Key Thought: Deuteronomy was quoted or referred to in the Gospels, Acts, Romans, Galatians, Corinthians, Hebrews, and Revelation. We will look at a few and see what present truth we can learn from them.
December 18, 2021

1. Have a volunteer read Matthew 4:1-11..

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. How did Jesus answer Satan’s temptations and what is the important lesson for us?
3. Personal Application: How can we learn to be stronger in resisting Satan’s temptations? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “The devil quoted Scripture to Jesus. Jesus replied with Scripture. How can we discern between different interpretations of what a Scripture means?” How would you respond to your friend?

2. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 10:17-19.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What is the essential message here and what does it mean to the church today?
3. Personal Application: How often do you even subtly “lift up faces” and why does the cross show how sinful that attitude really is? Share your thoughts
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “What does it mean to love the stranger? How do we deal with illegal immigrants? How do we treat those outside our own circle? How do we treat the poor?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Galatians 3:7-14.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. What is Paul saying that is relevant to us today?
3. Personal Application: How does Christ’s death on the cross make the Scriptures more personable in our own lives in living today? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “What does it mean that those that are of the works of the law and under a curse? I thought those who disobeyed the law were under a curse? How does faith fit into both these extremes? ” How would you respond to your relative

4. Have a volunteer read Hebrews 10:28-31. Deuteronomy 17:6..

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. How do people tread underfoot the Son of God and count the blood of the covenant an unholy thing?
3. Personal Application: How do we do despite unto the Spirit of grace? 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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