• #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ Improbable Possibilities – September 22, 2024

    LESSON STUDY NOTES

    IMPROBABLE POSSIBILITIES

    BIBLE BASIS: JEREMIAH 33:2-11

    BIBLE TRUTH: God is willing to forgive and bring recovery, healing, and restoration. 

    MEMORY VERSE: “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.” (Jeremiah 33:3).

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

    • REALIZE that God’s promise to follow punishment with forgiveness and restoration is still a valid promise;
    • AFFIRM that with God, punishment, forgiveness, and healing come as a package;
    • DESIGN a thanks offering for hope, healing, and forgiveness we receive from God.

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ Josiah Celebrates Passover – September 22, 2024

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    Josiah Celebrates Passover

    Bible Basis: 2 Chronicles 35:1–6, 16–19

    Memory Verse: 2 Chronicles 35:1

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

    1. Explain the setting and guidelines for the first Passover celebration mentioned in Exodus 12.
    2. Evaluate the significance of Josiah’s renewal of the Passover observance for Israel’s ongoing relationship with God.
    3. Create a plan to revitalize one neglected spiritual practice.

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ A New Future – September 15, 2024

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    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.

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ Hezekiah’s Prayer – September 15, 2024

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    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.

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ God Forgives – September 15, 2024

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    God Forgives
    Bible Basis: Numbers 14:10-20
    Bible Truth: Moses intercedes for the people of Israel.
    Memory Verse: “Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.” Numbers 14:19
    Lesson AIM: That we will:
    – RECOGNIZE the significance of Moses’ intercession for the people of Israel;
    – REPENT for rebelling against God’s plans and not trusting His strength; and
    – ASK for forgiveness for our sins.

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ Solomon Dedicates the Temple – September 8, 2024

    LESSON STUDY NOTES

    Solomon Dedicates the Temple

    Unit’s quarter: Worship as Response – examples from the Old Testament of God’s people responding to God’s revelation through worship. 

    Bible Basis: 1 Kings 8:22–24, 37–39, 46, 48–50a

    Memory Verse: 1 Kings 8:38–39a

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

    1. Summarize Solomon’s prayer.
    2. Analyze the structure and movement of Solomon’s prayer at the temple dedication.
    3. Write a prayer to dedicate the congregation’s meeting place(s) to the Lord.

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ Restoration – September 8, 2024

    LESSON STUDY NOTES

    RESTORATION

    BIBLE BASIS: JEREMIAH 31:31–37

    BIBLE TRUTH: Jeremiah assures the people that God will make a new covenant with God’s people that will nurture and equip them for the present and the future.

    MEMORY VERSE: “Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah” (Jeremiah31:31).

    LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, your students will:
    – KNOW God’s new covenant to reveal Himself to all the people, forgive their sins, and hold them accountable;
    – SENSE the relief and joy that come from starting over in agreement with someone; and
    – MAKE PLANS for renewing our personal covenant with God.

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  • *BONUS* #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ A Vision of the Future – September 1, 2024

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    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

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ A Vision of the Future – September 1, 2024

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    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

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ Abram Builds an Altar – September 1, 2024

    LESSON STUDY NOTES

    Abram Builds an Altar

     

    Bible Basis: Genesis 13:8-18

     

    Memory Verse: “The grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,”— Genesis 13:18

     

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

    1. Outline the events that led to Abram’s building an altar.
    2. Explain the significance of Abram’s actions.
    3. Create a physical reminder of a time when God worked in his or her life.

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ An Appeal for Reconciliation – August 25, 2024

    LESSON STUDY NOTES

    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.

     

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ The Washing of Regeneration – August 25, 2024

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    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

     

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ Everything’s Brand New – August 25, 2024

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    Everything’s Brand New

    Bible Basis:  Revelation 21:1-8

    Bible Truth: God will create a new Heaven and earth where life’s challenges and stresses will be banished forever.

    Memory Verse:  “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away.” Revelation 21:1-8

    Lesson AIM:  By the end of this lesson we will:

    • EVALUATE the “apocalypse” genre that characterizes the book of Revelation to understand its message;
    • CONTEMPLATE the coming of a “new heaven and a new earth” for the hope that this vision brings; and
    • EMBRACE the peace of God that begins in this life with Jesus.

     

     

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ The Rules of Life – August 18, 2024

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    The Rules of Life

     

    Bible Basis: Titus 1:1-3, 2:11-15

    Memory Verse: “The grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,”—Titus 2:11–13

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

    1. Recall the “blessed hope.”
    2. Contrast godly and ungodly lives of Paul’s day.
    3. Make a plan to eliminate one ungodly element in his or her life.

     

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ The Rules of Life – August 18, 2024

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    The Rules of Life

     

    Bible Basis: Titus 1:1-3, 2:11-15

    Memory Verse: “The grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ,”—Titus 2:11–13

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

    1. Recall the “blessed hope.”
    2. Contrast godly and ungodly lives of Paul’s day.
    3. Make a plan to eliminate one ungodly element in his or her life.

     

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  • #TSSGNotes – 📚🙌🏽❤️ Praise Builds Us Up – August 18, 2024

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    Praise Builds Us Up [See also ISSL Sustaining Our Faith]

    Bible Basis: Jude 17-25

    Memory Verse: “24 Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, 25 To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.” Jude 24-25

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

    1. ANALYZE how God is able to sustain and keep us in our Christian life;
    2. FEEL ASSURED that God is able to sustain and keep us; and
    3. THANK God that He does sustain and keep us.

     

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