THE K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S and the people listened to all the things Jesus taught them. The people all said the woman was right, that this was Jesus who had come down from heaven, so you see when the light of Jesus came into this woman’s heart, she hurried to the city to tell the people there, and then they came and learned to know Jesus too. She brought the light she had to others, just like the candles lighted each other. What a beautiful story this is, for it shows how this poor woman who was a sinner, heard Jesus
793 and believed what He told her, and had her sins all taken away, and then went and told the people in the city, and they were saved from their sins too. Now Jesus has told us this is our work down here, to tell others about Jesus and help them to' know him. (Teach mem ory verse.) Closing Prayer.—Thanking Jesus for giving us such a great work to do, and asking Him to .help us to tell others about Him. afe w?
SEPTEM BER 22, 10 18 . FRUITS OF THE CHRISTIAN LIFE Golden Text.—“All things are yours; . . . . and ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.” 1 Cor. 3:21b, 23. Besson Text.—Mat. 25:20-23; 5:3-10. (Additional material, Ps. 17:15: Isa. 51:11; Ac. 16:25; Rom. 2:10; 5:1, 2).
(20)And so he th a t had received five talen ts, cam e and b ro u g h t o th er five tale n ts, saying, Lord, thou de- liv ered st uito me five talen ts, behold, I have gained besides them , five ta l e n ts more. (21) H is lord said unto them . W ell done, th o u good and fa ith fu l serv an t, thou h a st been fa ith fu l over a few th in g s: I w ill m ake th ee over m any th in g s: e n te r thou into the joy of th y lord. (22) He also th a t had received tw o ta l ents, came and said. Lord, thou de- liv ered st un to me tw o ta le n ts: be hold, I have gained o th er tw o ta l e n ts beside them . (23) H is lord said un to him , W ell done, good and fa ith ful serv an t, th o u has been fa ith fu l over a few things, I w ill m ake thee I. The Christian’s Responsibility. In this parable of the talents the departing man delivered his goods unto “his own bondservants.” A Christian, , or a BESSON professing Christian, EXPOSITION has a responsibility, distinct from his fel lows who make no profession. He is a bondservant, though a voluntary one, and has a Master whose will he has pledged himself to do. Paul gloried in this relationship. See Rom. 1:1; Phil. 1:1; Gal. 6:17. See how men assumed
ru le r over m any th in g s: e n te r thou into the joy of th y lord. (5:3) B lessed are th e poor in sp irit, for th e irs is th e kingdom of heaven. (4) B lessed are th ey th a t m ourn: for th ey shall be com forted. (5) B lessed a re the m eek: fo r th ey sh all in h e rit th e earth . (6) B lessed a re they w hich do h u n g e r and th ir s t a fte r rig h teo u sn ess: fo r th ey sh all be filled. (7) B lessed a re th e m erciful: fo r they sh all o btain m ercy. (8) B lessed a re the pure in h e a rt: for th ey sh all see God. (9) B lessed are th e peacem akers: fo r th ey shall be called th e children of God, (10) B lessed are th ey w hich a re p e rse cuted fo r rig h teo u sn ess' sak e: for th e irs is the kingdom of heaven. What he entrusted to “his own bonds- servants” was “his goods.” The goods were his, not theirs. Whatever inter pretation we put upon the meaning of the talents or of the goods, the owner ship remains the same. All that the Christian has belongs to his Master. He himself is only a trustee. It follows then that the trust is to be used not for the servant’s own pleasure or enrich ment, but to promote the pleasure and enrichment of the owner. When we this relationship in the Old Testament days, Ex. 21:1-6.
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