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SOAY SCHOOL LESSOU JESUS THE CHRIST International Sunday iSchool JLesson For February 18, 1951 ' Memory Selection: "Thou are the ; Christ, the SoiTof the living God." Matthew 16: 16. : Lesson Text: Mark 27-37. Six-months Before his crucifixion, ' Jesus led hi disciples once again away from the crowd and, anxious to 'learn the results of his association with ' them, asked, as he walked along the highway: "Who do men say that I am ?" Peter, the impulsive leader of the group, made his great confession ,of faith: "Thou art the Christ," "It was a divine revelation to Peter, in a flash of intuition, -which drew into itself the bes thoughts, feelings . and expressions of the past two years," says Wm. A. Grist. "The lowly origin of the Carpenter, the fa miliarity of daily intercourse, the shocks of disapproval," the delay of. hopes making the heart sick, the haughty, repudiation of Jesus by the authorized teachers of Israel, and the , eWbing tide of his popularity in Gali lee, might have almost justified a fish erman's inability to decide this mo mentous question. But, in spite of all doubts and dreadful uncertainties, there was that, in Simon's soul which leant up in answer to the Master's . word wholehearfcedness and a sudden sense of the greatness of the Reality In Jeeus; impelled by this spirit, he trampled down all doubts, and burst out in enthusiastic confession of faith and loyalty." . Following Peter's outspoken recog nition of his divinity, Jesus began'to explain to his disciples hoiw it would be necessary t or him to, die, also pro iplhesying his" resurrection three days after. The prophecy ofso shameful a death was Ibeyong the understand- , ing of the disciples. Peter, again the spokesman for the group, probably encouraged to speak by the recognition given his confession of faith, took Jesus, aside and boldly rebuked him. Without realizing it, Peter was bring ing back to his master the same temp tation presented by the devil during the - forty days , Jesus proceeded to rebuke Peter, Intimating that be was serving Satan in such advice and was umnwidful-ofctbe things, of --GoaV- "The words-' of Jesus opened up a strange path," says Francis J. MflCon nelL "Peter ' was not Ordinarily ad-i verse to strange paths, but this was too- strange. If George Washington had told the assembled army at Cam bridge in 1775 that it was necessary for him to die on the gallows before the American cause coutd be won, the astonishment could hardly have been greater than when Jesus said that he must be crucified. Of course. I know that the situation of Washington was not at all parallel to that of Jesus, but I am speaking of ideals of leadership. -The Jews thought of the Messiah. as acting much like any national leader, it was . strange, strange doctrine to hear that ,the Messiah must suffer, and the disciples were horrified by the Master's words. - We may learn then from this scene at Caesarea Philippi, that the instinctive revulsion against the new and strange may be of that part of our nature which .fears the troth." Following up his rebuke of Peter, Jesus told his disciples the demands of dtseipleshjp. He laid down the doc trine of self-denial and following his example by bearing the cross. Then, ithe paradoxical observation came that whosoever would save his life would lose it, whereas,, whomsoever should lose his life "for my sake ann the gos pel's" would ."save it." Then, Jesus asked the question which has come down the centuries, presenting for each individual person the most strik- ing and important interrogation any iwill ever be called up to answer: "For what doth it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul T For what should a man give in exchange for his soul?" .. x . Men are very prone, in these days, to say it does not matter very much what views we hold about Jesus, as long as we accept his teaching and obey it" says J. D.Jones. "And they dismiss all attempts at -defining the theological subtleties which are of no important for daily hfe. That is not what Jesus himself thought He at tached the most tremendous import ance to the account people , gave of him; the whole future of, the gospel depended in some vital way upon what men thought of him. He regarded the future of Christianity as bound up with a right understanding' of his Per son. ' If there is one thing the New Testament makes abundantly clear, it is this: that the Christian gospel merelv: it is. as Dr. Van Dyke says, th-i eosnel of a Person.' It centers ' not t imply in what Jesus said, but in what he was sM d'd." ,(r,' GO '.0 corn ikiiTiiiM'; :r 3 &yP The churches of America are making a united appeal during Lent to share our plenty with the -less fortunate of other lands. It is a challenge for us to help the millions who need food and warm clothing, who are destitute' and homeless. Can we look at this living picture of suffering ' humanity and still say no? The rewards of giving are many I In helping others we help ourselves. That is one of the : paradoxes of life. For it is in giving that we re ceive. We receive joy in giving gifts to our friends and to the needy near us for whom we have compassion. A mother finds joy in giving to her child even if it means sacrifice for her-' self. We need to extend the scope of our giving to include those in far away lands made home less and helpless by war and calamity. We in America, a land of comparative plenty, need the priceless blessing, the spiritual enrichment that rewards Christian charity. But that is not all. Helping others means helping extend the Kingdom of God. "Verily I . say unto you. Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto me". These are the words of Jesus asking for our help. Can we refuse? , Church ta "UHCH ..nou -primal Ta, democong Chu,ch, ,eI,he' '0J,, '0ur und "nd .n,,; ,ry Proii mhS E Church "id tun. ' own i ?.: , i,ar.n-, lat,-; (Z) For & LlVV, aka of ,i.r12,.na'on. u - awd. hfa"' ".ureh .! ,ws daiir'7 and Book -unay... a" - "7 15 .,, THIS PAGE MADE POSSIBLE BY THE FOLLOWING FIRMS: Lynch Funeral Hume PHONE 2811 HERTFORD, N. C Hertford Livestock & Supply Go. PHONE 2501 HERTFORD, N. 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