Friday, April 1. 1927
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INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY
SCHOOL LESSON
By KEITH L. BROOKS
(Managing Editor “The King^s Business,” Secretary Correspondence Courses
of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles)
April 3, 1927
Peter Becomes a Disciple of Jesus
LESSON TEXT—MARK 1:14-18, 29-31.
The full account of Peter’s call is
not given either in Matthew or Mark.
Luke’s account (5:2-9) informs us
that before the call of Peter and An
drew, our Lord won their confidence
by a miraculous draught of fishes.
The first chapter of John adds fur
ther details. John the Baptist had
previously pointed Andrew to Christ
as the Lamb of God (John 1:29, 40-
42), after which Andrew had pointed ;
his brother Peter to Christ. !
Jesus came preaching the (k>spel j
of the kingdom of God (v. 14), which |
according to Matt. 24:14 and 28:19,
20 is the Grospel to be preached in all
the world until the end of the age
At the time it was preached by our
Lord and His disciples, it was a
Gospel which in its main details was
not completed.
“The time is fulfilled’’ (v. 15) de
clared our Lord as He entered upon
His public ministry. God keeps time
and punctually fulfills it. The first
steps for the establishment of God’s
method, than the measured tread with
which Christ went forward to this
grand enterprise.
Before this, Jesus had been the
carpenter of Nazareth in meekness
performing the common duties of life.
Now He goes forth as the Christ of
God, the Revelation of the Father,
the Light of men.
Before this, there had been no mir
acles. His private life ended in
Jordan. He now announces God’s
kingdom “at hand” (v. 15). He gave
its foundation teachings. His death
and resurrection became its comer
stone. At Pentecost the super-stuc-
ture began to be raised.
The Jews were undoubtedly desir
ing a liberator who should gird his
sword upon his thigh and exert his
power to restore them to their for
mer prestige. The Saviour, however,
seems to appear as a man of peace,
and His kingdom seems not to be of
this world. His rallying cry bids
them turn their weapons, not against
the Roman government, but against
their own pet lusts. He calls them
to repent and to believe in Him as
the Lamb of God, who should take
away sins (Jn. 1:29).)
By the sea of Galilee He finds
Peter and Andrew laboring at the
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nets (v. 16). Jesus is never found
bothering with lazy men. We always
find Him honoring diligence in lowly
places.
“Come ye after Me” (vl7). It was
first of all, a call to discipleship. La
ter came apostleship There must he
personal fellowship with Christ be
fore there can be Christian useful
ness, To reverse this order is to
mistake root for fruit. Give Him
the heart first. The dedication of
hands, feet, tongue and bmin will
naturally follow.
“I will make you fishers of men.”
(v. 17). A fisherman must know
something. He must know the char
acteristics of fish, their haunts and
habits. Jesus alone can teach us to
know men. We must get our equip
ment from Him—the bait, the net,
the tackle.
Fishing for men is to be the main
business of every Christian. By
this is not meant that all Christians
are expert personal workers. There
are many kinds of bait for catching
men. There are various methods of
fishing. We learn the tricks from
Jesus. Some fish with hook and line;
some are capable of using large
nets. However, we can all do some
thing toward winning men to the
Savious. The more our eyes are
upon Him, the more we will do.
Straightway Peter and Andrew
changed their nets for a new kind
(v. 18), and went into the training
school of Christ to learn the new kind
of fishing. Perhaps you, too, are
called to lay down the implements
whichSjsome funsaved person (could
handle in your place, and give your
whole time to preparation for Christ’s
service.
Christ calls upon us to make sac
rifices. If some one would say it
was not much that these men left
remember it was their aU. No tempt
ing bait was dangled before their
eyes. It was an out-and-out call
to hard work. Peter and Andrew ac
cepted. What they replied in words
we know not. Their action was full
of eloquence. Ready obedience is
the easiest. The time to follow is
now. It will he harder later.
It was a sudden decision, yet it
was a lasting one. They may not
have known the full import of their
choice, but we do not find them
looking back with regret to the
things they had given up. If one
trulyj acceptts Christ, lie will 111^
every satisfaction of life intensified
a thousand fold, no matter how rough
the road may be.
Our lesson shows us the Saviour en
tering the home of Peter (v. 29).
Jesus had both a public and a pri
vate ministry. He regarded indivi
dual cases as well as multitudes.
Modern ministers would see greater
results if they studied the pattern
preacher.
There was sickness in this home
(v. 30) Peter had taken his wife’s
mother into the home to care for her.
Jesus could have healed her at a dis
tance, but He much preferred stand
ing at the side of the sick one to
giving “absent treatment.”
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THE BIGGEST JOB OF YOUTH
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The greatest tragedy of life is that of the old man and
the old woman who have allowed life to drift along and
leave them stranded in their declining years, depending
on others for their meagre maintenance.
Youth is the day of plenty. It is too often the day of
profligacy, and that which should be stored for the lean
days is scattered in Vanity Fair's frothy pleasures and
foUies.
You can never begin younger to lay by for a competence
for your time of lessened capacity.
Money in the bank is a god send after you reach sixty,
and is salvation when you get up to seventy.
It may seem a long way off, but that day comes, and it
oomes whether you are prepared or not.
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The touch of His hand brought im
mediate and perfect health. It can
not be said that our Lord ever “treat
ed” any one. No one healed by Him
ever said: “I have improved some.”
When Jesus heals, it is instantaneous,
complete, permanent. Halfway cures
should never be attributed to Him.
Jesus relieved with especial prompt
ness that distresses of thofee who
were near to Him—of His host when
the wine failed of His followers---
threatened by hunger, of His disci
ples alone upon the waters, of those
He loved in Bethany. He is espec
ially the Saviour of them that be
lieve.
Our Lord performed miracles of
healing that we might know that He
had power to forgive sins (2:10) It
is legitimate that our thoughts should
pass from fevers of bodys to fevers
of soul. He sometimes heals physi
cal ailments now, but these outer
miracles are but types of inner and
greater wonders.
Our spirits become fevered. We lose
the coolness of self-control. All our
faculties are upset. When we feel the
cooling hand of the Master, these
fevers die out of our souls, and we
arise to serve our fellowmen effec
tively in His Name.
(According to tradition, Peter’s
wife was named Concordia, was a
faithful Christian, accompanied
Peter in many journeys, died a mar
tyr for the faith during the perse
cution of Nero.)
The striking fact of the lesson is
that from the very first, Christ made
provision for the perpetuity of His
kingdom. There must be men to
propagate His teachings. They must
be trained.
Let us remember that the Saviour
chose a few simple fishermen to be
gin the work of evangelizing the
world. He puts no premium upon
ignorance, but to Him, character is
of far more account than culture. He
wants teachable spirits to train for
world work. He must have a spec
ial love for common folks, for He
has called and mightily used many
of them .in carrying out His commis
sion.
Pith and Point
Gospel fishermen are called to catch
men, not simply to cultivate men.
He who forsakes all for Christ
gains all, both for time and etern
ity.
Winning one person at a time to
Christ is the best way to win many
in time.
If we do not catch men, we are
in danger of losing even the desire
to catch them.
There are lots of nets that will
not catch any fish unless they are
first washed and mended.
A man who truly follows Christ
has more power in his silence than
another has by his most * eloquent
words.
If Christ has called you, don’t
spend time looking over your should
er to see who is co*ming after you.
Nothing that we give up to follow
Christ, can be compared with what
we gain.
Suggestive Qjaestions
What other men were called of God
while they were faithfully going
about the humble duties of life?
(Ex. 3:1; 1 Kings 19:19-21; Matt
9:9).
For what two purposes are wje
especially called to follow Jesus?
(Matt. 11:28; John 12:26).
Who, as a fisher of men, made a
special study of the traits and sea
sons of these fish, and how did he
catch them? (1 Cor. 9:20-22).
As the result of Jesus’ promise to
Peter in Mk. 1:17, how many fish
did Peter catch at one haul some
months later?
(Acts 2:4-41).
May we make our own lack of
wisdom or tact an excuse for doing
nothing toward winning others ?
(Psa. 32:8).
Is “repentance” still a part of the
message we are to preach?
(Lk. 24:47).
For what purpose is the power of
speech given us? (Isa. 50:4).
Golden Text Illustration
“Come ye after me, and I will
make you to become fishers of men”
(Mark 1:17).
In a revival meeting a Christian,
who had long been a church member,
was one of several called upon to
pray for the unsayed. “Oh, Lord!'' he
petioned, “I»ut thy finger upon the
unsaved.” An inner voice immediate
ly said to him: “You are my finger.”
He realized that he had never men
tioned the name of Jesus even to un
saved men who were closely asso
ciated with Him. He had talked
everything else but Christ and sal
vation. It would be well, in case
we have made no move to win a
soul, to cut our prayers short and
hasten as this man did, to do the
thing which gratitude to Christ for
our own salvation demands. Let the
prayer be more definiately directed
to God for showing us the way of ap
proach and giving us the wisdom
from His Word to deal with ethers.
Pinehurst Horse Show To
Be Staged April 4 and 5th.
Preparations are now under way
for Pinehurst’s 10th annual horse
show, which will be staged this year
on April 4 and 5th. It will again be
a social feature of the month, be
sides being one of the most interest
ing horse shows held in the South.
J. Gamer West, of Gamersville, N.
Y., together with Dr. J. F. Devine, of
New York, two of the best nationally
known judges in the United States,
will judge saddle horses and hunters
and jumpers, respectively, while Gen.
A. J. Bowley, of Fort Bragg, will
judge the military classes.
Fort Bragg’s officers, led “by Lieut.
Colonel G. P. Hawes, are arranging
an elaborate artillery exhibition. The
show is one listed under the associa
tion of American Horse Shows, en
tries for which will close on March
23.
The Third World’s Poultry Con
gress will be held at Ottawa, Canada,
July 27 to August 4. Dr. B. F. Kaupp,
and Prof. R. S. Dearstyne will repre
sent the Poultry Department of State
College at this meeting.
Clay road. Beginning at the iron post
near a clay hole and pine, also West
of a Cafe; running N. 40 W. 50 ft. to
a stake in a clay hole by a small
stump; thence S. 50 W. 100 feet to a
stake; thence S. 40 E. 50 feet to a
stake; thence N. 50 E. 100 feet to the
first station, containing 9-30 acres.
Being the identical land described
in deed dated Nov. 7, 1921, from R.
L. Taylor and wife, Edna B. Taylor
to W. M Gaines, and recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds of
Moore County in Book 81, Page 414
PLACE OF SALE; Court House
Door, Caj:thage, N. C.
TIME OF SALE: Hour of Noon,
Thursday, April 14, 1927.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash.
J. TALBOT JOHNSON,
Trustee for Pinehurst Finance Cor
poration.
Per Johnson and Johnson.
11- 18-25-1
DR. OLIVE
CHIROPRACTOR
Aberdeen, 9 to 12 A. M.
Southern Pines, 1 to 5 P. M.
State of North Carolina,
County of Moore.
Notice of Foreclosure Sale.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain Deed
of Trust, executed by Willie M. Gaines
and wife, Jeanne Gaines, on the 5th
day of October, 1926, to J. Talbot
Johnson, Trustee for the Pinehurst
Finance Corporation, default having
been made in the payment of the in
debtedness thereby secured and the
powers of sale contained in said deed
of trust having become operative, and
the holder of the note, thereby se
cured, having made application to the
undersigned Trustee requesting fore
closure of said deed of trust; the un
dersigned Trustee will offer for sale
at public auction, for cash, at the
court house door, in Carthage, N. C.,
at the hour of Noon on the 14th day
of April, 1927, the following describ
ed real estate:
Lying and being situate in Mineral
Springs Township County of Moore,
State of North Carolina, and being
bounded and further described as fol
lows: Lying on the Western side of
the Pinehurst and Jackson Springs
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