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FAYETTEVILLE NEWS, FAYETTEVILLE, GEORGIA.
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■MOVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SundaySchool
' Lesson*
(By REV. P. B. F1TZWATER, D. D.,
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago.)
Copyright, 1922, Western Newspaper Union.
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 24
A LESSON IN TRUST AND PRE.
PAREDNESS
By Martha B. Thomas
©, 1922, WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION
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believe in Santa Claus. & I believe^bo
hair is snowier, no cheeks redder,
smile merrier and no eyes more twj
kling than his. & I believe the hea
him is big enough to encompass
world—if people would let it! © I beli|
in the jingle of his sleigh bells, the swr
ness of his reindeer, the sound of theii^
tapping feet on the roof. © I believe in
chimneys, big, broad, deep-throated
chimneys that will not cramp the Merry
Gentleman with his bulging pack. & I
believe in solemn rows of stockings
hanging by the fire—father’s short one,
mother’s long one and the dangling ones
of the children, all waiting and expect
ant. & I believe in the invisible blossom
of happiness that Santa Claus leaves at
every house, and I believe that it will
grow through all the year if people try to
eep the spirit of Christmas every d° i7?
LESSON TEXT—Luke 12:13-40.
GOLDEN TEXT-The life is more than
meat, and the body is more than raiment.
—Luke 12:23.
PRIMARY TOPIC-The Story of a
Foolish Rich Man.
JUNIOR TOPIC—A Foolish Rich Man.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
—Rich Toward God.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC '
—True Riches.
JSf'O
Since on October 8 we had a lesson
on the birth and childhood of Jesus,
many will doubtless prefer to have
this new lesson instead of the Christ
mas lesson.
I. A Warning Against Covetousness
(vv. 13-21).
1. The Occasion (vv. 13-15). One of
the company requested Jesus to be
umpire' in a disputed estate. Two
brothers were in trouble over an in
heritance. Christ refused, to enter the
sphere of the civil law and warned
against the spirit of avarice. Christ’s
mission was preeminently spiritual.
2. Enforcement of the Warning (vv.
16-21). The parable of the rich man
allows clearly that to be concerned
with earthly riches while neglecting
God is the height of folly. The Lord’s
warning Is of great importance today;
for many are seeking gold and forget
ting God. Note (1) his increase in
goods (v. 16). His riches were rightly
obtained, for the ground brought forth
plentifully. This shows that a man
may be rich because of the Lord’s
blessing uphn him. (2) His perplexity
(v. 17). His land was producing more
than his barns would hold. He did not
want it to go to waste. If he had pos
sessed the right views of life and a
sense of stewardship before God, he
would have seen that his barns at least
had enough for his personal needs and
that he could have distributed his sur
plus to the needy and for benevolent
purposes. (3) The fatal choice (vv.
18, 19). He chose to enlarge his
barns and give up his life to ease and
j luxury. It ought to be a delightful
task for men whom God has made
rich to devote their time and energy
to the distribution of their possessions
to benevolent purposes. (4) The aw
ful indictment (vv. 20, 21). God calls
him a fool.
II. The Certain Cure for Anxiety'
(vv. 32-34).
Having shown the folly of the rich
man who gained gold but lost God, He
now urged the disciples to trust God
and dismiss all anxious care. He as
sured them that they need not be anx
ious even for the necessities of life.
Note:
1. The Argument (vv. 22, 23). This
is summed up in one brief sentence:
“The life is more than food, and the
body is more than raiment.” The God
who gave the life and made the body
should be trusted to provide food and
clothing.
2. The Illustrations (vv. 24-28). (1)
God’s care for the fowls (vv. 24-26).
The ravens do not sow nor reap—they
have not storehouse or barn, yet they
live, for God feeds them. If God does
not forget the fowls, certainly 1-Ie
would do more for His children. (2)
God’s care for the flowers of the field
(vv. 27, 28). If God is so careful of
those flowers which appear but for a
day, how much more will He clothe
His children!
3. The Exhortations (vv. 29-34). (1)
Make not the getting of food and
clothes your chief concern. Trust God
to provide them. (2) Seek the king
dom of God (v. 31). Those who make
God’s kingdom first shall have all their
needs supplied (Phil. 4:19). (3) Be
not afraid (v. 32). God’s good pleas
ure is upon His own, and all good
things will He give them. (4) Prac
tice self-denial in order to be able to
give gifts to those in need (vv. 33, 34).
The doing of such deeds will tend to
lift the thoughts upward to God—to
trust Him.
III. Be Ready for the Coming of the
Lord (vv. 35-49).
Having warned the disciples against
the acquisition of worldly goods while
forgetting God, and shown them the
needlessness of anxiety for food and
clothes, 1-Ie shows them the blessed
ness of being in a state of readiness
when the Lord shall come. Convic
tion as to the certainty of the Lord’s
coming is the sure cure for worldliness
and anxious care. This attitude of
heart He made clear by two parables—
that of the returning of the Lord and
that of the thief. The Lord will be so
pleased with those who are waiting
for Him that He will take delight In
sitting at the banquet with them, and
even serve them. The parable of the
thief shows that the time of the Lord’s
coming is not known.
Paul’s Wish.
I count all things but loss for the
excellency of the knowledge of Christ
Jesus my Lord; if by any means I
might attain onto the resurrection of
the dead.—Philippians 3:8-11.
So Many Ravens.
The Lord never had so many rav
ens as he has this morning.—T.
Witt Talmage.
God Is Known Everywhere.
In Judah Is God known; His
Is great in Israel.—Psalm 70 :L
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