TSSG Notes

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Stick to Your Faith

Bible Basis: 2 Peter 1:1-15

Bible Truth: James asserts that loving and obeying God opens the door to God’s blessings and frees us from conflicts and disputes.

Memory Verse: “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.”  James 4:8

Lesson AIM: That we will ACCEPT James’ teaching about the source of conflicts and his prescription for avoiding them; REPENT of attitudes and behaviors that keep adults mired in conflicts and disputes; and DEVELOP ways to draw near to God in humble submission.

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CONSOLATION GRANTED THROUGH PRAYER

BIBLE BASIS: 2 Corinthians 1:3-11

BIBLE TRUTH: God never leaves His children alone and unprotected

MEMORY VERSE: “And our hope of you is steadfast, knowing, that as ye are partakers of the sufferings, so shall ye be also of the consolation” 2 Corinthians 1:7

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

• DISCERN Paul’s meaning in explaining reliance on God during affliction
• Sense the JOY of resting in God’s protection and consolation
• DETERMINE how we can extend the loving concern that God has for us to others

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Notes curated by Dr. Jameson Travick

“Expectant Watchfulness”

Psalm 130

Background Scripture: Psalm 130

Printed Scripture: Psalm 130

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

1. Identify elements of cause and effect in the text.
   2. Define the genre of lament using Psalm 130 as an example.
   3. Personalize, in writing, one of the verses without changing the psalmist’s original intent.

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Key Verse:

Israel, put your hope in the Lord, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. – Psalm 130:7 NIV

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OVERCOMING TEMPTATION

BIBLE BASIS: 1 Corinthians 10:9–22

BIBLE TRUTH: Yielding to temptation is sin.

MEMORY VERSE: “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it” (1 Corinthians 10:13).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: PONDER Paul’s warnings about yielding to temptation; SENSE the joy of resisting the temptation of sin; and PRAY over specific needs of one another for God’s help in overcoming temptation.

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At Home in the Community

Bible Basis: Philemon 1:8-18

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 EXPLAIN why Paul pleaded for Onesimus; EXPLORE our feelings about standing up for someone needing advocacy; and IDENTIFY way we can stand up for someone being bullied or discriminated against.

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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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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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