JESUS AND ABRAHAM.

GOLDEN TEX T.

Before Abraham was, I am.-JOHN viii. 58.

JOHN viii. 51-59.

VERILY, verily, I say unto you, If a man keep My saying, he shall never see death.

Then said the Jews unto Him, Now we know that Thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and Thou sayest, If a man keep My saying, he shall never taste of death.

Art Thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the prophets are dead: whom makest Thou Thyself?

Jesus answered, If I honour Myself, My honour is nothing: it is My Father that honoureth Me; of whom ye say, that He is your God:

Yet ye have not known Him; but I know Him: and if I should say, I know Him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know Him, and keep His saying.

Your father Abraham rejoiced to see My day and He saw it, and was glad.

Then said the Jews unto Him, Thou art not yet fifty years old, and hast Thou seen Abraham?

Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

Then took they 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.

THE SWORD OF THE LORD

OF GIDEON.

GOLDEN TEXT.

AND

There is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few. 1 SAMUEL xiv. 6.

JUDGES vii. 12-16; 19–21.

AND the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude.

And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.

And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel for into his hand hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.

And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within the pitchers.

So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch.

And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. And they stood every man in his place round about the camp: and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.

REVIEW OF THE QUARTER'S
LESSONS.

Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word. LUKE xxiv. 19.

THE Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.-John i. 14. The two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. -John i. 37.

This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth His glory.-John ii. 11.

Ye must be born again.-John iii. 7.

God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.-John iv. 24.

One soweth, and another reapeth.-John iv. 37.

I am the Lord that healeth thee.-Exodus xv. 26.
Wilt thou be made whole ?—John v. 6.

I am the Bread of life.—John vi. 35.

Lord, evermore give us this bread.—John vi. 34.

This is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of the world.-John iv. 42.

Before Abraham was, I am.-John viii. 58.

Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word.-Luke xxiv. 19.

BEARING ON THE UNIFORM LESSON.

And their connection with the International System.

1. That the Scholars may be examined in what they have been taught during the preceding three months, one afternoon in each quarter is set apart for a Review Lesson.

2. The Golden Text is designed to be a Motto or Key Text, embodying the leading truth, and therefore especially suited for learning by heart. Together with the Golden Text the scholar should be encouraged to learn3. The Lesson Verse for each Sunday morning and afternoon. It consists of four, six, or eight lines of poetry (mostly the verse of a hymn), teaching the great truth of the Lesson.

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8. Scripture Lesson Book for Elementary Classes, published quarterly. A selection from the reading portion for each Morning and Afternoon. 9. Scripture Texts for Infant Classes. Very Large Type. Monthly. Consisting of two Scripture Texts, chosen for each Sunday, always relating to the appointed subjects for the day.

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