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.References:much."Lesson Helps for the Week of September 5, 1954C. Y. P. U. TOPICSeptember 5, 1954THE PURPOSE OF STUDYRev. J. E. McElroyText: Read II Timothy 2:1-16 especiallyPsalms:verse 1534:6-9, page 8278:1-6, page 187--.-149:1-4, page 288143:4,5, page 347References: Galatians 6:6; Proverbs 23:12, 23; I Timothy 6:20; II Timothy 3:14-17.Schooldays, Schooldays, If they arenot upon you, they soon will be. Willthey, as the old song goes, be "Goldenruledays"? Won't it depend upon yourattitude toward the ideaof"study?"What is the purpose of study? The textgiven as advice bythe young man Timothythe Apostle Paul tosuggests practical ideals for everyday study as well asstudy of the Bible.Webster's Dictionary defines the word"study"as "the application of the mindto books, arts, or any subject, for acquiring knowledge." Our text would indicate that Paul advised Timothy toapply his mind to the Word of God tobe approved of God.There is no doubt concerning the wisdom of acquiring knowledgeof God'sWord. The lessons from previous topicsand in Sabbath School have emphasizedits importance.We are concerned with the renewal ofthe school year and the study required.God is concerned with being able to approve our tasks of everyday life. Thelessons to study at school are a greatconcern of God.The Bible in the American StandardVersion states the test verse 15 as"Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman thatneedethnot to be ashamed, handling arightthe word of truth." This does not usethe word "study" but the purpose aspresented of an approved workman is tostudyor acquire knowledge so that hewould be able to handle rightly the wordof truth.The lessons in school are aimed to beused as acquiring knowledge. All thisknowledge is to be used to supplementand correlate the study of God's wordas a message to His children.Projects:K(J/l Review Daniel 1:1-20 and showy\how Daniel and his friends accepted thechallenge to study.2. Did Jesus give an example of diligence in study and teaching? Luke 21:37, 38106ttv,3. How may we seek the approval ofGod in school classes? In sports?4. Discuss ways of applying the "Golden Rule" to school days. Matthew 7:12JUNIOR TOPICSeptember 5, 1954by Mrs. Wilbur J. Keys"ABRAHAM'S PRAYER AND THEDESTRUCTION OF SODOM ANDGOMORRAH"Bible Reading: Genesis 18:23-19:30Psalms to SingPsalm 55, page 140, verses 12, 13, 17Psalm 5, page 8, verses 1, 2, 5Psalm 138, page 338, verses 1, 2, 5, 6Let us use Psalm 55 as our memorypsalm this month. This psalm tells us ofour duties, as Christians, to go to Godin prayer and how God is always readyto hear and answer.Prayer commandedIsa. 55:6; promises for prayer John 14:13; how tooffer prayerMatt. 21:22; encouragement to pray Romans 10:13; ourduty in prayercession for all menI Tim. 2:1-5; interEph. 6:18; ourprayer for the nation I Chron. 16:35;Christ, our intercessor Heb. 7:25Memory Verse:"The effectual ferventprayer of a righteous man availethJames 5:16bWe find Lot continually in troublesince he pitched his tent towards Sodom.Last week you recalled how Abrahamcame to Lot's rescue. Today Lot is introuble again. The story is told abouta farmer's parrot who, one spring day,saw the crows pulling up the corn; sohe joined them. Soon, bang! went thefarmer's gun. When the farmer went tolook, he found that he ,crows and wounded his 1 1the parrot home. "WhatWhat hurt our pretty I 'children. "Bad companyanswered the parrot. 1 1pare Lot to the parrot. ]Abraham's good exarseeking the companypeople of Sodom, he vhimself a lot of troub!While Abraham is Hthe doorwayof his temen guests approachinof the guests is thejtwo are angels. Abralthat he was, invited tthe shade of the tree Iprepared a wholesojbaked on the hearthing the meal, the Lord gave Abrahamand his wife Sarah a promise of a babyson. We shall studyabout this nextweek. Now that the messengers havegiven their message of grace, they turntoward Sodom. The Lord tells Abrahamthat Sodom and Gomorrah, a neighboring city, must be destroyed because oftheir sinfulness. The two angels went on,but the Lord stayed for a while withAbraham.Two of the Juniors might read as adialogue the intercessory prayer of Abraham and the Lord (Genesis 18:23-32).This word,"intercessory"might be newto some of you, but it simply meanspraying for others. This prayer of Abraham's is the first solemn prayer we haverecorded in the Bible. Even thoughAbraham hates the wickedness of Sodomyet he prays that the city might bespared for the sake of the righteous living there. We see the success of prayerin the way the Lord answers quickly. Wealso see how merciful God is in that hewill spare Sodom for ten righteous. Wedo not know why Abraham stopped withten. Perhaps, he lost courage, or maybehe thought the sinners deserved God'swrath. Anyway, Abraham returned to hisplace to observe what would take place.Imagine the sorrow in Abraham's heartwhen not ten righteous could foe found inthe city of Sodom.That evening when the two angelscame to Sodom, they found Lot sitting atthe gate. ImmediatelyLot invited themto spend the night with him. He did notwant the angels of the Lord exposed tothe wickedness found on the streets ofSodom. Lot prepared a feast for them.Soon the wicked people came to destroyLot's guests, and we find Lot ready toprotect his guests even with his very life.The men pulled Lot back in the house-
overthrow.''serve"men."pel"well."obedient to His Holy Will. Let us always press forward, Phil. 3:13, 14.Early the next morning Abrahamarose and looked toward Sodom andGomorrah and "lo, the smoke of thecountry went up as the smoke of a furnace. And it came to pass, when Goddestroyed the cities of the plain, thatGod remembered Abraham, and sentLot out of the midst of theHere is perfect proof that God answersprayer. God heard Abraham's prayerand saved Lot.Questions to answer:1. Why did Abraham move from Urto Canaan? (Gen. 12:1-5)2. Why was Abraham so interested inSodom?3. What is the difference between intercessoryprayer and prayer in the ordinary sense?4. Can everyone serve as an intercessor?5. Name other Bible people who prayedfor others. What were the results?6. Do our prayers make it easier foiothers to find Christ? (James 5:16)For your notebook:Draw a thermometer-like diagram,using the numbers in Abraham's prayer,with fifty at the top, followed withspaced intervals marked with 45, 40, 30,20, 10, 4, and 3. Color the lower 3 spaces-red to represent Lot and his two daughters who were saved. The fourth spacemay be shaded gray to represent Lot's"wife whose heart and mind were uncertain even to death. The remaining spacesshould be black to represent the resultsof sin. At the bottom of the page copyHeb. 2:1-3.To the Leader:For the flash card for this lesson,-sketch or paste a picture of "The Praying Hands."Over it print the word,"PRAYER.""the memoryBelow give the reference ofverse. Have the Juniorswrite out lists of definite requests ofprayer for them to use daily. Tell themto cross out the ones that God answersand keep adding new ones. This will definitely help improve their prayer life andsee how God does answer prayer.SABBATHSCHOOL LESSONSeptember 5, 1954by Rev. Joseph A. Hill(Lessons based on International Sunday School"Lessons ; the International Bible LeBsons forChribtlan Teaching, copyrighted by the International Council of Religious Education.)GROWTH THROUGH USEFUL WORKLesson Material and Printed Text: Colossians 3:23, 24; I Thessalonians 4:10b,11; 2 Thessalonians 3:6, 13Memory verse: Colossians 3:23 "What-August 18, 1954soever ye do, work heartily, as unto theLord,and not untoIn the ancient city of Sergovia, Spain,there was a high stone aqueduct whichstood in tact and in use for eighteen centuries. It was built by the Romans in theyear 109 A. D. and it was held togetherwithout any cement! A few decades agoit was decided that the aqueduct shouldno longer be used for conducting waterinto the city, but that it should be preserved asan historic monument. Thewater was therefore diverted into newpipelines. In a few years, however, theold aqueduct, no longer held tight by theweight and pressure of the water running along its walls, began to fall intoruin. Once again the physical teachesa moral lesson: "By much slothfulnessthebuilding decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeththrough"(Ecc. 10:18). Idleness resultsin deterioration; onlywork can buildup. While building houses and ships, menare building character. While idle, theyare wrecking character.I. The Christian View of WorkColossians 3:23. It is part of the Christian world-and-life view that all ourlabors, in every field, are performedunto the Lord of life. Too often, "secular"work is regarded as having no connection with God's plan for the world.For the Christian, all constructive workis Kingdom work. The Christian is consecrated in all his activities, to God. Godcalls men into industry and medicine aswell as into the ministry. The Christiancarpenter as well as the missionary, isin full-time Christian service."Work heartily" how we need toheed these words of the great Taskmaster! What satisfaction there is in doinga piece of work well, because we haveput our soul into it! Dr. Clarence Edward Macartney, in a sermon on Paul'sshipwreck (Acts 27:27) tells how twohundred and seventy-six passengers onthat ship were depending on how wellsome workmen had done their jobs. Theycast anchor in the storm. Everything depended on those four anchors. "If theydrag, or if their cables snap, the ship willdrive onto the rocks in the darkness andall will perish. But some nameless ironworker of Damascus has done his workwell. Some ropemaker of Syracuse haddone his work well. Some carpenter ofBrundisium had been faithful and conscientious in his work. When you do anhonest piece of work, whether it is preparing a sermon, or weaving a garment,or forgoing an iron, or making a rope,you never know how many you will(Great Nights of the Bible, byC. E. Abingdon-Macartney, Cokesbury,1943, p. 56).Work well done receives high wagesfrom the Master. The highest pay of allis the joy that comes from knowing thatI have done it for Him.II. Christian Pietyand Work/ Thessalonians 4:10b, 11. For somereason, possibly because they were excited with the expectation of the Lord'simmediate return, the Christians at Thessalonica had become indolent. We knowfrom Paul's epistles to the Thessalonians that they were disturbed by somemisapprehension concerningthe SecondComing of Christ. Perhaps they expectedChrist to return very soon. Evidentlysome thought it more pious to stop working at their common labors so that theymight prepare themselves for the comingof the Lord. But Paul charges them withthe duty of daily work. True piety is doing the will of God, and doing the will ofGod is just fulfilling the tasks set beforethe Christian each day. A person is nomore pious when he is reading his Bibleor on his knees in prayer than he is whenhe is plowing or feeding hogs or keepingbusiness accounts. There is a time forprayer and Bible study, to be sure. Thereis also a time to be busyat work hardwork. It is not right for us to be working when we ought to be praying. Neitheris it right for us to be praying when weought to be working. True piety includesboth.III. The Christian Example of Work// Thessalonians 3:6 13. This passagesets forth the apostle Paul's own exampleand precept in the matter of daily work.While ministering among the Thessalonians, Paul earned his own living, presumably by his trade of tent making. Hehad a perfect right to "live by the gos(1 Cor. 9:13-14), but in order tobe a good example of Christian diligence,Paul labored with his hands day andnight.After giving several exhortations concerning diligent work, Paul sums it all upby saying (verse 13), "But ye, brethren,be not weary in well doing." What a fine,Christlike motto for life ! Be not weary inwell-doing. A great incentive! There is alegend at Harvard that the late Le BaronRussell Briggs, beloved dean of the college, once asked a student why he hadfailed to complete an assignment. "Iwasn't feeling very well,Smith,"student. "Mr. said the Dean, "Isir,"said thethink that in time you may perhaps findthat most of the work of the world isdone by people who aren't feeling very(Frederick Lewis Allen in ThisWeek, quoted in "The Reader's Digest,"March, 1953).There is nothing wrong about beingtired. That is only a matter of musclesand bones. But being weary is tragic,because it is a matter of the heart. 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