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TH E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
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LESSONS
Rev. Elmer L. Wilder
Illustrated by Gladys Bowman
First Week S ight B light
They were never guilty of trying to hide the Gospel of Christ. There were times when Paul would have received kinder treatment if he had not been faithful in declaring the Cross of Christ, but if he had not been true he would not have won as many fol lowers for Christ. One of the reasons why there are not more people accepting Christ as Saviour today is that many Christians are carrying a folding cross. Their cross looks as good as any other on Sunday, when they are in the House of God, associating with Christians, but it is a folding cross during the week, and they can easily get it out of sight when in the company of those who are not Christians. Jesus said: “And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple” (Luke 14:27). Christ wants us to be true to Him at all times, whether we are with Christians or those who do not know Him as Saviour. If we will be true to Him at all times, we will have the joy of seeing many come to Christ for salvation. --------- Third Week W isdom in a W arning Objects: A Bible and a flashlight. (Put a piece of red cellophane over the end of the flashlight to make a red light.) Lesson: Red lights are used to give warnings of danger. Whenever one sees a red light, he should be very cautious.
The rich young ruler allowed his vision to. be so filled with gold that he could not.see the poor around him. Neither could he appreciate Christ’s great worth; therefore he went away sorrowing. The person who has found Christ as Saviour is rich indeed, but he who has not found Christ is poor indeed, though he be the possessor of mil lions of dollars. Second Week F ixed or F olding Objects: Two cardboard crosses. (On one cross fix the crosspiece tightly so that it will remain in a horizontal position. The other crosspiece should be free to turn parallel with the up right.) Lesson: While these two crosses look alike, they are very different. The first is fixed, and the other is a folding cross. The folding cross looks handy, because it can be folded and put out of sight, but it is not the kind
Objects: A mirror, a piece of glass, a bottle' of gilt paint, and a brush. Lesson: I am going to tell you the story of “The Poor Rich Man.” Some rich people are very poor. There was a rich young man who came to Je sus wanting eternal life. Christ knew that this man’s money was a hin drance to him, and was making him selfish. Christ told him to sell all and give to the poor. This young man loved his riches so dearly that he refused to obey Christ, and went
away sorrowing. Think what a poor rich man he was when he refused the opportunity of securing riches untold for eternity! The Bible tells us that those who accept Christ as Saviour will be “heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.” In my hand I hold a mirror and a piece of glass. What is the difference between them? I can see clearly through this glass, and I am able to see any one who might need my help. But when I paint the back of it with this gilt paint, I see only a reflection of my self! (The reflection will, of course, be less distinct than in a mirror.! Many people have thought of others when they were poor, but when riches increased they have thought less about others and more about the gold they owned, and about what they could do for themselves.
that God likes. It can be folded and put under my coat. No one would guess that I have it when it is hidden under my ooat. The other cross is hard to hide. If I put it under my coat it would surely stick out. Every one would know that I was carrying something under my coat. People often wonder why Paul and the other apostles were so successful in p t :-nj the Gospel. They had a fixed cross which they held high.
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