Key Thought: We didn’t choose to be born, but God does offer us the choice to remain in existence –to choose to have life in Him throughout eternity.
November 20, 2021

1. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 30:15-20..

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What is the difference between life and death, blessings and cursing here?
3. Personal Application: What must we do in order to be faithful to the Lord? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “Is it God who directly brings punishment for disobedience, or it is a consequence of disobedience? Could it be both, or in some cases one causes the other?” How would you respond to your friend?

2. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 30:1-10..

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What are the promises given by God to Israel shown here?
3. Personal Application: Is it better to rebuke a child for his bad behavior, or to encourage him with promises for better behavior? Share your thoughts
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Does God get frustrated and discouraged by the actions and words of His professed followers? What reasons would He have to do so?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 4:19, 8:19, 11:16.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. What is the common warning in all these verses? Why are these warnings so essential to the actions of Israel?
3. Personal Application: How can we make sure that we are not leaving our allegiance to Jesus for some other god? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives asks: “what is the difference between admiring God’s creation and worshiping God’s creation?“ How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read Genesis 3:22,23.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What two options did God present to Adam in regard to his existence?
3. Personal Application: By our daily choices, how are we opting either for life or death? 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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