LESSON STUDY NOTES

Love One Another

Bible Basis: 1 John 3:11-24

Memory Verse: “For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.”– 1 John 3:11

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

1. Examine John’s message about loving one another;
2. Affirm the fundamental discipleship principle of love for God and others;
3. Express unconditional love to others.

 

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LESSON STUDY NOTES

A COMMUNITY FORGIVES

BIBLE BASIS: 2 Corinthians 1:23–2:11

BIBLE TRUTH: People need to forgive each other.

MEMORY VERSE: “To whom ye forgive anything, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ” (2 Corinthians 2:10).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will: GRASP Paul’s message to the Corinthians about the connection among people in a community; GAUGE the influence of harm or benefit to one person in a community on the whole group; and GENERATE a list of people to pray for who may need forgiveness for harming others.

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: 2 Corinthians 1: 23-2:17— Read and incorporate the insights gained from the Background Scriptures into your study of the lesson.

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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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LESSON STUDY NOTES

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

 

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.