ST. BENEDICT S NEWS
Rev. Father J. ۥ Daly, Pastor
Madoline Sterling, Reporter
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The funeral of Mr. M.lo Woods,!
held last Friday morning at 9:03 o’
clock, was a very sad and impres
sive occasion, well attended by a host
of friends and acquaintances. The
sermon preached by Rev. Father Daly
was beautiful and instructive, and |
will be long remembered in the
hearts of all who were so fortunate'
as to be present and hear it.
Mr Woods leaves to mourn his
loss, a wife, his parents several bro
thers, sisters and many admiring
friends.
We pray for the repose of his soul-'
May the souls of all the faithful, de
parted, through the mercy of Christ,
r«t in Peace, Amen.
The dinner given by the Senior
Choir, on last Thursday, was report
ed a great success, apparently the
crowd was more than was expected,;
as there was some delay in serving
ihe late commoners. This proves that
the St. Benedict’s dinners are ex-!
tremely popular affairs and you
would do well to come early to the1
next one, or call and make your re- 1
serrations.
The St- Peter Claver’s Guild, held i ,
a short business meeting last Mon
day night and made final prepara
tions for the “Fish Fry and Chitter
ling Supper” to be given in the school '
basement, Friday and Saturday even
ing from 5:30 to 9:00 P. M Com- ;
and bring a friend.
At the close of the meeting. Mrs.!
Ruby Redman served delicious home-'
made ice cream, cake and cocoa, that
was a real treat to everyone
The ladies then played bridge un-.
til a late hour, and expressed much'
pleasure with the entertainment of;
this charming little hostess. The
meeting of the Altar Society last j
Wednesday afternoon, was a much j
< affected gathering, owing to the ill
ness of the president, Mrs George1
lackson, the ladies missed her pre-!
sence very much indeed, and work,
goes slowly without her inspiring
aid- We sincerely hope to have her’
I with us again soon. We forgot to
mention, in last weeks report, the j
isuccas* of the recent Whist-Tourna-1
Inert. rponsored by the Altar Society.
Wc v-rs able to turn over to the
liefiSYTE? -* very neat little sum to as-.
Idsfc -srth the expenses of a future
mzEEt, We wish to extend thanks to
|;he many kind friends who attended
; md help to make this affair a suc
cess
i The Parent Teachers meeting of j
S ast Sunday afternoon, was well at-.
.ended, and splendid talks given by
:wo of the visiting nurses on Child
.raining and feeding. The shoit pro
gram rendered after the business
neeting was excellent and before
eaving for home, the ladies were
ierved delicious cake and teas by the
aospitality committee
i The next meeting will be on Friday
afternoon, Feb- 19th, at 3:00 P. M. a
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special programme will be arranged
by the Sisters, and the C- W. S. in
structors, who have been conducting
, special classes for the past few
i weeks
The study of child Physiology will
start at the first meeting in March.
Don’t fail to attend the special class
es that are being held at St. Bene
dict’s almost every evening or after-:
noon, a new^ class for adult tap-danc
ing will be held every Monday even
ing, from 8 to 9, and you are invited ^
to attend the art class every Wednes-j
day afternoon from 1:00 to 3:00 P- M.
and don’t forget the sewing class
every Thursday evening, from 7:00
to 9:00. For any other information,
call We. f,365
Metropolitan Spiritual Church
Rev. R. W. Johnson, Pastor
2421 Burdette St
Mrs. Georgia Peoples, Reporter
Rev. R. W. Johnson preached a
wonderful sermon. The whole con- j
gregation was filled with the spirit- j
The church is growing stronger and
stronger. Rev. Johnson and the mem
bers sat in Mrs- Clayton’s Pew Sun- j
day at Pleasant Green in the Pew
Rally.
The Progressive Club met at the)
residence of Mrs- Williams, 2711
Maple St
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Church of God
2025 No. 24th Street
M- E. Ashley, Pastor
E. V. Bison, Asst. Pastor
School 9:30 o’clock A. M.
Preaching 11:00 o’clock A. M
Preaching 7:00 o’clock P. M.
Come one, come all to hear these i
wonderful messages. We are having
some very prosperous meetings sav
ing souls, and we had a glorious
meeting Sunday Feb. 4, 1934, Subject
“Thou Son of Man Shew the House j
to the House of Israel, Ez. 43:10
This subject is t be continued Sunday
Feb. 11, 1934, at 11 A- M. All are
welcome.
PILGRIM BAPTIST
CHURCH
North 25th and Hamilton Streets
Sunday School opened on time with j
the Superintendent Fred Dixon in
charge with a very nice attendance.
The Sunday School is doing fine un
der his leadership. The pastor had
the closing remarks.
Rev. J. F. Thomas brought the
morning message from the book of
John. He preached a sermon that
was very much enjoyed. The attend
ance was good with several visitors
present. Come again you are always
welcome. Hem’y Thomas was united
to the Church by Christian exper
ience- We are very glad to have this
young man and wish all young folks
would connect with some church
B- Y. P. U- was good as usual- Af
ter the lesson Group No- 1 presented
a very interesting program given by
some of the Junior girls in charge of
Mrs- Sarah Young. We always look
forward to a good program by the
Juniors. On the Third Sunday Group
No. 3 will present an Abraham Lin
coln playlett- The eight point record
is being used and every group is try
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ing to make 300 percent. In the ev
ening after a brief testimonal serv
ice the pastor Rev- Dotson assisted
by Rev. Thomas served communion
A financial . drive was launched to
end the Fourth Sunday in February
Seventy cap.tains were appointed as
! specia workers to work with the en
tire membership. Every member is
j expected to give a foot of dimes- The
j membership is divided into the REDS
and the Blues with Deacon Wynn
Booster for the Reds and C- Adams
tor the Blues. We hope everyone will
do his part- Sunday afternoon at
three o'clock Rev. Williams of Bethel
A- M- E. will preach. The public is
invited. The Willing Workers Club
met at the Parsonage Tuesday even
ing with fifteen present- The Ever
Loyal met with Mrs. J- H. Wilson in
Caldwell Street. After business the
club rehearsed the play ‘Not A Man
In The House’ which will be present
ed the first of March- The Heart to
Heart Club is doing fine under the
leadership of Mrs. Pearl Fletcher
who has done some good work- The!
Red Circle girls are doing some good
work. They met at the home of Miss j
Christine Dixon last week- Loralne!
Fletcher is president.
The Pastors Wives Club met at the
home of Mrs. C- C. Harper on Grant
Street. A very good meeting was
held, with fourteen ladies present.
We were glad to have Mrs. Calhoun
wife of the minister at Cieve Temple
to join. We had as our guest Mrs.
Potter of the Juvenile Court who
made a splendid talk and Mrs- G- W
Gooden, Neighborhood Secretary of
the Urban League Community Cen
ter. The club will entertain Rev. and
Mrs. J. H- Jackson, Wednesday, Feb
ruary 14th at the home of Mrs- Har
per- The husbands of the members
will also be guest. This weeks meet
ing will be with Mrs. Jackson on So
29th Street. A good program has
been arranged by the program com
mittee with quotations from Abra
ham Lincoln. The hostess served a
dainty luncheon
Mrs. Z. E. McGhee, president
Mrs. J- H. Dotson, reporter
Christ Temple
26th and Burdette Street
O- J. Burckhardt, Pastor
.1. \\ . Goodwin. Reporter
Beginning with the Sunday School,
our services were fine and interesting.
In the absence of the regular S- S
teacher, Deacon Anderson, Brother
Stafford taught the class, and much;
interest and enthusiasm was shown |
on part of the teacher and class- At
11 A. M-, the pastor brought a mes
sage from Eph. 4:30, “And Grieve
Not The Holy Spirit Whereby We are
Sealed Unto The Day of Redemption”.;
This message warned against the j
careless living of people who by such'
a life grieves the Holy Spirit. Thej
pastor holds that God expects every
one of his children to live above sin
At 3 P- M-, Elder Tanzemore organ
ized a bible institute, which should
be productive of much good- There:
was never a time when people need
ed to know the bible more than now.
At 8 P. M-, Elder J. W- Goodwin:
brought us a great message on Christ
ian Living. One among the many |
good things he said, was “a great
many people accused preachers of
throwing rocks from the pulpit, if a
man was not guilty, he would not
worry about how many rocks were
thrwn”. We enjoyed Elder Goodwin’s
sermon, it was punctuated with good
and rich thoughts
Wednesday evening, Bible Forum
is at Elder Orvomg’s, 2012 No. 27th
Thursday evening young people’s
bibla class met at Sister Maudie Ho-j
gan, and will meet this week at Miss j
Oneda Watts, 2105 Ohio. The Boost- j
ers will meet at Sister Bennie Loves,
Thursday evening. We have real
prayer meetings each Friday nights.
Sunday we are expecting a great day.
The pastor wrill fill his pulpit at 11:00
A. M
Rev- Burckhardt was called to Lin
coln last week to assist in the funeral
services of Rev. Albert Jacobs, who
was one of the best known ministers
in the middle west.
Mrs. Jane Hunley, the wife of El
der F. H. Hunley, was quite sick last
week, but much improved. Sister
Pauline King of 2522 Wirt St-, is con
fined to her home- Mrs. Maggie
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he home on account of illness.
I . N o Baptist Church
’: t and Pinkney Street
Rev. F. K- Union, Pastor
Brother Thomas, Clerk
Mrs. Dollie Berry, Reporter
Sunday, Feb. 4, 1934, was observed
at M,t- Nebo Baptist Church. There
was a large attendance and Rev. Pat
ton spoke, his subject was, “His Name
Wonderful Counseelor. Everybody
enjoyed the services very much.
Deacon Peter Jackson will be or-,
dained the third Sunday in February
Deacon Saul Union is departing,
this week for a thirty day vacation j
in Michigan, with his daughter.
Rev. St. Claire was appointted i
Supt. in Deacon Saul’s place. Mem- j
beis and friends ets give I?ev. St. J
Claire a big hand.
The Omaha Prayer Band from Mt- i
Nebo Baptist Church will be at the i
Zion Baptist Church, on the third j
Sunday of February. Everybody is j
welcome.
Mt. Moriah Baptist Church
Rev- F. I*- Jones, Pastor
Thomas Baltimore, Secretary.
Those who attended our Church!
last Sunday, are spending this week !
in spiritual feasting as a result of
the presence of God, throughout the
entire day. At the Sunday School
hour, Dr. Wesley Jones and Mr. H
L. Anderson brought us much inspir- |
ation and cheer. Sunday School is j
making rapid progress, and is nowj
in a membership drive- You are wel- -
come to join this band of workers
11:00 A- M. the pastor preached a
soul arousing sermon. Dinner was
served to many, who remained for
three o’clock installation service of
the officers and the auxiliaries of the
entire church. The message was de
livered by Rev- E. W- Anthony, pas
tor of Salem Baptist Church.
At 6:00 P. M-, B- Y- P- U. was held
the True and Tried gave a demonstra
tion marriage ceremony, between Mr.
B- Y. P- U. and Miss Spirit of Union.
At 7:10, pastor Jones administered
baptism to Miss Allis McIntosh, fol
lowed by fellowship and communion
services. Many visitors worshiped
all day. This was the Deacon and
Trustees special day- You are wel
come.
CLAIR CHAPEL
Rev. Alfred Clay, Pastor
N- W. Smith. Reporter
Sunday School and morning serv
ices were well attended, suarterly
meeting and communion in the after
noon. The Forum had a very good
crowd, and everyone was well!
pleased- Quarterly Conference Mon-!
day evening. February 5. We will be
very glad to have Rev. Calhoun and
his choir and members with us at any
time.
Visitors are welcome at all serv
ices.
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BETHEL A. M. E.
CHURCH
Rev. J. W. Williams, Pastor
Lloyd L. Lee, Reporter
Sunday morning. Rev. Williams
spoke from the twenty third Psalms
The sermon touched the heart of the
congregation, and he also held a gen
eral class of testimony.
Sunday evening the Church Choir
and the Gateway Quartette gave a
program.
Wednesday is of course class meet
ing. Remember strangers are always
i made to feel at home at Bethel
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ST- John's A. M. E. Church
“The Friendly Church”
22nd and Willis Ave.
Rev. L. P. Bryant, Pasttor
Sunday, Feb. 4, was another banner
day at St. John. Rev- Bryant preach
ed at the morning and evening ser
vices, and Rev. E. Z. McDonald in the
afternoon.
It is very encouraging to see such
fine spirit of cooperation as now exist
throughout the church- The spiritual
side of the church is in excellent con
dition.
The Clock Rally closed, so far as
the turning of the hands on the clock
goes, but those who have not paid
their money, may do so and get credit
for same- The Fastor and officers
wish to thank the women, who work
ed so hard as captains to make the
rally a success. They want to thank
all who helped in anyway to make the
effort a success. They also want to
thank those who were not able to give
any mney, but were praying and
wishing for the success of the rally.
The reports of the Captains at the
final turning of the hands of the
clock were as follows.
The Red Clock, Miss Amanda Offutt
3247.45; The Blue Clock, Mrs. Will
Ray, $232-00; The White Clock, Mrs
Rose Lucky, $180.00. This was so
near $660.00. Rev. Bryant asked that
it be made up- This was easily done
making the total finance for the week
$723.94. Thefe were times when the
collection, were more than this but
I -- is very doubtful if there were as
I much sacrifice in the giving as now.
There were many visitors during
j the day. Some of those present were:
Mrs. Alice Plummer, Chicago, 111-;
Mrs. Susie Lillard, Mrs- S- Under
wood. Mrs. Geo- Garner. Mr. H- O.
Himberger, Mr. Joseph Payne, Miss
j Aray Anderson, and Mr- and Mrs. Joe
i Edden all of Omaha. Visitors are al
ways welcome to St- John and invited
to make it their church home, while
in the city. The church is' always
glad to welcome its old members
back home, Mrs- George Garner, who
has been visiting relations and
friends in Dallas, Texas.
The second quarterly meeting of
this Conference Year will be held at
St- John on the first Sunday in
March.
Sunday Feb- 11. is Allen’s Day. The
Young people of the Allen Christian
Endeavor League will observe Rich
ard Allen’s Anniversary- Allen was
the founder of African Methodism
At seven P- M., there will be a pro
gram outlining the great achieve
ments of this wonderful man.
The Omaha Guide is trying to keep
you informed on your church and so
cial news, get it and keep posted on i
the news.
The sick of the church are Brother i
Glover, Sister S. M- C. Backer, Mrs
Charles Burnett and Sister Harper.
Salem Baptist Church
22nd and Seward Street
Rev- E- W. Anthony, Pastor
Minnie Harris, Reporter
The Sunday School opened at 9:30
A. M-, with Supt- Reglans presiding.
Song service was led by Supt. F.
Wesely. We listened to a wonderful
preview coming from Supt- Wesely.
The Sunday School was well attend
ed- It is steadily growing.
Our pastor preached from the
depths of his soul, Sunday morning
He preached from St. John 3:6. His
subject was “The Unequaled Gift of
Love”.
At 8 P. M-, Rev. Pettes brought the j
message, his text was St- John 6:55
Rev. Pettes is a young minister.
Our pastor preached at Mt. Moriah
Sunday at 3 P. M- His subject was j
“The Trails of Christian Faitht”.
Rev. Fort preached at Pleasant Green
Baptist Church Sunday at 3:00 P- M.
He was accompanied by the choir.
The B. Y- P. U. opened at 5:30
P. M., with the second Vice Pres-,
J. Harris, presiding. Devotions was i
led by Group No- 2, the women’s
group
We listened to a splendid number
coming from the “Gateway Harmony
Four Quartett”
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RESOLUTION
We, the Colored Citizens of Oma
ha, are using this means of express
ing our appreciation for the great
work rendered our Race group by
Miss Esther Johnson, chief officer of
the Juvenile Department of our City
Miss Johnson was fair and impartial.
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in dealing with our group. It was not
with her the color of the individual,
but rather wrhat was best to do to
improve the moral and economical
conditions of the subject.
Therefore, be it resolved wherefore:
it pleased Almighty God to call her
from the Earthly Life of sacrifice
and service of Unfortunate Human
ity to her Reward in They Kingdom
Be it resolved that whereas she
gave the best years of her life in
rendering service to Humanity as s! e
always stood for Right and Fair play
as she understood Right and planted
flowers instead of thistles into the
burden heart by which means she at
tempted to add to their lives the hope
of a brighter future. Whereas, in the
course of nature Buds and Blossoms
always fall with ripened fruit v/hich
indicates that we all must nu^2 the
journey to the End and because she
had the courage to suffer and to
serve, a Righteous Reward awaits
her labor- ,
Therefore, we know that words are
feeble substitutes in this hour of
grief to express to her loved ones our
sympathy as a Race. Therefore, we
commend them to the God of all the
Universe, who alone can soothe their
hearts and give them consoation in
this hour of grief.
Yours in the Deepest Sympathy
Rev- O. J. Burckhardt, Chairman
of the Civic Committee.
Mrs- Hyram Greenfield of 1005 No.
49th Ave., is improving rapidly- She
is now able to take short walks out
of doors. Mrs. Greenfield says, she
is very grateful to her friends for
their continued calls, and following
her general condition through the
pages of the Omaha Guide- She con
templates a trip to a warmer climate
for complete recuperation
CHARLES THOMAS DIES
Mr. Charles Thomas of 2410 Ers
kine St-, who was moved to a local
hosp'tal for medical treatment Tues
day, Feb- 6, died Wednesday after
noon at 1:40 P. M. Mr- Thomas
leaves to mourn his death, his wife
and one daughter. Miss Charlotte
Thomas.
LOOKING BACK
By Videtta Ish
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(For The Literary Service Bureau)
Two cardinal things in a child’s
physical development are eating and
sleeping. It used to be that children '
were not fed the same food as the
| parents; now, there is no difference
as to kind nor quantity. Our parents J
were especially careful to see that
the children did not eat heavy thin.;;,
like meat, and some vegetables, at
night- Now children sit at the table
at night and eat just anything- But,
while this is true, it is equally true ;
that thousands of these little heavy
eaters have chronic gastric troubles
It seems unreasonable to expect the
delicate digestive organs of a child to
do the work of those of an adult- It
is just unreasonable to even think so.
Now, as to sleeping, children were
put to bed. The little fellows before
dark and the older ones at an early j
hour in the evening. But, today, they
remain up and play—often they
monopolize the conversations of their
eders. I am thinking of ittle child of
two years who may be found” going
strong,” at 11 o'clock almost any
night. This over eating and the late
hours causing loss of sleep and rest
are responsible for the gastric
troubles and the nervous .condition of j
thousands of children- More care,
more sensible, feeding, more rest and |
sleep would mean fewer doctor’s
bills, fewer sleepless nights for the 1
parents, and better health for the j
children- The fact that children were,
healthier and stronger before we had
all of our wonderful conveniences is j
attributable to the indulgence of par- J
ents in these vital things- Looking I
back, I consider the old ways better
than the new.
WEEKLY SHORT
SERMON
By Dr. A. G. Bearer
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(For The Literary Service Bureau)
Text: I am the light of the world
—John 8:12.
Sin cast a terrible pall over the
world- All human lights failed to dis
perse it. Philosophy did its best but
failed- Ancient religions were helpful
but unequal to the exigencies. The {
ight of prophecy was hepful only in j
that it pointed to the coming of the
LIGHT! Isaiah had a glorious vision.
So vivid was it and so great was his
faith in its fulfillment that he cried,”
Arise and shine, for thy light is
come!” He exclaimed, also,” The peo
ple that sat in darkness have seen a J
great light, and unto those in the l
shadow of death light is sprung up j
unto them.” Then came John, the ;
Baptist of whom John the apostle!
declared,” He was not that Light but j
was sent to bear witness of that!
Light.
Jesus the Light means Jesus th
Enlightener, the giver, the brighter
of light—and the dispenser of light
He opened the blinded eyes of r.r
but He also opened men’s spiritual,
eyes- He enlightened men as to ha-1
man relations, teaching them thej
lessons of truth, justice, equity, sym
pathy, mercy, charity, benevoience,
tolerance, forgiveness — and LOVE!
For human adjustments and perpe-!
tuation of the amicable relations be
tween man and man, He gave us the
“Golden Rule,” His inimicable form
ula for social righteousness- Jesus
enlightened and enlightens concern
ing God, revealing Him as a tender,
loving, forgiving, heavenly Father
Yes, in all things needful and all
things concerning human destiny
Jesus is, indeed, THE LIGHT OF
THE WORLD! And it is John’s testi
mony that “This is the true light
which lighteth every man coming in
to the world
THE DEVIL, THE DRINK, AND
THE DANCE
* By R. A- Adams
(For The Literary Sei*vice Bureau)
A woman of 58 was murdered by
another woman of 42- They had a
dance. The devil and the drinks were
there. They got very happy and dis
cretien flew away- The woman of
42 was accused of sitting on the lap
of another woman's husband. It was
said that for that reason this wife
made her husband go home. The
children of the accused woman asked
their mother concerning the rumor.
The older woman was accused of cir
culating the report- The accused wo
man went to the house of this older
one and demanded a retraction which
was refused- There was trouble and
the younger woman hit the older one
on the head with a lantern—and the
blow killed her. It was true as al
ways it is, that the devil will turn up
wherever the drink and the dance
may be found- These influences have
ever been destructive and will ever be,
despite the modern trend of things
Yes, destructive are THE DEVIL,
THE DRINK AND THE DANCE!
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D. C. PLANS MONSTER ANTI
LYNCH MEET
Washington, D. C., (CNA), Jan- 27
—A monster Anti-Lynching protest
meeting has been organized by the
Washington section of the Interna
tional Labor Defense at the Mt. Car
mel Baptist Church, located at 3rd
and 1 street, N- W. for Wednesday,
Feb- 7th. Among the speakers who
will appear are William L. Patterson,
National Secretary of the I. L- D,
Chas. Houston, Dean of the Howard
University Law School; Bolford Law
son, Legal Advisor for the “New Ne
gro Alliance”; George Murphy of the
Afro-American; William Baker of the
Washington Tribune and James W
Watson, local organizer uf the In
ternational Labor Defense.
Kelly Miller of Howard Univ rsity
and J- Finley Wrilson, Grand Exalted
Ruler of the Eiks have also been in
vited to speak- This meeting will be
the opening shot in Washington to
arouse the public into a determined
struggle for the immediate release
of the Scottsboro Boys and the pas
sage of the Civil Rights Bill that was
formulated and proposed at the his
torical Baltimore Anti-Lynching Con
ference.
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iiwwwtws,' , _ _ _ „ , "Jwm S
, IMPROVED ,
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY 9
CHOOL Lesson;
iBy REV. P. B. FITZWATER. D. D.. Mem
ber of Faculty, Moody Bible
Institute of Chicago.) ,
©, 1934, Western Newspaper Union.
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Lesson for January 14
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- THE BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION^
I OF JESUS CHRIST
LESSON TEXT—Matthew 3:13-4:ll|
GOLDEN TEXT—Wherefore in all
things it behooved him to be made Ilka
unto his brethren, that he might be J
merciful and faithful high priest irj
things pertaining to God, to make reed
©nc-iliation for the sins of the people.)
Hebrews 2:IT.
PRIMARY TOPIC—When Jesus Waal
Baptized.
JUNIOR TOPIC—Jesus Meets ths
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP-|
IC—Jesus Faces' His Life Work.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP J
IC—God's Victorious Son.
The baptism and temptation ofj
Jesus should not be thought of 114
part cf his preparation l'or his gre^
work, as is reprasenetd by many writ*
ers. They should rather lie viewed 113
the formal entrance of the Messiah!
the king upon his mission. In tin}
baptism we have the act of dedication
of himself to his work which made full
a righteousness, and in the temptation
we have a record of his first ofilci.-jj
conflict with the devil whose w**rk1
he came to destroy.
I. The Baptism of Jesus, the Kinj
(3 :13-17).
1. His coming to John (v. 13J
While the forerunner was dlschargirn
his office, the king emerged from hif
seclusion at Nazareth and demandej
! baptism at John’s hands.
2. John’s hesitancy (v. 14). Tin
incongruity of this demand with tii4
purpose of baptism brought from Joluj
a protest, but upon Jesus’ satisfactory
explanation John baptized him.
3. Tlie significance of 1.1s hr
(v. 15). Its . ignifl . e is foun f ii|
harmony with t) • noTral pu a - oj
his coming into i.o world, wi 1 4
to secure for ids people . r, 1
'through d a n and .. ;uvjcti*> . ’ {
act was the * Tefal entrance 3
work, it v.as an act of coa -cr.' d
on his part to the work of - n j
people through sc rd're. <• 13
baptized not ' . .. .■ !; .• !| -4
but because ho *.>. ; the ;'.••• . ,w
ners to be a sub.tiu;:** for.
4. Approval from the upeuecj
heavens (vv. 1G, 17). Immediately fold
lowing his consecration to his work*
the heavens were opened and the!
Spirit came and abode upon him, fol-'
lowed by words of approval from tlii
Father.
II. Tbs Temptation of Jesus, tit
King (4:1-11).
This temptation was the openiiv
battle of the dreadful conflict hetwee
Christ and Satan. In this strugglj
note:
1. The combatants (v. 1).
a. Jesus Christ—He went immed]
ately from the place of anointing an)
heavenly recognition as the Son of Clod
to meet the arch enemy of the race.
b. The devil—The one with whoi|
Christ struggled here was a real, pec
sonal being, filled with cunning ant
malice, and possessing great power.
2. The battleground (v.' 1). It vvaj
the wilderness of Judea. The firs
man was tempted in a garden with till
most pleasant surroundings, and failed
The last man was tempted in a bar^
wilderness, and gloriously triumphed
3. The method of attack (vv. 3-!>)
Since, as the Redeemer, Christ sus
tains to mankind a three-fold relation
ship—Son of man, Son of G.d, anj
Messiah—each relationship was mad
a ground of attack.
a. As the yon of Man (vv. 3, 4).—
The appeal was made to the instinct
of hunger. Having been forty day*
and nights without food as a norma)
man, Jesus had a craving appetitq
While the appetite was not sinful, t*
have satisfied it in a wrong way woull
have been sin.
b. As the Son of God (vv. 5-7).—II
was to test whether this personality
which had taken upon itself humanity,
was divine. The devil quoted from a
messianic Tsaim to induce Jesus to
presume upon God’s care. God really
does care for his own, but to neglect
common precaution, to do the uncalled
for thing just to put God's promise ti|
a test, Is to sin and to fail.
c. As the Messiah (vv. 8, 0).-*
Christ's mission as the Messiah way
to recover this world from tiie devil,
The devil offered to surrender to hint
on the simple condition that Jesus bow
to the devil, thus obviating the neces-i
sit.v of the cross with its sh.une and
suffering.
4. The defense (vv. 4, 7, 10). Thq
instrument of defense was the word
of God. Christ met the enemy eacii
time and repulsed him with “It id
written.” Each time he quoted from
•Deuteronomy, the book which higher
critics would discredit.
5. The issue (v. 11). The enemy
was completely routed. The strona
man was bound, making the spoiling
of his house possible.
