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Pray for your students and their needs daily.
What does it mean to be a Sunday school teacher? Probably for most, the mental image they have of a Sunday school teacher is a picture of a person at the front in a church classroom, teaching their students. The actual ministry of the best Sunday school teachers, however, includes far more.
The best Sunday school teachers are, in a real sense, like a pastor to their class. These teachers do not see their job beginning and ending with the "Sunday school hour." Rather, they work throughout the week to build a relationship with her students, minister to them spiritually, and train them to follow God. As such, a vital part of the Sunday school teachers’ work is to pray for their students and their needs on a daily basis.
What should the teacher do in order to know how to pray for students?
- Pray for God's will for your students, including their salvation, entire sanctification, spiritual growth, and involvement in Christian service.
- Keep a notebook or journal (hard copy or digital) of the prayer requests and praises of your students.
- Pray regularly for the Holy Spirit to reveal how you should be praying for your students.
A Call to Watchfulness
Lesson 4 - June 26, 2016
Key Verse: Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown (Revelation 3:11).
Central Truth: The Christian attitude should be one of careful watchfulness.
Objective: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify areas in their lives in which they should be more watchful.
Lesson Outline:
- Prepare for His Return (Revelation 3:3-5)
- Continue in Faithfulness (Revelation 3:7-11)
- Beware of Lukewarmness (Revelation 3:14-19)
Prayer – Lesson 3, A Call to Repentance
Heavenly Father, As our classes study this lesson today, help them to understand the truth that God tolerates no competition to His lordship of our lives. If there are any who are not living fully surrendered lives to Christ, may they repent and find grace in Your sight. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
How Does Compromise Begin?
In "God's Word for Today" Steve Oliver writes:
Compromise happens when we allow our interactions with this world to undermine our loyalty to Christ or our obedience to His commands. Although it may end with something flagrantly wrong, compromise begins small and is often almost unnoticed. It begins, not in our actions, but in our attitudes — envy at our neighbor's possessions indicate a worldly attitude of materialism. A sense of shame that our projects do not look like the Pinterest photos indicates that we are valuing ourselves by comparison to others.
Source: Christ, the Triumphant Lord: Adult Teacher's Insights, page 16.
What Does Repentance Involve?
In "Doctrinal Discussion" Don Englund writes:
Evangelist “Big Ray” Smith used to point out that repentance involves three actions — one that is almost wholly the responsibility of the Holy Spirit, another that is partly the responsibility of the seeker and partly the responsibility of the Holy Spirit, and a third that is almost wholly dependent upon the individual. First, it is within the office of the Holy Spirit to make the sinner aware of sin, and that an undebatable consent to and a yielding to evil has occurred. Second, repentance involves a change in attitude toward sin which is partly the work of the pleading sinner and partly the work of the Holy Spirit. Finally, the element of repentance that is dependent upon the individual is that of turning from sin. Big sins, little sins, and all others must come to an abrupt halt in the new Christian's life, rather than just tapering down slowly.
Source: Christ, the Triumphant Lord: Adult Teacher's Insights, page 19.
What is at the center of everything you see?
In "God's Word for Today" Steve Oliver writes:
The answer, of course, is that they are. Visually, every person is the center of his own world. The problem is that we tend to forget that this is a sort of “optical illusion,” and we live and think as if we are, in fact, the most important person in our world. If we are not careful, our concerns can center on what is good for us; our worship can revolve around what we enjoy; even our prayers can boil down to requests for personal comfort. If this describes you, then in this passage Jesus called you to repentance — to turn away from self-centered living and begin living with God as the center, the controller, of your life.
Source: Christ, the Triumphant Lord: Adult Teacher's Insights, page 15.