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boat, and the first one you made was not a success? Well, what did you do, just give up and never try again? No, of course you did not give up, but You kept at it until you got it right. Last week we heard about a young man that failed Paul and Barnabas. Lucille, will you tell us the story. Now today we are going to get acquainted with another man who was with Paul, and who was not only a great help to him, but a noble friend. He was a doctor, or physician (which is just another word for doctor) and his name is Luke. Dr. Luke was a fine Christian gentle– man, and preached the gospel to heal men's souls as well as a doctor to heal their bodies. He went with Paul on many of his trips and was a true friend to him. Dr. Luke tells the story today, about the Great Physician. 1 wonder how many of you know who the Great Physician is? Yes, Jesus. This story happened on the Sabbath day, and Jesus had just come from church. He went to the home of Peter and Andrew. James and John were also there. The people of this home loved Jesus, but the mother of Peter's wife was very sick, with a fever. They begged Jesus to heal her. Jesus, the Great Physician, came and stood by her bed, and commanded the fever to come out of her. Immediately she was made well and strong and rose up and waited on them. ·Do people get well quick like that when the doctor gives medicine? No, for Jesus is God's Son, and He is the only one who can give life, and make people well right away. He is the Great Physician. In the evening of that same day when the sun had set, the people of the city brought many who were sick, and who had evil spirits, to the house where Jesus was, and a great crowd were gathered about the door. He healed the sick ones, and cast out the evil spirits from thOse who had them. Now I wonder what our memory verse tells us for todaY· "He had compassion on them, and
way to Jerusalem, at Caesarea, the voyage to Rome and in Rome). Paul (Col. 4: 14) expressly calls him "the beloved physician." He was Paul's medical adviser, and doubtless prolonged his life and rescued him from many a serious illness. He was a medical missionary, and probably kept up his general practice of medicine in connection with his work in Rome. He probably practiced medicine in Malta (Acts 28: 9 f). He naturally shows his fondness for medical terms in his books. He is the more or less constant com– panion of Paul from Philippi on the return to Jerusalem on the third tour till the two years in Rome at the close of the Acts. He was apparently not with Paul when Philippians ( 2: 20) was written, though, as we have seen, he was with Paul in Rome when he wrote Colossians and Philemon. He was Paul's sole companion for a while dur– ing the second Roman imprisonment ( 2 Tim. 4: 11). His devotion to Paul in this time of peril is beautiful. The Christian world owes him a great debt for his literary productions in the Gospel of Luke and book of Acts. ~ Luke's Story of the Great Physician. Luke 4: 38-43. Memory Verse.-"He had compassion on them, and h.ealed their sick." Matt. 14:14. Approach.-Helen, can you tell us the meaning of the word, Doctor? One who comes to see us when we are sick, and gives us medicine. That is right. Do we call and ask the doctor to come to our home when everybody is well? No, we do not need a doctor for well people, but for the sick ones. Prayer. Lesson Story.-James, did you ever try to make something, a kite, or a BEGINNERS AND PRIMARY Mabel L. Menill
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