand, move toward the boy at your left, at the same time removing the cloth.) Bill, I will hold your end of the string while you see whether the ring is as se curely held by the string as you thought. (While the ring is easily being unlooped by this boy, slide the ring in the hand off the string and into your pocket.) You do not understand the way in which Jesus Christ frees those who are bound by sin, but you can experience it if you take Him as your Saviour. An Aid to Family Worship The expression, “ family altar,” means’ to most Christians the assembling: o f the household for worship in the home. As a reminder of this need for united Bible read ing, praise, and prayer, the Allied Manu facturers, Inc., Ypsilanti, Mich., have man ufactured a dignified article of furniture, which is also called the Family Altar. It is made of solid oak, with an upper pocket providing space for the Bible, and with a lower pocket designed for Testaments, Sun day-school lesson helps, pledge envelopes, etc. It is a silent testimony and a call to daily devotions. Write for particulars.
A Man Who Went Home Well M a r k 5:1-17
Memory Verse: “ Go home to thy friends, and tell them how great things the Lord hath done for thee” (Mk. 5:19). Approach: W e have been talking about how Jesus came into this world to save people from their sins. Have you ever
wondered how sin came into this world ? Let us turn to the first b ook of the Bible, and it will tell us all about it. Yes, it came with Adam and Eve, the first man and wom an, and it has been in the world ever since. Satan is called
the ruler of darkness, and from him comes all of the sin and wickedness in the world. Just as Jesus is trying to save people from sin, Satan is trying to keep them in his own power. - But Jesus can break the power o f Satan, and our story today tells about how Jesus broke the power of sin and Satan in a certain man. Lesson Story: Jesus and His disciples crossed the Sea of Galilee one day to the other side where there were no cities, but just barren rocky hillside. A man pos sessed of evil spirits dashed out from among the rocks.. A ll day and night “ he was cry ing out, and cutting himself with stones” (Mk. 5:5, R. V .). But when he saw Jesus, the evil spirits in him knew Jesus and knew Him to be the Son of God. And the man fell down before Him. The evil spirits knew that Jesus could conquer them. And Jesus did conquer the evil spirits. He felt sorry for the man who was bound by evil, and He set the man free. Some herdsmen itanding near by and watching their herd of swine saw the man returned to his right mind, and they saw that the evil spirits entered their swine and sent them rushing down the hill into the sea. Could any one but the Lord Jesus Christ have power to overcome sin in this way? No, and this is what Jesus wanted to have the people un derstand— His power over sin.
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