OUR LESSON—­For Feb. 15.

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PREPARED BY MARGUERITE COOK.

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Title.—­Christ’s Hatred of Shams.—­Luke 11:37-54.

Golden Text.—­Be not deceived; God is not mocked—­Gal. 6:7.

Beginners Golden Text.—­The day is thine, the night also is thine.—­Ps. 74:16.

Truth.—­God looketh upon the heart.

1.  One day when Jesus was teaching the people a Pharisee invited him to dine with him.

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2.  Jesus went with him, for he hoped to be able to teach him how to truly love and serve God.

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3.  The Pharisee was surprised that Jesus sat down to the table to eat without first washing his hands.

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4.  Jesus told him that it was true that the Pharisees made much of washing their hands but that their hearts were far from clean.

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5.  Jesus told him that God made the soul as well as the body and wanted the soul kept clean and pure.

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6.  They loved to be thought great and good but were selfish and unkind.

7.  When they prayed or gave alms to the poor it was to be seen and praised by others.

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8.  Jesus also blamed those who made life hard for others and made things easy for themselves.

9.  God looks into our hearts and sees what we really are.

10.  It is useless for us to try to deceive God.

11.  He knows all the time if we have wicked, selfish, impure hearts, no matter how hard we try to seem good.

12.  To please God we must have pure hearts and live pure, true, loving lives.

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QUESTIONS.

What is the Golden Text?

What is the Truth?

1.  Who invited Jesus to dine with him?

2.  What did Jesus hope to be able to teach him?

3.  At what was the Pharisee surprised?

4.  What did Jesus tell him about the hearts of the Pharisees?

5.  What did Jesus tell him about the body and soul?

6.  Although they loved to be thought great and good, what were they?

7.  Why did they pray and give alms to the poor?

8.  Whom did Jesus also blame?

9.  When God looks into our hearts what does he see?

10.  What is it useless for us to try to do?

11.  What does he know?

12.  What must we do to please God?

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LESSON HYMN.

Tune—­“Jesus loves me, this I know,” omitting chorus (E flat).

    We should all be very sure
    That our hearts are good and pure;
    Jesus knows if we are true,
    He knows all we say or do.

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