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SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
JOHN, PREACHER OF
REPENTANCE
International Sunday School Lesson
for August 20, 1950
Memory Selection: “'Bear fruits that
befit repentance.”—Luke 3:8.
Lesson Text: Luke 3: 7-20
John the Baptist, after a solitary
life of preparation, during which time
he had ample time to meditate and
think and develop his powers of com
munication with God, suddenly ap
peared to the Jewish people with start
ling effect. “Men were conscious that
a new power had appeared among
them,” says Professor A. B. David
son. “The soft livers in the cities
wondered at the unkept shaggy figure
whose trumpet tones shook them.”
Thus, about twenty-six, A. D., or,
as Luke says, in the fifteenth year
of the reign of Tiberius, John began
his public career as a preacher and
reformer. His activity lasted but two
years. That of Jesus was only three.'
How much can be accomplished in a
short time if great spiritual force isj
behind the man and the message.
During his hermit life, John be- j
came acquainted with the cruelty and!
wickedness of society and witnessed
the misery and affliction of the poor.j
Going farther in his consideration of
these things, he realized that these
things were the cause of sin and he.
was impelled by divine power to de-j
liver a message of condemnation and
warning to those who were heedlessly!
drifting through life.
Jesus, himself, paid high tribute to'
John the Baptist, saying that none]
had been bom of woman greater than I
he, yet adding to this declaration that
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the last Christian would be greater,
meaning in faith, privilege and insight.
However, John the Baptist is not to
be neglected nor his message disre
garded.
Before anyone can come to know
the greater blessings of Christian
faith he must pursue the nativity
followed by John and pass through
penitential experiences. John the Bap
tist traveled the only spiritual road
open to him at that time and went
until the road ended. Jesus was the
engineer who constructed a further
; highway for you and men to us in our
progress towards the Kingdom of
God.
John’s methods as a preacher were
not such as would recommend them
selves to the modern church pastor
1 today. He was no purveyor of soft
I and silken phrases but stern in his
frankness and uncompromising in his
' denunciation. One group, who ap
proached him, he addressed as
; “vipers,” his harsh severity being
: justified by their hypocrisy and in
sincerity.
1 We can’t imagine a congregation
hearing the Baptist preach and then
smilingly walk out in conversation
with their fellows: “Wasn’t it a beau
-1 tiful sermon?” Instead, his audiences
were stirred to conviction of sin be
cause he had the honesty and courage
to frankly expose their souls to them
-1 selves. Hearing him, men and women
wanted to know what they must do.
j The line dividing the preacher from
the social reformer hardly exists if
the preacher believes that religion
(concerns present day life. Why preach
on the generalities of Christian virtues
| when glaring examples of sin and
passion sit in the congregation fa
miliar and known to many?
John, in his evangelism, never hesi
jtated to put his finger on the weak
spot and prescribe the medicine neces
jsary to effect a cure. “Divide your
I coats and food with the poor,” he said.
| Publicans were told to discontinue
| gouging the public for selfish gain;
: and soldiers were rebuked for their
rowdyism, extortion and blackmailing
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■ Notwithstanding the vigor of his
' denunciation of wickedness and the
perfect assurance which he had for
. righteous principles, John realized his
own position in regard to the expect
ed Messiah. He had no pride or false'
1 conceit when 1& spoke of the One who
would follow him. The Sanhedrin
could ask if he was the Messiah, the
crowds could throng around him to
hear his message, but John made no
pretense to be anything except one
, who made ready the way for the King
to come.
While he baptized with water, John
said, one would soon come who would
baptize wish the spirit and with fire.
While John brought about conviction
in the souls of men and awakened
an admission of sin, he could not give
the satisfaction and the answer to the
cravings of mankind that would onlyj
be provided through faith in Jesus i
Christ.
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More tractor and truck fuel is used
during the summer on Arms than
at any other season the local County
'Farm Agent with the State College
Extension Service points out that the
petroleum products can be a servant
or destroyer. It all depends on how
they are used.
Careless use of motor fueis or other
flammable liquids leads to tragedy.
The victims die prematurely and hor
ribly. They ignored repeated warnings
and waited until it was too late to
change their habits.
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are some important rules recommend
ed by the National Safety Council.
1. An underground tank with a
pump similar to the equipment used
lin service stations provides the safest
(storage for large supplies of farm
tractor fuels, gasoline or kerosene on
11 farms.
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! gasoline supplies is in a well con
structed steel tank located at. least
[ forty feet or more from farm build
, ings or from combustible material. If
. a separate enclosure is used it should
, .permit vapors ter escape in case of a
. leak or spill.
3. When necessary to bring gaso
line inside, a red labeled container
of an approved safety type and not
more than one gallon capacity should i
be used. Kerosene for immediate use|
may be kept in a small safety type!
container that is labeled and different!
, in size, shape and color from gasoline
containers.
4. Never re-fuel a tractor while
the motor is running or extremely
hot. Check fuel lines frequently to
avoid leaky connections.
5. The use of open containers or
careless spilling of flammable liquids
invites trouble. A dangerous feature
of gasoline storage in elevated tanks
is the hazard of gravity flow, defect
ive hose or the absence of self-clos
ing valves and lock.
6. Never draw or handle flammable
liquids in the presence of open flame
or other sources of ignition.
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{night. The occasion was the official*
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