FOCUS TEXT: Isaiah 51:1-16

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: 1 Samuel 30:1-6; 1 Kings 19:1-8

DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 66:1-12

KEY VERSE: Therefore the redeemed of the LORD shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away (Isaiah 51:11).

CENTRAL TRUTH: God's people will always find encouragement when they truly seek and listen to the Lord of hosts.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students will be able to list three words of encouragement they found in today's Bible text.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. Clarifying Our Focus (Isaiah 51:1-8)
II. Expressing Our Need (Isaiah 51:9, 10)
III. Listening to Our God (Isaiah 51:11-16)