LESSON STUDY NOTES

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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LESSON STUDY NOTES

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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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.

 

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.

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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.

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.