06: What You Get Is Not What You See – Lesson Plan
Key Thought : We can be safe to enjoy true success and happiness only by doing what is right in God’s eyes and understanding what His definition of success is.
[Lesson plan for What You Get Is Not What You See Feburary 2, 2015]
1. Have a volunteer read Proverbs 14:12-17.
a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
b. What ways seem right in a person’s own eyes, but lead to death?
c. Personal Application: Have you ever felt like you were doing the right thing, but found out it was not according to God’s Word or will? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “How can a person handle a short temper? Isn’t that something they learn and develop from their youth? It seems like it would be like trying to change a person’s character.” How would you respond to your relative?
8.2. Have a volunteer read Proverbs 15:1.
a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
b. How hard is it to answer an angry person with a soft and kind answer?
c. Personal Application: Do you consistently take into consideration that the Lord is watching and listening to everything you do and say? How does that affect your words and behavior? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study: One of your friends states, “What does it mean the sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord? I thought we were all sinners. How can God hear our prayers unless we are righteous? Can He hear anyone? What makes the difference?” How would you respond to your neighbor?
3. Have a volunteer read Proverbs 15:22,23,28,29.
a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. Why is it better to think before we speak, no matter who we are talking to, including our own friends and family?
c. Personal Application: Have you ever received a word in due season? How did it impact you? Share your thoughts..
d. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “Why are people so easily deceived? Why don’t people seek or listen to counsel, especially from those closest to them, but choose many times to make decisions on their own?” How would you respond to your friend?
4. Have a volunteer read Proverbs 16:1-5.
a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. Why do most people think there is nothing wrong with them, and that they are “good” in their own eyes?
c. Personal Application: What does it mean for a person to be proud in heart? How many humble people do you know? Share your thoughts.
d. 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.
(Note : “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.” MH p. 149.
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