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 PREFACE 
 
 The following lessons are simply a compilation of 
 ^ outlines and suggestions to teachers, heretofore published 
 in the "Juvenile Instructor," and are not intended as 
 full expositions of the stories or incidents in the Life of 
 Christ, but presumed to be sufficient to aid the teacher 
 in her preparation in directing the line of thought and 
 indicating the points to be brought out. Space would 
 not permit more. 
 
 It is expected that the teacher will read and' prayer- 
 fully study for herself the text in the New Testament, 
 never considering her preparation complete without 
 having done so. 
 
 We urge reference to Weed's "A Life of Christ for 
 the Young," as especially helpful in the lesson setting, 
 and, as far as in accordance with our understanding of 
 the events and the significance of them, in the clear 
 manner of telling the story — at the same time caution 
 the teacher against attempting to use all the contents 
 of the chapters referred to, and especially to avoid those 
 points not in strict accordance with our understanding 
 of Gospel truths. 
 
 We hope to offer further suggestions — on the Fast 
 Day work, on illustrations, songs, etc. — through the 
 columns of the "Juvenile Instructor." 
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
 Page 
 Lesson 1 The Birth of Christ (including the Annuncia- 
 tion) 7 
 
 Lesson 2 The Message to the Shepherds 12 
 
 Lesson 3 The Presentation in the Temple 17 
 
 Lesson 4 The Wise Men of the East 19 
 
 Lesson 5 The Flight into Egypt 24 
 
 Lesson 6 The Visit to Jerusalem 29 
 
 Lesson 7 John and His Preaching 32 
 
 Lesson 8 The Baptism of Jesus 36 
 
 Lesson 9 The Cleansing of the Temple 39 
 
 Lesson 10 The Chosen Twelve 43 
 
 Lesson 11 The Sermon on the Mount 48 
 
 Lesson 12 Christ and the Rich Young Man 52 
 
 Lesson 13 The Widow's Mite 55 
 
 Lesson 14 The Blind Man 59 
 
 Lesson 15 Healing the Centurion's Servant 64 
 
 Lesson 16 A Woman's Faith 68 
 
 Lesson 17 Jesus Raises Jairus' Daughter 70 
 
 Lesson 18 Jesus Raises Lazarus 74 
 
 Lesson 19 The Lost Sheep 78 
 
 Lesson 20 The Sower 81 
 
 Lesson 21 The Good Samaritan 84 
 
 Lesson 22 Feeding the Five Thousand 87 
 
 Lesson 23 Walking on the Water 91 
 
 Lesson 24 Stilling the Tempest 94 
 
 Lesson 25 The Woman of Samaria 97 
 
 Lesson 26 Jesus and Nicodemus 100 
 
 Lesson 27 Jesus and John Baptizing 103 
 
 Lesson 28 Jesus Blessing Little Children 106 
 
 Lesson 29 Mary and Martha 108 
 
 Lesson 30 The Triumphal Entry 112 
 
 Lesson 31 The Last Supper 115 
 
 Lesson 32 The Betrayal and Arrest 118 
 
 Lesson 33 The Crucifixion and Burial 121 
 
 Lesson 34 The Resurrection 124 
 
 Lesson 35 The Ascension 127 
 
 Lesson 36 The Great Pentecost 130 
 
Stories from the Life of Christ 
 
 LESSON 1. THE BIRTH OF CHRIST 
 
 Text: Luke 1 :26-56 and 2:1-7. 
 
 References: For story, told in full, see Juvenile 
 Instructor, December, 1913, and December, 1911. 
 
 Aim: The Lord manifests His love for His children. 
 
 Memory Gem: "For God so loved the world, that 
 He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth 
 in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." 
 
 Song: Christmas Cradle Song. 
 
 Pictures: Annunciation (Hofmann) ; A Madonna. 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Prophecies concerning the Savior. 
 
 1. Through Adam. 
 
 2. Through the prophets in Judea. 
 
 II. The Angel's Visit. 
 
 1. The appearance to Mary. 
 
 2. The message. 
 
 3. Mary's joy. 
 
 III. The Journey to Bethlehem. 
 
 1. Caesar Augustus' decree. 
 
 2. Home of Joseph and Mary. 
 
 3. On the way to Bethlehem. 
 
 IV. At Bethlehem. 
 
 1. The arrival. 
 
 2. Rest in the khan. 
 
 3. The birth. 
 
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 Point of Contact: The baby in the home. Talk with 
 the children about the love we have for the baby; what 
 we do to show our love. God shows His love for us 
 when He sends a baby to our home. Today w r e are go- 
 ing to talk about the most wonderful baby that ever 
 came to the earth. This baby was the Son of God, the 
 only begotten of the Father. God so loved us that He 
 sent His only begotten son to the earth to live among 
 us, and to die for the sins of the world. What was 
 this baby's name? Yes, today our lesson is about the 
 baby Jesus. 
 
 Lesson Statement : When Adam and Eve came to live 
 upon this earth they walked and talked with God, but by- 
 and-by they were shut out from this presence, and they 
 were unhappy. A promise was given to them, however, 
 which made them rejoice. You remember they were told 
 that at some time a Savior should come who would die for 
 the sins of the world, who would offer His life as a 
 sacrifice for us. 
 
 Adam and Eve and their children never forgot this 
 promise, so God's people were always looking forward 
 to the time when a King and Redeemer should come 
 upon the earth. 
 
 Our Heavenly Father sent many prophets to teach 
 His people how to serve Him. You remember the 
 prophets Samuel, Elijah, and Elisha. Other prophets 
 were sent also. These men reminded the people of 
 the promise God had made and endeavored to get them 
 to serve the Lord. What did the people do? How 
 were they punished? 
 
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 The children of Israel, or Jews, as they were now 
 called, had suffered much because they would not obey 
 God. Although they were back in their own land, things 
 were not the same now as they were before. This land 
 was now ruled over by Caesar Augustus, who lived 
 away off in Rome, and a king named Herod was ap- 
 pointed by him to rule over Judea and all Palestine. 
 He was a man who loved power, and he was merciless 
 and cruel. He had no love for the Jews or for their 
 religion; but in order to gain their good will he spent 
 a great deal of money in restoring and beautifying the 
 Temple, until it was made even more beautiful than in 
 Solomon's reign. But the people knew that Herod was 
 a wicked man and they feared him, looking forward to 
 the time when their own king should rule in his stead. 
 The prophets had often spoken of the Savior as a king, 
 and many of the people thought that when Jesus came 
 upon the earth He would be a king, like David, or 
 Solomon, and so they were anxiously waiting His 
 coming. 
 
 In the city of Nazareth, in one of the small, white, 
 flat-roofed houses, there lived a beautiful young girl 
 named Mary. She was beloved by every one because 
 she was pure and true and living a beautiful God-fearing 
 life. One day when Mary was in the house alone she 
 was surprised by hearing someone speak to her. The 
 voice said, "Hail,, thou that are highly favored, the Lord 
 is with thee: blessed art thou among women." 
 
 When Mary raised her eyes she saw an angel of 
 the Lord before her and she wondered what this saluta- 
 tion could mean. 
 
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 The angel continued, "Fear not, Mary : for thou hast 
 found favor with God. And, behold, thou shalt bring 
 forth a son, and shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be 
 great, and shall be called the son of the Highest." 
 
 Mary had worked in the Temple ; she had also 
 studied the scriptures, and when the angel said her son 
 should be called the Son of God, she understood this 
 wonderful blessing that was conferred upon her. With 
 perfect faith and obedience she answered, "Behold the 
 handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy 
 word. And the angel departed from her." 
 
 With thanksgiving in her heart Mary waited for 
 the fulfillment of the Lord's will. 
 
 Nazareth, the city in which Mary lived, was high 
 above the plain, in a beautiful fertile valley surrounded 
 by rolling hills. The white houses along the narrow 
 streets, the green of the trees and bushes, and the pro- 
 fusion of flowers, made a very attractive spot. 
 
 In one of these little white houses lived Mary and 
 her husband Joseph. They were preparing for a jour- 
 ney; for, as they were of the house of David, they must 
 go to the city of David, to Bethlehem, to be taxed, for 
 Caesar had sent "out a decree that all the world should 
 be taxed. And all went to be taxed, everyone to his 
 own city." They had to travel about sixty miles. That 
 would not be a long journey if one could go in a train 
 or an automobile or even in a carriage, but these people 
 traveled very differently. Joseph would have to walk 
 all the way, and Mary would ride upon a donkey, so it 
 would take three or four days. 
 
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 So, borne upon the back of a donkey, which Joseph 
 guided very carefully to avoid the rough places that she 
 might ride more easily, Mary came to Bethlehem. But 
 for all Joseph's care she was very tired and glad, indeed, 
 when they reached their journey's end. Joseph, pushing 
 his way through the crowd of people, went to ask if 
 there was room for them in the inn. 
 
 How beautiful Mary looked as she sat there among 
 the people ! The noisy throng was hushed as they 
 looked upon her. No one knew who she was, but the 
 gentle holy light on her face filled the hearts of the 
 people with awe and wonder. 
 
 Joseph returned saying : "There is no room for 
 us in the inn, but we can find rest and shelter in the 
 cave back of the inn." 
 
 Joseph guided the donkey through the crowds of 
 people, through the inn gate, across the court, to the 
 door of the stable which was built over the front of the 
 cave. The guide threw the door open wide for them 
 to enter. As they looked around they saw along the 
 sides of the cave the mangers built for the animals. 
 Sweet smelling hay was on the floor and this resting 
 place looked very attractive to the weary travelers. 
 
 When darkness lay over all the land, and the little 
 village was wrapped in slumber, the little Christ Child 
 came, the Savior for whom the people had been waiting 
 and watching for so many years. 
 
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 LESSON 2. THE MESSAGE TO THE SHEPHERDS 
 
 Text: Luke 2:8-20. 
 
 References: Weed's, "A Life of Christ for the 
 
 Aim: God manifests His goodness to the humble. 
 Young," Chaps. II, III; Ben Hur, XI. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Fear not; * * * For unto you 
 is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is 
 Christ the Lord." 
 
 Picture: Arrival of the Shepherds (Lerolle). 
 
 Song: "Shepherds were watching their flocks 
 through the night." 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. The Shepherds. 
 
 1. Their customs. 
 
 2. Their expectation of the Savior. 
 
 II. The Message. 
 
 1. The watch. 
 
 2. The Heavenly messenger. 
 
 3. His message. 
 
 - 4. The Angels' song of praise. 
 
 III. The Shepherds' Faith. 
 
 1. Journey to Bethlehem. 
 
 2. Worship. 
 
 Point of Contact: Through the child's knowledge 
 of sheep and their care in our country lead him to under- 
 stand the life of the shepherds of Palestine. 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 13 
 
 Story: 
 
 About two miles southeast of Bethlehem, and sepa- 
 rated from it by a swell of the mountain, lies a plain 
 where the shepherds find good pasturage for their flocks. 
 In this plain was a field enclosed by a stone wall about 
 as high as a man's head. Within this wall a hedge of 
 rhamnus had been planted, thus making a very safe 
 refuge for the flocks at night. 
 
 In the very day on which Joseph and Mary found 
 their way to Bethlehem, some shepherds led their flocks 
 to this plain ; "and from early morning the groves had 
 been made to ring with calls, and the blow of axes, 
 the bleating of sheep and goats, the tinkling of bells, 
 the lowing of cattle, and the barking of dogs. When 
 the sun went down, they led the way to the enclosure, 
 and by nightfall had everything safe in the field ; then 
 they kindled a fire by the gate, partook of their humble 
 supper, and sat down to rest and talk, leaving one on 
 watch." 
 
 These shepherds were rough-looking men. Their 
 hair stood out from their heads in thick, coarse, sunburnt 
 shocks ; their beards covered their throats and descended 
 over the breast ; each wore a mantle of sheep or goat- 
 skin girthed at the waist by a leather belt ; their sandals 
 were of the coarsest material ; from the right shoulder 
 of each hung a scrip containing food and stones for 
 slings ; on the ground near each one lay his crook. 
 
 "Such were the shepherds of Judea ! In appearance, 
 rough and savage as the gaunt dogs sitting with them 
 around the blaze ; in fact, simple-minded, tender-hearted : 
 
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 effects due, in part, to the primitive life they led, but 
 chiefly to their constant care of things lovable and 
 helpless." 
 
 The shepherd took the lamb at birth and it became 
 his charge : his to name and train ; his to guard from 
 harm. It became his constant companion. 
 
 On the Sabbath, these rude and simple men were 
 wont to purify themselves and go up into the syna- 
 gogues, where they listened to the service with great 
 reverence, and thought long afterwards upon what they 
 had heard. They had heard and believed the prom- 
 ises of the Old Testament that the Savior, whom we call 
 Jesus, would come. 
 
 While they talked, and before the first watch was 
 over, one by one the shepherds fell asleep, each lying 
 where he had sat. 
 
 Silence settled over the plain. The watchman 
 walked back and forth. Occasionally he heard a stirring 
 among the flocks, or a jackal's cry from the mountain 
 side, but the night wore peacefully on. It was a beau- 
 tiful clear night. The air was crisp, and the heavens 
 sparkled with stars. The hour drew near for the next 
 watch, and he made his way toward the place where his 
 companions lay sleeping, longing for the dreamless sleep 
 that would soon reward his labor. But as he neared the 
 dying fire, he saw a bright light breaking around him. 
 It grew so bright that he called to his companions : 
 "Awake, awake ! The sky is on fire." 
 
 All jumped to their feet, weapons in hand. As they 
 stood looking upward the light became intolerably 
 bright. They were filled with fear and sunk upon their 
 
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 knees and hid their faces upon the earth. But a voice 
 gentle and soothing said unto them, "Fear not." The 
 voice overcame their fear and as they arose upon their 
 knees and looked worshipfully towards the bright light, 
 they saw the personage of a man looking upon them 
 with love and gentleness. As they gazed the angel of 
 the Lord "said unto them, Fear not : for, behold, I bring 
 you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all 
 people." 
 
 "For unto you is born this day, in the city of David, 
 a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. 
 
 "And this shall be a sign unto you ; Ye shall find 
 the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a 
 manger." 
 
 The messenger ceased speaking. His good tidings 
 were told. But as he paused he extended his hand to- 
 wards them in blessing. Suddenly the light as far up 
 as the shepherds could see was filled with angels "prais- 
 ing God, and saying, 
 
 "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, 
 good will towards men. 
 
 "And it came to pass, as the angels were gone 
 away from them unto heaven, the shepherds said one to 
 another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see 
 this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord has 
 made known unto us." 
 
 So, trusting their flocks to the care of Him who 
 had sent this wondrous vision, the shepherds left the 
 field and journeyed by night to the cave at Bethlehem, 
 where they found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying 
 in a manger. The shepherds knelt reverently and wor- 
 
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 shiped the tiny babe. Then, as they returned to their 
 flocks, they praised and glorified God for the things that 
 they had heard and seen. — Adapted from Ben Hur. 
 
 Application: Our Heavenly Father sent this won- 
 drous vision to these poor humble men. Can you tell 
 why? "What does it mean to be humble? How do we 
 show that we are humble? 
 
Presentation in the Temple 
 
 Rembrandt Van Ryn 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST \J 
 
 LESSON 3. THE PRESENTATION IN THE 
 TEMPLE 
 
 Text: Luke 2:22-38. 
 
 Reference: Weed's "A Life of Christ for the 
 Young," IV. 
 
 Aim: The divinity of Christ. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Lord, now lettest Thou Thy ser- 
 vant depart in peace, * * * for mine eyes have seen 
 Thy salvation." 
 
 Picture: Presentation in the Temple. 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Joseph and Mary take Jesus to Jerusalem. 
 
 1. Journey from Bethlehem. 
 
 2. The custom. The offering. 
 
 II. In the Temple. 
 
 1. The presentation. 
 
 2. The offering. 
 
 3. Simeon. 
 
 4. Anna. 
 
 5. Mary's joy. 
 
 III. Return to Bethlehem. 
 
 Point of Contact: Blessing of our babies at Fast 
 Meeting compared with the Jewish custom of naming 
 the baby when eight days old, and when six weeks old 
 taking it to the Temple to receive a blessing through 
 the priest or rabbi. 
 
 Lesson Statement: Lead the children to imagine 
 Mary, with Jesus in her arms, seated upon an ox which 
 
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 Joseph guided, traveling through the light of the rising 
 sun on a beautiful spring morning towards Jerusalem 
 and the beautiful Temple where she would present her 
 son to the Lord. Tell of the customary offerings. 
 
 Describe the Temple sufficiently to give the 
 children a clear mind picture. [Description is given in 
 Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young."] 
 
 Luke does not tell us that the family returned 
 to Bethlehem, but as the Wise Men found them there 
 this fact should not be omitted from this lesson. 
 
 Application: Through the review of the lesson 
 endeavor to get the children to feel that this child was 
 set apart from all others — He was the Son of God. His 
 very name is sacred and should only be used when we 
 speak reverently. 
 
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 LESSON 4. THE WISE MEN OF THE EAST 
 Text: Matt. 2:1-12. 
 
 References: Weed's "A Life of Christ for the 
 Young," V; Ben Hur, Book First, I, V, XII-XIV. 
 
 Aim: God rewards earnest effort in search of truth. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Where is He that is born king of 
 the Jews? for we have seen His star in the east, and are 
 come to worship Him?" 
 
 Pictures: Star of Bethlehem (Dore) ; The Magi 
 (Hofmann). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. The Wise Men. 
 
 1. Their learning. 
 
 a. Science. 
 
 b. Scripture. 
 
 2. Their journey. 
 
 3. Their question. 
 
 II. Herod. 
 
 1. His fear. 
 
 2. Questions chief priests and scribes. 
 
 3. Sends for wise men. 
 
 4. The meeting. 
 
 III. Search rewarded. 
 
 1. Guided to house. 
 
 2. Gifts and worship. 
 
 3. Divine interposition. 
 
 Point of Contact: Children go to school to get 
 wise — to learn about all the beautiful things in this 
 
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 world ; but there are so many things to learn that even 
 the wisest men do not know everything. Some men 
 spend their lives studying and learn a great deal. They 
 might be called w r ise men. 
 
 Lesson Statement: (In some way many of us have 
 the idea that the wise men were guided to the cave and 
 found Jesus in the manger where the shepherds saw Him. 
 It is so told in "Ben Hur" and some artists have so 
 painted it. But in Matthew we read, "And when they were 
 come into the house." They probably saw the star when 
 Jesus was born and the time elapsing between His birth 
 and their arrival was spent in traveling from their 
 country.) 
 
 In the countries far east of Palestine, at the time 
 of the birth of Christ, there lived men called Magi, or 
 wise men of the east, who spent their time in studying 
 the stars. 
 
 When the angels came from heaven to visit the 
 shepherds on the plain, a new, bright star was seen in 
 the heavens by these wise men in their far away 
 country. They had read in the Jewish scriptures of a King 
 or Redeemer who had been promised to the world, and 
 when this new star appeared the Spirit of God made 
 known unto them that the King who had been promised 
 so long ago had at last come to bless the earth. 
 
 So, seated upon large, white camels, and taking 
 with them the rich gifts which they intended to present 
 to the King, they journeyed through fertile plains, 
 over mountain trails, along the courses of rivers, and 
 under the scorching sun, over the dry, desolate sands 
 of the desert. Then, passing the snowy ridge of Hermon 
 
Worship of the Wise Men 
 
 Hofmann 
 
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 and the blue waters of the Sea of Galilee, through the 
 valley of the Jordan and the fertile plains of Esdraelon, 
 over the hills and highlands of Judea, they came at last 
 to Jerusalem. 
 
 At the gate of the city they inquired : "Where is He 
 that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen His 
 star in the east, and are come to worship Him." 
 
 This question drew the attention of the people and 
 soon it was noised abroad that strangers had arrived 
 from the east inquiring for "Him who is born King of 
 the Jews." The news spread through the city, at length 
 reaching even to the palace of the king. When Herod 
 heard it he "gathered all the chief priests and scribes 
 of the people together, and demanded of them where 
 Christ should be born." 
 
 "And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea: 
 for thus it is written by the prophet." 
 
 Then King Herod sent his messenger to tell the 
 wise men to come to him. Glad, indeed, were they to 
 receive this message, and they arose at once and followed 
 the messenger through the narrow streets of the city to 
 the palace, then through the gates of the palace and into 
 the palace itself. Along wide corridors, up flights of 
 stairs, past many beautiful rooms, the guide led them, 
 till at last he halted and, pointing to an open door, 
 said, "The king is there. Enter." 
 
 Passing through the door, they found themselves 
 in a very large room, richly furnished. On the center 
 of the floor a rug was spread, and on this rug was the 
 throne upon which sat King Herod, dressed in a robe 
 of royal purple, with a crown upon his head. The Magi 
 
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 advanced to the edge of the rug and bowed to the 
 ground before the king. 
 
 When he had inquired of them when the star ap- 
 peared, he said unto them, "I have this night consulted 
 the Jewish priests and they say with one voice that 
 He is to be born in Bethlehem of Judea. Go and search 
 diligently for the young child ; and when ye have found 
 Him, bring me word again, that I may come and wor- 
 ship Him also."' 
 
 The Magi returned to the khan, where their camels 
 were in readiness, and at once set out for Bethlehem. 
 As they journeyed along the road, "lo, the star, which 
 they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and 
 stood over where the young child was. 
 
 "When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceed- 
 ing great joy. 
 
 "And when they were come into the house, they 
 saw the young child with Mary His mother, and fell 
 down, and worshipped Him ; and when they had opened 
 their treasures, they presented unto Him gifts ; gold, and 
 frankincense, and myrrh." 
 
 Frankincense and myrrh were sweet-smelling spices, 
 and were among the most precious things in their 
 country. 
 
 The object of their journey was accomplished, and 
 now they must return to their own land, traveling again 
 the long, dreary road over which they had come. 
 
 But before starting homeward they must go back 
 to Jerusalem and tell Herod that they had found the 
 Child whom they sought. But at night, "being warned 
 of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, 
 they departed into their own country another way.'" 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 23 
 
 Application: Do you remember a very wise king 
 who built the Temple at Jerusalem? How did he get 
 his wisdom? Do you think he studied and tried to 
 learn? If the children do not know of the answer given 
 to Joseph Smith's prayer, tell them. Apply to their 
 lives. 
 
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 LESSON 5. THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT 
 Text: Matt. 2:13-23. 
 
 References: Juvenile Instructor, January, 1913, 
 pages 52-53 ; WeecTs "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 VI. 
 
 Aim: Obedience to the promptings of the spirit of 
 the Lord brings protection. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Arise, and take the young child 
 and His Mother, and flee into Egypt." 
 
 Pictures : Flight into Egypt ; Repose in Egypt. 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Herod's attempt to destroy Jesus. 
 
 1. His power. 
 . 2. His hatred. 
 
 3. Wrath at the wise men. 
 
 II. Joseph's dream. 
 
 1. The warning. 
 
 2. The angel's instructions. 
 
 III. The Journey to Egypt. 
 
 1. Departure. 
 
 a. Time. 
 
 b. Mode of travel. 
 
 2. Arrival in Egypt. 
 
 3. Sojourn in Egypt. 
 
 IV. The return to the Land of Israel. 
 
 1. "Out of Egypt have I called my Son." 
 
 2. Angel's message. 
 
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 3. Preparations. 
 
 4. Route. 
 
 5. Arrival at Nazareth. 
 
 Point of Contact and Lesson Statement: Nearly 
 everybody loves little babies. Do you not love the baby 
 in your home? Who were some of the people who 
 loved the baby Jesus? He was the most won- 
 derful and perfect baby that was ever born. Can 
 you imagine anyone wanting to harm Him? And yet, 
 there was the wicked King Herod who had heard Jesus 
 called King of the Jews, and it had made him jealous. 
 He was afraid that when Jesus grew to be a man He 
 would want to sit on his throne and be king instead of 
 Herod. Now, Jesus came to save the people and he did 
 not want to sit in Herod's place. But Herod listened to 
 the wicked spirit which prompted him to send out a 
 cruel decree, that all children under two years of age 
 should be killed. But although Herod was great and 
 powerful, he could not harm the baby Jesus, for the 
 Heavenly Father was watching over Him. 
 
 When the wise men had left them, Joseph and 
 Mary were filled with happiness, for was not this another 
 proof of the divine mission of the precious baby 
 entrusted to their care? But they were not to remain 
 in peace in Bethlehem, for during the night an angel 
 of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, 
 "Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and 
 flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee 
 word : for Herod will seek the young child, to destrov 
 Him." 
 
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 Joseph obeyed the heavenly messenger at once. 
 Going to Mary he said, "Make haste ! Prepare for a 
 journe}^. We must leave Bethlehem at once. Herod 
 seeks to destroy the child." 
 
 Mary's rejoicing over the adoration of her babe 
 must have been turned to fear when she found that the 
 king sought His life. 
 
 How anxious she must have been to start on the 
 journey when every hour took her loved one farther 
 away from those who would hurt Him ! 
 
 "Before the morning dawned they were on their 
 way. They would not forget the house which for a 
 while had been their home, as they hurriedly took 
 from it their few garments and the presents the Magi 
 had given them. 
 
 "Mary, riding on the gentle and patient beast, carry- 
 ing her precious child, hiding him as well as she could 
 for fear one of Herod's men might be lurking near, and 
 Joseph walking by their side, passed through the gate 
 of Bethlehem. Starting while the morning star was 
 yet in sight, they would be reminded of the Star of 
 Bethlehem, which had guided the Wise Men to the 
 spot they were leaving. They would remember that 
 the same God who set both stars in the sky, and 
 warned the Wise Men to go one way, and them to flee 
 in another, would be their guide. 
 
 "And so the long journey of eighty miles began. It 
 must be slow, only as fast as the beast could carry his 
 burden, and Joseph could walk. But every hour of the 
 day carried them farther from Herod, and so lessened 
 their fears. 
 
Flight into Egypt 
 
 Plockhorst 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 27 
 
 "For a while they went up and down steep moun- 
 tain roads, between vineyards and groves, looking upon 
 the green grass, and' smelling the sweet flowers of 
 spring. But in a few days all was changed for the hot, 
 dreary, sandy desert, where nothing grew except a few 
 low shrubs, and sometimes a grove of palms. Under the 
 shade of such, or of some lonely rock which the drifting 
 sands did not cover, they rested. 
 
 "At last the waters of the blue Mediterranean Sea 
 were a pleasing contrast to the yellow sands of the 
 desert. Crossing a shallow stream they rejoiced as they 
 remembered that they had passed from the country of 
 the dreaded Herod into the land of Egypt, whose king 
 they need not fear." (From Weed's "A Life of Christ 
 for the Young.") 
 
 Here in a little village they found a friendly home 
 for three or four months. 
 
 "But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of 
 the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt. 
 
 "Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his 
 mother, and go into the land of Israel ; for they are 
 dead which sought the young child's life. And he arose, 
 and took the young child and his mother, and came into 
 the land of Israel." 
 
 While they no doubt enjoyed the quiet sojourn in 
 Egypt, they rejoiced to be once more in their own land. 
 Joseph moved toward the little town of Bethlehem, but, 
 "being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into 
 the parts of Galilee." 
 
 "And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth." 
 
 You remember Nazareth is the small town in the 
 mountains of Galilee, encircled bv fifteen rounded hills 
 
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 Tn one of the small white flat-roofed houses they 
 made their home. And here Jesus spent his childhood. 
 
 Application: The Heavenly Father loves us. He 
 has given us mothers and fathers who love us and take 
 care of us and try to shield us from danger and 
 sickness. No doubt every night and morning our 
 mothers and fathers pray to Him to help them do what 
 is best for their dear children. When we are eight 
 years old and are baptized, who knows what is given 
 to us? Yes, the Holy Ghost or Spirit of God; and it 
 will protect us from danger if we heed its promptings. 
 It will make us think and feel what is right, and help 
 us remember things we have been told for our good. 
 
The Childhood of Christ 
 
 Hofmann 
 
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 LESSON 6. THE VISIT TO JERUSALEM 
 
 Text: Luke 2:40-52. 
 
 References: Juvenile Instructor for February, 1913, 
 pages 107-109 ; Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 VII, VIII, IX, X. 
 
 Aim: We all have missions to perform and should 
 qualify to accomplish them acceptably. 
 
 Memory Gem: "How is it that ye sought me? 
 wist ye not that I must be about my Father's busi- 
 ness?" 
 
 Pictures : The Childhood of Jesus ; Jesus' First 
 View of Jerusalem; the Journey to Jerusalem; Christ and 
 the Doctors. 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Childhood of Jesus. 
 
 1. Nazareth. 
 
 2. Home life. 
 
 3. Joseph's occupation. 
 
 II. The Yearly Feast. 
 
 1. Journey to Jerusalem. 
 
 2. Celebration of the feast. 
 
 III. Jesus in the Temple. 
 
 1. Joseph and Mary start homeward. 
 
 2. Return to Jerusalem. 
 
 3. Find Jesus in the Temple. 
 
 a. With the doctors. 
 
 b. Mary's question. 
 
 c. His answer. 
 
 IV. Return to Nazareth. 
 
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 Point of Contact and Lesson Statement : How many 
 of you boys and girls ever help your mothers and 
 fathers? When you grow older you will have still 
 more things to do for them. Jesus used to help 
 His father. He grew to be quite a boy in the city 
 of Nazareth. Describe Nazareth, nestled among the 
 hills of Galilee. The houses were small, square one- 
 story buildings with flat roofs, probably very humble 
 dwellings. Jesus grew up kind, loving, gentle and 
 obedient. No doubt He always did as His parents 
 wished. Speak of Joseph's trade and Jesus' help. 
 
 Describe the excitement of the yearly feast; neigh- 
 bors making ready for the long journey to Jerusa- 
 lem. It was especially interesting in Joseph's home for 
 this was to be Jesus' first visit to the feast. At the 
 age of twelve, boys were entitled to take part in the 
 Feast of the Passover. Tell of the journey with a con- 
 course of people on camels, mules, horses and on foot. 
 How inspiring must have been the view of Jerusalem. 
 the Holy City ! Likely they raised their voices in a 
 shout of hosanna amid the sweet tones of the flutes ! 
 
 The feast lasted a week. During this time Jesus 
 must have been continually interested in the scenes and 
 incidents surrounding Him. What inspired Him with 
 the deepest interest and reverence was the Temple — the 
 House of God. Tell of the meetings with the rabbis ; 
 of His questions and answers. 
 
 During the homeward journey, tell of the dismay 
 at finding Jesus missing ; of their return and 
 where they found Him. Jesus had come to the realiza- 
 tion that He had a special mission to perform for His 
 
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 Heavenly Father, and He was anxious to learn as much 
 as possible of Him that He might fulfil His part in the 
 most acceptable way. Teach Jesus' reply to His mother, 
 "Wist ye not," etc. Jesus returned to Nazareth. He 
 was always obedient to His earthly parents. 
 
 Application: We all have work to do for our 
 Heavenly Father, although not so great a work as Jesus 
 had. What do the boys do for Him when they are twelve 
 years old? (Just the same age as Jesus was in the 
 Temple.) They are deacons and have duties to perform. 
 One duty is passing the Sacrament. How happy you 
 boys will be when you are old enough to do that work 
 for your Heavenly Father! W T hen you grow still older 
 you will have other work to do — perhaps will go on mis- 
 sions, be superintendents of Sunday Schools, bishops, 
 and other t things. The girls will likely be teachers, etc. 
 If we wish to do our work well we must learn of the 
 Lord, remember what our teachers tell us, and study 
 about Him just as hard as we study our day school les- 
 sons of reading and writing, etc. 
 
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 LESSON 7. JOHN AND HIS PREACHING 
 
 Text: Luke 1:5-25; 1:57-80; Matt. 3:1-12; 
 Mark 1 :l-8. 
 
 References: Juvenile Instructor for December, 1911, 
 pages 723-726; Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 XI, XII. 
 
 Suggestive Aim: Repentence is essential to salva- 
 tion. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Repent ye for the kingdom of 
 heaven is at hand." 
 
 Pictures: The River Jordan and John the Baptist 
 (Murillo) ; St. John and the Lamb. 
 
 Time: Shortly before the birth of Christ. 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. John's Birth. 
 
 1. Circumstances. 
 
 2. The naming. 
 
 3. Mission foretold. 
 
 II. John's early life. 
 
 1. His preparation. 
 
 III. John's Mission. 
 
 1. To preach repentance. 
 
 2. To baptize by water. 
 
 3. To prepare for Christ's ministry. 
 
 4. How received. 
 
 Point of Contact: AVhat is a kingdom? It is a 
 country usually ruled over by a king or queen. 
 This is our earthly kingdom. There is a Heavenly 
 
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 Kingdom ruled over by Jesus. He does not rule 
 like an earthly king or queen, but He rules over 
 all the good spirits in heaven and earth. We all 
 want to belong to Jesus' kingdom, or the King- 
 dom of Heaven. Today we are going to find out what 
 we must first do before we can belong to this kingdom. 
 
 Lesson Statement: Picture the home life of Eliza- 
 beth and Zacharias ; their loneliness and desire of their 
 hearts ; Zacharias' work in the Temple. Before the 
 birth of our Savior, before the shepherds sang their 
 song of joy, an angel appeared to Zacharias while 
 in the temple. One day, as this priest was burn- 
 ing incense in the Temple of the Lord, and a whole 
 multitude of people were praying without, there 
 appeared unto him an angel of the Lord, standing on 
 the right side of the altar of incense. "When Zacharias 
 saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him/' 
 
 "But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: 
 for thy prayer is heard ; and thy wife Elizabeth shall 
 bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 
 And thou shalt have joy and gladness;, and many shall 
 rejoice at his birth." 
 
 The angel also said that John should go before 
 Jesus to make ready the hearts of the people, that they 
 might receive the Savior when He should come. 
 
 "And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall 
 I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife well 
 stricken in years." 
 
 "And the angel, answering said unto him, I am 
 Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God ; and am 
 sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad 
 
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 tidings. And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able 
 to speak, until the day that these things shall be per- 
 formed, because thou believest not my words, which 
 shall be fulfilled in their season." 
 
 "And the people waited for Zacharias, and marvelled 
 that he tarried so long in the Temple. And when he 
 came out, he could not speak unto them : and they 
 perceived that he had seen a vision in the Temple ; for 
 he beckoned unto them, and remained speechless." 
 
 The angel's words were fulfilled and by and by a 
 little babe came to bless the home of Elizabeth and 
 Zacharias. When the baby was eight days old, and 
 according to Jewish custom was to receive a name, the 
 friends called him Zacharias, after his father. "And his 
 mother answered, and said, Not so : but he shall 
 be called John." And when they turned to Zach- 
 arias he wrote upon a paper "His name is John." 
 "And his mouth was opened immediately, and his 
 tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God." 
 
 The angel had promised that John should be 
 filled with the Holy Ghost, or the Spirit of God, from 
 his birth. He grew and waxed strong in spirit, and as 
 he grew to manhood he wanted to prepare himself for 
 the great work which our Heavenly Father had given 
 him to do. He was a holier man than the people about 
 him, and he was saddened by their sins. He wanted to 
 be alone that he might know the will of God and pray 
 to Him continuously, so he left his home, and went into 
 the wilderness, where he lived for we know not how 
 many years. 
 
 A wilderness is a lonely place where no people live. 
 So we may think of John in the mountains of Palestine, 
 
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 in the daytime wandering on the slopes or seated by 
 a stream eating the honey found in the rocks or tree 
 trunks, and at night making his bed upon the ground, 
 with wild beasts and birds for his only companions. 
 His clothes were of a coarse cloth called camel's hair, 
 and he wore a leather girdle about the hips. 
 
 When Jesus had grown to be a man and the 
 time was near for Him to begin His ministry, John left 
 the wilderness and began to preach. He told the people 
 that the Savior who had been promised for so long 
 would come among them; and that if they would be 
 ready to receive Him they must repent of their sins. 
 He said, "Repent ye : for the kingdom of Heaven is at 
 hand.'' He spoke with such earnestness and power that 
 many believed. Then He told them that they must be 
 baptized and many were baptized, confessing their sins. 
 But John said unto them, "I indeed baptize you with 
 water unto repentance, but He that cometh after me is 
 mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear." 
 
 Application: What is meant by repentance? We 
 must feel very sorry about our sins and never do them 
 any more. This is what we must all do before we can 
 belong to the Kingdom of Heaven. 
 
 After we have repented, what must we do? 
 
 We will speak more about baptism next Sunday. 
 
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 LESSON 8. BAPTISM OF JESUS 
 
 Text: Matt. 3 :5-17. Mark 1 :1-12. 
 
 Aim: Baptism is essential to salvation. 
 
 Memory Gem : "And Jesus, when He was baptized, 
 went up straightway out of the water : and lo, the 
 heavens were opened unto Him, and He saw the Spirit 
 of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon Him ! 
 and lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved 
 Son, in whom I am well pleased." 
 
 Picture: The Baptism of Jesus (Weberg). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. John at the River Jordan. 
 
 1. Baptizes the multitude. 
 
 2. Condemns insincerity. 
 
 II. Jesus comes to John. 
 
 1. His request for baptism. 
 
 2. John acknowledges Jesus' superiority. 
 
 III. The Baptism. 
 
 1. Its necessity. 
 
 2. The mode. 
 
 IV. God's approval. 
 
 1. The Holy Ghost in the sign of a dove, descending 
 
 upon Jesus. 
 
 2. His voice from heaven. 
 
 Introduction: Talk with the children about any 
 body of water which they have seen. If there is a 
 child in the class who has been baptized have him tell 
 about it. Then, from this beginning, draw a mind picture 
 
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 of John baptizing in the river Jordan. What did John 
 teach the people was necessary before baptism? 
 
 Lesson Statement: Many people were baptized 
 by John in the River Jordan. But some of the 
 people who came and asked for baptism had not 
 really repented of their sins, and by the Spirit 
 of God John knew this. So he said unto them, 
 "Bring forth fruits meet for repentance." Show by 
 your actions that you have repented, and do not 
 think that because you have descended from Abraham 
 that you will be saved. You must do what is right 
 yourselves. 
 
 One day when John was preaching to a crowd 
 of people on the banks of the River Jordan, a stranger 
 came to him and asked to be baptized. By the power 
 of the Holy Spirit John knew this stranger to be Jesus, 
 the Son of God. He knew that Jesus was without sin, 
 and he did not feel that he was worthy to baptize Him. 
 
 Jesus was a man now. He had just left His home 
 in Nazareth and was ready to begin His ministry, but 
 before doing so, He came to John for baptism. 
 
 When Jesus came from Galilee to Jordan, unto 
 John, to be baptized of him, "John forbade him, saying, 
 I have need to be baptized of Thee, and comest thou to 
 me?" 
 
 "And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it 
 to be so now : for thus it becometh us to fulfil all 
 righteousness. Then he suffered him." 
 
 Think of Jesus and John standing near the 
 river, where they were talking, then going into the water 
 where John raises one hand over Jesus' head and then. 
 
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 taking him by the hands, buries Him under the 
 water and draws Him up again. We know that Jesus 
 was baptized in this way, because the Bible says "Tesus, 
 when, he was baptized, went up straightway out of the 
 water : and, lo, the heavens were opened unto Him 
 and he saw the spirit of God descending like a dove, 
 and lighting upon him : And lo a voice from heaven, 
 saying. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well 
 pleased/' 
 
 Jesus, after His baptism, went from the Jordan into 
 the wilderness where He could be alone to pray to His 
 Heavenly Father before beginning His great work. 
 
 "He went up straightway out of the water." What 
 does this tell us about the mode of baptism? 
 
 Application: In this lesson emphasize the fact that 
 Jesus was baptized to show r us the way to enter His king- 
 dom. Xo one can enter it unless he is baptized. How was 
 Jesus baptized? Of course He would be baptized in the 
 right way. Do any of the children know of any one 
 who has been baptized in the same way? Have any 
 of you? Tell how you were baptized. Then you were 
 baptized just as Jesus was — the right way: and if you 
 live in the right way you can enter the Kingdom of 
 Heaven. 
 
 At what age are children baptized? 
 
 After you are baptized what must be done to make 
 you a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- 
 day Saints? 
 
 How will the Holy Ghost help you? 
 
 How must we live in order to keep the Holy Ghost, 
 or the Spirit of God? 
 
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 LESSON 9. CLEANSING THE TEMPLE 
 Text: John 2:12-16. 
 
 References: Weed's "A Life of Christ for the 
 Young,"' XVII ; Juvenile Instructor, February, 1913, 
 page 112. 
 
 Aim: Reverence for sacred places. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Take these things hence; make not 
 My Father's house an house of merchandise." 
 
 Picture: Casting Out the Money Changers (Hof- 
 mann). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. The Temple of Jerusalem. 
 
 1. Its beauty. 
 
 2. Its uses. 
 
 3. To whom it belonged. 
 
 II. Jesus' visit to Jerusalem. 
 
 1. Purpose of visit. 
 
 2. Journey. 
 
 III. His visit to the Temple. 
 
 1. The conditions He found. 
 
 2. How he felt. 
 
 3. "What He did. 
 
 IV. Our places of worship. 
 
 1. By whom built. Why? 
 
 2. How we should regard them. 
 
 Point of Contact: Begin this lesson with a talk 
 about the home life, with father and mother at the head. 
 
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 Show that each has his place in the home and ought to 
 add to its happiness. Get the children to tell what they 
 can do. From the home lead to the houses of worship, 
 then to the temples. Speak of houses of worship and 
 temples as houses of the Lord. Speak of right conduct 
 in these places. 
 
 Lesson Statement: Describe the beauties of the 
 temple at Jerusalem, situated upon the hill top, with its 
 many terraces and its beautiful white pillars. It was 
 called the House of God. Who first built this temple? 
 Have the pupils tell what they can about Solomon's 
 temple. While it was being built a reverent silence 
 was maintained. In what city is this temple? What are 
 temples for? When a building is built for worship and 
 is a House of God it should always be treated with 
 reverence. 
 
 After Jesus had been baptized, He was then 
 ready to do the work His Father had sent Him to do — 
 to teach the people what was right and what was wrong. 
 Naturally, much of His work would be in the largest 
 city in that country. What is that city? What can you 
 tell of Christ's first visit there? 
 
 When Jesus came from the wilderness, where He 
 had spent many days in fasting and prayer, He returned 
 to Galilee, near the home of His childhood. As the 
 time for the feast of the Passover drew near, He joined 
 the caravan of pilgrims going to Jerusalem. While 
 journeying thither He no doubt recalled that first 
 visit to Jerusalem. Then He was going to the temple 
 as a learner ; now He vas going to the temple as the 
 Great Teacher. And so, with His thoughts upon His 
 
Driving out the Money Changers Hofmai 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 41 
 
 great mission, He came to the House of God. What 
 would He expect to find here? 
 
 Around the grounds of the temple was a high 
 wall. Within this wall was the court of the temple. 
 As Jesus passed through the gate a scene of noise and 
 confusion met His eyes. He saw oxen, sheep, cages 
 filled with doves, tables piled with money. The men 
 were offering their wares for sale and the noise filled 
 the court. 
 
 The animals were offered as sacrifices in the temple, 
 and the people coming from different countries wished 
 to change their money for the Jewish money. But these 
 people had forgotten the sacredness of the temple, and 
 were within the court of the temple which should have 
 been held as sacred as the temple itself. 
 
 When Jesus saw this confusion in the House of 
 God, He made a scourge of small cords, drove them 
 that sold oxen and sheep and doves out of the temple, 
 with their animals,, and poured out the changers' money, 
 and overthrew the tables. And He said unto them, 
 "Take these things hence ; make not my Father's house 
 an house of merchandise." After long years the temple 
 was once more sacred to God. 
 
 Show Hofmann's "Casting Out the Money Chang- 
 ers." Contrast Jesus' expression with that of the others. 
 
 Application: Why was Jesus angry? 
 How do we show reverence? 
 Have you ever been in the House of God? 
 If you have reverence for that house what will you 
 do there? 
 
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 Can you tell of any way in which you can show 
 reverence for your chapel? Is there anything you can 
 do from now on that you have not been doing? Have 
 you noticed any markings or cuts on your building or 
 on anything in it that do not show reverence? We 
 wish our gifts to be as clean and beautiful as possible. 
 We want the House of the Lord to be in that condition. 
 
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 LESSON 10. THE CHOSEN TWELVE 
 
 Text: Mark 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16; Matt. 4:18-22: 
 10. 
 
 References: Weed's "A Life of Christ for the 
 Young," XIII, XXV; Juvenile Instructor for 1913, page 
 251. 
 
 Aim: The Lord's work is the greatest work a man 
 can be called to do. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Freely have ye received, freely 
 give." 
 
 Song: "I'll serve the Lord while I am young," 
 Deseret Sunday School Songs, No. 159. 
 
 Picture: Christ and the Fishermen. 
 
 Outline : 
 T. The Magnitude of Christ's Work. 
 
 1. Help needed. 
 
 2. The disciples. 
 
 3. Prayers to His Father. 
 
 II. The calling of the Apostles. 
 
 1. Their ordination. 
 
 2. Kind of men chosen. 
 
 3. Their duties. 
 
 III. The Organization of God's Church. 
 President and Apostles. 
 
 Point of Contact and Lesson Statement: When 
 Jesus was upon the earth, He taught the people 
 to be kind, loving, helpful, and many other things. 
 But what they liked most of all was to hear about 
 the Heavenly Father, and Jesus was always ready and 
 
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 willing to tell them. He worked very hard healing the 
 sick, preaching to the people and walking from town to 
 town, for in those days there were no trains. Often 
 Jesus walked until His feet were so tired and sore that 
 He could go no farther. But even with working thus 
 hard, there were so many people to help and to teach, 
 that He could not do it all. He was. oh, so anxious 
 that everyone should know how to serve God. What 
 must He do? Yes. He must have helpe 
 
 He had already gathered around Him a goodly 
 company : disciples, some of whom had left home 
 and friends to follow Jesus. Some of the first disciples 
 to be chosen were Peter. James and John. One day 
 John the Baptist sai two men. who were with him 
 
 when Jesus passed by. "Behold the Lamb of God." 
 These words sank deep into their hearts and they 
 knew that Jesus was the Christ, so the}- followed Him 
 and "abode with him that day." 
 
 One of these visitors was named John, and we shall 
 often hear of him in our lesson; the other was named 
 Andrew. Both Jokn and Andrew were fishermen. They 
 took their nets and went out in the waters of the 
 
 ralilee and caught fish which they sold to the people. 
 After being with Jesus. John and Andrew probably 
 hastened home to tell the glad news to their families. 
 Andrew said to his brother Peter. "We have found the 
 Christ." This indeed glad news to Peter. For he 
 
 and Andrew, with other devout Israel you know, 
 
 were always looking forward to His coming and talking 
 of the promised Messiah - as they pushed their boat 
 out from the shore one morning, we may be pretty sure 
 that their thoughts were about Jesus. 
 
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 And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw the 
 two brothers casting a net into the sea, "and He saith 
 unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of 
 men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed 
 Him." 
 
 "And going on from thence, He saw other two 
 brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John, his 
 brother, in a ship with Zebedee, their father, mending 
 their nets; and He called them. 
 
 "And they immediately left the ship and their father, 
 and followed Him." 
 
 Why were they willing to go? 
 
 What did they leave? 
 
 What would Jesus give them? 
 
 Which did they love best — the Gospel or the com- 
 forts of life? 
 
 How do we show our love for the Gospel ? 
 
 Help the children to understand that in serving 
 those around us we show our love of God and serve 
 Him. 
 
 So these four men, Peter, James, John and Andrew, 
 left their home, their mothers and fathers, their broth- 
 ers and sisters — left all to be with Jesus. As Jesus 
 journeyed with His companions He called other men 
 also, until He had with Him several followers. All who 
 believed Jesus' words and listened to His teachings 
 were called His disciples. 
 
 But now the time had come when Jesus needed 
 men to help Him in His ministry ; men whom He could 
 send out to teach the word of God ; men who would 
 stand with Him at the head of the church. Do you 
 suppose there was anyone good enough to do this? 
 
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 Certainly they must be men who would do their best, 
 for He was to tell them the very things God told Him. 
 How was He to know who these would be? Yes, He 
 must pray to the Heavenly Father just as we would. "It 
 came to pass in those days that He went out into a 
 mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to 
 God." 
 
 The Bible does not say, but I am sure that when 
 He was all alone there on the mountain, with the stars 
 shining above and nothing to disturb Him, the Heavenly 
 Father must have told Him which men to choose. "In 
 the early dawn He came down from the mountain, with 
 the dews of night upon His garments and with the dews 
 of heaven upon His soul, which, like crystals or lenses 
 of light, made the invisible and distant near." 
 
 Then, from among His disciples, He chose twelve to 
 be special helpers. These He called apostles. They 
 were none of them wealthy men, but all were honest, 
 true, and courageous, and loved Him with all their 
 hearts. Peter, Andrew, James and John were among 
 the chosen ones. 
 
 He then ordained and set them apart that they 
 might be with Him and that He might send them forth 
 to preach and to heal in His name. They were to go 
 without money and were to teach all the people whether 
 they were treated kindly or not. 
 
 Jesus kept these twelve men near Him all the re- 
 mainder of His life, teaching them His gospel and show- 
 ing them how to carry on His work after He left them 
 to return to His Father in heaven. 
 
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 Application: Have you ever heard of apostles before? 
 Where? Who is at the head of our Church now? Presi- 
 dent Joseph F. Smith has with him, in his labors, twelve 
 apostles, the same as Christ had. Do you know any of 
 them ? 
 
 When upon the earth Jesus organized His church, 
 and when in our day Jesus told Joseph Smith to organ- 
 ize His church, it was to be just the same as when Jesus 
 was upon the earth, for our church is the Church of 
 Jesus Christ. 
 
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 LESSON 11. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT 
 
 Text: Matt. 5 and 6. 
 
 References: Juvenile Instructor, for 1913, pages 252- 
 254; Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," XXVI, 
 XLVL 
 
 Aim: True happiness comes from the Christian 
 spirit of love, peace, and forgiveness. 
 
 Memory Gem: One or more of the beatitudes. 
 Picture: The Sermon on the Mount (Hofmann). 
 Outline : 
 
 I. The Multitude. 
 
 1. The gathering. 
 
 2. The healing. 
 
 II. The Sermon. 
 
 1. Beatitudes. (Select a few and illustrate.) 
 
 2. The Lord's Prayer. 
 
 Lesson Statement and Application: One day while 
 Jesus and His disciples were upon the moun- 
 tain, perhaps talking about their work and planning 
 how best to teach the people, a great crowd gathered. 
 In it were the blind, the lame, the sick, and 
 the sorrowing, all coming to be healed and comforted. 
 There were so many that He could not bless each one 
 separately, so they crowded around Him and all who 
 touched Him were healed. Besides being sick, these 
 people were unhappy ; unhappy because they quarreled 
 and did not love each other as they should. He could 
 read their hearts, and He knew they needed to be taught 
 
Sermon on the Mount 
 
 Hofmann 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 49 
 
 how to live so that they might please their Heavenly 
 Father. 
 
 From the mountain side He began to teach the 
 people. His discourse has been called "The Sermon 
 on the Mount," and it was so wonderful a sermon that 
 if we could only obey the teachings given in it, we 
 would become like unto Him. 
 
 He began His teaching by telling them who would 
 receive the blessings of our Heavenly Father. 
 
 His sayings that day are called "Beatitudes," which 
 means happiness. He told the people to be happy them- 
 selves by making others happy and by serving the 
 Heavenly Father. To do this, they must be humble, 
 merciful, just, and not get angry or speak evil of anyone. 
 
 Do you think this would always be easy, especially 
 if someone had been unkind to them? How can we be 
 humble and merciful? 
 
 One of these Beatitudes is "Blessed are the pure 
 in heart, for they shall see God." What does "pure in 
 heart" mean? Just think what a promise — "they shall 
 see God." Let us repeat it all. Who are the "pure 
 in heart?" Can we not all try to be, for such a promise 
 as that? Who can say it all now? 
 
 Another of the Beatitudes is, "Blessed are the peace- 
 makers, for they shall be called the children of God." 
 
 What is a peacemaker? Is there just one way of 
 being a peacemaker? In what way could even little 
 children be peacemakers? 
 
 "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be 
 called the children of God." If we are really peace- 
 makers will it make other people happy? Will it be 
 
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 pleasing to God? Then how will we ourselves feel to 
 be called the children of God? 
 
 If we always do according to these sayings, we 
 will be doing another thing Jesus told us to do. 
 "Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, 
 do ye even so to them," and then we will surely be 
 happy. Let us repeat those words and learn them. 
 
 Jesus taught them not only to pray, but He taught 
 them how to pray. He told them to go alone by them- 
 selves, to speak with quiet, gentle voices, and to be 
 earnest and sincere in all they said. He taught them 
 a prayer that is used all over the world, now, by people 
 who love Jesus. It begins — "Our Father which art in 
 heaven/' What is the name of that prayer? How 
 many of you know it? I will say it, then you repeat it 
 after me. Why do we say, "Our Father which art in 
 heaven?" Jesus taught us that He really is our Father. 
 He is better than any earthly father and can do more 
 for us. He hears and answers our prayers and gives 
 us all things that are for our good. 
 
 "Hallowed" means holy. 
 
 "Thy kingdom come" means we want everyone to 
 obey God's laws on this earth as Christ taught us. 
 
 "Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven." 
 Explain the two ways of doing God's will — by being 
 good and by doing good. 
 
 "Give us this day our daily bread." Bread here 
 means our daily needs — food, clothing, shelter, etc. 
 
 "And forgive us our debts as we forgive our 
 debtors." Debts here means sins. Our debtors are those 
 who have treated us unkindly. 
 
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 "And lead us not into temptation but deliver us 
 from evil." We pray God to make us strong enough 
 to resist anything that would lead us to do wrong. 
 
 The last part, "For Thine is the kingdom and the 
 power and the glory, forever," means that we acknow- 
 ledge Him as the Creator and Giver of all that is good, 
 and that He should be loved, honored and praised 
 forever. 
 
 Who were the people who first used this prayer? 
 Who taught it to them? Would we sometimes like to 
 say this for our bed-time prayer? 
 
 Tell the pupils that the lesson next Sunday will be 
 on prayer, and ask each one to be prepared to tell how 
 his prayers have been answered, or if he can not tell 
 how his own prayers were answered, get him to ask 
 his mother's and father's help, and relate their ex- 
 perience. 
 
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 LESSON 12. CHRIST AND THE RICH YOUNG 
 
 MAN 
 
 Text : Matt. 19 :16-30 ; Mark 10 :17-31 ; Luke 18 :18-30. 
 
 Reference : Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapter LIIL 
 
 Pictures: Christ and the Rich Young Man. The 
 Christ (Hofmann). 
 
 Get the children to notice the contrast between 
 Jesus and the man, both in expression and dress. 
 
 Aim: Love for the Gospel, not for worldly things, 
 brings eternal life. 
 
 Memory gem: "If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell 
 that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have 
 treasure in heaven : and come and follow me." 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. The Young Man. 
 
 1. Wealth and position. 
 
 2. Character. 
 
 3. Goes to Jesus for information. 
 
 II. The Savior's Teachings. 
 
 1. "Keep the Commandments." 
 
 2. The Young Alan's reply. 
 
 3. "Sell that thou hast," etc. 
 
 4. Effect upon the young man. 
 
 Point of Contact : What have you got that you love 
 very dearly? (Children may answer that they have par- 
 ents, friends, brothers and sisters, pretty homes, furni- 
 ture, clothes, toys, etc.) Who has given all of these 
 
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 things? Whom should you love more than anybody or 
 anything? If our Heavenly Father should want you to 
 give these lovely things to somebody else, do you think 
 that you could do it? If you could it would show that 
 you love Him more than your beautiful things. 
 
 Lesson Statement: There lived in the land of 
 Palestine a wealthy young man who was a ruler among 
 the people. He had a great desire to do what was 
 right. He had lived a good clean life from his boyhood. 
 He had faith in God and wished to so live that he might 
 be one in God's kingdom when he left this earth, that 
 he might forever dwell with Him, or, as he said, have 
 eternal life. He had heard of Jesus and His teachings and 
 decided to go to Him for help. He went to Him one 
 day, when Jesus was walking with His disciples, and 
 kneeling at His feet said unto Him, "Good Master, 
 what good thing shall I do, that I may have eternal 
 life?" Jesus said, "Keep the commandments." And 
 when the young man asked, "Which," Jesus said, 
 "Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false wutness ; 
 Honor thy father and thy mother ; and, Thou shalt 
 love thy neighbor as thyself." 
 
 The young man said. "All these things have I 
 kept from my youth up: what lack I yet?" 
 
 As Jesus looked upon him and saw so much that 
 was good about him, He loved him. "If thou wilt be 
 perfect," said the Good Master, "go and sell that thou 
 hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure 
 in heaven ; and come and follow me." Jesus looked into 
 his heart and saw that he loved his wealth more than 
 he loved Him and the Gospel. Bring out the thought 
 
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 that the fault was not because, he was rich, but because 
 he loved his great possessions more than he loved the 
 Gospel. 
 
 But when the young man heard that, he went 
 away sorrowful, for he was very rich. Why did he 
 turn away sorrowful? A man who is rich can do much 
 good. He can use his wealth to help those around 
 him, but the Lord requires that the love of the Gospel 
 come before everything else. 
 
 Application: Our Heavenly Father wants us to give 
 some of our things to the poor. He can tell if we love our 
 money and our things more than we love the Gospel. 
 He has told us to give one-tenth of all we make to His 
 Church. He has asked us to give to the poor, especially 
 on Fast Day. Sometimes our papas and brothers are 
 called to go on missions and give up for a time all their 
 dear ones, the comforts of home and their positions for 
 the Gospel. When we grow up we may be asked to 
 go on missions and even before we grow up we can 
 give some of our money and things to the Church. If 
 we do this the Lord will bless us just as He promised 
 to bless the rich young man if he had given his riches 
 to the poor. We will be much happier than the rich 
 young man was. 
 
 Note : More will be given on tithing in next Sun- 
 day's work. 
 
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 LESSON 13. THE WIDOW'S MITE 
 
 Text: Mark 12 :41-44; Luke 21 :l-4. 
 
 Aim: The Lord considers the spirit in which a gift 
 is given, not the amount. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Of all that thou shalt give me, I 
 will surely give the tenth unto thee." 
 
 Picture: The Widow's Mite. 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. In the Temple. 
 
 1. Money boxes. 
 
 2. Gifts. 
 
 a. Of the rich. 
 
 b. Of the widow. 
 
 II. Jesus Comments. 
 
 III. Tithing. 
 
 Point of Contact: Ruth and Mary were the best 
 of friends. They went to the same school and were in 
 the same c 1 ass. As their homes were in the country, 
 they had a long walk each morning, and the two 
 little friends usually went together. Ruth lived in a 
 large house and her father was wealthy; Mary's father 
 was poor and her home was only a small house, but 
 that made no difference. Mary loved to see Ruth's 
 dainty dresses and thought how pretty she looked in 
 them. She knew how hard her own mother worked 
 for her and she was happy in her clean gingham aprons. 
 
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 One morning, when the girls got to school, they 
 found a strange little girl there named Alice. Alice 
 came into their class, and after school Ruth and Mary 
 walked home with her. Afterward, the three little 
 girls had good times as they walked to school in the 
 fine autumn mornings. 
 
 But one night a storm came, and the next morn- 
 ing the ground, the fence rails, the trees, and the house- 
 tops were covered with beautiful white snow. Ruth 
 and Mary went running- along the street, laughing and 
 shouting. It was a cold morning, but both little girls 
 were dressed warm and so they did not mind the cold. 
 
 Soon they came to the street where Alice lived. 
 As she joined them, Ruth said, "Oh, Alice, you forgot 
 your gloves. Go back for them. Your hands will 
 freeze." 
 
 But Alice answered, "I haven't any gloves." 
 
 At recess the girls talked it over and decided to 
 buy Alice a pair of warm gloves. 
 
 Ruth said, "I have two dollars. I will give 
 ten cents." 
 
 Mary only had three pennies, but she said quickly, 
 "I will give my three pennies." 
 
 The other girls gave their nickels and dimes and. 
 they soon had enough money to get the gloves for 
 Alice. 
 
 Which girl was the most generous, Ruth or Mary? 
 
 Ruth gave only a small part of her money, but 
 Mary gave all she had. 
 
 Lesson Statement: In the Temple at Jerusalem 
 there were chests or boxes into which people dropped 
 
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 their gifts. One day when Jesus was in the Temple, 
 He sat near one of these boxes and watched the people 
 as they put their money into it. One, perhaps, gave 
 a large piece of silver, another gave gold. Some put 
 their money in as if to say, "See how much I give." 
 But then came a poor widow. She came forward to 
 the box to offer her small gift. It was only a few 
 cents, but it was all that she had and she dropped 
 it into the box, no doubt regretting that she had no 
 more to give. 
 
 Then Jesus said to those about Him, "This poor 
 widow hath cast in more than they all." They gave a 
 little of what they had but she gave her all. 
 
 Application: What did Jesus mean when He said 
 she had given more than the others? 
 
 Our Heavenly Father judges our hearts; He judges 
 the spirit of the gift, not the amount. 
 
 When do our parents give gifts to the Church? 
 
 Yes, Fast Day. 
 
 What else do they give? 
 
 Yes, they pay tithing. 
 
 You know our Heavenly Father has said that we 
 must give to Him one-tenth of all that we have. That 
 is, ten cents out of every dollar. 
 
 Who gives us all our blessings? Our Heavenly 
 Father gives us so much. He gives us all that we 
 have and then Fie expects us to give back to Him one- 
 tenth, to pay tithing. You boys and girls do not pay 
 tithing now, but just as soon as you earn any money 
 you can begin to do so. 
 
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 When Jacob had been greatly blessed of the Lord, 
 he said, "Of all that thou shalt give me, I will surely 
 give the tenth unto thee." 
 
 And so, we who belong to the Church of Jesus 
 Christ, give back to our Heavenly Father one-tenth of 
 what He gives us. That isn't much to give back, is it, 
 when we receive all that we have from Him? 
 
 So we say, as Jacob said : "Of all that thou shalt 
 give me, I will surely give the tenth unto thee." 
 
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 LESSON 14. THE BLIND MAN 
 
 Text: John 8:12, 51, 59; 9. 
 
 Reference : Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young/' 
 XLIV. 
 
 Aim: The Lord blesses those who have faith in 
 Him. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Whereas I was blind, now I see." 
 
 Picture: The Blind Man; (Bida). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Jesus in the Temple. 
 
 1. His teachings. 
 
 2. They took up stones to cast at Him. 
 
 II. The Blind Man. 
 
 1. His sad life. 
 
 2. Seen by Jesus and His Apostles. 
 
 III. The Miracle. 
 
 1. Jesus' action. 
 
 2. The man's obedience. 
 
 3. The healing. 
 
 IV. Before the Pharisees. 
 
 1. The people's surprise. 
 
 2. Man taken to synagogue. 
 
 3. Cast out. 
 
 V. Divinity of Jesus. 
 
 1. Jesus finds the man. 
 
 2. The conversation. 
 
 Lesson Statement: On the Sabbath Day Jesus was 
 in the court of the Temple teaching the people. He said 
 
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 unto them, "I am the light of the world : he that follow- 
 eth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the 
 light of life.'' The Jewish teachers were displeased with 
 Jesus for saying this, and when He told them that He 
 came from God, the Father, and said, "If a man keep my 
 sayings, he shall never see death," they "took up stones 
 to cast at Him ; but Jesus hid Himself, and went out of 
 the Temple, going through the midst of them, and so 
 passed by." 
 
 Near the gate of the Temple, by the roadside, 
 sat a man who was blind from his birth. 
 
 To t be born blind ; never to look into the face of 
 father or mother; never to see the beautiful sunlight 
 and all the beautiful things in the world ; to have to 
 depend upon a staff when moving about ; to live in dark- 
 ness — this is sad, indeed ! "And then to be unable to 
 labor, and to be dependent on friends themselves poor, 
 or on strangers, for daily bread — this is sadder still." 
 (Weed.) 
 
 As Jesus left the Temple with His disciples, He 
 saw this blind man sitting by the way, and He looked 
 with pity upon him. 
 
 As they neared the man, the disciples questioned 
 Jesus about his blindness. The kind words of Jesus 
 made the heart of the blind man rejoice. He had 
 no doubt heard of the Savior and the many miracles 
 which He had performed. As he turned his sightless 
 eyes toward Jesus, his faith must have shown in his 
 face, for Jesus took some clay from the ground, "and 
 He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay." 
 
 "And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of 
 Siloam." 
 
The Blind Man 
 
 Bida 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 61 
 
 With never a doubt as to the outcome, the man 
 hastened as fast as his helpless condition would permit. 
 He hurried along to the pool outside of the city gates, 
 feeling his way with his staff, and followed by a crowd, 
 some of whom mocked. 
 
 Reaching the pool he dipped his hand into the 
 water and bathed his eyes, as Jesus had said, and, lo, 
 his eyes were opened, and he saw as other men. What 
 joy was his as he looked upon the world in which he 
 had long lived but had never before seen ! He could see 
 the water, the flowers with their beautiful colors, the 
 green grass, the blue sky! 
 
 Now he was as other men; he could work and 
 support himself ; he would no longer have to sit by the 
 wayside and beg from those who passed by. His 
 heart was full of gratitude. 
 
 Those who had known him, meeting him upon 
 the street, questioned him, and when it was found that 
 Jesus had healed him he was taken before the Jewish 
 rulers, who endeavored to get him to say Jesus was 
 not of God. "The man sharply and justly reproved 
 them, and defended his Healer. They became more 
 and more angry, reviling him and Jesus, and at last, 
 drove him from them ; forbidding him to enter the 
 Temple or Synagogue, and the people to speak to, 
 or help him." (Weed.) 
 
 "Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and 
 when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou 
 believe on the Son of God. 
 
 "He answered and said, Who is he Lord, that 
 I might believe on him? 
 
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 "And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen 
 him, and it is he that talketh with thee. 
 
 "And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped 
 Him." 
 
 Application : Jesus is not on the earth now, but His 
 Priesthood is, and by its power those holding it can heal 
 us when we are sick, if we have enough faith. This is 
 how a little boy in our church was cured : 
 
 Remarkable Case of Healing. 
 
 The following account of a remarkable case of heal- 
 ing was translated from the Dutch Star for this maga- 
 zine by President Alex. Nibley. 
 
 Little John, the eleven-year-old son of sister H 
 
 S of the Rotterdam branch, had suffered greatly 
 
 for a number of years with his eyes. They were badly 
 inflamed and pained him continually. He was slowly 
 losing his sight and was unable to attend school longer. 
 
 When, on a certain day in the beginning of last 
 August (1906), it was announced in Rotterdam that 
 President Joseph F. Smith would be in. the city the 
 following day and attend meeting, little John said to his 
 mother : "The prophet has the most power of any 
 missionary on earth. If you will take me with you to 
 meeting and he will look into my eyes I believe they 
 will be healed." 
 
 According to his desire he was permitted to accom- 
 pany his mother to the meeting, at the close of which 
 President Smith moved to the door in order to shake 
 hands with the Saints and friends as they passed out 
 )f the hall. As the little fellow approached him. led 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 63 
 
 by his mother, and his eyes bandaged with cloths, Pres 
 ident Smith took him by the hand and spoke to him 
 kindly. He then raised the bandage slightly and looked 
 sympathetically into the inflamed eyes, at the same 
 time saying something in English which the child could 
 not understand. 
 
 The little fellow was satisfied. The prophet had 
 acted according to his faith ; and according to his faith 
 so did it come to pass with him. Upon reaching home 
 he cried out : "Mama, my eyes are well ; I can't feel any 
 more pain. I can see fine now, and far, too." 
 
 Since then his sight has been good. He attends 
 school again, and one would never think that anything 
 had ever ailed his eyes. (Millennial Star, Vol. 69, p. 76.) 
 
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 LESSON 15. HEALING THE CENTURION'S 
 SERVANT 
 
 Text: Luke 7:1-10; Matt. 8:13. 
 
 Reference: Weed's "A Life of Christ for the 
 Young/' Chap. 27. 
 
 Aim : Great faith brings great blessings. 
 
 Memory Gem: "As thou hast believed, so be it 
 done unto thee." 
 
 Pictures: The Leper, (Bida) ; Healing the Sick, 
 (Hofmann). 
 
 These pictures are not connected with the lesson, 
 but could be used with a few words of introduction. 
 Jesus was constantly healing the sick. Scarcely a day 
 passed but He healed some one, and often many were 
 brought to Him at once. See the sorrow shown in this 
 picture, but notice the hopeful expression in the faces. 
 Their sorrow will soon be changed to joy. 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Capernaum. 
 
 1. Description of. 
 
 2. "His own city.'' 
 
 II. The Centurion. 
 
 1. His position. 
 
 2. Friend of the Jews. 
 
 3. Sends to Jesus. 
 
 III. The Miracle. 
 
 1. Jesus' answer. 
 
 2. The servant healed. 
 
Christ Healing the Sick 
 
 Hofmann 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 65 
 
 Lesson Statement: The northern part of the Holy 
 Land was called Galilee. Nazareth, where Jesus lived as 
 a boy, was here. Here also was a beautiful lake, which 
 was called the Sea of Galilee. "When at rest the waters 
 are as clear as glass, reflecting the shrubs and flowers on 
 the bank, especially in May, when the bright red and 
 white oleanders fringe the shores. Above all are num- 
 berless birds of brilliant colors and varied forms." 
 
 On the northwestern shore of this beautiful body of 
 water was the city of Capernaum — a city made attractive 
 by palm, orange, and almond trees, and a great variety 
 of many colored flowers. 
 
 Here Jesus made His home with Peter. On the 
 Sabbath day He went to the synagogue where He 
 taught the people. From Capernaum He went on His 
 journey and to it He returned for rest. He was so 
 often in Capernaum that it has been called His own 
 city. 
 
 In the city of Capernaum there lived a centur- 
 ion, or captain, who had charge of the Roman soldiers. 
 He was not one of the children of Israel. He came 
 from a land where the people worshiped idols, but he 
 had respect and reverence for God, whom the Jews 
 worshipped. He had built for them a synagogue, one so 
 much larger and so much more beautiful than any other 
 in the city, that it was called the synagogue. The Jews 
 loved him for his kindness and goodness. 
 
 A servant of the centurion "who was dear unto him, 
 was sick, and ready to die." 
 
 "And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto Him the 
 elders of the Jews, beseeching Him that He would 
 come and heal his servant." 
 
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 Jesus was just returning to the city. Many of His 
 disciples, those who loved Him and believed in His 
 teachings, lived in Capernaum, and when He returned 
 from a journey they met Him. As Jesus walked along 
 the streets, followed by the people, the elders of the Jews, 
 the centurion's messengers, met Jesus and requested 
 Him to come and heal the servant. And they said of the 
 centurion that he was a worthy man, "he loveth our na- 
 tion, and he hath built us a synagogue." 
 
 "Then Jesus went with them. And when He was 
 not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to 
 Him. saying unto Him. Lord, trouble not Thyself; for 
 I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my 
 roof : W nerefore neither thought I myself worthy to 
 come unto Thee : but say in a word, and my servant 
 shall be healed.'" How great the centurion's faith must 
 have been when he knew it was not necessary for Jesus 
 to even come to the house where his servant was sick ! 
 He believed that Jesus had but to command the disease 
 to depart as he would command the soldiers under him. 
 
 "Y\ nen Jesus heard these things. He marvelled at 
 him, and turned him about, and said unto the people that 
 followed Him, I say unto you, I have not found so great 
 faith, no, not in Israel." Then He sent this message to 
 the centurion, "as thou hast believed, so be it done unto 
 thee." "And they that were sent, returning to the house, 
 found the servant whole that had been sick." 
 
 Get the children to tell what Jesus meant when He 
 said, "as thou hast believed so be it done unto thee." 
 
 What did Jesus sav of the centurion's faith? 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 67 
 
 Application: An incident, proving we have the 
 Priesthood in our Church, and that through its power 
 the sick are healed, is found in the life of the Prophet. 
 While the Saints were in Commerce, later known as 
 Nauvoo, almost everyone became ill because of their 
 weakened bodies and the disease germs lurking there. 
 On July 22, 1839, the Prophet began a marvelous course 
 of healing. He blessed a great number and all recovered 
 under his hands. One case was especially remarkable. 
 Elijah Fordham was very nearly dead — was unconscious 
 and had been dying for an hour; every breath was 
 thought to be his last. The Prophet visited him and 
 commanded him to arise and be made whole. The sick man 
 arose, asked for and ate some food and accompanied 
 the brethren on their tour of healing. A non-Mormon 
 heard of this and requested the Prophet to come and 
 cure his twins that were two miles away. The Prophet 
 took out his handkerchief and gave it to Wilford Wood- 
 ruff, who was later a president of the Church, and told 
 him to go and administer to the children, laying the 
 handkerchief over their faces as he did it. This was done 
 and the children were healed. (See "One Hundred 
 Years or Mormonism," page 288, or, "Leaves from My 
 Journal," Chap. XIX.) Show the class pictures of 
 Joseph Smith and Wilford Woodruff. 
 
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 LESSON 16. A WOMAN'S FAITH 
 
 Text: Matt. 9:20-22; Mark 5:25-34. 
 
 Aim: We may receive blessings through our own 
 faith even though we do not declare it to others. 
 
 Memory Gem : ''Daughter, thy faith hath made thee 
 whole." 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Jesus on His way to bless the sick. 
 
 1. The throng which followed. 
 
 II. The Woman. 
 
 1. Sick for twelve years. 
 
 2. Tried skill of many physicians. 
 
 3. Spent all her money. 
 
 4. Grew worse. 
 
 III. Her Faith. 
 
 1. What she believed. 
 
 2. What she did. 
 
 IV. The Healing. 
 
 1. Cured instantly. 
 
 2. Jesus'* question. 
 
 3. Jesus' recognition of her faith. 
 
 Point of Contact: We love to talk about people 
 who have faith, because they are always made 
 happy and are blessed. If we are sick or in trouble 
 we may have faith just as strong as the people 
 whom we have been talking about the last few Sun- 
 days, had. Even though we cannot see Jesus here 
 on the earth now, He will know about our faith, and 
 if it is strong enough, He will bless us. 
 
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 69 
 
 Lesson Statement: Tell of Jesus hurrying to 
 bless a sweet girl that we shall learn of next 
 Sunday. In the crowd that thronged about Jesus 
 was a woman who had been sick for twelve years. 
 Although she had spent all of her money and 
 had been to many doctors, she grew worse. Doctors 
 knew a great deal about pain and sickness, but were 
 not wise enough to cure her. When she heard of Jesus 
 she knew that He could surely cure her. She did not 
 get anybody to go for Him ; she did not think it neces- 
 sary for Jesus to even bless her or speak to her. She 
 knew that if she but touched the hem of His clothing 
 she would be healed ! She had very great faith, indeed ! 
 She had more faith than the blind man, or the master of 
 the sick servant, didn't she? 
 
 She pressed through the crowd that followed Jesus 
 and touched the hem of His clothing. She was instantly 
 healed ! Jesus knew there was some one in particular 
 in the crowd who had faith in Him, and He asked, "Who 
 touched my clothes?" Jesus was happy to know that 
 she had such faith, and He said, "Daughter, thy faith 
 hath made thee whole." 
 
 Application: What cured the sick woman? When 
 we are sick what is more sure of curing us than doctors 
 or medicines or anything else? 
 
 If we could not call in the elders to bless us and 
 were all alone, if our faith was as strong as this 
 woman's, we could kneel down and pray and Jesus 
 would hear us and know about our faith just the same 
 as if He were here. If we know that Jesus can and will 
 bless us, we will receive that which we are in need of. 
 
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 LESSON 17. JESUS RAISES THE DAUGHTER OF 
 
 JAIRUS 
 
 Text: Mark 5:21-44; Matt. 9:18-26; Luke 8:40-56. 
 
 Reference: Weed's "A Life of Christ for the 
 Young," XXXI. 
 
 Aim: Jesus has power over death. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Fear not; believe only, and she 
 shall be made whole." 
 
 Pictures: Raising the Daughter of Jairus (Hof- 
 mann) ; Raising of Jairus' Daughter (Richter). 
 
 Outline : 
 T. Jairus. 
 
 1. Ruler of synagogue. 
 
 2. Comes to Jesus. 
 
 3. His petition. 
 
 II. Jesus goes with Jairus. 
 
 1. An incident on the way. 
 
 2. The message. 
 
 3. Jesus' assurance. 
 
 III. The Miracle. 
 
 1. Jesus at Jairus' house, accompanied by Peter, 
 
 James and John. 
 
 2. The sorrowing friends. 
 
 3. Jesus' words. 
 
 4. "Her spirit came again." 
 
 Point of Contact: Has anyone a sister twelve 
 years old? Do you not love her very dearly? 
 Does not vour mother and father love her dearly? 
 
Raising the Daughter of Jairus 
 
 Richter 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 71 
 
 She, no doubt, can help your mother wipe the dishes 
 or assist with other duties. She can amuse the baby 
 and play with you. She certainly makes the home 
 cheerful. Today we are going to talk of a little girl, 
 just twelve years old, whom Jesus knew and blessed. 
 
 Lesson Statement: Jesus had been on the east- 
 ern shores of the Sea of Galilee. When He re- 
 turned by ship to Capernaum many people stood 
 on the shore to welcome Him. He and His apostles 
 and others went to the home of Matthew, where 
 a feast was given in His honor. As the guests 
 sat around the table, Jesus taught them the beautiful 
 truths of the Gospel. 
 
 There lived in the city of Capernaum a ruler 
 of the synagogue named Jairus. Jairus had a little 
 daughter tw r elve years old. She was the only daughter 
 and the light and joy of the home. But on this day, 
 when Jesus sat at the feast with His disciples, Jairus' 
 daughter was very sick — so sick that Jairus knew that 
 she was dying. When he heard that Jesus had returned 
 to Capernaum, he hastened to the room where Jesus 
 was, and falling at His feet besought Him, saying, 
 "My little daughter lieth at the point of death: I pray 
 thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be 
 healed ; and she shall live." 
 
 "And Jesus went with him : and much people 
 followed Him, and thronged Him." (Review the incident 
 contained in verses 25-34.) 
 
 This delay must have seemed long to the anxious 
 father. While Jesus yet spoke, there came from the 
 ruler of the synagogue's house one who said, "Tljy 
 
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 daughter is dead : why troublest thou the Master any 
 further?" 
 
 But Jesus heard the words not intended for His 
 ears, and turning to the father He said, "Fear not; 
 believe only, and she shall be made whole.'' 
 
 The father's sorrow was changed to rejoicing; for, 
 with this blessed assurance from the Master, he knew 
 that his little daughter would be brought back to life, 
 even though she had died. 
 
 Picture the scene of the sorrow in the home 
 when Jesus, with Jairus, Peter, James and John enter. 
 To tell of the custom of hired mourners and minstrels 
 would detract from the solemnity and beauty of this 
 lesson. 
 
 "He taketh the father and the -mother of the damsel, 
 and them that were with Him and entereth in where the 
 damsel was lying." 
 
 Picture the quiet and peace of the room, the faith 
 of the father and mother, and worship and reverence of 
 the three apostles, who had seen Jesus raise the dead 
 before and knew that He had power over death, but 
 were filled with awe as they realized that He was 
 indeed the Son of God, who possessed this great power. 
 
 '"And He took the damsel by the hand, and said 
 unto her, Damsel, I say unto thee, arise." 
 
 "And her spirit came again, and she arose straight- 
 way : and he commanded to give her meat." 
 
 Picture the joy in the home. 
 
 Application: One important feature of the mis- 
 sion Jesus had to perform was to make it possible 
 for people to rise from the dead, or be resurrected. 
 
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 If it had not been for Jesus this little girl would 
 never have lived again. When we died we would 
 not have been resurrected but would have remained 
 in the grave. Jesus came, and through His death 
 made it possible for you and me and all people to 
 live again. This little girl was raised by Jesus, because 
 of His wonderful power, when she had been dead but 
 a very short time. It is necessary for people to die, 
 but some day, when the proper time comes, their spirits 
 will again come back to their bodies, and they will live. 
 
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 LESSON 18. JESUS RAISES LAZARUS FROM 
 THE DEAD 
 
 Text: John 11:1-45. 
 
 Reference: Weed's "A Life of Christ for the 
 Young," Chapter LI. 
 
 Aim: Jesus Christ has power over death. 
 
 Memory Gem: '"'I am the resurrection and the life: 
 he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall 
 he live." 
 
 Pictures: Christ in the Home of Mary and Martha 
 (Hofmann.) (See Lesson 29) : Raising of Lazarus 
 (Rubens). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Home of Mary and Martha. 
 
 1. The great sorrow. 
 
 II. The Message to Jesus. 
 
 1. Nature of it. 
 
 2. Jesus' reply. 
 
 3. His conversation with the disciples. 
 
 III. Jesus and Martha. 
 
 1. Martha's words of sorrow. 
 
 2. Reply of Jesus. 
 
 IV. Jesus and Mary. 
 
 1. Mary's faith and testimony. 
 
 2. Jesus' sorrow. 
 
 V. At the grave. 
 
 1. The prayer. 
 
 2. The command. 
 
 3. Lazarus restored to life. 
 
Raising of Lazurus 
 
 Rubens 
 
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 Lesson Statement: We have heard of so many 
 wonderful things that Jesus did! Let us see if 
 we remember some of them. He healed the blind 
 man; He healed the sick servant, even though He 
 did not go near him; He healed a woman, who 
 had been sick for twelve years, because of her 
 faith in just touching His clothing; He raised the 
 little daughter of Jairus after she had been sick and 
 died. Jesus did many more wonderful miracles of which 
 you will some day learn. We have not time in 
 Sunday School to tell of all of them. Today we will 
 learn of one of the most marvelous acts of His life. 
 
 In the little town of Bethany, a mile or two from 
 Jerusalem, lived some very dear friends of Jesus. They 
 were Mary and Martha and their brother Lazarus. 
 Jesus loved them, and they loved Him. He often went 
 to their home where they loved to listen to His teach- 
 ings. (Show picture — Jesus, Mary and Martha. Les- 
 son 29.) But, while Jesus was about fifty miles away 
 in the village of Bethabara, on the other side of Jordan, 
 Lazarus became very sick. His sisters feared that he 
 would die, and they sent a message to Jesus, saying, 
 "Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick." 
 
 The messenger probably traveled on a donkey, 
 and it would take him more than a day to get to Beth- 
 abara. When he delivered the message Jesus answered, 
 "This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of 
 God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby." 
 
 The disciples thought that Lazarus would not die 
 but be healed. Jesus stayed two days longer and then 
 suggested that they go into Judea. The disciples feared 
 for His safety, but Jesus said that no one would harm 
 
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 Him until His mission was performed. Jesus said, "Our 
 friend Lazarus sleepeth ; but I go, that I may awake him 
 out of sleep." The disciples, not understanding, said., 
 "Lord, if he sleep, he shall do well." Then Jesus said, 
 "Lazarus is dead." 
 
 The aim of the lesson is well brought out in verse 
 15. "I am glad for your sakes that I was not there, to 
 the intent ye may believe." If Jesus had been there 
 would Lazarus have died ? 
 
 Picture the home of the sisters, the sorrow, the 
 friends w T ho came to comfort them, then Martha's going 
 out to meet Jesus. 
 
 Lazarus had been buried four days. Martha's 
 words, "Lord, if thou hadst been here, my brother 
 had not died," show that she recognized Jesus' power 
 and her great faith is manifested when she said, "But 
 I know, that even now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of 
 God, God will give it thee." Jesus told her that Lazarus 
 should rise again. Martha said, "I know that he shall 
 rise again in the resurrection at the last day." Jesus 
 said unto her, "I am the resurrection, and the life; he 
 that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he 
 live." 
 
 Tell how Martha w r ent for Mary; how Mary 
 arose quickly and came unto Him ; how the friends, 
 believing she had gone to weep at the grave, followed 
 her. Mary said, as Martha did, "Lord, if thou hadst 
 been here my brother had not died." Tell of Jesus' 
 sorrow when He saw those w T hom He loved in trouble. 
 
 Describe their going to the cave tomb, the grave 
 with a stone before the door. Jesus bade them take 
 the stone away. Martha spoke of the change in her 
 
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 brother's body, for he had been dead four days, but 
 Jesus reproved her. "Said I not unto thee, that, if 
 thou wouldst believe, thou shouldst see the glory of 
 God?" 
 
 When the stone was taken away, Jesus prayed say- 
 ing: "Father, I thank Thee that thou hast heard 
 me. And I know that thou hearest me always." Then 
 He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth." 
 And the dead obeyed and came forth to begin life 
 anew. 
 
 Show the picture : The Raising of Lazarus (Ru- 
 bens). 
 
 Get the pupils to observe the joy and worship in 
 the faces of the sisters and the apostles. 
 
 "And many of the Jews which came to Mary, and 
 had seen the things which Jesus did, believed on Him." 
 
 Application: Was this not a wonderful miracle? 
 Lazarus had not only died but had been buried, 
 and still Jesus had power over death. Just as sure 
 as Lazarus was raised from the dead, so shall we be, 
 only we will then live forever. Perhaps some of us 
 have brothers or sisters or other relatives or friends, 
 who have died, and we want to see them again, oh, so 
 badly ! And just think of it ! Some day we shall see them 
 with their resurrected bodies just as they used to have, 
 only more beautiful ! Probably we shall not see them for 
 a long, long time, but we know that at the proper time 
 we shall be with them again and be so happy ! All this 
 happiness we will owe to Jesus. This is what He 
 meant when He said, "I am the resurrection and the 
 life : he that believeth in me, though He were dead, yet 
 shall He live." 
 
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 LESSON 19. THE LOST SHEEP 
 
 Text: Luke 15:1-10. 
 
 Reference: Weed's "A Life of Christ for the 
 Young," Chap. XLVIII. 
 
 Aim: The Lord watches over His children: there is 
 rejoicing in Heaven over every one who repents. 
 
 Memory Gem: "The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall 
 not want." 
 
 Pictures: The Lost Lamb; The Good Shepherd 
 (Plockhorst). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. The Shepherd of Palestine. 
 
 1. Dress. 
 
 2. Habits. 
 
 3. Care of flock. 
 
 II. The Lost Lamb. 
 
 1. Strays from flock. 
 
 2. Dangers. 
 
 3. Loneliness. 
 
 4. Bleatings. 
 
 5. The shepherd's anxiety. 
 
 6. The shepherd's search. 
 
 7. Found. 
 
 a. Rejoicing. 
 
 III. The Lord's Lambs. 
 
 1. Christ, the Shepherd. 
 
 2. How cared for. 
 
 3. Dangers to lost one. 
 
The Good Shepherd 
 
 Plockhorst 
 
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 4. The Lord's anxiety over lost ones. 
 
 5. Rejoicing when lost is found. 
 
 6. Blessing to the one who repents. 
 
 Point of Contact, and Lesson Statement: That 
 the children may fully appreciate this story, they 
 must be told of the shepherds of Palestine. Here 
 we are used to the sight of a large flock of sheep driven 
 by the shepherd and the dogs. The shepherds of the 
 East have small flocks. They lead the sheep instead 
 of driving them. The sheep know the shepherd's voice ; 
 they come at his call, stop, lie down or huddle together 
 as he directs. At birth the lamb becomes the shepherd's 
 charge ; his to name and train ; his to guard from harm. 
 
 The sheep are surrounded by the loving, watchful 
 care of the shepherd from day to day. He leads them 
 to the green pastures and sees that no harm comes to 
 them while feeding. He knows where fresh, sweet water 
 is to be found, and here he takes his charges to drink. 
 
 At night he leads them to the sheep fold. At the 
 door of the fold he stands with his crook and as the sheep 
 pass in, one by one, he inspects each. Some are bruised 
 and scratched. These receive his special care. If one 
 little lamb has strayed during the day, and has not been 
 missed, the loss is known now, when the sheep are 
 brought to the sheepfold for the night. 
 
 Tell the story of the little lamb straying from 
 the flock, lost on the mountain side, scratched and torn 
 by the thorns, and in danger; of the shepherd's anxiety, 
 his search, and the rejoicing and happiness when the 
 lost lamb is found. 
 
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 Compare Jesus' care for us to the care of the 
 shepherd for his sheep. When we sin we are like the 
 lost lamb — we stray away from His care ; but when we 
 repent we are welcome back to the fold. 
 
 Application: There are a number of smaller folds 
 in this great big world-fold of Jesus. We have a 
 tiny fold right here in our class. This tiny fold be- 
 longs to a larger one — the Sunday School ; the Sun- 
 day School to the Ward, etc. If you do not come 
 to Sunday School, you are straying away from the 
 fold. But remember that your teachers are always 
 glad to have you come back. If you should not 
 come back for a long time you might forget about 
 Jesus, the Good Shepherd, and then you would be like 
 the little lost lamb and Jesus would feel very sorry. 
 Never be afraid to come back to Jesus' fold, because that 
 is the only way to make Him happy again. Let us all 
 try to be good, obedient, little lambs and never get lost. 
 
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 LESSON 20. THE SOWER 
 
 Text: Matt. 13:1-23. Mark 4:1-20. Luke 8:1-15. 
 
 Aim: The Lord requires that we be doers of the 
 word, not only hearers. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Whatsoever a man soweth, that 
 shall he also reap." 
 
 Pictures: Christ Teaching from a Boat (Hofmann) ; 
 The Sower (Millet). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Jesus' Teaching from a Boat. 
 
 1. The multitude. 
 
 2. The parable. 
 
 II. His Teaching to the Disciples. 
 
 1. Their questions. 
 
 2. His explanation of the parable. 
 
 Point of Contact: What does the farmer do in the 
 spring? What comes from these seeds the farmers 
 sow? How many of you are going to have a flower 
 garden? What did you have in your garden, last year? 
 Tell how you made your garden. From each tiny seed 
 you got many pretty flowers. Did you get as many as 
 ten flowers for one seed? or fifty flowers? or a hundred 
 flowers? If you got one hundred flowers for each seed, 
 that would be a hundred fold. If some of your seeds had 
 fallen on the sidewalk, would they have grown? What 
 would have happened to them? If they had fallen in 
 among many weeds? 
 
 Show "The Sower." 
 
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 Lesson Statement: At the time Jesus lived, 
 the farmer took his seeds and walked over his 
 field and planted it as this man is planting it. So 
 when Jesus said, "Behold, a sower went forth to sow/' 
 the people would think of a man like this. 
 
 One day Jesus went out of the house and sat 
 by the seaside, but as usual a great many people began 
 to gather about Him, so that He went into a ship, and 
 while the people stood or sat about on the shores Jesus 
 began to teach them from the ship. He told them this 
 story : 
 
 "Behold, a sower went forth to sow; and when he 
 sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls 
 came and devoured them : Some fell upon stony places, 
 where they had not much earth * * * and when the 
 sun was up, * * * they withered away. Some fell 
 among thorns, and the thorns sprung up and choked 
 them. But others fell into good ground, and brought 
 forth fruit, some an hundred fold, some sixty fold and 
 some thirty fold." 
 
 W 'hen the multitude had gone away and Jesus 
 was alone with His disciples, some of the disciples asked 
 Jesus why He spoke to the people in parables : why He 
 told the people a story instead of explaining the beauti- 
 ful truths of the Gospel, as He did to them : and Jesus 
 told them it was because they could not understand the 
 things of the kingdom of Heaven as the disciples could. 
 He then explained the meaning of the story or parable of 
 the sower to them. 
 
 Application : Any one who teaches the word of God 
 is like a sower. He is sowing or planting words of truth. 
 
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 If the one who listens only hears the word and does not 
 do it the words fall upon his heart as the seeds fell upon 
 stony or weedy places. The words of truth are soon 
 forgotten and he is little benefitted. But he who not 
 only hears the words of truth but remembers them and 
 does what he has been told, lives the truth in his life, 
 receives the seed upon good ground and it brings forth 
 a hundred fold. 
 
 Which would you rather be? 
 
 In what way can you show that you receive the 
 seed upon good ground? 
 
 Bring out from the children that they must be 
 baptized when eight years old ; they should come to 
 Sunday School, Primary and Religion class and that 
 they should not only remember their lessons, but should 
 make application of them in their own lives. We have 
 learned of faith. When we are sick we should have 
 faith and call in the elders. If we have been talking of 
 returning good for evil, w r e should remember and be 
 kind to those who are unkind to us, etc., etc. 
 
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 LESSON 21. THE GOOD SAMARITAN 
 
 Text: Luke 10:25-37. 
 
 Reference : "Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapter XLVIL 
 
 Aim : In order to gain eternal life we should love 
 and assist our fellowmen. 
 
 Memory Gem : ''Thou shalt love thy neighbor as 
 thyself." 
 
 Picture: The Good Samaritan (Siemenroth). 
 
 Outline : 
 I. The conversation. 
 
 1. The lawyer's question. 
 
 2. Jesus' answer. 
 
 3. Who is my neighbor? 
 II. The parable. 
 
 1. The road from Jerusalem to Jericho. 
 
 2. Traveler fell among thieves. 
 
 3. The priest. 
 
 4. The Levite. 
 
 5. The good Samaritan. 
 III. The conversation. 
 
 1. Jesus' inquiry. 
 
 2. The lawyer's answer. 
 
 3. "Go and do thou likewise." 
 
 Point of Contact: Ask the children about people of 
 different nationalities — the man at the peanut stand, 
 Chinamen, Japanese, etc. Jesus has told us how to treat 
 all of God's children. 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 85 
 
 Lesson Statement: One day, as Jesus was journey- 
 ing towards Jerusalem, accompanied, as usual, by His 
 disciples, a lawyer came to Him. This man did not come 
 to Jesus because he wished to learn. He came to ask 
 Him questions, hoping that in answering He would say 
 something for which He might be accused. 
 
 The lawyer said to Him, "Master, what shall I do to 
 inherit eternal life?" 
 
 Jesus asked him what was written. The lawyer 
 answered, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 
 heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, 
 and with all thy mind ; and thy neighbor as thyself." 
 Jesus told him that if he did this he would gain eternal 
 life. Then the man asked Jesus, "Who is my neighbor?" 
 and Jesus told the story. 
 
 Jericho is about fifteen miles northeast of Jeru- 
 salem. The road is very lonely, leading through a rocky 
 gorge. It is a very dangerous region for the traveler, 
 as robber bands are constantly on the watch. 
 
 Tell the story, enlarging upon the text, and make 
 each incident stand out. 
 
 Jesus then asked the lawyer, "Which now of 
 these three thinkest thou was neighbor unto him that 
 fell among the thieves?" Which one was? The Samari- 
 tan treated the wounded man as he himself would like 
 to have been treated. He was kind to him, even though 
 a stranger. He remembered the command, "Thou shalt 
 love thy neighbor as thyself." 
 
 Jesus said, "Go and do thou likewise." What did he 
 mean? 
 
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 Application: Who is our neighbor? How should 
 we treat our neighbors? Get the children to feel that it 
 is wrong to tease or be unkind to Chinamen or any who 
 are unfortunate — that we should help them. 
 
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 LESSON 22. FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND 
 
 Text: Matt. 14:13-21; John 6:1-14; Mark 6:32-44; 
 Luke 9:10-17. 
 
 Reference : Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 XXXIV, XXV. 
 
 Aim: The Lord's care is shown in temporal things as 
 well as in spiritual. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Then He took the five loaves and 
 the two fishes and looking up to heaven He blessed and 
 brake." 
 
 Picture: Feeding the Multitude (Murillo). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. The Multitude. 
 
 1. Jesus in a lonely place. 
 
 2. Multitude follow Him. 
 
 3. He heals the sick. 
 
 4. He teaches the people. (Mark 6:34). 
 
 II. The Miracle. 
 
 1. The Apostles' request. 
 
 2. Jesus' commands. 
 
 3. Feeding the multitude. 
 
 III. Divinity of Jesus. 
 
 1. Recognized by the multitude. 
 
 2. Desire to make Him king. 
 
 Point of Contact, and Lesson Statement: In our 
 
 last few lessons we have learned some of the things 
 Jesus taught to enable us to gain eternal life and 
 
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 be happy after we die. Jesus also wants us to be happy 
 and healthy while we live on this earth. Today we will 
 learn of what Jesus did for a crowd of hungry people. 
 
 The Twelve Apostles had not always been with 
 Jesus. He sent them out into other cities to preach to the 
 people. When they returned from their missionary 
 labors, they ''gathered themselves together unto Jesus, 
 and told Him all things, both what they had done and 
 what they had taught." "And He said unto them, Come 
 ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest awhile.'' 
 So, entering a ship, they crossed the lake to the eastern 
 shore. 
 
 On this shore of the lake was an uninhabited plain 
 covered with grass and dotted with flowers. From the 
 plain rose green hills, and towering above these could be 
 seen the snowy ridge of Mt. Hermon. To one of these 
 grassy hills the Savior and His Apostles retired for peace 
 and rest. So many people constantly came to them that 
 "they had no leisure so much as to eat." 
 
 But they were not to remain long at rest, for below 
 them, on the plain, a great crowd of people began to 
 gather. Quietly as had been their departure from tho 
 other side, the people saw them, and they ran on foot 
 around the lake. As they passed through other villages 
 many more joined them until there was a mighty throng. 
 They wandered about on the plain "as sheep not having 
 a shepherd." And when Jesus, from a quiet peaceful 
 hillside, looked down upon them, He "was moved with 
 compassion toward them." He could not rest when the 
 people needed Him. So, He arose and went down the 
 hillside to the plain, and "received them, and spake unto 
 
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 them of the Kingdom of God. and healed them that had 
 need of healing." 
 
 "Hour after hour passed as the wearied but charmed 
 throng listened to the voice of the Teacher and rejoiced 
 in the works of the Healer." 
 
 ''And when it was evening, His disciples came to 
 Him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now 
 past ; send the multitude away, that they may go into 
 the villages, and buy themselves bread : for they have 
 nothing to eat.'' 
 
 "But Jesus said unto them : They need not depart ; 
 give ye them to eat." But although the Apostles had 
 been with Jesus so long, had seen His power made mani- 
 fest so often, they did not understand what He meant. 
 And they asked, "Shall we go and buy bread and give 
 them to eat?" But Jesus said unto them, ''How many 
 loaves have ye? Go and see." 
 
 Andrew, one of Apostles, said, "There is a lad here, 
 which hath five barley loaves, and two small fishes ; 
 but what are they among so many?" 
 
 The fishes were small dried fish which were eaten 
 with bread. The lad was probably a boy who attended 
 Jesus and the Apostles, carrying their provisions for them 
 and rendering other service. 
 
 Jesus commanded the Apostles to have the people 
 sit down by fifties and by hundreds. When all were 
 seated in an orderly manner upon the green grass, Jesus 
 "took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up 
 to heaven, He blessed, and brake : and gave the loaves to 
 His disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And 
 likewise of the fishes as much as thev would." 
 
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 As the disciples, obeying Jesus' command, passed 
 the food to the multitude, it failed not but increased until 
 all that multitude, over five thousand people, had been 
 fed, "and they took up the fragments that remained, 
 twelve baskets full.'' 
 
 "Then those men, when they had seen the mira- 
 cle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth a prophet that 
 should come into the world. 
 
 "When Jesus therefore perceived that they would 
 come and take Him by force, to make Him a king, He de- 
 parted again into a mountain Himself alone." 
 
 The desire of the people to make Him a king only 
 saddened Him. The people believed in Him, but they did 
 not understand Him when He said, "My kingdom is not 
 of this world." His mission was something greater, 
 nobler than to be an earthly king, but there were few 
 whose hearts were open to receive Him. 
 
 Application: Jesus blesses us today and makes us 
 happy and healthy. We ask the blessing on our food, 
 as Jesus did over the loaves and fishes, so that it will 
 do our bodies the good they need. 
 
 Jesus has also told us what is good for us to eat 
 and what will harm us. We call it the "Word of Wis- 
 dom." What are some of the things that we should never 
 touch? What should we eat just a little of? If we re- 
 member and keep the Word of Wisdom we shall have 
 healthy bodies and bright minds. 
 
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 LESSON 23. WALKING ON THE WATER 
 
 Text: Matt. 14:22-33. 
 
 Reference : Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapter XXXVI. 
 
 Aim: All things are possible to him that believeth. 
 
 Memory Gem: "O thou of little faith, wherefore 
 didst thou doubt?" 
 
 Picture: "Christ Walking on the Water" (Plock- 
 horst). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Apostles on the Sea. 
 
 1. The storm. 
 
 2. Jesus goes to them. 
 
 II. Peter Walks on the Sea. 
 
 1. Peter's request. 
 
 2. His fear. 
 
 3. Jesus' reply. 
 
 III. The People Worship Him. 
 
 1. "Of a truth thou art the Son of God." 
 
 Point of Contact: If you throw a cork on some 
 water, does it float or sink? If you throw a rock 
 on water what happens to it? Why does the rock 
 sink? What happens to anything heavy, if thrown 
 on water? Boats and ships stay on top because 
 they have been especially made to float. Nearly 
 everything else that is heavy will not stay on top, but 
 sinks in fresh water. 
 
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 Lesson Statement: One time Jesus' apostles saw 
 something wonderful on the water. Let me tell you 
 about it. 
 
 After the people wished to make Jesus their 
 king, He went into the mountain, where He spent the 
 greater part of the night in prayer. 
 
 His disciples were in a ship on the sea. During the 
 night a strong wind began to blow, the sea grew very 
 rough, and the ship was tossed by the waves, and they 
 became afraid. As the waves rolled, and the ship rocked 
 from side to side they would wish for the Master's pres- 
 ence, but they did not know that He was watching over 
 them alone on the land, "and He saw them toiling in 
 rowing." 
 
 Some time between three and six o'clock in the morn- 
 ing, or "the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto 
 them, walking on the sea." 
 
 He was walking right on top of the water just as 
 smoothly and easily as we walk on the ground. The 
 apostles were very much afraid. They thought it must 
 be a spirit and they cried out for fear. Then Jesus 
 spoke to them and said, "Be of good cheer; it is I ; be not 
 afraid." 
 
 Peter wished to walk from the ship to Jesus 
 and said, "Lord, if it be Thou, bid me to come unto 
 Thee," and Jesus said, "Come." Peter thought he had faith 
 enough to walk on the water just as Jesus was doing 
 He had not gone far when he saw the rough waves 
 around him and heard the boisterous winds and then he 
 grew afraid and started to sink. He cried to Jesus to 
 save him and Jesus stretched forth His hand and caught 
 
Jesus Walking on the Water 
 
 Ploekhorst 
 
THE LIFE OF CHRIST 93 
 
 him. Jesus said to Peter, "O thou of little faith, where- 
 fore didst thou doubt?" If Peter had had more faith he 
 would not have started to sink. He had strong faith at 
 first but the storm made him doubt and then he could 
 no longer walk on the water. 
 
 After Jesus and Peter got in the ship the winds 
 ceased and the sea was calm. They that were in the ship 
 worshipped Jesus saying "Of a truth Thou art the Son 
 of God." 
 
 Application: Jesus could do anything, he had 
 such great power, and today we have found out that 
 it would have been possible for the apostles to 
 to do some of those same things if their faith were 
 strong enough. Sometimes we say our prayers 
 and ask for a blessing we want very badly, or 
 somebody is sick and we ask the elders to bless them. 
 Perhaps the Lord does not answer our prayers or heal 
 our loved ones, and it is just because we did not have 
 faith strong enough. Maybe the doctor has told us the 
 loved one is too sick to get well, and even after the elders 
 have blessed the afflicted one, we keep remembering 
 how sick he is and we become afraid, as Peter did, and 
 forget that no matter what the trouble is or how bad it 
 is, the Lord can grant our desire. Anything is possible 
 with the Lord, and He will bless us for our good if we 
 ask Him with enough faith. 
 
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 LESSON 24. STILLING THE TEMPEST 
 
 Text: Matt. 8:23-27; Mark 4:35-41 ; Luke 8:22-26. 
 
 Reference : Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapter XXX. 
 
 Aim: Thro' faith we may be protected from danger. 
 
 Memory Gem: "What manner of Man is this that 
 even the wind and the sea obey Him!" 
 
 Picture: "Christ Stilling the Tempest" (Dore). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. The Sea of Galilee. 
 
 1. Calm. 
 
 a. Beauties of the sea. 
 
 b. People on the shore. 
 
 c. Jesus teaches them from the ship. 
 
 d. Ship launched. 
 
 2. Storm. 
 
 a. Jesus asleep. 
 
 b. Disciples fearful. 
 
 II. Jesus' Power Manifest. 
 
 1. The miracle. 
 
 2. The worship. 
 
 Point of Contact: Have you ever looked into the 
 water of a lake when it is perfectly still? It reminds us 
 of a mirror. We can see our faces in it. We can see 
 the trees and rocks on the bank. How does that same 
 lake look when a storm is raging? Then the waters 
 are so restless they appear angry. They foam and roll 
 and the mirror is changed to a frothing sea of white • 
 
Stilling the Tempest 
 
 Dore 
 
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 caps. How would you feel if you were sailing on such 
 a lake? 
 
 Lesson Statement: Wherever a strong contrast 
 can be presented, the children get more vivid mind 
 pictures. In this lesson the calm, beautiful sea, with 
 only the quiet swish, swish of the waves on the shore, 
 as Jesus sat in the ship and talked to the people on the 
 land, is a strong contrast to the sea when the great 
 tempest arose, and the waves beat into the ship. And 
 again when the peace followed the storm. 
 
 Draw a vivid picture of the beauties of the sea with 
 Jesus in the ship teaching them (Mark 4:1). 
 
 He talked to them for many hours ; then, when the 
 crowd left, He continued to teach His disciples. When 
 evening came a great multitude gathered again, but Jesus 
 said to His disciples, "Let us pass over unto the other 
 side/' Perhaps the people had heard all that it was 
 well for them to hear for that day, and besides Jesus 
 was very tired and needed rest (Mark 4:36). 
 
 Picture Jesus' peaceful sleep "on a pillow," the sud- 
 den breaking of the storm, the excitement, confusion, and 
 fear of the others in the ship, as He slept quietly on, 
 taking a well-earned rest. 
 
 And His disciples came to Him, and awoke Him, 
 saying, "Master, carest thou not that we perish?" 
 
 We can think of Llim, as He opened His eyes and 
 looked up to them, as still, calm and peaceful, not dis- 
 turbed by the commotion around Him, He gently re- 
 buked them, as He lay looking up at them. "Why are ye 
 fearful, O ye of little faith?" 
 
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 Picture Jesus as "He arose, and rebuked the wind, 
 and said unto the sea, Peace, be still." 
 
 Those noisy winds heard that gentle voice ! 
 
 Those angry waves were quieted by His command ! 
 
 Again draw the contrasted picture of the change that 
 took place. 
 
 The apostles wondered at this miracle and said to 
 one another, "What manner of man is this, that even the 
 wind and the sea obey Him !" 
 
 Application: Have you ever been in a dangerous 
 storm? In a run-away? In a fire? In any other 
 danger? Are you afraid when alone, or in the dark? 
 Who is always able to see you? What could you do for 
 safety? 
 
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 LESSON 25. THE WOMAN OF SAMARIA 
 
 Text: John 4:1-42. 
 
 Reference: Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapter XVIII. 
 
 Aim: Good often comes from kindness to the un- 
 popular or sinful. 
 
 Memory Gem: Love your enemies, do good to them 
 that hate you. 
 
 Picture: Jesus and the Woman of Samaria (Hof- 
 mann). 
 
 • Outline : 
 
 I. At the Well. 
 
 1. Jesus. 
 
 2. The woman. 
 
 3. The conversation. 
 
 II. Preaching the Gospel to the Samaritans. 
 
 1. The woman returns to the city. 
 
 2. The Samaritans go to Jesus. 
 
 3. He tarries with them two days. 
 
 Point of Contact: Can you remember having seen 
 a boy or girl act kindly to another person who was not 
 liked? Perhaps there is a boy or girl whom your 
 school-mates do not wish to play with. Jesus wants 
 us to be kind to everybody, even though that person 
 may have done wrong. Would you like to hear how 
 Jesus was kind to a despised, sinful woman? 
 
 Lesson Statement: Jesus left Judea, and journeyed 
 north to Galilee. On the way He must go through 
 
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 Samaria. In Samaria lived a people who were called 
 Samaritans. Their religious beliefs and customs were 
 very different from those of the Jews. The Jews 
 looked down upon the Samaritans and had little to do 
 with them. 
 
 On the road in Samaria, near the principal city, was 
 a well to which the people came to draw water. It was 
 called Jacob's well. At about noon, as Jesus journeyed 
 from Judea to Galilee, He came to this well. Tired and 
 thirsty, He seated Himself upon the stone wall surround- 
 ing- it. His apostles had gone into the city to buy food, 
 so He was alone. 
 
 He was not long alone, however. A woman of 
 Samaria came to the well with her water jar to draw 
 water. (John 4:7-14.) 
 
 Speak of the thirst of the body and the thirst of the 
 spirit. The gospel which Jesus taught quenches the 
 thirst of the spirit; it gives peace and joy to those who 
 obey its teachings, not only for this life, but in the life 
 hereafter. So Jesus said to the woman, "The water that 
 I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing 
 up into everlasting life." Then the woman said unto 
 Him, "Sir, give me this water." But when by His an- 
 swer He showed that He knew her past life, she thought 
 of Him not only as a great teacher, but as a prophet of 
 God, and began to ask Him questions. Verses 25 and 26. 
 
 The apostles, returning, marvelled that He talked to 
 the Samaritan woman. They brought Him food, saying: 
 "Master, eat." But He said unto them : "I have meat 
 to eat that ye know not of." In the joy of His ministry ; 
 in giving the gospel truths, the food of the spirit, to 
 
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 others, His own bodily weariness and thirst were for- 
 gotten. 
 
 Unmindful of her errand at the well, the woman 
 left her water pots and hastened to the city to bear the 
 glad news which she had received. Many of the Samari- 
 tans went to Jesus to hear His words, and "they be- 
 sought Him that He would tarry with them." So, for 
 two days He stayed with them, teaching them the 
 beautiful truths of the Gospel ; and many believed when 
 they heard His words. (Verse 42.) 
 
 Application: What a great deal of good came from 
 Jesus' act of kindness to the despised woman ! He 
 gave her the greatest gift in the world — the gift of 
 the Gospel ! Not only did she receive it, but many of 
 her people also were blessed and believed. If Jesus, the 
 greatest man that ever lived, could speak to and be 
 kind to the disliked, even sinful people, should we not 
 also be kind to our playmates who are not liked? We 
 should even be kind and help teach what is right to 
 those who are naughty and mean. Perhaps they wil 1 
 repent and be good. 
 
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 LESSON 26. JESUS AND NICODEMUS 
 
 Text: John 3.:1-16. 
 
 Aim: Without baptism we cannot enter the King- 
 dom of God. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Verily, verily I say unto thee, ex- 
 cept a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot 
 enter into the Kingdom of God." 
 
 Picture : "Jesus and Nicodemus." 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Nicodemus. 
 
 1. Who he was. 
 
 2. His associates. 
 
 3. Reasons for seeking Jesus. 
 
 II. The Interview. 
 
 1. Time. 
 
 2. Reasons for coming at night. 
 
 3. The inquiry of Nicodemus. 
 
 III. The Ordinance — Baptism. 
 
 1. Explained in the answer of Jesus. 
 
 2. Mode. 
 
 3. Necessity. 
 
 Point of Contact: Have a talk about advancing 
 from one grade in the public schools to another. For 
 instance, if most of the children in your class were in 
 the second grade at the beginning of the school year, 
 ask them what they had to do before entering that 
 grade. They had to go through the first grade and get 
 
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 a certificate of promotion to entitle them to advance. 
 They had to obey the rules of the school. 
 
 How many want to belong to the Kingdom of 
 Heaven? Who will be the King? There are certain 
 laws every one must obey to gain admittance to the 
 Kingdom of Heaven. What must we all do before we 
 can enter? There was a man in Jerusalem who did not 
 know as much about it as we do. He did not know that 
 he would first have to be baptized. Would you like to 
 hear about him? 
 
 Lesson Statement: Jesus was in Jerusalem at the 
 time of the Feast of the Passover. He had been in the 
 Temple teaching the people, and many believed in Him. 
 But most of the rulers of the Jews hated Jesus and 
 tried to find something against Him. But one of these 
 rulers, who was named Nicodemus, believed in Jesus. 
 He was honest and wished to know the truth, but 
 he was timid and he knew that his associates would 
 condemn him if they knew that he sought Jesus. 
 
 Draw a picture of Nicodemus going through the 
 streets at night ; of his meeting with Jesus, perhaps upon 
 the roof of one of the low square houses. Repeat Nicode- 
 mus' remark, showing that he believed in Jesus. But 
 Jesus, wishing him to understand that only to believe 
 was not enough, explained the ordinances of baptism and 
 the laying on the hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 In giving this to the children the teacher has an op- 
 portunity to introduce two or three times the verse to 
 be memorized, so that when she has given the lesson, 
 pupils are familiar with the verse, and will learn it with 
 few repetitions. 
 
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 Application: Review Lesson 8, bringing out the 
 correct mode of baptism, also Jesus' example. 
 
 The age for the baptism of children and the confirma- 
 tion which follows should be dwelt upon. 
 
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 LESSON 27. JESUS AND JOHN BAPTIZING 
 
 Text : John 3 :22-26 ; 4 :2. 
 
 Aim: Those possessing the Spirit of God acknowl- 
 edge authority. 
 
 This lesson should give the child some understand- 
 ing of Priesthood, God's authority on earth, and help to 
 make him respect those who hold it. 
 
 Memory Gem : "A man can receive nothing, except 
 it be given him from heaven." 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Baptism. 
 
 1. Of water. 
 
 a. Significance. 
 
 b. Performed by John. 
 
 c. Performed by the disciples of Jesus. 
 
 2. Of the Holy Ghost. 
 
 a. Significance. 
 
 II. People are drawn to Jesus. 
 
 1. Effect upon Jews. 
 
 2. Effect upon John. 
 
 III. John's humility and rejoicing. 
 
 1. Acknowledges authority. 
 
 2. My joy therefore is fulfilled. 
 
 3. Bears testimony of Jesus' divinity. 
 
 Point of Contact: Which of the children can tell 
 who is the president of the United States? Would it 
 not be wonderful to be the president of the United 
 
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 States? I believe every boy here would like to be. The 
 president stands at the head of all Americans. All 
 honor and respect him. There are other men who are 
 placed over us in power, or authority, who are not 
 so high as the president. Who can you think of? 
 (Children may know of the governor, or mayor. 
 Likely they will know of their public school principal. 
 If school is not in the United States, the teacher should 
 adapt this lesson to her locality.) All of these people 
 have been chosen by men. 
 
 Lesson Statement: There are some men who have 
 been chosen by the Lord to fill positions. Would it 
 not be Avonderful to be thought good enough by the 
 Lord to fill important positions for Him? How many 
 would like to be chosen by Him, when you grow up, to 
 do some work? 
 
 John the Baptist, you remember, had been chosen 
 when Jesus was on the earth, to do a certain work. He 
 was a great man. We will find out today how he honored 
 the authority of God, or His priesthood. 
 
 As Jesus had told Nicodemus that it was neces- 
 sary for him to be baptized, so He told all the people to 
 whom He preached. Jesus preached the gospel in Judea, 
 and many people listened to His words, and many were 
 baptized by water in the rivers or the lakes. The apos- 
 tles, who held the priesthood of God, who had been 
 given this authority, took them to the water's edge, and 
 then buried them under the water, and so being baptized 
 by one having authority, they were "born again" as Jesus 
 had said. Those who were baptized were then confirmed 
 members of the Church of Christ. They received the 
 
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 gift of the Holy Ghost and so were "born of the spirit." 
 
 Repeat Jesus' words to Nicodemus. 
 
 John the Baptist was also preaching in the little 
 village of ^Enon, in Samaria. Some Jews who had seen 
 the crowds which followed Jesus, went to John and said, 
 "Rabbi, He that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom 
 thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all 
 men come to Him." 
 
 They thought that this would anger John and make 
 him jealous. But they were entirely mistaken. He re- 
 joiced that people believed in Jesus, and listened to His 
 teachings. 
 
 Repeat verse 27. Tell the children that John 
 referred to the authority, the priesthood that had been 
 given him that he might perform his mission on earth. 
 He rejoiced in acknowledging the higher authority of 
 Jesus, and testified to the people that Jesus was the 
 Christ, the Son of God, and Redeemer of the world. And 
 he said unto them : "He that believeth on the Son hath 
 everlasting life." 
 
 Application: Who stands at the head, or holds the 
 highest authority in the Sunday School? In the Ward? 
 In the Church? All of these men have been chosen to 
 fill these positions for our Heavenly Father. They have 
 a number of helpers and all hold the holy priesthood. 
 How can we show that we respect those who hold the 
 priesthood? 
 
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 LESSON 28. JESUS BLESSES LITTLE 
 CHILDREN 
 
 Texts: Matt. 18:1-10; Mark 10:13-16; Luke 9:46-48. 
 
 Reference : Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapter LII. 
 
 Aim: Purity of soul leads to Christ. 
 
 Songs : "Little Lambs so White and Fair ;" "I Think 
 When I Read that Sweet Story of Old," Primary Song 
 Book, No. 11; "Let the Little Children Come," Primary 
 Song Book, No. 17. 
 
 Pictures: "Christ Blessing Little Children" (Plock- 
 horst and Hofmann). 
 
 Memory Gem: Suffer the little children to come 
 unto me, and forbid them not : for of such is the king- 
 dom of God." 
 
 Outline : 
 I. The Disciples' question. 
 
 1. What called it forth. 
 
 2. What it revealed concerning their thoughts. 
 IT. The Saviors' answer. 
 
 1. The lesson of the little child. 
 
 (a) Purity, trust, humility, gentleness, obe- 
 dience, love. 
 TIL Christ blesses little children. 
 
 1. Children brought to the Savior. 
 
 2. His rebuke to the disciples. 
 
 3. The blessing. 
 
 Point of Contact and Lesson Statement: If 
 Jesus were on the earth today, would it not be 
 
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 glorious to see Him? What if we could hear Him speak! 
 What if we could touch Him ! What if He had laid His 
 hands upon our heads and blessed us ! What if He had 
 healed us when we were sick! We read in the Bible of 
 people who really did see Him and hear Him and were 
 blessed by Him. 
 
 Review briefly the kindness of Jesus in relieving the 
 sufferings of the people, raising the dead, etc.,, where 
 older people are concerned. Then, in the midst of His 
 busy ministering and preaching, He stopped to love and 
 bless little children and teach the beautiful lesson through 
 it. 
 
 Describe the mothers coming from far and near. 
 Here is a good opportunity for good picture study : 
 mothers anxiously awaiting their turn ; love and trust of 
 mothers ; confidence of children as shown by the small 
 child on His knee. Even the smallest hadn't the fear or 
 timidity usually manifested toward a stranger. 
 
 Tell of the love and care of our earthly parents as 
 God's helpers in caring for His little children. 
 
 Application: Jesus loves the children, especially, 
 because they are pure and without sin. He said, "Suffer 
 (which means let) little children," etc. If, as we grow 
 up to be men and women, we still remain pure and sin- 
 less, gentle and obedient, we shall some day see Jesus 
 and our Heavenly Father. Not only shall we see Them, 
 but we shall live with Them. 
 
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 LESSON 29. MARY AND MARTHA 
 
 Text: Luke 10:38-42; John 12:1-18; Mark 14:3-9: 
 Matt. 26:6-13. 
 
 Reference : Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapters LII and LVL 
 
 Aim: The Lord rejoices in those who seek first His 
 kingdom. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Seek ye first the kingdom of God 
 and His righteousness : and all these things shall be added 
 unto you." 
 
 Pictures: Christ in the Home of Mary and Martha," 
 "Mary Anointing Jesus' Feet" (Hofmann). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. The home in Bethany. 
 
 1. Its occupants. 
 
 2. Its likely housekeeper. 
 
 3. Its frequent visitor. 
 
 II. Visit of Jesus. 
 
 1. How received. 
 
 2. What Martha did for Him. 
 
 3. What Mary did for Him. 
 
 4. Martha's complaint. 
 
 III. Jesus' answer. 
 
 IV. His last visit to Bethany. 
 1. When made. 
 
 V. The entertainment. 
 
 1. Why given. 
 
 2. Guests present. 
 
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 VI. The anointing. 
 
 1. What with. 
 
 2. By whom. 
 
 3. Reason. 
 
 4. Cost— 300 pence or about $50.00. 
 
 VII. The protest. 
 
 1. By whom. 
 
 2. What prompted it. 
 
 VIII. Acceptance by Jesus. 
 
 1. Mary's act approved. 
 
 2. Judas rebuked. 
 
 Point of Contact: What boy has ever had so many 
 chores to do that he could not go and play ball or 
 marbles? Couldn't you just get the play in some way? 
 Can't you girls always find time to care for dolls? 
 Isn't there always time to spend your nickels at the 
 store or picture show? 
 
 Have you ever been so busy with work or play that 
 you could not go to Religion Class, Primary or Sunday 
 School? 
 
 Jesus taught us what duties are most important. 
 
 Lesson Statement: In the little village of Bethany, 
 about three miles from Jerusalem, there lived a brother 
 and two sisters who loved Jesus very dearly. Lazarus 
 was the brother whom Jesus raised from the dead, and 
 Mary and Martha were the sisters. 
 
 Their's was a happy little home ; Martha was prob- 
 ably the housekeeper. She had many cares and troubles 
 for no doubt she wanted the house kept very clean, and 
 she had plenty of good things to eat in it. 
 
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 Often, when Jesus was in Jerusalem, He went to 
 visit these loved friends in Bethany. They always wel- 
 comed Him and did all they could for His comfort. 
 
 Once when He was attending the feast in Jerusalem, 
 He visited this little home. How glad Mary and Martha 
 were to see Him ! 
 
 Martha at once busied herself to prepare something 
 tempting to eat and to make the table look nice. Mary 
 sat at Jesus' feet and listened while He talked. Jesus 
 always had so many good things to tell those who wanted 
 to learn. He was the most wonderful teacher who ever 
 lived. Mary just wanted to keep on listening and did not 
 once remember that her sister was so busy with her meal. 
 Both sisters loved Jesus. Each showed it in her own 
 way. 
 
 Martha became tired and troubled and finally said, 
 "Lord, dost Thou not care that my sister hath left me to 
 serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me." 
 
 Jesus was not angry with Mary, for He knew that it 
 was more important to learn God's will and serve Him 
 than to attend to any other duty. He told Martha that 
 she was troubled about many things, but Alary had 
 chosen "the good part." 
 
 One evening an entertainment was given for Jesus 
 at the home of one of His friends named Peter. His 
 disciples, Mary and probably Martha and Lazarus were 
 among the guests. 
 
 Mary's love and gratitude to her Lord were so great 
 that she showed it in the best way she knew by pouring 
 sweet smelling oil upon His head. It was very precious 
 oil and was kept in a flask of white alabaster. 
 
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 The disciples were poor fishermen from Galilee, so 
 $50.00 seemed a large sum to them, and they were sin- 
 cere in thinking it could have been used better in help- 
 ing the poor, but Judas wanted it for himself, as he was 
 in charge of the money bag, with which to buy things for 
 Jesus, and often stole from it. Mary had thought that 
 nothing was too good for Jesus. She thought that doing 
 things for Jesus and learning His teachings were more 
 important than anything else. 
 
 Application: We know that we cannot go without 
 food and yet it is even more important that we should 
 serve the Lord. 
 
 If a playmate should ask one of us to go to a party, 
 or a picture show, or play, and it was time for Religion 
 class, to which should we go? 
 
 Which should grown-up people think the most im- 
 portant — their work or religious duties? 
 
 We should be more willing to find time to serve the 
 Lord than for any kind of fun or work, because our first 
 duty is to Him. 
 
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 LESSON 30. TRIUMPHAL ENTRY 
 Text: Matt. 21:1-11. 
 
 Reference : Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapter LVIL 
 
 Aim: Those who study the scriptures are best pre- 
 pared to recognize God's servants who come among 
 them. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Blessed is he that cometh in the 
 name of the Lord ; Hosanna in the highest." 
 
 Picture: "Christ's Entry into Jerusalem" (Plock- 
 horst). 
 
 Outline: 
 1. Preparation. 
 
 1. Jesus' instructions to two disciples. 
 
 2. The animals brought. 
 
 3. Prophecy fulfilled. 
 
 H. The Procession. 
 
 1. A great multitude. 
 
 2. Showing the road. 
 
 3. Some of those who took part in it. 
 
 HI. The people's greeting. 
 
 1. "Hosanna to the son of David," etc. 
 [V. The Entry into Jerusalem. 
 
 1. All people stared. 
 
 2. Acknowledged as a prophet. 
 
 Lesson Statement: In what kind of a place was 
 Tesus born? When He was a little boy how did He 
 
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 help Joseph? When He grew up what kind of people 
 did He usually mingle with? He slept and ate, just 
 where He happened to be. He was always humble, 
 not caring for palaces, beautiful clothes, servants, etc., 
 that other kings have. And yet He is King of all 
 kings and of all people who ever lived on the earth ! 
 Some wanted Jesus to come as earthly kings come 
 and be like them. Those who knew of His mission 
 and knew of the wonderful things He did 
 recognized that Jesus was greater than earthly kings — 
 that He was the Son of God ! One time, just once in 
 His life, He was treated as a king! Teachers, tell the 
 story as contained in the text. 
 
 This short ride of two miles is the only one we 
 know of Jesus taking. During the entire time of his 
 ministering, his journeys were on foot. 
 
 Particularly emphasize the meaning of His riding 
 on an ass, meek and lowly. Fulfillment of the prophesy 
 of more than five hundred years previous. "Behold thy 
 King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass." 
 Its effect on the people. 
 
 This was the only occasion on which Jesus was 
 honored and shown public appreciation. 
 
 Make a vivid picture of His followers that day: 
 the blind who had been made to see, the lame who had 
 been made to walk, the lepers who were cleansed, 
 Lazarus and the daughter of Jairus raised from the 
 dead, Martha and Mary who loved Him so dearly, His 
 beloved disciples and many others not from this region 
 only, but from Galilee, who by their presence in this 
 procession showed their gratitude for what He had done 
 
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 for them. He went before, as the crowd started from 
 Bethany, and as the news of His coming spread, a great 
 crowd gathered at Jerusalem and joined the procession. 
 Tell of waving of palm branches and singing, "Blessed 
 be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord, etc." 
 
 Procession goes to the Temple where Jesus enters. 
 The return to Bethany with the Twelve. 
 
 The phrase "Hosanna to the Son of David, etc.," 
 should be explained by reviewing the story of David, 
 emphasizing the fact that he was one of the children 
 of Israel. 
 
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 LESSON 31. THE LAST SUPPER 
 Texts: Matt. 26:17-23; John 13:1-21. 
 
 Reference: Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapter LX. 
 
 Time: Four days after the triumphal entry into 
 Jerusalem. 
 
 Aim : Partaking of the Sacrament gives spiritual 
 strength. 
 
 Memory Gem: 
 
 "While of these emblems we partake, 
 
 In Jesus' name and for His sake, 
 
 Let us remember and be sure. 
 
 Our hearts and hands are clean and pure." 
 
 Picture: "The Last Supper" (Leonardo Da Yinci). 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Preparation of the Room. 
 
 1. Instructions to two of the apostles. 
 
 2. "Strewn and ready." 
 
 a. Significance. 
 
 II. Jesus washes the Apostles' feet. 
 
 1. "He that is greatest among you let him be 
 least." 
 
 III. Administration of the Sacrament. 
 
 1. Bread. 
 
 a. Significance. 
 
 2. Wine. 
 
 a. Significance. 
 
 3. Importance. 
 
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 Point of Contact and Lesson Statement: What did 
 we do this morning that especially reminded us of 
 Jesus? Would you like to learn of the very first time 
 the Sacrament was administered? 
 
 It was a large, upper room in what is thought 
 by some to have been the home of Joseph of Arimathea. 
 To it were carried a long, low table and long benches. 
 Just as the room was cleaned and prepared for the 
 Passover Feast, so was the Lord thoroughly prepared 
 in Spirit for His crucifixion. 
 
 As Jesus and the Apostles journeyed from place 
 to place, their feet, which were protected only by 
 sandals, became dusy and sore, so that the washing of 
 them was more than merely a custom or form. This 
 was usually done by servants. There were no servants 
 in that upper room. As none of the Twelve offered to 
 wash the Master's feet, He proceeded to wash their 
 feet, thereby teaching a beautiful lesson — the greatness 
 of humility. 
 
 Jesus tells of the approaching betrayal ; compares 
 Judas' conduct with that of the other apostles. 
 
 "As they were eating, Jesus took bread and 
 blessed it, and gave to the disciples and said, Take, eat. 
 This is my body which is broken for you ; this do in 
 remembrance of Me." 
 
 Be sure to make clear to the children that the 
 Sacrament was as our Sacrament today. Explain why 
 we use water instead of wine. 
 
 Application : Of whom should we be thinking when 
 the Sacrament is administered? If we were thinking 
 of Him we would never whisper, look at books, laugh 
 
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 or play with anything all during the passing of the 
 Sacrament. With which hand should we take it? How 
 should our hands look? How should our hearts be? 
 Let us remember our gem that tells us how they should 
 be, "While of these emblems," etc. 
 
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 LESSON 32. JESUS' SUFFERING IN THE GAR- 
 DEN. BETRAYAL AND ARREST 
 
 Texts: Matt. 26:30-56; Mark 14:26-52; Luke 22:39- 
 54; John 18:1-12. 
 
 Reference : Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapter LXII; Dictionary of the Bible (Wm. Smith). 
 
 Aim: Implicit faith in God gives strength and 
 courage. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Nevertheless not as 1 will, but 
 as thou wilt." 
 
 Pictures : "Christ in Gethsemane" (Hofmann) ; 
 "The Kiss of Judas" (Geiger) ; "The Betrayal" (Dore) ; 
 "Christ Taken Captive" (Hofmann). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Jesus in the Garden. 
 
 1. Tells His disciples of what is to follow. 
 
 2. Their faithfulness. 
 
 3. The chosen three. 
 
 II. Jesus alone with God in the solitude. 
 
 1. His great agony of soul. 
 
 2. His three prayers. 
 
 3. His submission to the will of God. 
 
 III. He gently rebukes, then excuses disciples. 
 
 IV. Betrayal. 
 
 1. Judas brings officers to arrest Him. 
 
 2. The kiss. 
 
 a. The rebuke. 
 
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 3. "Whom seek ye?" 
 
 a. Effect of words on multitude. 
 
 b. Effect of words on disciples. 
 V. The Arrest. 
 
 1. Christ's w T ords to the officers. 
 
 2. Christ bound. 
 
 3. Brought before High Priest. 
 
 Point of Contact: Have you ever had something 
 very hard to do? Perhaps it was something that you 
 
 disliked to do very much, and it seemed as though 
 you just could not do it. How do you suppose you 
 could receive courage and strength enough to do it? 
 Jesus showed us the way. 
 
 Lesson Statement: Let us picture clearly Jesus 
 and His disciples going from the Upper Room, made 
 sacred by that Last Supper, out into the darkness of 
 the night ; the Savior's depression. As He had so 
 often been a support to them, now, with loving sympa- 
 thy, they were a comfort to Him. 
 
 Quote freely beautiful passages throughout the 
 story, such as "My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even 
 unto death ; tarry ye here and watch with me ;" and 
 "O, my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass me 
 Nevertheless, not as I will, but as Thou wilt." By 
 the cup is meant the agony of His body and soul. Only 
 the Father is able to conceive of this agony. "His 
 sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down 
 to the ground." History tells us the same thing has 
 happened since, being the result of mental anguish. 
 
 As only so great a Soul is capable of such suffer- 
 
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 ing, likewise is it possible for only such a One to bow 
 in submission to God's will in such an hour. 
 
 It is supposed Judas conceived his wicked scheme 
 at the supper in Bethany. 
 
 Application: Impress the children with the thought 
 that no matter what trials they may have to bear in 
 their lives, if they remember to trust in God they 
 will receive strength and courage. Jesus had far more 
 to suffer than any of us have, and through His faith 
 and trust He was able to say, "Nevertheless not as I 
 will, but as Thou wilt." We always want to be willing 
 to do whatever our Heavenlv Father desires. 
 
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 LESSON 33. CRUCIFIXION AND BURIAL 
 
 Texts : Matt. 27 :27-66 ; Mark 15 :30-47 ; Luke 23 :26- 
 53; John 19:17-42. 
 
 Reference : Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapters LXIV-LXV; Dictionary of the Bible (Wm. 
 Smith). 
 
 Aim: True greatness consists in losing self for the 
 good of others. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Father forgive them for they know 
 not what they do." 
 
 Pictures: "Christ before Pilate" (Munkacsy) ; 
 "Bearing the Cross" (De Crespi) ; "The Crucifixion" 
 (Michael Angelo) ; "Entombment" (Hofmann). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Jesus on the Way to Golgotha or Calvary. 
 
 1. His bodily weakness. 
 
 a. Sinks beneath the cross. 
 
 2. Sympathy manifested. 
 
 a. By women. 
 
 b. Christ's sympathy for them. 
 
 II. The Crucifixion. 
 
 1. Love for others shown. 
 
 a. "Father forgive them," Luke 23-24. 
 
 b. "Mother behold thy Son," John 19:26. 
 
 c. Today shalt thou be," etc., Luke 23-42. 
 
 d. "I thirst, etc., John 19-28. The only thought 
 
 of self. 
 
 e. "It is finished," John 19-40. 
 
 f. "Father, into Thy hands," Luke 23-46. 
 
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 III. Significance of His Death. 
 
 1. Redemption of mankind. 
 
 2. Universal resurrection. 
 
 3. Love for all. 
 
 IV. The Burial. 
 
 1. Joseph of Arimathea requests Christ's body of 
 
 Pilate. 
 
 2. Preparation for burial. 
 
 a. Examples of loving service. 
 
 3. Place of burial. 
 
 a. In the garden. 
 
 b. Joseph's new tomb. 
 
 c. Describe ancient mode of burial. 
 
 Point of Contact: Why did our Heavenly Father 
 send Jesus to the world? He not only came to teach us 
 and show us how to live, but also to die for the sins 
 of the world. AYhen Jesus left the garden. He knew 
 God's will, and he was ready to do it. Our Heavenly 
 Father was willing that His Beloved Son should die 
 so that ail of His other children should live again. 
 Jesus was the only one great enough to make this 
 possible. Teachers, in telling how Jesus died do not 
 emphasize the awfulness of it. but His willingness, for- 
 giveness and greatness. 
 
 The only sign recorded of sympathy in this most 
 brutal and cruel treatment was shown by women. This 
 was checked by Jesus Himself, who for the time being 
 was forgetful of His own suffering in thinking of the 
 judgment that was to come on Jerusalem. 
 
 Lesson Statement: "It was a custom of wealthy 
 ladies in Jerusalem, in pity for those to be crucified, no 
 
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 matter how base their crimes, to furnish something 
 by which sensibility would be deadened and suffering 
 diminished. Such was offered to Jesus, but He de- 
 clined it, willing to suffer all that such a death involved. 
 He had said, "The cup which My Father hath given 
 me, shall I not drink it?" 
 
 This deed — dying for the world — was the greatest 
 act of Jesus' life. It was planned before any person 
 ever came to this earth. God planned it when our 
 spirits all lived in heaven. 
 
 The Jews uniformly disposed of the corpse by 
 entombment, where possible, extending this respect to 
 the remains even^of the slain enemy, in the latter case 
 by express provision of law. A natural cave, enlarged 
 and adapted by excavation, or an artificial imitation of 
 one, was the standard type of sepulchre. These, when 
 the owner's means permitted it, were commonly pre- 
 pared beforehand. Spices were used in preparing bodies 
 for burial, and some were burned in honor of deceased 
 persons when their relatives were able to purchase them. 
 
 Application: Nearly every day of their lives child- 
 ren are given opportunities to do little acts of helpful- 
 ness and kindness requiring self-sacrifice. If they 
 would make their little sacrifices freely, without stopping 
 to question whether they want to or not, how much 
 happier they would make themselves and others. 
 
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 LESSON 34. THE RESURRECTION 
 
 Text: John 20:1-18. 
 
 References: Weed's "A Life of Christ for the 
 Young/' Chapter LX VII— Part of Chapter LXVI ; 
 Primary Department Bible Stories, No. 32. 
 
 Note : While reference is made to full chapters in 
 Weed's "Life of Christ,'' teachers will observe that the 
 lessons are not intended to bring out all their contents. 
 
 Pictures: "Holy Women at the Tomb" (Bouguer- 
 eau) ; "Easter Morning" (Hofmann) ; : "Touch Ale Not" 
 (C. Schonherr) ; "He Is Risen" (Plockhorst) . 
 
 Aim: Through the power of Jesus all of us will be 
 resurrected. 
 
 Memory Gem: "I am the resurrection and the life. 
 He that believeth in Me, though he were dead yet shall 
 he live." 
 
 Outline : 
 I. The Sepulchre. 
 
 1. Visited by Mary. 
 
 a. Object of visit. 
 
 b. "Who shall roll away the stone?" 
 
 2. The stone taken away. 
 
 a. Mary's surprise. 
 
 b. How it had happened. 
 
 3. Jesus gone. 
 
 a. Mary's grief and anxiety. 
 
 b. Hastens with news to Peter and John. 
 
 4. Visited by Peter and John. 
 
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 II. The angels. 
 
 1. Seen by Mary. 
 
 2. Speaks to her. 
 
 3. Mary's reply. 
 
 a. Her deep grief. 
 
 III. The Risen Lord Appears. 
 
 1. Not recognized at first. 
 
 2. The recognition. 
 
 a. Mary's great joy. 
 
 3. His request. 
 
 Point of Contact: Has some one whom you loved 
 very dearly ever died and been buried? How very, 
 very much we would like to see our loved ones again ! 
 Can we imagine such happiness ! 
 
 Lesson Statement: Jesus had died and been buried. 
 The apostles, Mary and others were all mourning over 
 His death. 
 
 It was the first day of the week after they had 
 buried the Lord, that Mary came, before it was light, to 
 bring ointments. No doubt she had purchased them be- 
 fore the Sabbath and was anxiously waiting to take them 
 to Him who was constantly in her mind. She did not 
 know that a seal had been placed on the stone and Ro- 
 man soldiers left to guard the tomb. Mary did not know 
 that the Lord had sent an angel to roll away the stone 
 and that there had been an earthquake and the soldiers 
 were stricken as if dead. She was glad the stone was 
 removed, but was filled with fear when she found His 
 body gone. She feared they had stolen it — she did not 
 understand the full meaning of His mission. How sad 
 she was when she bore the news to Peter and John ! They 
 
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 ran to the tomb, found his clothes carefully folded, but no 
 Jesus ! 
 
 Mary could not tear herself away when the apos- 
 tles left, and sat sweeping outside. She saw two glorious 
 angels, but even they did not comfort her. She turned 
 away. 
 
 She saw a man standing. He spoke to her ask- 
 ing, "Why weepest thou?" Mary thought it was the gar- 
 dener, and plead with him to tell her of Jesus. Then she 
 heard her name spoken and now she knew who it was. 
 It was Jesus standing there talking to her ! She heard 
 Him ! She saw Him with the same body that had been 
 nailed to the cross and lain in the sepulchre! Jesus .was 
 alive again. He was resurrected! Can we imagine Mary's 
 joy; and how eagerly she bore the news to the apostles! 
 [If the children know the memory gem, "For God so 
 loved the world," etc., have them repeat it.] Now we 
 know better what it means. Jesus healed the sick, did all 
 manner of good deeds, showed us how to live : but more 
 than this, He died for us. He had power to be resur- 
 rected. If he had not died for us, we never would have 
 lived after we died. Now we will have our bodies again 
 as Jesus had His. Our dear ones who are already dead 
 will also be resurrected some day, and if we are good we 
 shall see and be with them again. All this because 
 Jesus had power over death. Those cruel men could 
 crucify Him, but they could not interfere with His mis- 
 sion — they could not prevent His rising again. Jesus 
 did the work our Heavenly Father wanted Him to do 
 when He sent Him down from heaven. Jesus said, "I 
 am the resurrection and the life. He that believeth in 
 Me, though he were dead, yet shall he live." 
 
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 LESSON 35. THE ASCENSION 
 Text: Acts 1 :1-11. 
 
 Reference : Weed's "A Life of Christ for the Young," 
 Chapter LXXII ; Primary Department Bible Stories, 
 No. 34. 
 
 Aim : By obedience to His teachings we may be with 
 Him when He comes again. 
 
 Memory Gem: "Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye 
 gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, which is taken 
 up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as 
 ye have seen Him go into heaven." — Acts 1:11. 
 
 Picture: The Ascension (Hofmann). 
 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Jesus Meets with His Apostles. 
 
 1. His teachings and instructions. 
 
 2. Leads them to Mount of Olives. . 
 
 II. He Ascends to Heaven. 
 
 1. In the presence of His disciples. 
 
 III. The Angels. 
 
 1. Their declaration. 
 
 Point of Contact and Lesson Statement: When 
 men die, where do they leave all their gold, houses, 
 beautiful clothes? 
 
 If a person has done many kind acts, been obedient 
 to the teachings of the Savior, what will be waiting for 
 him when he goes to heaven? We cannot take any of 
 our earthly possessions with us, but we can have treas- 
 
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 tires waiting for us if we do good acts and live good 
 lives. Think how much good Jesus did! He spent His 
 whole life just doing good. Besides this, He had never 
 done a single thing that was wrong in His whole life ! 
 There surely were a great many treasures or blessings 
 waiting for Jesus. 
 
 Before Jesus went to heaven there were others who 
 saw and talked with Him. 
 
 The Ascension occurred forty days after the cruci- 
 fixion. This lesson may be prefaced with a short account 
 of Jesus' visit in Galilee with the five hundred, w T hen so 
 many beheld his resurrected body and heard again the 
 voice of Him w r ho had been dead. 
 
 The disciples returned to Jerusalem according to His 
 instructions and there He met them for the last time. He 
 told them of the authority that was to be sent to them. 
 He told them that they should go to every nation and 
 preach His gospel and help men to believe and obey His 
 teachings. 
 
 He led then? to Olivet. Review some of the preced- 
 ing events of His life that happened not far distant : the 
 song of the angels over the Shepherd plain ; the Jordan 
 rolled in the distance, where He was baptized; Bethany, 
 below the road over which He rode in triumph; the 
 white and golden Temple where Simeon and Anna had 
 rejoiced and where He went to learn of His Father's 
 business that now had been accomplished; Gethsemane; 
 Calvary; the tomb which was now empty. 
 
 He lifted up His hands — the hands that had done so 
 many marvelous things for the deaf, the blind, the sick 
 and even the dead, and, while He blessed them, a cloud 
 
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 received Him out of their sight, and He was taken up 
 into heaven. What rejoicing there must have been in 
 heaven when the Father's own beloved Son returned after 
 finishing His work so well ! How the angels must have 
 sung with joy! 
 
 The declaration the angels made of His second com- 
 ing has not been fulfilled, after all these years ; but some 
 day Jesus is coming back to this very earth in the clouds 
 of heaven with hosts of angels. If we are living we may 
 be caught up to meet Him. If we have died He may 
 bring us down with Him. Would not that be glorious? 
 It rests with us whether or not we are with Jesus. What 
 kind of people must we be? What are some things we 
 must do in order to be good enough? 
 
 We would surely have to store up a great many 
 treasures in heaven in order to be blessed enough to be 
 with Him when He comes again. 
 
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 LESSON 36. THE GREAT PENTECOST 
 Text: Acts 2:1-41. 
 
 Reference : Smith's Dictionary of Bible. 
 Memory Gem: "Then said Peter unto them, 'Re- 
 pent and be baptized, every one, etc.' ' ; Acts 2 :38. 
 Aim: Baptism is essential to salvation. 
 Outline : 
 
 I. Meeting of the apostles. 
 
 1. In a house. 
 
 2. The heavenly manifestation. 
 
 (a) The Holy Ghost. 
 
 (b) The gift of tongues. 
 
 II. The public gathering. 
 
 1. The occasion. 
 
 2. Jews from all nations. 
 
 3. Manifestation of the Spirit. 
 
 4. The derision. 
 
 5. Peter's explanation. 
 
 III. Peter's great testimony. 
 
 1. Inspired by the Holy Ghost. 
 
 2. To whom given. 
 
 (a) The crucifiers of the Savior. 
 
 (b) Its effect on the people. 
 
 1. Their question. 
 
 2. Peter's answer; repeat Acts 2:38. 
 
 3. Conversion and baptism. 
 
 Point of Contact: Who is now the president of 
 Jesus' church? Whom had Jesus left at the head of His 
 
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 church after He was crucified? When Jesus is not on 
 the earth He chooses very good and great men to be the 
 presidents of His church. He gives them His power and 
 all people should obey their teachings as they tell us 
 what Jesus wants us to do. 
 
 Lesson Statement: The apostles met together 
 in a house, before going out with the people, just as 
 the}* had done on several occasions when Christ was 
 with them. 
 
 The promise of our Lord to His disciples regarding 
 the Gift of tongues (Mark 16:17,) was fulfilled on the day 
 of Pentecost, when cloven tongues like fire sat upon the 
 disciples and every man heard them in his own language. 
 "Tongues" were first used in expressing praise. 
 
 Pentecost was the second of the great festivals 
 of the Hebrews. It was celebrated by feasting and 
 thanksgiving for the harvest. It commenced with the 
 offering of sheaves of barley and loaves of bread. There 
 were also burnt offerings of lambs, kids, and bullocks. 
 
 Application : Speak of the baptism of Jesus and John, 
 and then of our baptism of today, showing that it is the 
 same ordinance, and that any other form couldn't be 
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