Junior Endeavor Topics By S. L. M.
A LESSON FROM B I RDS AND F LOWERS
4. J e s us is as lovely as a flower, So. So. 2:1. 5. The leaf of t h e righteous shall not wither, Psa. 1:1, 2, 3. A BLIND MAN AND HIS NE IGHBOR. J n o. 9 : 1 - 9: J u ly 21. NOTE: Familiarize t he children with t he chapter's story. 1. Questions. Wh at said t he neigh- bors? The Pharisees? The p a r e n t s? The Jews? The blind ma n? The Lord Jesus? Why was t he man born blind? Jno. 9:3. 2. Th r ee k i n ds of blindness, physi- cal, mental, spiritual. 3. Are we born blind? 1 Cor. 2 : 9, 14. 4. Who only can cure the blind born? Jno. 9:32. 5. Wh at should be o ur p r a y e r? Psa. 119-18. 6. Wh o se eyes we re opened by prayer, (1) 2 Kgs. 6 : 1 7; (2) Lk. 18: 41, 42; (3) Ac. 9:11, 17, 18. 7. Who was punished with blind- n e s s? Ac. 13:11. 8. Wh at is t he sweetest promise to t h em t h at see? 1 Jno. 3:2. parables here r e g a r d i ng t he Sh e p h e r d—in t he one J e s us is the Door of the fold, in t he other t he Shepherd of t he sheep, Jno. 10:11; 1 Pet. 5 : 4; Eze. 34:31. I. THE GOOD SHE PHERD. (2) He knows His sheep, 2 Tim. 2 : 1 9; (2) calls t h em by name, Jno. 1 0 : 3 9; Phil. 4 : 3; (3) leads them out, Psa. 23; (4) goes before them, Jno 1 0 : 4; Heb. 4 : 1 5; 6 : 2 0; (5) provides good pasture, Psa. 23: Jno. 6: Mk. 6:34-44; (6) defends them, Psa. 2 3 : 5; (7) binds up t he bruised, Eze. 3 4 : 1 6; (8) gathers t he wandering, Eze. 3 4 : 1 1; (9) n umb e rs t h em ,. Rev. 7 : 4; (10) gives His life, Jno. 10:11, 17, I S, Rom. 5:6. II. THE HI REL ING. (1) Feeds himself instead of t he sheep, Eze. 34:2, 3; (2) r u ns away f r om t he Wolf, Eze. 3 4 : 8; (3) lets t he flock scatter, Eze. 3 4 : 5; ( 4 )' cares not f or t he sheep, Jno. 10:13. III. SUGGESTIONS. Teacher, acquaint yourself with t he differences beltween our country and Palestine in caring for sheep, as in leading, folding, " r o d d i n g ," n am i n g; THE GOOD SHE PHERD. J n o. 10:11-14. J u ly 28. NOTE: There a re two
(Band of Mercy Meeting) Mat 6:26-30. J u ly 14.
I. BIRDS. 1. They a re teachers f r om whom we may learn wisdom. Job. 12:7-10; 35:10, 11. 2. They a re God's birds, Psa. 5 0 : 10 I I . 3. He feeds them, Psa. 147:9, Mat. 6 : 2 6. 4. He builds their house, P s a. 104:17. 5. He notes t he fall of t he least of them, Mat. 10:29. 6. He h e a rs their cry, Ps&. 147:9. 7. He gave t h em to us, Gen. 9 : 3; Psa. 8:8. They a re for our pleasure, our in- struction, our. food, and we re for sacri- fice, Lev. 1:14. "8. Th e ir usefulness: The dove b r o u g ht good news to Noah, Gen. 8 : 1 1; the quail became food for Israel, Psa. 1 0 5 : 4 0; brought food to E l i j a h, 1 Kgs. 1 7 : 6; and died for the sake of Jesus. Lk. 2:22-24. 9. We should t r e at t h em with kind- ness, Deut. 22:6, 7; which text teaches not to rob birds of their mother for the sake of food, nor as they do in Florida, tor t he sake of feathers. 10. They a re o ur examples, since they sing in the clouds, in t he rain, in t he night; work kindly for others; and bear patiently t he ruin of their nests, cheerfully building again; and show how Jesus cares for His own, by gath- e r i ng theirs under their wings, Mat. 23:37. II. FLOWERS. 1. A sad lesson f r om flowers, Isa. 40:6, 7; b ut this teaches us wisdom, Psa. 90:12; and • by contrast suggests t h e glad t r u t h, t h at God's promise t h at we may live more b e a u t i f ul forever shall never fail, 1 Pet. 1:24, 25. This last is t he t h o u g ht to be impressed on t h e children. 2. God ma de t he flowers, which shows He loves beautiful things and would have us e n j oy them, Eiec. 3:11. Wh a t would we do without them?' 3. T he tiniest flower is as beauti- f ul as t he lily, as we may see t h r o u gh a ma g n i f y i ng glass, for God t a k es as mucli pains and delight with the lit- tle as the-big.
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