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| jmawut’ 1 By Bessie WUbon ] INTRODUCTION Throughout His ministry Jesus was in control of every sit uation. Demons fled away at His command. Disease and blindness were banished at His word or touch. Even death had to give up its victims. Scarcely less amazing was Jesus' control over the huge crowds that gathered about Him. They gathered, spontane ously, without preparation or organization, yet they were never disorderly. Once some eager zealots did threaten to get out of hand. They wanted to make Jesus King with or without His consent He simply went away in the hills, and their plot fell apart. Even the rulers in Jerusalem found themselves helpless against Jesus. They sent police to arrest Him, but the police were awed by His teaching. They picked up stones to stone Him, but He simpjy walked away in the crowd, or else stopped them with calm reasoning. LESSON BACKGROUND The closing verse of Luke 21 and the opening verses of chapter 22 remind us again of the setting for our lesson text. In the daytime Jesus taught in the temple; at night He stayed ~ on the Mount of Olives. :: THE LESSON The time was near for the Festival of Unleavened Bread, » which « called the Passover. The chief priests and the teach ■ ®r® el" the Law were afraid of the people, and so they were try ; in6 to find a way of putting Jesus to death secretly," (Luke ; 23:1*2). 'The day came during the Festival of Unleavened Bread when the lambs for the Passover meal were to be killed. Jesus sent Peter and John with these instructions: Go and get the Passover meal ready for us to eat.' When do - you want us to get it ready?' they asked him. He answered, - As you go into the city, a man carrying a jar of water will Z you. Follow him into the house that he enters, and say to - the owner of the house: The Teacher says to you, Where is the - room where my disciples and I will eat the Passover meal? - H® "dH how you a large, fVimished room upstairs, where you - will get everything ready.' They went off and found every Z thing just as Jesus had told them, and they prepared the Pass - over meal. - - - But, look! The one who betrays me is here at ; the table with me! The Son of Man will die as God has dedd - ®d. but how terrible for that man who betrays him! Then they b®S«n to ask among themselves which one of them it could be ' who was going to do this," (Luke 22:7-13, 21-23). The word passover is used in different ways. In our lesson today it means the week-longfeastof unleavened bread. This ^memorial of the escape of Israel from Egypt about 144* B.C.^ftroughout the week the people ate unleavened bread.1 * remWdftig them that their ancestors had left Egypt in ahuri ry, taking along the dough in their mixing troughs before the leaven had been added. Sometimes the worcTpassover meant ■- only the opening ceremony of the week, in which each fami ly roasted and ate a lamb as the forefathers had done on the eve of their departure from Egypt Or the word might mean the lamb that was eaten. The word itself was a reminder that ~the Lord had passed over the homes of the Israelites without - harm in the night when He had destroyed the first-born in every Egyptian home. Quite naturally the name came to be used of the whole week of festival in memory of that great de liverance. Jesus had come to the vicinity of Jerusalem six days before the Passover. n.x__j w_i__ _ • ^ ... _ * vvoi aim wviiu wore given uie uibub oi preparing tne r&88 ~ over meal for the whole group. Probably Jesus then contin 2 ue^ teaching. In many large families a few would be busy ' with preparations, and others could join the crowd listening 2 to Jesus. By a miracle of divine knowledge, Jesus timed the departure of Peter and John precisely so they would meet the 2 man who would lead them to the house chosen for their sup 2 per. Thus Judas would not know where it was till Jesus led 1' the group there at supper time. Had he known, Judas could :: have slipped away to tell the priests. Police then would 2 have been waiting for the group, or would have come upon them in the midst of their supper. Jesus wanted to have that « Evening with His disciples uninterrupted. Apparently the traitor decided it would be too risky to follow Peter and John. If they would happen to look back and see him, how could he answer their natural questions? ■ . 1 This was the last Passover Jesus would share thus with His disciples. A number of things may be involved in Ail filling the Passover in God’s Kingdom; but the most obvious thing is the death of Jesos, which was to come on the next day. Jesus is our passover (1 Corinthians 6:7). In Egypt the blood of the lamb saved the Hebrews fVotn death, and they were Aree to go to the promised land. So the blood of Jesus saves us from the death our sins deserve, and we are free to goto our eternal home. There are many ways to go in applying this lesson to our .„ own lives. May each Of us flrtd a lesson for ourselves. A) : ^hat task has Jesus gfven me? You? B) What gifts do I 5- have; do you have? C) Jesus depends on us to lead others to S Him. Am I dependable? D) Is it I (me) Lord? Have I (You) ~ looked into my mind today to rid it of unworthy thoughts or - feelings? D) Do I (You) listen to the warnings of the Lord or - I determined to go my own way? and F) Do I (You) real ly ise that I can’t fool Jesus? ‘ C E' INVITE A FRIEND TO j CHURCH THIS Leak To Speak During Rev. Workman’s Annivensarv need for more spaces hie mem bership has Increased from zero ■ to 51 and is continuing to grow. You are welcome to attend As cension Lutheran Church. It ie lo cated at 1225 E. Morehead St. Tim Fangmeiar is pastor. WATTS GROVE Members of Watts Grove Bap tist Church, Monroe, NC, will cel ebrate the eighth anniversary of the church’s first family, Rev. N. Workman and his wife, Sis. Alice Workman, on Sunday, March 15, at S p.m. Rav. R.H. Leak, pastor of Nsw St. John Baptist Church, will be the guest speaker. All are welcome to attend. PLEASANT mi J. The men of Pleasant Hill Bap tist Church will be observe Men's Day on Sunday, March 15, 4 p.m. Dr. Georga Cook Jr. from - Creator Mt. Sinai Baptist Church along with his choirs and congre gation will be the special guests. At the 11 am. Worship Service, the Men's Choir will render mu sic. The chair ie under the direc tion of Charles Patton, and is ac companied by pianist Ronald Moore and organist AC. McCol lough. You are invited to come out and share in this annual Men's Day celebration. The church ie located 517 Bald win Ave. Rev.. J.A Cuthbertson is pastor. GREATER BETHEL Greater Bethel AME Church will celebrate Men's Day during the 11 am. sarvica on Sunday, March 15. Dr. Randolph A.K.W. McClain of Newark, Del., will ■peak. A former member of Greater Bethel, Dr. McClain is a Marketing Specialist with E.I. Du Pont Da Nemours and Compa ny of Wilmington, Del. The public is invited to attend. The church is located 201 Gran din Rd. Rav. David L. Morrison. SEIGLE AVENUE Members of Seigle Avenue Church of God will form a Mast Choir to rendar a program on Sunday, March 15, at 6 p.m. The True Vessels of Christ will be the special guests. All are welcome to attend. The church ie located at 1620 Seigle Ave. Rev. W. D. Bailey is pastor. UUHC gUNGHESS NC , "'A Triji General Baptist State Sun day School Congress of North Carolina will hold a Vacation Bible School Workshop for pas tors, superintendents and Vaca tion Bible School workers on Sat urday, March 21, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at Frisndship Baptist Church. 3301 Beattiss Ford Rd. Dr. Clif ford Jones is host pastor. Dr. Leo Williams, Director of the state's Christian Education Department, and his staff from Ralaigh, NC, will conduct the workshop. The workshop will ad dress these topics: "Batter Meant of Conducting Better Vacation Bibla School in '87;" "The Beet Ways to Increase Attendance;" and "The Latest Materials for All Agss." Associations in ths Mstrolina District, including Mt. Psaca, Lana Creek, Mecklenburg, Gas ton, Rising Star, Ebenezer, Mud Creek, Gold Hill, Rowan and oth ers, will be in attendance. Cost of registration is $7. All materials are included in the fee.~ Dr. JJ3. Humphrey, president of the Genera] Baptist State Con vention of North Carolina, an courages all pastors and Vaca tion Bibla School workers to at tc"-* un ounaay marcn 10, at s p.m., msmbers of Tabernacle Baptist Church will host thr "Baby of ths Year" program. This annual effort .red by the Youth Miaai Depart ment. As a special highlight, the youth choir of Salem Baptist ' Church will be featured. Darlene Hutto is youth presi dent. Magnolia Henderson and Willie McClain are the yo***»* s. The participating bahl Charoeia Bailey, Standi Deamond Henderson, Fiona * * m Kirk, Nakita Jones, Orian faugh, Desmond Rev. and Mr*. N. Workman _To be honored Tabernacle's pastor, Rev. C. David Stackhouse, will be the guest speaker. Katherine House is chairman. Rev. Minnie Conner is program chairman. Sister Minnie Mungo is president of the Women's Aux iliary. All are welcome to attend. Tabernacle is located at 1135 Redbud St. NEW ST. JOHN "The race is not for the swift or the brave but for the one who en dures to the end," says Rev. Rob ert Leak. And this idea is the thought behind Rev. Leak's ser mon theme: "God's People May Be Knocked Down But Never Knocked Out." This sermon will be delivered Sunday, March 16, during the 11 a.m. Worship Ser vice at New St. John Baptist Church. The Gospel Christian Singers are celebrating their sixth anni versary at New St. John with pro grams on Friday, March 13 at 7 p.m., Saturday, March 14, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, March 15 at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Leak and the choirs and congregation of New St. John will, on Sunday, at 2:30 p.m., be the special guests of Watts Grove Baptist Church on the occasion of the anniversary of Watts Grove's 'pastor, Rev. N7 WSrkfnan. You are invited to attend and share in all services at New St. John. The church is located at 2000 St. John Rd. in the Hickory Grove area. Rev. Leak is minister. WALLS MEMORIAL The Progressive Ladies Auxil I,,, , iary of Walla Memorial AME Zion Church will observe its an niversary on Sunday, March 15, * *r at 6 p.m. . For this occasion th* Auxiliary will feature th* Union County. Mass Choir in concert. This mu*.* sieal group is under the direction of Rev. Waymon Jordan and has toured th* Southeast for the past several years. Mrs. Frankie White is presi dent of the Progressive Ladies > Auxiliary. Mr*. 8hirley Thomp- ' •on is program chairman. .1 ins church is located at 2722 ‘ Bancroft St. Rev. J. ^rone) Whit* is pastor. N See MAYFIELD On Page 8A IJow"""””^ FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST CHURCHl The Dow Fellowship is presently meeting at Idlewild Elementary School, 7101 Idlewild Road, Charlotte, N.C I SCHEDULE OF SUNDAY SERVICE BIBLE STUDY 9:45 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE 11:00 A.M. John W. Wallace, Pastor WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY & LEADERSHIP TRAINING 7:30 P.M. 6311 Coach Hill Lane Charlotte, N.C. 28212 I REMEMBER: "Bui be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only" _James 1:22 p - ■■■---■ " ■ ' ■- - ■ ■■ - ■ '■ ^ ' VISIT V LIFE BAPTIST CHURCH Temporarily Holding Services Au Shamrock Drive Baptist Church 4301 Shamrock Drive Rev. David E. Glover, Pastor * * • Office: (704) 537-0604 J Home: f7041 535-492* Counseling By Appointment Rev. Glover New IMe School 1:00 Worship Services 2:15 " A New Church In The Community Where Christ Is Molding Families" CHARLOTTE POST BUSINESS REVIEW Donald R. White, LUTC *•£« Representative Peoples Security Insurance A member of the Capital Holding family . Post Office Box 25283 | Charlotte, North Carolina 2822^ 537-9730 CapitaHolding _M HOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES Calvin L Ferguson, Jr. P.O. 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