LESSON STUDY NOTES

The Word of God  – Hope in Christian Fellowship

Bible Basis: 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:5 ESV

Memory Verse: We also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.—1 Thessalonians 2:13

Lesson Aims:

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

1. Summarize Paul’s concerns regarding the believers in Thessalonica.
2. Compare and contrast the Jews and Gentiles as Paul describes them in the lesson text.
3. Commit to offering Christian encouragement to a fellow believer in the week ahead.

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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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SEEK THE GOOD OF OTHERS

BIBLE BASIS: 1 Corinthians 14:13–26

BIBLE TRUTH: Whatever you do in worship  should edify other believers as well as  yourself. 

MEMORY VERSE: “How is it then, brethren?  when ye come together, every one of you  hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a tongue,  hath a revelation, hath an interpretation.  Let all things be done unto edifying”  (1 Corinthians 14:26). 

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we  will: RECOUNT what Paul says about the  value of speaking in tongues; REALIZE  the importance of speaking plainly in  the company of others; and REAFFIRM  strategies for effectively communicating the  Gospel to both believers and unbelievers.

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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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