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'By Clara B. Lawrence* SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON Mrs. Lawrence S SI B J EC T: Jesus Affirms (Declares) --- His Ow n Lesson John Announces the Coming One God Affirms Jesus as the Christ John Becomes Disappointed in Jesus Jesus Affirms John Scripture -Ll|ke_3M5-20_Luke 7:19,20 Luke 3:21,22 LukeTr2t,23 Background Scripture Lk. 4:14-44 LESSON BACKGROUND Beyond being as Jesus ol Nazareth, Jesus had no special identity, except that of a young rabbi from Jerusalem without pro fessional credentials, but with unusual teaching skills. He was attracted by many followers because of His ability to heal body and mind. John the Baptist, the last ol the Old Testament prophets, appeared on the scene just prior to the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. People ol the Jewish country were expected fo be liberated from the Roman government by a Messiah who would establish a kingdom of peace for His chosen people. Borne believed that John was a prime candidate for the task. We find John attempting fo set the record straight, that he is not the One, in the opening portion of the lesson. LESSON EXPLAINED The time of Christ’s coming was near at hand. Expectation reached into all coun tries where He had gone. A growing supposition continued, that John the Baptist was the Messiah. John refuted this idea by telling the pennlp of the One to come,'and of — .the greater spiritual works He would^cRr :<Vss. 15, 16). • ’ . • John describe the process by which the ’.Messiah will use in separating believers Ifrom unbelievers. The phrase “with fire -i-4*rn1nnnnhih.u> ■ probably refers both to the everlastingness of the punishment and ; the certainty of it for those who disobey the •gospel. We can assume here that John continued to preach the meaning of true ; repentance, but Herold Antipas, ruler of ; Galilee and Perea, became alarmed that ; John’s movement would lead to rebellion jpmong his people. The ruler’s fears in creased when John denounced his elicit marriage to the wife of his half-brother. Prior to John’s arrest and imprisonment, . verse 21 takes us to the Jordan Valley where ; he baptized Jesus. Luke says that Jesus was ; praying during this occasion. The splendor of the moment was increased when God's -Sprat appeared as-a dove and settled about ; His head, as well as'a vocal expression of ; approval by the Trinity that He was the Son of God. (vs. 22).' : In Chapters 4 through 6 we read ot Christ s temptation and tasting; and His victory over temptation. These passages of Scrip ture also tell lis or how He preached in the synagogue on the 'Sabbath, proclaiming “the time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the goapeL-^ It was in _thP SjtnagQgUg when Jesus declared His mission by reading from the Book of Isaiah, chapter 61. He apparent ly volunteered to read where it was written “the Spirit of the Lord is upon me to preach the gospel to the poor...’" When he had completed His reading, He sat down to explain. He said "this day is the Scripture fulfilled m your ears."’ People began to wonder if He was the Messiah. Jesus’ ministry consisted ot healing the sick and urging the repentance of sins. At this time John the Baptist was in prison for the reasons previously stated, but he had been kept informed or Jesus" teaching and miracles that He performed, by his diS ciples. John became discouraged because ot __his unfair imprisonment as well as an apparent mconststenoy m Jesus teaching. „ He, therefore, began to question whether Jesus was the Messiah.' He sent two ot his disciples to Him with the question:' "Art thou He that should come? or look we for another?” While the disciples were talking to Jesus, He was dealing with the sick, lame and the demon-possessed. Jesus' answer was neither a ‘yes’ nor no,” instead, He told them to tell John what they had seen and heard. His answer echoed Luke 4 just described. CLOSING SUMMARY John the Baptist announced repentance because a mighty One was about to bring in the righteous rile ot God. Jesus was revealed to be that One. Later, John became discouraged and questioned whe ther Jesus was the promised One. Jesus’ answer was "tell John that my works ot healing and compassion are signs of My Messiahship. ’" Mr and Mrs. Thomas A. Bradley ...She was Miss Francetla Farrer Miss rrancetta Farrer Weds Thomas Bradley Franeetta Farrer and Thomas A. Bradley Jr. exchanged their wedding vows recently at Simpson Gillespie United Methodist Parsonage. Reverend H. McDowell of ficiated the ceremony. The bride was given in marriage by Robert L. Johnson. She wore an elegant two piece white ensemble, which she made, accented by a beautiful high collared lace blouse. Dannette Gaither was the maid of honor and the best man was Freddie H. Dial. The Bride is employed by the Charlotte Post as Director of Advertising. The groom is employed by IBM. Following the ceremony a reception was held at the King and Queen Lounge in uptown Charlotte. Hors d'oeuvres were served by a relaxing atmosphere of jazz music. The couple honeymooned at the Radisson Plaza Hotel. J_leriy .People Deliberately Limit ities By (iayle Hinson Host Stall Writer Because of fear elderly people deliberately limit their activities, according to a National Institute oi Justice study. Nearly two-thirds of the people interviewed felt "at least somewhat likely" that they would be robbed while outside their homes.. More than half thought it somewhat likely that they would be physically as saulted on the streets. The report said this fear sometimes becomes emo tionally crippling, restrict ed the elderly's social life, and contributed to already existing feelings of lone liness and depression. One fact that should be Ixnntea out, however;—is— that the fears are not always warranted. The elderly are actually less frequently victims of crime than are younger persons. It has been discovered that the older a person becomes the less chances that he or she will be victimized. narrassmeni on me street by teenagers was the most frequently reported Typt; of viuiiiiizaiiuii.— In a study carried out by the University City Science Center of Philadelphia, it was found that there may not be a great need to set up special police services for the elderly has been perceived Said the study: "The elderly have quite positive attitudes toward the police, and they appear to be reasonably well .satisfied with the quality of police services provided to them Krom their perspective, the need to tailor police services to fit the particu lar needs and requirements of the elderly does not appear tube aspi easing as it is sometimes depicted." It said that the elderly might be better served by efforts aimed at improving overall police effectiveness and the community as a whole One problem identified by the study is that police officers responding to calls for service from the elderly very seldom recommend any social agency or com munity organization for follow-up aid The report found that the elderly regard this as an important dimension of the police role In the survey, more than 90 percent said that n was important that police officers know where people can turn for assistance with all kinds of problems Hut the study said that less than three t percent of elderly victims were referred by police to social service agencies. The typical elderly citizen who calls the police -ynlHnm cn fnr trivial reasons. Very few felt that it was appropriate to re quest assistance for non crime or non-medical problems. The only exception to this was the loss of a pet. This is an especially serious event for the person who relies on the pet for protection and or compansionship. Results of the survey of police officers found that the officers had a “general ly positive image of the elderly." More than 73 percent said older persons are very respectful of au _ihoritv while only 25 percent gave this evaTua-' tion to the average citizen. Elderly also were rated as being substantially more cooperative than the non elderly, more pleasant, more respectful, more law abiding and more con cerned about crime. Overall the police appear to view the elderly as “better" citizens than the non-elderlv. Other findings were that the police do not seem to stereotype older persons and that they consider the elderly to be less of a police problem than their younger counter parts. Las Amigos. Inc. The Charlotte-Mecklen burg Chapter of Las Ami gas, Inc will hold an Ora torical Seminar January 20 at the Greenville Center from 10 a m until 12 p.m. The purpose of this seminar is to acquaint the participants on the criteria of the Oratorical Contest to be held February 28. The contest will coincide with TTTacTTMOiy TVIoHlfi - Las Amigas, Inc invites all youth of (he city u> participate Awards will be given to the winners of each grade level Levels will include: Level I - Grades 6-7; Level II, grades 8-9, and I>vel III, grades 10-12 For additional inform ation. contact Johnsie Young at 568-1514 Think First Of _ Pqst ___ Advertisers I Each of these advertised items is required to be readily available for sale at or\ below the advertised price in each A4P Store except as specifically, noted ) m this ad J PRICES EFFECTIVE THRU s ' T.. 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