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TRIPLE VALUE
we must know and obey the laws of that country. We are God’s servants, and He is our Master. This means that we must do what He tells us to do. God is the One who gives us everything. This means that we must ask for the things that we need. Then, too, we do wrong, and because God is the only One who can forgive us, we must ask His pardon. Without His help, we don’t know which way to go, so we must ask Him to lead us. All of these things we must remember when we pray. And if we ask them in Christ’s name, God will hear and answer our prayers.
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N am e........................................................................................ A d d ress................................................................................... Cit3'. ; ........................... i •• ........................... If you were going to build an airplane, you would examine this model carefully, particularly if it were made exactly like one of the best planes of the day. If we are going to pray as Christ wants us to, we must examine thé model He gave. The first half of the prayer has to do with God, and the things, which concern Him most. The second half deals with our daily bread, our forgiveness, and our guidance. W e often do not pray as God would have us pray, for we do not follow the model Christ gave. We begin by asking for things which most concern us, instead of for the things which will bring the most glory to God. From now on, let us follow the example of Christ, the master Workman, praying after His model, and having the conscious ness that our prayers thus made w ill meet with His approval. The disciples could be confident that provision would be made for them (vs. 24-27). They could gain confidence, first of all, from a consideration o f the habits o f the birds (v. 24). These feathered creatures neither sow nor reap; they have no storehouses nor barns; and yet they are free from the fretful care that human beings know. By instinct, they know that they will be cared for by their Creator until His purpose with them is complete. And, “ How much more are ye better than BLACKBOARD LESSON
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Object: A toy airplane. (Any other toy may be used if this one is not available.) Lesson: How should you like to take a ride with me in an airplane? It will have to be an imaginary ride, because the plane is only a toy. A person who has never seen a real plane could get a good idea of one by examining this model. In looking at this little model, I am reminded of what we call “the Lord’s Prayer.” Christ had been praying, and when He stopped, His disciples said: “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” Christ responded by s a y i n g “When ye pray, say . . .” (Lk. 11:2). He then gave them what is known as “the Lord’s Prayer,” as a model for their prayers. W e have not done all that Christ in tended for us to do, when we merely have repeated from memory, the Lord’s Prayer. It is His desire that we model all our prayers after this great prayer of His. Lesson Text: Lk. 12:22-34. Golden Text: “ Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be .added unto you” (Matt. 6:33). Outline and Exposition I. T he C haracter of H is T eaching (22-30). T ak e no thought for your life, what ye shall eat” (v. 22). These words must have fallen with startling uniqueness upon the ears of the disciples of the Lord Jesus. Was there ever any one who did not take thought concerning such things? The Revised Version renders the passage: “ Be not anxious for your life.” What our Lord was teaching is that, in the light of true values, we who are His followers should learn to live without anxiety, to live care-less lives (cf. Phil. 4:6, 7). The life is of greater value than the food which sustains it, and the body is o f greater importance than the clothing which covers it (v. 23).
the fow ls?” the Lord asks His followers. He will not fail His’ children. The disciples could gain further con fidence by considering how very little they could do for themselves (vs. 25, 26). If we cannot, in spite of our effort and anx ious care, do the thing that is least, wè may well cease our worrying about that which is greater. Again, the disciples could gain confidence from a study of the growth of the flowers (vs. 27-29). Thé flowers do not weary themselves in striving to grow or to clothe themselves with beauty. They toil not, nor do they spin; yet they outshine Solomon in all his glory. Will the God who cares for them be forgetful of His own people? “ O ye of little faith” ! The birds and flowers use God’s gifts for the purpose intended. Is it possible that we are without many things which we might have, because we have used, and do use, God’s gifts for other purposes than those intended? The whole effort of the peoples of earth is to secure material good. But, child o f God, let your effort, your thoughts and time, be given to God and His kingdom, and rest in the truth that “your Father knoweth” what things ye have neéd of (v. 30). II. T he U se of H is T eaching (31-34). When anxiety about food and clothing has been laid aside,- the disciple will be free to seek the things of abiding value (vs. 31, 32). These things are found in the kingdom of God, and as that kingdom is sought, other needful things will be added—not as a reward for seeking the kingdom, but as the natural result of having given first consideration to the things of the Lord. Dr. C. I. Scofield points out that “the kingdom of God is to be distinguished from the kingdom of heaven . . . in five respects : (1) The kingdom of God is uni versal, including all moral intelligences willingly subject to the will o f God . . . while the kingdom of heaven is Messianic, mediatorial, and Davidic, and has for its object the establishment of the kingdom of God in the earth . '. . (2) The kingdom of God is entered only by the new birth
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