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JESUS THE GIVER OF LIFE
International Sunday School Lesson
- " 'For February 2, 1947.
' , Golden Texts "I an the resurrection,
-and the life? he that believeth in me,
though he were dead, yet shall he
Jive."-John 11:26.
Lesson Text:
11:41-44.
John 4:46-61; 5:2-9;
y After his talk with the Samaritan
, ': woman and a two-day stay in Sychar,
i- Jesua and his disciples went on to
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' r -lie had performed his first miracle.
There he was besought by a certain
. i nobleman, from Capernaum, to heal
.'.-?, Ms sick son. After receiving evidence
of the man's faith in his healing
st. power, Jesus performed his second
:' miracle, healed the boy and told the
;'- father that his boy would live. The
father believed, went home and found
,'' that the boy had begun to get well
i the. very hour ' that , Jesus Aad ' told
jhiin that his son was -healed.
! This Sunday's lesson tells of two
.other miracles which Jtoms perform
cd. Going dWn to Jerusalem to ob
i serve a feast of the Jews, Jesus pass
ed a pool by the sheep rrark-H. Be
cause of certain healing qualities in
the waters of the pool, great multi-i
tudes7 Of sick people the blind, the
halt, and the withered gathered
there that they might dip themselves
in the waters and be healed.
Jesus beheld a man who had been
sick for 38 years and who had be
come almost hopeless because he was
unable to dip himself in the pool al
one and no one offered to help him.
Yet the met fact of his being there
testified to his desire that he might
be well again.
In order to make him conscious
of his own hope and faith, Jesus ask
ed him, "Wilt thou be made whole?"
The man thtn called Jesus' attention
to the fact that no one was interested
enough in him to assist him into the
water. '
Jesus told the man to help himself
when he commanded: "Rise, take up
thy bed and walk." The man, with
out hesitation or doubt as to his
ability to do so, immediately arose,
took up his bed and walked. Jesus
passed through the crowd and enter-
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ed the temple. "
While the son of the nobleman
and the man at the pool of Bethesda
were personally unknown to-Jesus be
fore he performed miracles on their
behalf, our third example is even
greater than the other two;, for it
tells how he raised his beloved friend,
Lazarus, the brother of Mary and
Martha, to life after he had been
dead for four days. After receiving
word that his friend was desperately
ill, Jesus purposely delayed answer
ing the plea that he go to the home
in Bethany.
After tarrying for two days, he an
nounced to his disciples that they
would leave immediately for Judea.
With vivid memories of a recent at
tempt at stoning, they tried to dis
courage him, but he was determined
and unafraid. He realized that his
disciples needed a strengthening of
their faith for the tests and trials
just ahead, for he told them he was
glad, for their sakes, that he had not
been in Bethany when Lazarus died.
When Martha saw Jesus coming,
she ran to him and expressed faith
in him. To her, Jesus gave the won
derful words that are our Golden
Text and he emphasized again the
importance of the word "belief". At
the tomb of Lazarus, after the stone
was removed from the door, Jesus
gave thanks to God. He knew, of
course, that all power in heaven and
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in earth comes from God, but It was
necessary for the witnesses of this
miracle to realize that they- were
about to see something which could
only take place by God s grace. Af
ter giving thanks to God.r he cried,
"Lazarus, come forth." Death heard
the voice of its conqueror and obeyed.
Lazarus came forth and Jesus com
manded, "Loose him and let him go."
Jesus still says to those walking
in the valley of the shadow of death,
as he said to Martha, "I am the res
urrection and the life; he that be
lieveth in me, though he were dead,
yet shall he live." (John 11:25.)
Now Is Time To Make
Farm Machinery Safe
Predicting that new farm machin
ery will continue to be hard to get in
1947, Prof. David S. Weaver, head of
the Agricultural Engineering Depart
ment, State College, says it is highly
important that Tar Heel farmers get
their present equipment in shape for
this year's work.
"Farm machinery that is poorly
conditioned reduces an operator's
alertness, is irritating and fatiguiifg,
and fosters carelessness," Prof. Weav
erlmaintains, pointing out that timely
servicing of all farm equipment be
fore field work starts will reduce ac
cidents as well as costly field break
downs. -
For safety's sake, farm machinery
repair-should begin with a thorough
check, he says; citing the National
Safety Council's reminder list of
things that should be gone over. They
include hitches, seats, clutches,
wheels, brakes, steering and unguard
ed parts such as gears, chains, shafts,
fuel lines and wiring. Leaky fuel
lines or haz&rdous wiring can easily
lead to a disastrous fire. Trash and
grease should be removed from plat
forms, pedals, foot rests or steps if
safe footing is to be assured during
operation.
An alarming number of accidents
occur each year from home made
labor-saving equipment, Prof. Weaver
says, advising that special care be
taken in checking such equipment.
The number of death claims for
National Service Life Insurance re
ceived by the central office of Veter
ans Administration during September
declined to 3,599.
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Deciding An Argument
The English lane was dark and de
serted, and Jones was suddenly ac
costed by two men, the bigger of
whom said politely:
"Excuse me, sir I wonder if you
could oblige me with the loan of a
penny?"
"Why er yes, I think so," re
plied Jones. "But may I ask for
what purpose you require it?"
"Oh, certainly, sir," the other re
plied. "My mate and I wish to toss
the coin to decide our little argument
as to which of us shall have your
watch, and which your wallet."
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