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Peter and James and John, Jesus’ follow ers. This man was a king, king of the people of Israel. His name was Solomon. Lesson Story: Now Solomon was the son of David, that great warrior king. But David was dead, and
Solomon, who was very young, was afraid when he thought of the big position that he had to fill. The young Solomon knew what a strong king his father had been and how the people had loved him. How could he take his father’s place? “I know not how to go out or come in,” he said. The Lord God knew how humble in spirit the young king was, and He came to Solo mon in a dream and said, “Ask what I shall give thee." If God should allow you to make one wish, what would you choose? What do you suppose Solomon chose? He might have asked for wealth, or long life, or power. But he asked for something which pleased the Lord much more than if he had asked for these things. He asked for wis dom. The Lord was glad for this choice, and He gave Solomon wisdom. He promised him also riches and honor and long life if Solomon should obey the Lord’s command ments. So Solomon became known as the wisest man in the world, and for a while he kept the Lord’s commandments and prospered. But the story does not end there. Solomon forgot the “if” in God’s promise, and when he grew proud and forgot the Lord, God had to punish him.
Transcontinental Tour ■ Instrumental and Vocal Music . . . PERSONNEL: Howard Lawson , First Trum pet; Chester Padgett, Second Trumpet; Edward Nash, Third Trumpet; Harry Woodard, Trombone; Professor David H . Heydenburk, Director and Pianist. M A IN P O IN TS OF IT IN E R A R Y : Siloam Springs, Ark., June 13; Knoxville, Tenn., June 18, 19; Washington, D.C., June 27, 28; Philadelphia, Pa., June 29-July 2; New York, N .Y ., July 3-6; Cleveland, Ohio, July 14; Oberlin, Ohio, July 16, 17; Northern Indiana, July 18-21; Chicago, III., and vicinity, July 23- Singing Round the World SO N G S IN THE DESERT 24 Inspirational Gospel Songs. Words and music by Clarence E. Ranck. Bound In neat Art Booklet form, 30c postpaid. Oriental Missionary Society, Publishers BOO N. Hobart Blvd. • Los Angeles, Calii.
—June 9 to August 25 Testimonies . . . Gospel Messages August 6; Iowa, August 8-10; Wichita, Karts., August 13; Denver, Colo., August 17; Salt Lake City, Utah, August 20; San Francisco, - Calif., August 24. Detailed information regarding meetings in the above and intermediate points may be secured by addressing: MUSIC DEPARTMENT T h e B ible Institute of Los A ngeles Incorporated 558 S. Hope Street • Los Angeles, California strates its sincerity. Modem psychology tells us that men can practice hypocrisy successfully only when they are fully awake and on guard. But when we sleep the cen sor is off guard, and our dreams often re veal exactly what we are. We may de ceive others when we are awake, but we cannot deceive ourselves when we sleep. A few years ago one of our state peni tentiaries had two hundred thirty-five col lege graduates within its walls, as prisoners. Talking with a prisoner at San Quentin a short time ago, I was told: "W e have men here who are capable of any position in the world: there is no task or project they couldn’t carry through to success.” What is wrong with them? An unfortu nate moral twist. So, our first effort . . . is to realize the worth of wisdom, as against the common idea of knowledge. -—W . H. G eis T weit . Memory Verse; “If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it” (John 14:14). Approach: Our story today is going to be about a man who lived over a thousand years before the time when the Lord Jesus Christ was here on earth. That means that he lived that long a time before Paul and . Golden T ext Illustration 1 K ings 3:9 A K ing’s Prayer 1 K ings 3:5-15
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Objects: A pint jar, a half-pint of gaso line colored with lampblack ground in oil, and a half pint of water colored lightly with laundry bluing or blue ink. (The lampblack can be secured at a paint store. Either paint the jar a light grey, or cover it with paper. Leave an opening in the back about three inches wide for light. Leave a heart-shaped opening in the front, below the center. Begin the lesson with the black gasoline in the jar. A lighted flashlight back of the jar will give better visibility.) Lesson: This jar with its black heart re minds me of an unsaved person. No matter how you shake or tilt it, the heart is still black, suggesting sin. V Sin cannot be re moved from the heart by shaking. When a person accepts Christ as Sav iour, the heart is changed, just as this heart is changed by this light blue fluid. The fluid is blue to remind us of the Holy Spirit
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