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The Seaforth News, 1943-12-23, Page 7SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON JESUS BEGINS HIS ,MINISTRY • January 2nd. Mark 1 : 1-22. PRINTED TEXT, Mark 1 1 9.22. GOLDEN TEXT --Repent ye, and believe In the Gospel, Mark 1 : 16, MEMORY VERSE -I love thee, O Jehovah. Psalm 18 1 1, THE LESSON IN iTS SETTING Time,—The ministry of John the Baptist occurred, for the most part, in the summer of A.D. 26. The baptism of our Lord occurred lo January, A.D. 27, and His temp- tation, In buttery and February of that year. The events recorded in this lesson following His temp- tation, dict not occur until a year later, in April, A.D, 28. Place,—The ministry of John the Baptist, and our Lord's temp- tation, both occurred 1n the wild- ' erness ot Judaea, The baptism of Christ tools place at the Jordan hover, the exact spot, however, being unknown to us, The first disciples and the first teaching of our Lord tock place in and bear Capernaum, on the sea of Galilee, The Final Preparation "Ansi it came to pass in those days that Jesus canto from Naz- areth of Galilee; and was baptized of John in the Jordan, and straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens rent asunder, and the Spirit as a dove descending upon him: and a voice came out ot the' heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in then I am well pleased. And straightway the Spirit driveth him fortis into the wilderness. And he was In the wilderness forty days tempted or Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels minister- ed unto hint." Everyone asks the question, Why WELD Jesus baptized? It is true Jesus had no sins to be forgiven but Ile submitted to baptism tor a number of reasons. First, no doubt, it gave divine approval to the baptizing ministry of John the Baptist. Secondly, it testified to the reality of the need of man- kind in general, or a turning from sin and a washing away of sin. In the third place,. Ile was bap- tized as a part of Hie humiliation, as a part of His identification with humankind, and His participation in all the needs, the limitations and acts of men, sin apart. The dove speaks of peace, and gentleness, .and purity, character- istics surely of our Lord during His years of labor among men. Satan is here revealed, as else- where in the Bible, not as an in- fluence but as a person, an in- dividual, of supernatural power, though not omnipotent. He hates God. Ile tries in every way to lead men into sin, to prevent God from saving men, to spoil the lives of xaeu, and to thwart the purposes of God, If Satan at this hour could have led Christ in any way to silk, then the gospel story would be over before it had hardly be- gun. No doubt the ministry of the angels took place at the end of the temptation. Probably they brought Him food, after Satan had left, and strengthened Him in other ways when the tempta- tions had been resisted. The temp- tations were real, Satan was real, the victory was real. , - First Preaching of Jesus "Now after John was delivered up, Jesus carne into Galilee, preaching tate gospel of God, and saying, Tho time is tuillled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe in the gos- pel." Christ now asked inen. to turn to God, to believe Ile had adore from God, to repent of their slue, to live godly lives. Wherever PIPPINS Washington State Apple Grow- ers' Association looked at film actress Irene Manning, above, and decided she was just the type to cast in the role of "Pippin Girl," Above, she poses, picking another -pippin. God rules iu men's hearts there is a part of God's kingdom.. "And passing along by the sea of Galilee, he saw Sinton and An- drew the brother of Simon cast- ing a net in the sea; for they were tishers. And Jesus said unto them, come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers 'of men. And straightway they left the -nets and followed him." What now happens is that Christ asks then acttkally to leave their work and to literally go with Him, later devoting their lives to the proclamation of the- gospel which He came to establish. Christ's First Teaching "And they go to Capernaum; and straightway on the sabbath day he entered into the synagogue and taught. And they were aston- ished at his teaching: for ho taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes." It is not indicated in this pass- age what our Lord taught. The important thing is the result of his teaching, namely, astonish- ment on the part of the assembled listeners, who recognized that here was one who taught with an authority which the scribes did not possess.The scribes, the doc- tors of the law, spent their time in setting before their audience numerous quotations and opinions from the learned rabbis. or their own and preceding days. They did not speak with any authority of their own, but they supported their interpretations by the auth- ority of recognized Scholars. Our Lord spoke out of His heart, out of the Wines!' of His knowledge, with an authority born of omnis- cience, an authority arising rrom a complete and perfect experience of life, an authority derived from the fact that He had actually. from all eternity, Lived with God the Father. Total Casualties Of R.C.A.F. 109025 11,C.A.F. casualties since war's outbreak have totalled 10,025, Air Minister Power dsiclosed last week. Of these 3,654 are known dead. Another 8,249 are presumed dead. Prisoners of war count 1,039. Currently missing are 2,068. And 15 are interned. Those listed as presumed dead are not so reported by R.C.A.F. until after they have been miss- ing for six months.. TIGERISH TYPHOON Its wings gaudy with tiler strivings, this R.A.F.'Typhoon fighter- bomber is pictured as it flashed on its way front England to strafe" enemy airfields, ,attack railroad trains and down Nazi aircraft in 1irrope, RADIO REPORTER RIX FROST Sounds of laughter, the rustle of paper, ecstatic eighs of joy, 1litppy exchange of greatinge . yes, these are the familiar sounds which herald Christmas Day The very .air ie laden With happy friendliness. And this year the air will veritably sparkle with special- ly bright sounds, for while every- one else has been busy buying and wrapping gifts, radio artists, pro- ducers, writers and mns1010,118 have been bedecking radio's Christmas Tree with an unusually fine selection of original Christ- mas Day programmes. ?edictal Christmas Tree really apal'kles this year, Let's just take a preview Peek et it, promising ourselves that on Christmas Day we'll Baths er around it for a long and happy visit. * * Q The goodwill fairy on top of the tree Is the Umpire Programme to be broadcast between 9 and 10.15 Christmas morning. With real fairy doll magic, from our place beside the tree, we visit every part of the British Empire, paus- ing' in each sister Dominion to listen to a typical ,message. Our journey ends, as it began in Lon- don, England, the finale to the broadcast being a personal mess- age from IIis Majesty, the I4ing, All Canadian radio stations will parry it. * 5 5 Among the lower branches of the Tree is an intriguing looking Package marked "11 a.m. to 12 noon" . . what is it? None other than that now 058011tial part of every Christmas Day, a drama- Used radio adaptation of Charles Dickens' famous "Christmas Car. or—the immortal story of Scrooge . to be heard over CFRB. * 0 * On another branch hangs what looks like a gay 160610 box yes, it's a boxful of Christmas carols in musical form. Gay rig - eves painted on the music box indicate the carols are those of Britain. America and Russia - and will float over the 07118 air- waves between '2.30 and 3.15 p.m. * d 0 Jdy word, this is a big parcel near the bottom of the tree, it's all aglow with tinsel and bright stars ... the label 011 it invites everyone to a bumper Christmas Party of fun, merriment, music and dramatic interludes lasting for a full two hours between 4 and 6 p.m. over CDS- and -CFRB. Such well known stars as Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Jack Benny, Robert Young, Jtidy Garland and Lena Borne, the new singing sen- sation, will be among the many other top tanking personalities of radio, stage and scree'', who will he on hand to 'welcome yea and help matte this radia party one of the happiest you have ever en• joyed. * * 5 'W'hy, isn't that a hockey stick and puck lying under the tree among the tinsel? Store it is—sym- 1101 of a apeoial sports highlight this Christmas Day. In addition to all other festivities 9.05 para,, December 25th w111 signal another coast to coast thrilling hockey broadcast. * * 5 For late Friday night listeners, tate new aeries of dramatic pro- ductions, "Mrs. Miniver," is now being heard 11.80 to midnight over the Columbia Broadcasting System, and ()FRB, The, new *weekly drama programme begins where the movie, and the novel of the same name ends, It brings to America the stalwart Dnglish couple who became endeared to millions on both continents. Jud- ith Evelyn, well known to Caned- ian radio audiences interprets the role of Mrs. Miniver. * 0 • Your radio ,reporter takes this opportunity of wishing you all a most enjoyable Christmas, May the Spirit of the Yuletide Season be yours 865 days in the Corning Year, ✓ OICE OF THE E P RESS • COULD BE WORSE Winnipeg is complaining about long lines of people for hours, waiting ..services. at the liquor stores and beer warehouses. The tiring has become endemic, It is a blessing however, that these long lines of people are not being turned away empty handed from food shops in the country. —St, Catharines Standard. TALL TAX TALE —0— A biologist ventures the opinion that the people of this continent will be seven feet Lan by 2043—a natural result, no doubt, of trying to keep one's stead above the flood of taxation. —Pstinlnnion Journal. NO SWAN SONG We hear Alberta ducks are now singing "Praise the Lord, they're out of ammunition." —Edmonton Journal. —0— BUSY FROM THEN ON 'Then there was tote tired hus- band who had jest settled back HORIZONTAL 1;6 Pictured U. 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VERTICAL 1 To make deaf. 2 Devour, 3 Editor (abbr,) 4 Refined, 5 Body of water 6 Black sub- stance formed by combustion 7 Toward. 8 Low. 9 Sell house to house. 10 Clan. 12 Symbol for tellurium. 14 Prepared. 16 Exclamation. 18 This stamp depicts a 19 Mast. 22 upon. 24 Hypothetical ` structural unit 2713riok. 28 Metal. 29 Osculate, 30 Either, 32 Satisfy. 33 Receptacles,, 36 Lengthy. 37 Metal tip of a scabbard. 38 Reabsorb. 39 Sequence. 40 Signs. 45 Demigod. 46 Nickname for Augustus. 47 Slave. '. 50 Brown. 51 Doctor of Dental Sur- gery (abbr.). 54 North Dakota (abbr.). 56 From. 57 University 02 Idaho (abbr.), 58 British Columbia (abbr.). 59 French article. " 0 DUAP D in his easy chair to read a good murder mystery when his wife asked "Just what does inflation mean?" Stratford Beacon -Herald. COLLAR BUTTON UTOPIA In this post-war dream home, of glass construction throughout, One slips dowuataii's to spot the collar button beneath an upstairs dresser. —Milwaukee Journal. Threepence A Day For Wearing Beard Corporal Alexander Campbell., a piper of the Camerons, claims to be the only man in the Eighth Army who wears a beard—and he gets an extra threepence a day for wearing it. Pipers and pioneer sergeants are the only men 14 Highland Regiments allowed to wear beards. SERVING THE UNITED NATIONS WITH WAR ALCOHOL Films Mode With War Alcohol—The last aerial photograph fits snugly into place—and there lies the blueprint of another German target due for a pasting by our fighting airmen. Pictures taken by aerial reconnaissance are vital links in the chain which will lead to the ultimate destruction of the Axis war machine. Another link is the camera film on which these pictures are recorded. in making this special film alcohol is used, just as it is used for many other essential war purposes—for plastics, explosives, anti -freeze and navigational instruments. In the factory, on the field of battle itself, Alcohol is making co direct contribution to Victory. 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