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Second class: "Different kinds of fruit." Gal. vi, 1-10. Third class: "The curse of unfruitfulness." Matt, xxi, 18-20. Fourth class: "Danger of setting the heart upon earthly fruits." Luke xii, 15-21. Fifth class: "Necessity of labor in harvesting." Prov. x, 3-5. Sixth class: "Now, the harvest time." John iv, 35-38. Whole school in unison: Psalm cl, entire.
The BRIDEGROOM, whom the five prepared virgins went forth to meet, and with WHOM they entered in to the MARRIAGE, Matt. xxv. 1-10, denotes the Lord; as is evident from verse 13, where it is said, "Watch, therefore; because ye know neither the day nor the hour in which the SON OF MAN will come:" not to mention many passages in the prophets.
In that day, saith the Lord of Hosts, shall ye call every man his neighbour under the vine and under the fig-tree. ZECHARIAH iii. 1-10. Zechariah worked side by side with Haggai to quicken the religious life of the people, and thus to remove the gravest hindrances to the work of rebuilding the Temple.
Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: 10. So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine. PROVERBS iii. 1-10. The first ten verses of this passage form a series of five couplets, which enforce on the young various phases of goodness by their tendency to secure happiness or blessedness of various sorts.
John Livingstone stood on a tombstone, and preached with such power in the midst of a falling rain that multitudes were born in a day. So did John Wesley. O that the great Church of Jesus Christ might now have the enthusiasm of Pentecost! Memory Verse: "Ye that are the Lord's remembrancers, take no rest." Scripture for Meditation: Luke xv, 1-10.
The revelation of divine truth, therefore, as the foundation of our faith, reached its highest level in the Son. We need not look for another gospel hear him. See Eph. 2; 3:1-10.
Luke xvi. 1-10. Mammon means money, and the purpose of this parable is to teach Christians their relations to that world of which Mammon is the centre, the world of business interests and cares. Jesus says that this world is neither very good nor very bad. It is simply unrighteous. It has no specific moral quality about it.
The ambitious request of the sons of Zebedee Matt. xx. 20-28; Mark x. 35-45. The last stage, Jericho to Jerusalem: The blind men near Jericho Matt. xx. 29-34; Mark x. 46-52; Luke xviii. 35-43. The visit to Zacchæus Luke xix. 1-10.
Such miracles of grace rejoice the hearts not only of those who are healed; they occasion gratitude and joy to countless others also as they are assured of the sympathy and grace and divine power of the Saviour. As Luke here states, “All the people, when they saw it, gave praise unto God.” The Conversion of Zacchaeus. Ch. 19:1-10
Behold, the Lord God will come with strong hand, and His arm shall rule for Him: behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him. ISAIAH xi. 1-10.
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