Are young people in danger of becoming drunkards? How? TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. Where in this lesson do we learn 1. That drunkenness is a sin? 2. That drunkenness comes from disregarding God? 3. That drunkenness will be punished? DOCTRINAL SUGGESTION-Personal responsibility to God. [Mar. 28. TEMPERANCE LESSON. CHRIST'S WARNING AGAINST INTEMPERANCE; or, Evils of Appetite. NAIL Matt. 24. 45-51. THE MAST. Commit to memory verses 45, 46. 45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? 46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. 47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; 49 And shall begin to smite his fellow-servants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; 50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, 51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. OUTLINE. 1. The good servant, v. 45–47. 2. The evil servant, v. 48-51. GOLDEN TEXT. Take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting and drunkenness. Luke 21. 34. QUESTIONS ON THE LESSON. 1. The good servant, v. 45-47; Matt. 25. 23. What charge is intrusted to him? How does he fulfill it? What blessing is pronounced upon him? What reward is promised him? May we enjoy that honor? What does our Lord require of us? v. 42. 2. The evil servant, v. 48-51. See GOLDEN TEXT. What is the thought of the evil servant? What does he begin to do to his fellow-servants? What other sins does he commit? What says the GOLDEN TEXT? What is surfeiting? What is drunkenness ? What leads to drunkenness ? What is the result of it? v. 51. Are young people in danger of becoming drunkards? How? TEACHINGS OF THE LESSON. Where in this lesson do we learn 1. That drunkenness is a sin? 2. That drunkenness comes from disregarding God? 3. That drunkenness will be punished? DOCTRINAL SUGGESTION-Personal responsibility to God. A. D. 27.] SECOND QUARTER. Studies in the Life of Christ. LESSON I. [April 4. THE POWER OF CHRIST; or, Christ the Commander. Matt. 8. 18-34. Commit to memory verses 23-27. 18 Now when Je'sus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 1 19 And 1a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. 1 Luke 9. 57. 20 And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but 2the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 2 Psa. 22. 6; John 1. 10, 11. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, * suffer me first to go and bury my father. 3 Luke 9. 59.41 Kings 19. 20. 22 But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead. 5 Eph. 2. 1. 23 And when he was entered into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24 And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep. 6 Mark 4. 37; Luke 8. 23. 25 And his disciples came to him, and awoke him, saying, Lord, save us: we perish. 7 26 And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm. 7 Phil. 4. 6.-8 Job 38. 8-11; Psa. 65. 7; 89. 9; 93. 4; 104. 3; 107. 29; Prov. 30. 4; Nahum 1. 4. 27 But the men marveled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him! 28 And when he was come to the other side, into the country of the Ger-ge-senes', there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the tombs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that way. 9 Mark 5. 1. 29 And, behold, they cried out, saying, What 10 have we to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of God? art thou come hither to torment us before the time? 10 2 Pet. 2. 4. 30 And there was a good way off from them an herd of many 11 swine feeding. 11 Deut. 14, 8. 31 So the devils 12 besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. 12 Phil. 2. 10. 32 And he said unto them, Go. And when they were come out, they went into the herd of swine: and, behold, the whole herd of swine ran violently down a steep place into the sea, and perished in the waters. 33 And they that kept them fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing, and what was befallen to the possessed o: the devils. 34 And, behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus: and when they saw him, they 13 besought him that he would depart out of their coasts. 13 Deut. 5. 25; 1 Kings 17. 18; Luke 5. 8; Acts 16. 39. TIME.-A. D. 27, about five months after the Sermon on the Mount. CONNECTING LINKS.-1. The healing of the centurion's servant at Capernaum. Luke 7. 1-10. 2. The restoration to life of the widow's son at Nain. Luke 7. 11-17. 3. The message from John the Baptist in prison to Jesus, and the answer. Matt. 11. 2-19. 4. The washing of Jesus' feet at a Pharisee's table. Luke 7. 36-50. 5. Christ's second tour of Galilee. Luke 8. 1-3. 6. The restoration of a demoniac, and other incidents, at Capernaum. Matt. 12. 22-50. 7. The discourse by the sea, in parables, (Matt. 13,) after which occurred the events of the lesson. EXPLANATIONS.-Great multitudes-Drawn by his miracles and teaching. To depart-For the sake of quiet and rest. Other side-To the shores on the eastern side of the Sea of Galilee. Follow theeDesiring to be counted among the apostles. Holes-Dens, in which they live. Son of man-A name showing that Jesus was not only divine, but human. Bury my father Showing a desire to delay work for Christ. Dead bury their dead-Let those who have only earthly matters to care for attend to them. Tempest-Such as frequently arises in the Sea of Galilee. Asleep-He had been full of labors and cares all through the day. Little faith-They had faith to believe that he could save, but not to believe that they were safe with him. Gergesenes-See Descriptive Index. Tombs--Burial places surround most Oriental cities. Son of God-Even devils believe and tremble. Before the time-The day of judgment. Swine - Which were forbidden to the Jews, as unclean. Perished-Their loss ought to have awakened the people to their own danger of losing their souls. City-Probably only a village. Depart-They feared his power, but did not desire his mercies. |