King's Business - 1955-08

Under The Parsonage Roof

Educational-Type Gospel Light BIBLE Lessons w i l l r e v i t a l i z e y o u r S u n d a y S c h o o l !

by Althea S. Miller

Paint Can M other moaned in an agony of disbelief. Those two paint- covered children couldn’t be her’s. Hadn’t she d i s c i p l i n e d them just yesterday when they had broken into that tile red paint can? Hadn’t they promised they’d never get into any paint again after she had reasoned with them? Could they so soon forget? A thousand e m o t i o n s raced through Mother’s breast as these two pint-sized bundles of hu­ manity stood before her, dripping paint. Yesterday they had barely splashed some of the red stuff on their hands, and just a little on the grass. Prompt application of a gentle paint remover erased all evidence of their escapade. Today’s story was different. Hair, nails, shoes, overalls, dress, cement walk, grass, bore vivid testimony to the devastating ef­ fects of this infraction. A guilty look on little faces spoke elo­ quently of the fact that Kent and Althea knew judgment must fall. Mother wept. She had reckoned without the fascination of that pretty red paint. Sin is like that. It'is ever fas­ cination to man’s sinful nature. A little discipline for that first infraction of God’ s law , or man’s, is to be expected. W e’re w illing to accept the consequences be­ cause the sin was delightful to the senses. But we know how to handle ourselves! W e ’ll never go any farther down the path to deep sin. “ Come now, let us reason to­ gether . . . though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow . . .” (Isa. 1:18). God’s plea to reason together is ignored, and one sad day the fascination o f sin’s “ paint can” overcomes. W e find ourselves caught in the flood-tide of destruction. Judg­ ment falls both in this life and the next, unless we heed the call of Jesus Christ: “ Look unto me and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth . . .” (Isa. 45:22) “ Behold, now is the accepted time; . . . now is the day o f sal­ vation . . .” (2 Cor. 6 :2 ). Accept His salvation now.

Gospel Light Sunday school lessons will help your Sunday school achieve definite spiritual goals! F irst a n d fo rem o s t, you want to give your pupils the basic message o f the W o rd o f God. Bible-centered Gospel Light lessons promote this objective above all others. They pre­ sent the Scriptures clearly and pow ­ erfully to win pupils to Christ and establish them in radiant Christian living. S e c o n d , you want to fix perma­ nently in the minds o f your mem­ bers an orderly view o f the entire Bible. Built on sound educational principles, Gospel Light lessons un­ fold the W o rd gradually, logically, and systematically. Thus they will help you end forever the tragedy o f having young lives in Sunday school

but stimulating and satisfying to teachers as well. W ith Gospel Light lessons teachers rejoice because o f p erson a l im p rovem en t in their teaching ability. New assurance and spiritual victory often follow . Fou rth , you want to prepare your pupils fo r vital service: in your church. Gospel Light lessons de­ velop church consciousness and loy­ alty which lead to church member­ ship and to faithful cooperation in the program o f the church on a strong spiritual level. U se G o spe l Light m aterials and give yo u r S u n d a y school a fresh spiritual uplift! E x am in e Go spe l Light S u n d a y school le ssons at your local Christian bookstore or write for further information. > Please send me complete details including chart on "H o w to O r­ ganize Your Sunday School." Dept. KB-8 Nam e_

fo r ten to fifteen years who gain only a vague and inadequate grasp o f the Scriptures. W ith Gospel Light lessons your members will ac­ quire what many leaders have called the equivalent o f Bible institute training. A ll materials are correctly graded, meeting year by year the changing needs o f the pupils. T h ird , you want to provide inspira­ tion and encouragement to all asso­ ciated with your Sunday school. Gospel Light materials are not only fascinating and helpful to pupils

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