BIBLE STUDY -- CHAP. 33 -- CHRIST'S MINISTRY

Chapter 33.
Christ's Ministry
1. WITH what words had John the Baptist announced Christ's ministry?
"He that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: He ______________________________________________." Matt. 3:11.
2. How old was Jesus when He began His ministry?
"And Jesus Himself began to be _______________________." Luke 3:23.
3. By what act and what miraculous manifestations was His ministry opened?
"And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was _______________________. And straightway coming up out of the water, He saw the heavens opened, and _______________________________________." Mark 1:9-11.
4. Before entering upon His ministry, through what experience did Jesus pass?
"And immediately the Spirit driveth Him into the wilderness. ___________________; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto Him." Verses 12,13. See also Matt. 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13.
5. With what was Jesus anointed for His work?
"How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth __________________: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him." Acts 10:38.
6. Where did Jesus begin His ministry?
"And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into ___________: and there went out a fame of Him through all the region round about. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all." Luke 4:14,15.
7. How did He announce His mission while at Nazareth?
"And He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up: and, as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up for to read. And there was delivered unto Him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written, The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He hath anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He hath sent Me ________________________________________. . . . And He began to say unto them, _____________________________________." Verses 16-21.
8. How were the people impressed with His preaching?
"And all bare Him witness, and _________________________________." Verse 22.
9. Why were the people at Capernaum astonished at His teaching?
"And [He] came down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the Sabbath days. And they were astonished at His doctrine: __________________." Verses 31,32.
10. Wherein did His teaching differ from that of the scribes?
"And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at His doctrine: __________________________________________." Matt. 7:28,29.
11. How did the common people receive Christ?
"And the common people heard Him ____________." Mark 12:37.
12. In His ministry, what work was closely associated with His preaching?
"And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and ____________________________________." Matt. 4:23.
NOTE.-In His ministry, Christ combined plain, practical teaching with practical, helpful relief work.
13. How extensive was His fame, and how many were attracted to Him?
"And His fame went _________________: and they brought unto Him all sick people that were taken with divers diseases and torments, and those which were possessed with devils, and those which were lunatic, and those that had the palsy; and He healed them. And there followed Him ________________ of people from ________, and _______________________________________." Verses 24,25.
14. What expression used frequently in narrating His ministry shows Christ's deep sympathy with mankind?
"But when He saw the multitude, ___________________________ on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd." "And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and _____________________ toward them, and He healed their sick." Matt. 9:36; 14:14.
15. In what few words did Christ sum up the object of His ministry?
"For the Son of man is come _____________________." Luke 19:10.
16. How did Christ feel over the impenitence of Jerusalem?
"And when He was come near, He beheld the city, and _______________." Luke 19:41.
NOTE.-In no other place did Christ appear so much a reformer as in Jerusalem, the headquarters of the Jewish religion, which religion, though having come from Christ Himself, had degenerated into mere formalism and a round of ceremony. Both the beginning and the close of His ministry here was marked by a cleansing of the temple. See John 2:13-18 and Matt. 21:12-16.
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O Blessed Christ! my Strength, my King,
He is my comfort and my stay;
In Him I hope, of Him I Sing,
While toiling o'er life's rugged way.
Chiefest among ten thousand He,
For Christ, my King, is all to me.
MRS. L. D. AVERY-STUTTLE.
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BIBLE STUDY -- CHAP. 32 -- BIRTH, CHILDHOOD, AND EARLY LIFE OF CHRIST

Chapter 32.
Birth, Childhood,
and Early Life of Christ
1. IN what promise was a Saviour from sin first revealed?
"And the Lord said unto the serpent, . . . I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed _______________; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise His heel." Gen. 3:14,15.
2. Through whom was a restoration of the lost dominion promised to Abraham?
"To thee will I give it, and to _______________ forever." Gen.13:15.
3. Who was this promised seed?
"He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is _________________." Gal. 3:16.
4. Where was Christ to be born?
"And. . . he [Herod] demanded of them where Christ should be born. And they said unto him,_________________________." Matt. 2:4-6. See Micah 5: 2.
5. Of whom was Christ to be born?
"Behold, ___________________ shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel." Isa. 7:14.
NOTE.-Immanuel means " God with us." See Matt. 1:23.
6. Before His birth, what did the angel say to Joseph concerning the naming of the child?
"And she shall bring forth a son, and _____________________________: for He shall save His people from their sins." Matt. 1:21.
7. At His birth, what message did the angel bring to the shepherds abiding in the field?
"And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, __________________________, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:10,11.
8. In what song of praise did a host of angels join?
"And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, ___________________________________________________." Verses 13,14.
9. What prophecy of Isaiah was fulfilled at Christ's birth?
"_____________________________________: and the government shall be upon His shoulder." Isa. 9:6.
10. What did the prophet say His name should be called?
"And His name shall be called ________________________________, The ______________________________________. Of the increase of His government and peace there shall be no end." Verses 6,7.
11. What did the devout Simeon say when he saw the child Jesus?
"And when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for Him after the custom of the law, then took he Him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________." Luke 2:27-32.
12. How did the aged prophetess Anna express herself at the sight of Jesus?
"And she coming in that instant ________________________________, and spake of Him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem." Verse 38.
13. What did the wise men of the East do when they had found Jesus?
"When they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary His mother, and ________________________________: and when they had opened their treasures, they _______________________________________." Matt. 2:11.
14. How came Jesus to live for a time in Egypt?
"And when they were departed, behold, the _________________________________, and be thou there until I bring thee word: for Herod will seek the young child to destroy Him." Verse 13.
15. How does the revelator describe this satanic desire to destroy Christ?
"______________________________________________________." Rev. 12:4.
16. By what means did Herod seek to destroy Christ?
"Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and __________________________________, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under." Matt. 2:16.
17. After Herod's death, where did Joseph and his family live?
"___________________________________: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene." Verse 23.
18. What is said of Christ's childhood and early life?
"And the child ________________________________: and ____________________. . . . And He went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and _________________." Luke 2:40-51.
19. Upon returning from a feast at Jerusalem, how came Joseph and Mary to lose Jesus when He was twelve years old?
"_______________________________________, went a day's journey; and they sought Him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. And when they found Him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking Him." Verses 44,45.
NOTE.-This is how many lose Jesus today. They suppose He is in their company, but do not see to it that He is with them personally. Through carelessness it takes but a day to lose Him; but, when once lost, it sometimes takes days of sorrowful searching, as it did Joseph and Mary, to find Him again.
20. What was Jesus doing when they found Him?
"And it came to pass, that after three days they found Him in the temple,___________ __________________________________________________________." Verse 46.
21. How did His questions and answers impress those who heard Him?
"And all that heard Him _______________________________________." Verse 47.
22. With what words do the Scriptures conclude the record of Christ's early life?
" __________________________________________________________." Verse 52.
NOTE.-Christ's early life is a pattern for all children and youth. It was marked by respect and love for His mother. He was obedient to His parents, and kind to all. He hated sin, and to every temptation turned a deaf ear. He sought to understand the reason of things, and so increased in knowledge and wisdom. He was sympathetic and tender-hearted, and ever ready to relieve the oppressed, the sorrowing, and the suffering. If we love Christ, we shall love to talk of Him; our sweetest thoughts will be of Him; and by beholding Him we shall be changed into the same image. See note on question 17. of Chapter 20. of this book.
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All praise to Thee, eternal Lord,
Clothed in a garb of flesh and blood;
Choosing a manger for Thy throne,
While worlds on worlds are Thine alone!
Once did the skies before Thee bow;
A Virgin's arms contain Thee now:
Angels, who did in Thee rejoice,
Now listen to Thine infant voice..
A little child, Thou art our guest,
That weary ones in Thee may rest;
Forlorn and lowly is Thy birth,
That we may rise to heaven from earth.
Thou comest in the darksome night
To make us children of the light;
To make us, in the realms divine,
Like Thine own angels round Thee shine.
All this for us Thy love hath done;
By this to Thee our life is won;
For this we tune our cheerful lays,
And tell our thanks in songs of praise.
MARTIN LUTHER.
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