Key Thought: We were not meant to be alone. We are to live in fellowship. Many people suffer from loneliness and a lack of companionship.

April 27, 2019

1. Have a volunteer read Ecclesiastes 4: 9-12

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What is the basic principle of life mentioned here?
3. Personal Application: How do you combat feelings of loneliness? How do other people deal with it? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “I know there are lonely people in my church and neighborhood, but I just don’t have time to see them. I’m so busy with life. I barely have time for my own family.” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read I Corinthians 7:10-13.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What are some principles mentioned here about the marriage relationship and God’s counsel?
3. Personal Application: How can the church help those that are going through a divorce in a non-judgmental way? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why does God say He hates divorce so much? Aren’t there good reasons why some people shouldn’t stay married? If they can’t get along, why stay together?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 57:1.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. How well are we doing in visiting the fatherless and the widows? What can we do to remedy this lack of concern?
3. Personal Application: How do we remember the ones who have died that have impacted our lives in a positive way? Share your thoughts
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “My father died in his forties and he was a good man. I don’t understand why God would allow him to die so young when my mother and us kids needed him so much. We really struggled after he passed. I never really got over his death.” How would you reply to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 54:5.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. What challenges does one face when they are the only Adventist in a family and face spiritual warfare every day?
3. Personal Application: Do you know anyone in the church whose spouse in not a member? How can you help the member in their walk with God? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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