Focus Text: Job 1:1-3, 8-22
Central Truth: Trust in God is the key element in enduring trials.
Objective: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify rewards for being patient in suffering.
Lesson Outline:
I. A Godly Man (Job 1:1-3)
II. A Devilish Scheme (Job 1:8-19)
III. An Unshaken Integrity (Job 1:20-22)
Focus Text: Esther 4:7-14; 5:1-4; 8:3-6
Central Truth: The course of history can be changed by one godly person.
Objective: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to list ways they can change their world.
Lesson Outline:
I. God's People Tested (Esther 4:7-14)
II. God's Plan Accepted (Esther 5:1-4)
III. God's Purpose Fulfilled (Esther 8:3-8)
Focus Text: 1 Samuel 1:9-17, 24-28
Central Truth: The surrendered life will realize God's blessing.
Objective: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to list some ways to demonstrate that all they have is consecrated to God.
Lesson Outline:
I. A Prayer of Desperation (1 Sam. 1:9-13)
II. A Devout Spirit (1 Sam. 1:14-17)
III. A Vow Kept (1 Sam. 1:24-28)
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In "Biblical Perspective" I.C. Holland writes concerning 1 Peter 2:8…
It is no wonder that sightless people stumble. Spiritual blindness is worse than physical. Witness the cases of Fanny Crosby and Helen Keller. The cause of stumbling in verse 8 is identified as being disobedient. Disobedience and unbelief are inseparable Siamese twins. Although there are professed members of the Church who are insincere and substandard, the cause of stumbling is not the fault of the church. It is identified in 2 Corinthians 4:4: “The god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not.” The word appointed does not mean that they were foreordained to be lost, but that infinite justice forestated that “the soul that sinneth” shall die. Sinning is volitional. It is a choice.
Source: Building Christian Relationships: Adult Teacher's Insights, page 18.
In "Biblical Perspective" I.C. Holland writes:
Jesus is that living stone! Though He was rejected by men, He was chosen and approved by the Father who said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased” (Matt. 3:17). The word for stone here is different from the title Jesus gave to Peter. There it was petros, a pebble or field stone. Here it is lithos, meaning a “worked” or shaped stone. The words living and lively indicate activity, growth, and progress, and stone represents permanency. The infantile state discussed in verse 2 has developed from “born” and “grow” to “tasting,” or experiencing, the grace of God in verse 3. Now in verse 4 coming shows further action that leads to built up in verse 5. At this point the figure changes to a spiritual house and holy priesthood, and in Ephesians 2:22 to “a habitation of God through the Spirit.” What a quantum leap! We become not only ministers of Christ, but ministers to Christ! Spiritual work is done by spiritual people.
Source: Building Christian Relationships: Adult Teacher's Insights, page 18.