TSSG Notes

LESSON STUDY NOTES

WATCH WHAT YOU EAT

BIBLE BASIS: 1 Corinthians 8:1–13

BIBLE TRUTH: Put the spiritual well-being of your brother as your top priority.

MEMORY VERSE: “But take heed lest by any means this liberty of yours become a stumbling- block to them that are weak” (1 Corinthians 8:9)

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: EXPLORE the positive and negative influences that community members have on one another; EMPATHIZE with Christians who may have been negatively affected by others in the community; and EVALUATE our own behavior to rid ourselves of actions that might negatively influence the people around us.

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Continual Proclamation

Bible Basis: Psalm 71:2-21

Memory Verse: “But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.” Psalm 71:14

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

1. Summarize what the biblical writer does to maintain hope.
2. Contrast the biblical basis for hope with secular ones.
3. Role-play a debate regarding conclusions from Lesson Aim 2.

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GLORIFY GOD WITH YOUR BODY

BIBLE BASIS: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20

BIBLE TRUTH: Your body belongs to God 

MEMORY VERSE:  1 Corinthians 6:19 “What? Know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?”

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

• RECALL the Apostle Paul’s comparison of the body to a temple
• RECOGNIZE how as Christians we’re called to keep our bodies pure
• RESOLVE to promote and practice personal, moral and physical purity as part of the Body of Christ

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Live the Truth, Teach the Truth

Bible Basis: Titus 2

Memory Verse: “In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,” Titus 2:7

Lesson AIM: That we will EXAMINE what it means to live as examples for Christ; FEEL  strongly that God desires and expects us to live godly; and COMMIT to display faith in God through acts and deeds.

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Sunday June 23, 2024

*Visible to God

Bible Basis: 1 Thessalonians 1

Memory Verse: 1 Thessalonians 1:6

Lesson AIMS:* By the end of this lesson we will:

• RECOGNIZE how the Thessalonian church’s commitment to God was visible in their relationships to others;
• FEEL confident in the power of the Holy Spirit to help in times of trouble;
• IDENTIFY an opportunity to be more intentional in living out our commitment to Christ.

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Sunday June 16, 2024

Empowered Servants

Lesson #1 Summer Quarter: Hope In the Lord

Text:  Romans 15:1-13

Key Verse: “Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus: That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. —Romans 15:5-6

Lesson Aims:

1. Identify who set the ultimate example of acceptance.
2. Contrast the Christian concept of empowerment with secular concepts of that term.
3. Suggest a way to react to a common failing of new Christians (“the weak”).

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Bold Ministers

Lesson Scripture: 2 Cor. 3:5-18 Key Text: 2 Cor. 3:18

Background Scripture:  2 Cor. 3:5-18

Lesson Scripture, KJV:  2 Cor. 3:5-18

Lesson Aims

1. Identify the nature of the hope to which Paul refers
2. Explain the transformational change that is to occur as one matures in the faith.
3. Make a plan to push toward that transformational change personally.

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Accompanying lesson video on Youtube.

LESSON STUDY NOTES

Bold Ministers

Lesson Scripture: 2 Cor. 3:5-18 Key Text: 2 Cor. 3:18

Background Scripture:  2 Cor. 3:5-18

Lesson Scripture, KJV:  2 Cor. 3:5-18

Lesson Aims

1. Identify the nature of the hope to which Paul refers
2. Explain the transformational change that is to occur as one matures in the faith.
3. Make a plan to push toward that transformational change personally.

These notes are PERSONAL study notes ONLY. They are not a publisher’s lesson, commentary or any other scholarly publication. References KJV – The KJV is public domain in the United States.

Accompanying lesson video on Youtube.