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Lesson 13 · June 26, 1909

Calling of Fisherman—Healing of Demoniac—Healing of Peter's Wife's Mother

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Related and Parallel Scriptures: ; .

Lesson Helps: chapter 25; , chapters 13, 17.

Place: Near and at Capernaum, a city on the northwestern side of the sea of Galilee.

Persons: Jesus; Simon and Andrew, James and John, Zebedee; the demoniac; Peter's wife's mother; the people.

Questions

#### Calling of Fisherman.

  1. 1.How did the people manifest their eagerness to hear the word? . Note 1.
  2. 2.What did this lead Jesus to do? . Note 2.
  3. 3.When He finished His discourse, what did He tell Simon to do? .
  4. 4.What was the reply of Simon? What was the result when they obeyed His word? .
  5. 5.What was the effect of this miraculous draught of fishes upon the disciples? What encouraging words did Jesus speak to Peter? . Note 3.
  6. 6.What did these disciples immediately do? . Note 4.

Notes

#### Healing of Demoniac.

  1. 7.To what city of Galilee did Jesus again come? What did He do there? How did He speak? .
  2. 8.What occurred while He was teaching? . Note 5.
  3. 9.What did Jesus do? What did the unclean spirit do? .
  4. 10.What was the result of Christ's work at this place? .

Notes

#### Peter's Wife's Mother.

  1. 11.Where did He go from the synagogue? What did He find in this home? .
  2. 12.What did our Lord do for the sick one? .
  3. 13.At the close of the Sabbath, what did the people do? What help did He render the afflicted? .
  4. 14.What was the burden of His teaching in Galilee? .
  5. 15.What prophet had before prophesied of the times of the Messiah? .
  6. 16.Where was John the Baptist at this time? .
  7. 17.Where did Jesus make His home after leaving Nazareth? .
  8. 18.What prophecy was He fulfilling in His preaching? .

Notes

1. "The Sea of Chinnereth (), called in the New Testament, 'the Sea of Galilee' (), the 'Sea of Tiberias' (), and the 'Sea' or 'Lake of Gennesaret' (), which last is but a variation of the Hebrew name."—"Popular and Critical Bible Encyclopedia."

2. It would seem that Simon and the other disciples whom Jesus first called had gone back to their fishing when Jesus returned to Galilee.

3. We may, like the disciples who toiled all the night without results, in our labor for souls sometimes see no one won to Christ. Yet we should not become discouraged and abandon the work. Connect more fully with the Saviour, take Him on board the ship, and at the word let down the Gospel net, and it may enclose a multitude.

4. The disciples "forsook all" in order to follow Christ. No less is required of His people in this age. We can not serve God and mammon. Following Christ means a separation from the world.

5. "The mind of this wretched sufferer had been darkened by Satan, but in the Saviour's presence a ray of light had pierced the gloom. He was roused to long for freedom from Satan's control; but the demon resisted the power of Christ. When the man tried to appeal to Jesus for help, the evil spirit put words into his mouth, and he cried out in an agony of fear. The demoniac partially comprehended that he was in the presence of One who could set him free; but when he tried to come within reach of that mighty hand, another's will held him; another's words found utterance through him. The conflict between the power of Satan and his own desire for freedom was terrible."—.

Bible texts in this lesson

Luke 5:1-11 · Luke 4:31-41 · Matthew 4:18-22 · Matthew 8:14-17 · Mark 1:16-34 · Luke 5:1 · Luke 5:2 · Luke 5:3 · Luke 5:4 · Luke 5:5-7 · Luke 5:8-10 · Luke 5:11 · Luke 4:31 · Luke 4:32 · Luke 4:33 · Luke 4:34 · Luke 4:35 · Luke 4:36 · Luke 4:37 · Luke 4:38 · Luke 4:39 · Luke 4:40 · Luke 4:41 · Mark 1:14 · Mark 1:15 · Daniel 9:24-26 · Matthew 4:12 · Matthew 4:13 · Matthew 4:14-16 · Numbers 34:11 · Matthew 4:18 · John 21:1

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