t he N e wJ e r u s a l e m, where, Z e e b a r ia says, t h e re shall b e "Childre nplayin gI n th e street»." 6. A s k" W h a t di dJ e s us tell y o ut o d o f o r t h e se c h i l d r e n? "G o y e t h e r e f o r e ," etc. (Ma t . 28:19.) H a ve t h e children r e - p e a t t h is c omm a n d.
3. A s ki f a n yi n t h em e e t i ng h a s ever been u n k i n d ly t r e a t ed b ya n o t h e r, a n dh o w t h ey feel t o w a rd such a n one . H o wdoes J e s us s a yw e should f e e l? " I sa y unt oyou , lov e you r enemies. " W h a t should w ed o to o u r e n em i e s? H e says, "D o goo d t o the m tha t despHefull y us e you. " H e also said, "Pra y fo r them. " R e ad R o m a ns 12:20, 21 . H o wdi d J e s us t r e at H i se n e - m i e s? {Luke 23:24; 50 ,51. ) Call a t t e n t i on to t h eL o r d 's P r a y e r. W h a t does t h a t s a y a b o ut i t ? A s kh o wo f t en t h e ir he&verrty F a t h e r h a sf o r g i v en t h e ir sins. R e ad Co - lossians 3:13 . 1. Sincerity i s t h ek e ynote o f t h is l e s - son. Children' even m o re t h a n older p e r - s o ns a r e a p t . t o d r i f t into f o r ma l i s m, t o r e p e at t h e ir p r a y e rs w i t h o ut t h o u g h t, a n d give t h e ir c o n t r i b u t i o ns b e c a u se o t h e rs give. T r y t o m a k e t h em realize t h at t h o u gh m a n"looketh o n t h e o u t w a rd a p - pearance, Go dlooketh o n t h e h e a r t ." ( 1 Sam. 16:17.) I f t h ey would n o tb e little P h a r i s e es t h ey m u st r e v e r se J o hn 12:43, a n d "love t h ep r a i se o f Go dmo re t h a n t h e p r a i se o f me n . " Tell t h em a b o ut " t h e W i d o w 's Mite," a n dh o wJ e s us s i ts "ove r agains tth e Treasury" ; a n da b o ut t h et w o men w h ow e n t u p t o t h e t emp le t o p r ay ( L u ke 18:12-14). 2. T h ey should b e (1 ) W i l l i ng Givers (see Ex .35) . Tell t h e story, o r a s t o ry of a w i l l i ng giver ( 2Cor .9:7) . (2 ) Cheer- f u l Givers, i . e. ,b e h a p py t o give. A child m a y g o t o t h e s t o re f o rm o t h er willingly b ut n o tc h e e r f u l l y; b u ti f - s he s e nt i t f o r c a n dy h o wc h e e r f u l ly i t wo u ld go .(3 ) F r e e Givers, i . e. , t h ey should give g e n e r o u s l y, not b e s t i n gy a n d g r u d g i n g. 3. W e h a ve t a l k ed o f g i v i ng m o n e y; n ow s h ow h o ww e c a n give t i me a n d p r a y er f o rothers. Wh o i n t h eBible p r a y ed f o r o t h e r s? Tell h o wt h ey p r a y ed P e t er o ut o f prison (Acts 12) ;o f J e s us p r a y i ng f o r H i sdisciples. Give some o f t h e p r a y er promises. I f y o uu s eMatt. 21:22, explain h ow Go dk n o ws best h o wt o a n s w e r. Ou r m o t h e rs will n o t give u s h u r t f ul t h i n g s, n or g r a n t u s t o do ,w h a t, o r g o where, i t would n o tb e good f o rus . Prayer List For th eyoung people i n ou rschools, subject t oawful temptations. Pray that they may b ereached with th eGospel. For th eBi gBrother work. A home is a t th edisposal o f th eCommittee, an d a man and wife are needed t omanage it . A clergyman, walking o n th e public highway, observed a poor man breaking stones, an dkneeling th ewhile s o that he might b e able t o d o i t more effect- ually. Passing hi man dsaluting him , he remarked: "Ah, John, I wish I could break th e stony hearts o f m yhearers a s easily a s you ar ebreaking those stones." "Perhaps, master," h esaid, " yo u d o not work o nyour knees." GIVIN GAN D PRAYING . Apri l 28 . Matt .0:1-8 .
A STOR YO P TW OHOUSES . Ma y 5 . Matt .7:24-27 .
1. B u i l d i ng o n a r o ck (7:24, 25) . Show w h a t deep a n dsolid f o u n d a t i o ns m e nl a y f o r g r e at h o u s es t h a t a r et o s t a nd a g r e at while. Ou rsoul h o u s es should b e b u i lt to s t a nd f o ral l e t e r n i t y. 2* Describe a h o u se built o n sand. H o w s a nd h o u s es a n dforts, o n t h eseashore, a r e s w e pt a w a y b y t h e first high tide. H o w Galveston Wa sa l mo st d e s t r o y ed b y t h e sea. No w i t h a ssolid c e m e nt defences. 3. J e s us i s t h egood f o u n d a t i o n. I f w e build o u rhope a n dt r u s t o n H i m , a n dp u t all confidence i n H i sword, H eWill never fail us . 4. Go dtells u s t o t a k e heed h o ww e build ( 1 Cor .3:10). 5. Ou r c o n s e c r a t i on t o J e s us i s a conse- c r a t i on t o build o n H i swo rd b y obedience to al l H e says. T a ke t h e B e a t i t u d es f o r b u i l d i ng b l o c k s: (1 ) T h e first s t o ne t o lay i s s o r r ow f o rs i n ;t h en (2 )a humble, n ot proud, s p i r i t; (3 )me e k n e s s, o r g e n t l e- ness; (4 ) h u n g er t o b e r i g ht w i th God , l o n g i ng t o please J e s u s; (5 )mercy, t o b e k i nd a n dpitiful t o all ,even poor b e a s t s; (6) t o b e p u re i n h e a r t, clean, n o t filthy, in a l lo u rt h o u g h t s; (7 )t o m a k e peace, a n d to k e ep peace. T h e se stones o n J e s us a s t he f o u n d a t i on will build a h o u se t h a t c a n never fall. Let t h em c omm it 1 Cor . 3:11 . JESUS 'WOR DABOU TOUR'ENEMIES . Apri l 21 . Matt .5:43-45 . 1. Show w h a t a n e n e my is ;a s o n ew h o h a t es a n dwould b e glad t o d o u s h a r m, o r to b e ar o f o u r m i s f o r t u n e. H o w v e ry wicked. 2. A s kh o wm a n y h a ve f r i e n d s, a n dh o w t h ey feel t o w a rd t h e m, a n dh o wt h ey s h ow t h e ir f r i e n d s h i p. The Month's For a world-wide revival o f old-time religion. For al l departments o f ou r work. (See inside front cover.) For ou rCorrespondence Course Class, that th eLord ma ygreatly enlarge it s membership. For th ethousands o f me nno wbeing reached through th e Gospel given b y our workers a t th eStreet Meetings. For th eleaders o f th eyoung people's work o f th eState, an dth ecoming En - deavor Convention i n Fresno.
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