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him the Albert Medal. Shall each one not covet the “Well done” (Matt. 25:21) from the King of kings on the day of awards? (Heb. 11:26).— One Thousand Tales Worth Telling, by P ickering . T he R ight U se of God’s Gifts M atthew 25:14-30 Memory Verse: “Freely ye have re ceived, freely give” (Matt. 10:8). Approach : Today we are going to talk about some of the good things that God has given to us, and what we should do
unclean and is able to let her light shine, giving the true light to those who are in darkness. How happy she will be to hear the words of Christ, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: . . . enter thou into the joy of thy lord” ! God’s Best God has His best things for the few Who dare to stand the test; God has His -second choice for those Who will not have the best. It is not always open sin That risks the promised rest; The belter sometimes is the foe That keeps us from the best. I want in this short life of mine, As much as may be pressed Of service true for God and man; Help me to give Thy best. Give me, my Lord, Thy highest choice, Though others take the rest. Their good things have no charm for me Since I have found Thy Best. —S elected .
pleasure-loving Christians and do not see Christ as He 'really is! Edna’s heart is filled with pride, and the light which shines out is purple. Peo ple who are proud can never let their light shine for Christ. Marion’s heart is not colored by envy, pleasure, or pride, but it is dirty, and we cannot see the light clearly. You will not be able to shine for Christ if your heart is dirty. Unclean thoughts, words, and acts make it impossible to shine for Christ. This is little Martha. She has let Christ keep her heart from becoming colored or
in return for them. To each one of us God has given some gift, and in today’s story we learn what God expects us to do with this gift. Le s so n S t o r y :
When th e L o rd Jesus was on earth, He told His dis ciples a story which was to explain to them how God expects us to use the gifts He has given us. He tells the story of a man who was about to go on a journey to a far country. He called his servants together and handed to them a gift of gold, a talent. To the first servant he gave five talents; to the second he gave two talents; and to the third he gave one talent. When the man returned from his jour ney, he called his servants together and asked what they had done with the gifts that he had given to them. The first man had worked hard and increased his five talents to ten talents. The second man had worked just as hard, for he had in creased his two talents to four talents. But the third man had taken his one talent and had hidden it away in the earth and had not tried to use it. He had just wasted his time. Of course the servant’s master could not praise him as he did the other servants. He took his servant’s talent away from him and gave it to the one who had ten talents. And then he said: “For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.” What can we do with the gifts that God has given to us? Object Lesson T he C ellophane S isters Objects: Five hearts cut in outline from cardboard, graduated in size, having open ings covered with cellophane paper; and five candles. (The cellophane paper should be green, yellow, purple, dirty, and clear. The hearts will stand upright if they are placed in a narrow groove sawed in a block of wood.) Lesson : These hearts are so much like people that I have given them names. Back of each there is a candle burning, I am re minded of the words of Christ, “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.” Christians are commanded to let their light shine for Christ, but you will notice that Mary does not give the true color of the light. Her light looks green, and it is because her heart has envy in it. An envious Christian will not cause people to see Christ, the Light. Betty’s light looks bright yellow, al though it is the same color as Mary’s. She is like many who live a life of pleasure and cannot shine for Christ. What a pity it is that many unsaved people look at ° ' V l s l O *
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