Key Thought: Submission to God’s will comes as we die to our own desires and ambitions. This opens the way for true service to others.
September 17, 2022

1. Have a volunteer read Romans 12:1,2.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. How do we present our bodies as a living sacrifice? Why does it say it is our reasonable service?
3. Personal Application: What things might you have to give up in order to become a living sacrifice?. Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “How do we get transformed by the renewing of our minds? How does one renew their mind? We can’t change who we are, what we think. How does a transformation take place?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read I Samuel 3:10-19..

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What contrast is here between those who listen to God and those who don’t?
3. Personal Application: Are there any Hopnea’s and Phinea’s in the Christian churches today? In what ways are they disrespecting and disregarding God’s counsel? Share your thoughts
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why does God allow prophets and phony, greedy, power-hungry, sex-driven pastors to prosper while they defame and disgust people against Christians and the Christian message?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read I Samuel 13:9-14.

1. Ask class members to share a short
2. What did Saul do that led to his own downfall?
3. Personal Application: Why do we still try to rely on ourselves? Why is it hard to trust in God and put self aside? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “What was Saul’s sin? Because he offered an offering to the Lord? What’s wrong with that? I don’t see what the problem was.” How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read Zechariah 4:.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. How could a building project be affected by the Holy Spirit?
3. Personal Application: When stress comes, what is your first reaction? Food? Television? Prayer? Shopping? Reclusiveness? 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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