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few years ago, if you had talked about one atom of material as containing energy enough to keep a dock ticking for a hundred years; men would have laughed. They do not laugh now if they are intelligent; they have learned a little about the meaning of “ radi um.” In Galilee there was One pos sessed of such resident energy that the great natural order made to Him an unwonted response. He caused the lame to walk, the blind to see; He caused burdened and sinful souls to stand forth in newness of life. And in the presence of these mysterious po tencies, physical and spiritual, wise men do not scoff; they worship. —Sunday School Chronicle. What John Said About His Friend J o h n 1:1-28 MEMORY VERSE: “A friend loveth at all times” (Prov. 17:17). . v POINTS FOR TEACHERS: This is an excellent opportunity for the children to make Jesus their friend as the year opens. For those children who have saved child to ac cept Jesus as Sav iour. •T o s h o w t h e child what a wonderful Friend the Lord Jesus is to us. Division LESSON STORtf: In the great and beautiful city of Jerusalem, the offi cials were disturbed. A man named John was going about telling people about his Friend. The people were so interested that great crowds gathered around to listen and the officials were very much upset. They sent some of the priests and Levites to this man, who is called John the Baptist, to find out who he was and what he was doing. They wanted to know whether he was the Christ for whom the people were waiting. But John shook his head. “Are you Elijah the prophet?” And he answered, “No.” They said, “Who art thou?” Then John, told them that he was just there to tell the people about his wonderful Friend, Jesus. John told them something like this: “He is so wonderful that I am not even worthy to unloose His sandals; and He is coming soon'.” Don’t you wonder what the priests and Levites thought as they went away? We know what the Apostle John, whom John the Baptist told to follow Jesus, thought of this wonder ful Friend, for he has told us' in the Gospel that he wrote. Perhaps you already done this, the lesson is an opportunity for a deepening of this experience. AIMS FOR THE LESSON: To lead the. un
In ’ the dateless past, in the morning of creation, Christ had glory with the Father “ before the world was” (John 17:5). He is also shown* to be distinct from God the Father and yet one with Him. “The Word was with God.” In all eternity past, where God was, there was also the Second Person of the Trinity. Christ is seen also as Deity, for “the Word was God.” The Gnostics of John’s day said that Christ was a created angel. John, inspired of God, said He was God. Moreover, the Lord Jesus Christ is here set forth as the Creator of all things, not a created being. “All things were made by him” (v. 3; cf. Col. 1:16). 2. "The same came for a witness" (v. 7). All believers are called to be witnesses for Christ (Acts 1:8). The true Christian will count it his privi lege to tell the world what he knows of Christ and what he has seen Jesus Christ accomplish in the lives of the redeemed. 3. "He came unto his own" (v. 11). The expression “his own” occurs twice in this verse, but there is a difference in the two expressions that should not 15 GIFTS S I A complete set of the writings of Dr. Walter L. W ilion, who is, so well known to thousands who have heard his ministry. These 15 books comprise Romance stories, .Miracle incidents, lessons on soul winning, messages on the Holy Spirit, practical lessons for the home, explanations of false cults, short messages for prayer meetings and Bible Classes, interesting nature subjects, doctrines of Ephesians and Romans. Buy 'a set for your own use. It is a real schooling in success ful Christian work.' Buy a set to give to your friends. ,
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be overlooked. In the first “his own,” the neuter gender is used, doubtless meaning that He came to His own possessions, His own temple, His own city, His own land, His own Messianic rights. In the second instance, the masculine gender is used and: means His own men, servants, or subjects. That is, not only His own possessions seemed to be estranged from Him, but also His own people. Israel as a na tion, as His inheritance, refused to re ceive Him. But the glad word follows that as many individuals as did re ceive Him were given the right to be come children of God. 4. "And dwelt among us" (v. 14). There is a beautiful allusion here. The word “ dwelt” literally means taber nacled or tented. “The Word was made flesh, and tabernacled’ or pitched His tent among us.” As the tabernacle was pitched in the very center of the camp of Israel in their wilderness expe rience, so Christ who is the glorious antitype of that ancient type became incarnate, took upon Himself our hu manity, and became the object of ^aith 'and hope and devotion. Any teaching that does nbt have Christ at its center as the incarnate Son of God cannot be considered Christian teach ing. Golden Text Illustration JcjHN 1 :14/
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