Key Thought: We all know the reality and pain of loss. It is the deepest and hits us the hardest when it is in the family..

June 1, 2019

1. Have a volunteer read Matthew 15:22-28

a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
b. Does God answer prayers of faith when He wouldn’t think it was the right thing to do? Think of Biblical examples. Would He ever heal a person who was destroying themselves from a bad habit? Why or why not?
c. Personal Application: When we have illness in the family, what promise can we claim?? Share your thoughts.
d. Case Study : One of your relatives states: “Why was Jesus reluctant to grant the woman’s request because she wasn’t Jewish? What did her faith do in witness to the people there?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read James 1:13-15. Romans 6:16.

a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
b. What are the things that can lead people into addiction?
b. Personal Application: What ways have you overcome addictions in your life? Share your thoughts.
c. Case Study: One of your friends states, “God has tested me so many times to prove my faithfulness. He says that we need to be tried to purify our characters, so God does tempt us to see if we will be faithful..” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read I Corinthians 15:26

a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. How is death described and why is it portrayed this way?
c. Personal Application: What loss have you sustained that either gives you sorrow and grief or comfort and hope? Share your thoughts
d. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “I don’t look at death as bad. Sometimes its better for a person to die than to suffer. God will put the old and very young to death during the time of trouble because they won’t be able to go through it. It’s better for bad people to die than continue to hurt more people.” How would you reply to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read I Corinthians 15:51-57.

a. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
b. What comfort do we have in this passage of Scripture concerning the loss of a loved one?
b. Personal Application: What person or persons do you look forward to seeing on resurrection day, other than Jesus? 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.

(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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