TSSG Notes

Rejoice Anyway

Bible Basis: Habakkuk 2:1-5, 3:17-19

Memory Verse: Habakkuk 3:17-18

Lesson AIM: That we will

• DISCOVER God’s message of patience and assurance that God will act with justice.
• EXPERIENCE the feeling of joy that comes from patiently waiting on God’s promises;
• PRACTICE responding to difficulties by trusting in God’s presence and by praising God for strength to endure.

Moses and Miriam Lead in Praise [Similar lesson see my YouTube channel Moses and Miriam Praise God – September 5, 2021]

Unit’s quarter: Worship as Response – examples from the Old Testament of God’s people responding to God’s revelation through worship. [Moses builds an altar – Solomon’s dedication prayer – Hezekiah’s prayer. Josiah celebrates Passover.]

Bible Basis: Exodus 15:1–3, 11–13, 17–18, 20–21

Memory Verse: Exodus 15:20

Lesson Aims: After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. List God’s attributes as sung by Moses and Miriam.
2. Trace the historical elements within Moses’ and Miriam’s celebratory songs of praise.
3. Write and sing a song of praise to God for his character and deliverance of his people.

A NEW FUTURE

BIBLE BASIS: JEREMIAH 32:2-9, 14-15

BIBLE TRUTH: While Jerusalem was under siege, God instructed the prophet Jeremiah to purchase property as a sign that there was a future for the people and their land beyond defeat and exile.

MEMORY VERSE: “For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.” (Jeremiah 32:15).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, your students will:

• RETELL the hopefulness of Jeremiah’s purchase of a field while he awaits the invasion and siege of Jerusalem;
• APPRECIATE hope ad hopeful actions in the face of deep hardship;
• REVIEW our personal times of hardship in the past that held, and hold, hope for the future.

Hezekiah’s Prayer

Bible Basis: 2 Kings 19:14–20, 29–31

Memory Verse: 2 Kings 19:19

Lesson Aims: After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. Explain the historical circumstance behind Hezekiah’s prayer.
2. Distinguish Hezekiah’s response to God from the responses of other Old Testament kings.
3. Create a plan to respond to any crisis with immediate prayer to the Lord.

A VISION OF THE FUTURE

BIBLE BASIS: Jeremiah 30:1-3, 18-22

BIBLE TRUTH: God’s promise to restore the fortunes of the people, Israel and Judah, and to reestablish the covenant with them.

MEMORY VERSE: “For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it” (Jeremiah 30:3)

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will:

• REVIEW God’s written promise to restore the people and the land of Israel and Judah as of old
• IMAGINE and EXPRESS the feelings of safety in a community that has great promise for the future; and
• PLAN a way to invite people who are not part of the covenant community to become members of the church and Sunday School

AN APPEAL FOR RECONCILIATION

BIBLE BASIS: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13

BIBLE TRUTH: The believer should let nothing separate him from his brother.

MEMORY VERSE: “Receive us; we have wronged no man, we have corrupted no man, we have defrauded no man”(2  Corinthians 7:2).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we  will: acknowledge Paul’s estrangement  he felt from the Corinthians and assess  his reaction to it;

• FEEL the need to heal estrangement within the church fellowship;  and
• ARTICULATE ways to end any misunderstandings and estrangements and
• LIST ways to restore health to the community.

The Washing of Regeneration

Background Scripture: Titus 3:3-11 Printed Scripture: Titus 3:3-11

Lesson Aims: (NIV Standard Lesson Commentary 2023-2024)

1. List the means by which God saves.
2. Explain how to distinguish between profitable and unprofitable conversations from Paul’s

   perspective.

3. Make a commitment to participate in conversations that only are profitable.

Key Verse:

4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, – Titus 3:4-5 NIV

Lesson Outline:

1. Gospel Reminder – Titus 3:3-8 2. Gospel Behavior – Titus 3:9-11