10: Remember, Do Not Forget – Teaching Plan
Key Thought: The Lord and His prophets always told the people not to forget, or to remember. We are always to remember and not forget God’s interaction in our lives..
December 4, 2021
1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 9:8-17.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
- How is the word remember used here and what can we learn from its use?
- Personal Application: How should we remember what God has done for us in our lives? Share your thoughts on what you remember God has done for you specifically.
- Case Study: One of your relatives states, “The rainbow is a natural result of a physical reaction in the clouds. It is a pretty natural phenomenon. What does it mean to you?” How would you respond to your friend?
2. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 4:32-40.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What is the Lord telling them to remember? Why is it important to remember these things?
- Personal Application: What has Jesus done for us, and how are we to respond to what He has done for us? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your friends mentions children starving to death in third world countries. “What has God done for them,” he asks. How would you respond to your friend?
3. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 4:9,23.
- Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
- What is the Lord telling them to do here, and why is it so important for the nation?
- Personal Application: How has telling your experience with the Lord benefited not just others, but yourself as well? Has recounting God’s leading in your life helped you not to forget His leading? Share your thoughts.
- Case Study: One of your relatives states: “Why would teaching the nation’s history and geneology to their children and grandchildren help them not to forget?“ How would you respond to your relative?
4. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 8:7-18.
- Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
- What warning is the Lord giving His people here, and what should it mean for us today
- Personal Application: What does this teach us about the danger that comes from wealth? Do wealthy people and healthy people tend to forget their need of the Lord? Share your thoughts.
- 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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