BIBLICAL BASIS: Understanding the Necessity for Victorious Christian Living

PRINTED TEXT: Romans 8:1-17

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Ephesians 3:14-21; I John 5:1-5

DEVOTIONAL READING: II Peter 1:2-11

KEY VERSE: Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God? (I John 5:5).

CENTRAL TRUTH: We can have victory over sin through Christ's grace.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify some signs of victory in the Christian life.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. The Provision for Victorious Living (Romans 8:1-5)
II. The Priority of Victorious Living (Romans 8:6-11)
III. The Power of Victorious Living (Romans 8:12-17)

BIBLICAL BASIS: Understanding the Sinful Nature

PRINTED TEXT: Romans 7:4-6, 13-25

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Romans 8:6-8; I Corinthians 2:14--3:4; Ephesians 4:21-24; 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

DEVOTIONAL READING: Galatians 5:16-24

KEY VERSE: For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2).

CENTRAL TRUTH: We can find deliverance from sin only in Christ.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify some characteristics of the sinful nature and explain how we can be freed from it.

LESSON OUTLINE:

I. Dead to the Law (Romans 7:4-6)
II. Life Under the Law (Romans 7:13-20)
III. An Evil Inner Law (Romans 7:21-23)
IV. The Answer in Christ (Romans 7:24, 25)

BIBLICAL BASIS: Strengthening Family Relationships in the Home

FOCUS TEXT: Deuteronomy 6:1-9, 20-25

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Deuteronomy 30:11-20; Joshua 24:14-24; James 1:22-27

DEVOTIONAL READING: Deuteronomy 30:15-20

KEY VERSE: Fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life (Deuteronomy 6:2).

CENTRAL TRUTH: The Christian home's greatest priority is instilling love for God.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify ways to develop a Christian heritage.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. Keep God's Commandments (Deuteronomy 6:1-3)

II. Instruct Your Children (Deuteronomy 6:4-9)

III. Reinforce the Lesson (Deuteronomy 6:20-25)

FOCUS TEXT: Ephesians 5:31 – 6:4; Colossians 3:18-21; 1 Peter 3:1-7

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Luke 2:51, 52; Ephesians 4:32; 5:22, 25; 2 Timothy 1:3-6

DEVOTIONAL READING: Proverbs 23:19-26

KEY VERSE: Except the LORD build the house, they labor in vain that build it (Psalm 127:1).

CENTRAL TRUTH: The Christian home should follow God's relational principles.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to list several ways they can make their home a better place in which to live.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. God's Order for Marriage (Ephesians 5:31-33; 1 Peter 3:1-7; Colossians 3:18, 19)

II. God's Order for Children (Colossians 3:20; Ephesians 6:1-3)

III. God's Order for Parents (Ephesians 6:4; Colossians 3:21)