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T h e
K i n g ' s
B u s i n e s s
October 1928
did not give Him ourselves. When we give our lives into His keeping, all these bodies do and the thoughts of our minds will be pure and acceptable to Him. If we give ourselves to Christ, we will only use this world to live in and enjoy its beauties, but we will not let the world have control of our lives, and give our time and strength to the things of this world. W e are told how to treat those who are not kind to us, and it shows us we cannot live a life that is right and pleas ing to God, unless we belong to Him, and His love fills our hearts. When we say - church, we mean all who truly love the Lord Jesus Christ -1 in their hearts. A church should be like one big family, each member helping the others, standing up for the others, encouraging the others. The Christian family, the church of God, is the best school for kindness and gentle ness to each other. Just like the different parts of our body helping each other part, so all who truly belong to the Lord Jesus, are members of the same family and should help and love each other. Let us see what our memory verse tells us. ( Prayer.) N ovember 18, 1928 Paul in Jerusalem T ext: Acts 21:17-23:35 L esson in O utline I. Paul Attacked by a Mob. Vs. 21: 17-36. ; _ vHeuV 1. Paul’s reception at Jerusalem. Vs. 17-26. 2. Paul seized by mob. Vs. 27-31. 3. Paul rescued by chief captain. Vs. 32-36: II. Paul’s Address to the People. 21 : 37-22:29. 1. Paul permitted to speak: 21:37-| 40. •2. Paul’s speech. 22:1-21. a. Salutation. Vs. 1, 2. b. His pre-conversion life. Vs. 3-5. c. His conversion. Vs. 6-16. d. His post-conversion experiences. Vs: 17-21. III. Paul Preserved From His Enemies. 22:30-23:35. 1. Paul before the Sanhedrin. 22: 30-23:10. 2. Paul encouraged by a vision. V. 11 . 3. Plot of the Jews disclosed. Vs. 12-25. 4. Letter of Lysias to Felix. Vs. 26- 30. 5. Paul taken to Caesarea. Vs. 31- 35. — o — S O MUCH ground is covered by the chapters assigned for this date that one may only hope to touch the high spots in the lesson period. There are many
“ Revenge, at first thought sweet, Bitter, ere long, back on itself re coils.” ç — Milton. Margaret Lambrun, wearing men’s clothes, went to assassinate Queen Eliza beth. She was urged by the double malice of revenge, caused by the loss of her mistress, Queen Mary, and that of her own husband, who died from grief at the death of his queen. In trying to get close to Elizabeth, she dropped one o f her pistols and, being seized, boldly avowed the mo tives. The queen set an example that few kings would have allowed.- She magnan imously forgave the criminal and thus took the noblest mode o f convincing her that there were some injuries which even a woman could forgive. — o — Treating Each Other Right Rom. 12:1-21 Memory Verse —“ Render to no man evil for evil.” Rom. 12:17a. Approach —Who gave us, our bodies? God. Now for a few moments this morn ing let us think about these bodies, and see how wonderfully they are made. What the. beautiful things, our mothers and fathers and other dear ones. Our ears to hear their voices and sweet music; our mouths to taste all the good things God has made for us to eat; but they were never made for alcohol, tobacco, or any thing that is harmful to these bodies. Then these active little hands and feet so willing to help us at all times. Now we can learn a wonderful lesson from these different members of the body, for they do not do the same work, but they help each other, and they need each other. Let us bow our heads and thank God for our bodies, and .ask Him to help us to take care of them. (Prayer.) Lesson Story —Now I am going to ask you a question, and if you can answer it correctly, I will know you remembered our story for last week. Who are the happy people, those who obey the rules and laws, or those who disobey them? Those who obey is right, for when we disobey those who have the rule over us, we are disobeying God also. Our story today is a part of a wonderful letter Paul wrote to some Christian friends in Rome, and you know, boys and girls [of junior age], it is a splendid chapter for us to commit to memory. Now we know that the Lord Jesus Christ left heaven and came down to this earth and offered Himself to die upon the cross because He loved us and wanted to save us from our sins (1 Cor. 5:7). He was our sacrifice, so we need no more animals or sacrifices on the altar. In view of all that God has done for us, we should yield our entire lives to Him. That is the sacrifice that God requires of us, our bodies, a living sacrifice, holy, accept able to Him. W e can give all our money, our homes and everything we have, and it would not be acceptable to Him, if we organ in thèse bodies pumps and sends the life-giving blood to all parts of the body ? The heart. Yes, that is a very important part of our bodies. We can only men tion a few things now. Think of our eyes that can see all
Christian has had to learn by bitter ex perience that God’s way of righting wrongs is the best. —o— W ord S tudies V. 1. The word for “present" is the same as that rendered “yield” in chapter 6 . It means utter abandonment of our selves to Christ. . V. 1. The word “ bodies” signifies our physical energies. Christ has purchased these as well as the spirit and soul (cf. Rom. 8:23; Psa. 103:4; Psa. 49:8). V. 1. The Christian is his own temple (1 Cor. 6:19) ; priest (Rev. 1 :6 ); sacri fice (1 Pet. 2 :5 ). ■ • _ . . V. 2. The word " transformed is the word “metamorphosed.” The same word is found in 2 Cor. 3:18, where it is rendered "changed” (into His image). V. 9. “Dissimulation” —a dissyllable— something with two images or faces. V. 10. In honor “preferring” means in honor anticipating one another. ^ Do the kindness the other fellow was going to do but do it first. See who can be the most courteous, kind and helpful^fe- . V. 11. The word “ fervent” means “ boil ing hot.” ' There should be warmth and true manly vigor in our religion. V. 13. "Given to hospitality" means lit erally “running after guests.” That is real hospitality. Saints were hunted men in those days. It was a real service to Christ for a believer to go out of his way to shelter one of the Lord’s servants. V. 17. 1 “ Provide things honest." The wbrd rendered “provide” means “ to think beforehand.” Study to be sure that your course will be strictly honest in the sight of God and man. — o — L ights on the L esson Three steps to prove the will of G od: 1. Present bodies— dedication....;.. ..... v. 1 2. Be not conformed— separation.ea.-.v. 2 3. Be transformed— edification....^—v. 2 In vs. 9-18 we have a sevenfold descrip tion of love. 1. It is sincere (v. 9) ; not mere preten sion. 2. It is affectionate (v. 10) ; the affection of kinship. 3. It is unselfish (v. 10) ; not self-cen tered. 4. It is liberal (v. 13 ); relieves the saints in need. _ 5. It is sympathetic (v. 15). 6 . It is unifying (v. 16) ; one in purpose. 7 . It is condescending (v. 16) ; no place for pride. In vs. 14-21 we have a sevenfold outline on how to treat our enemies: 1. Bless them.............v. 14; cf. Mt. 5:44 2. Condescend to help them-----..:.,.v. 16 3. Don’t browbeat them..^».s.:„....... v. 16 4. Don’t repay evil......_.j^^M~vs. 17, 19 5. Be peaceable with them........_^,....v. 18 6 . Don’t get angry............................ v. 19 7. Overcome with good...............vs. 20-21 G olden T ext I llustration Be not overcome o f evil, but overcome evil with good (Rom. 12:21). “ He that studieth revenge Keepeth his own wounds open.” — Bacon. — o —
spiritual lights in these experiences of Paul, and a careful study of these three chapters will yield a rich reward to the earnest student. Let us recall the sorrowful farewell
spoken on the beach, the hot tears and fond embraces as Paul left the devoted believers at Ephesus (ch. 20). The feel-
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