Tuesday, March 24, 2015
God's Mad Skills (Bible Session Notes from 3-23-15)
Last night Jeremy Drew spoke on "God's Mad Skills"
Omniscient - all knowing - Psalm 147:5, Proverbs 15:3, Jeremiah 1:5
Omnipresent - all seeing - Jeremiah 23:24, I John 3:20, Hebrews 4:13
Omnipotent - all powerful - Matthew 19:26, Psalm 147:5, Philippians 4:13
If God is all knowing, where does all knowledge come from? Him.
If we have a question, he has the answer.
God is all seeing. He sees everything. We cannot hide anything from God.
He is all powerful. Genesis 1:1. God created the heaven and the earth. None of us can do that, but He did. If you need help, ask God.
Omniscient - all knowing - Psalm 147:5, Proverbs 15:3, Jeremiah 1:5
Omnipresent - all seeing - Jeremiah 23:24, I John 3:20, Hebrews 4:13
Omnipotent - all powerful - Matthew 19:26, Psalm 147:5, Philippians 4:13
If God is all knowing, where does all knowledge come from? Him.
If we have a question, he has the answer.
God is all seeing. He sees everything. We cannot hide anything from God.
He is all powerful. Genesis 1:1. God created the heaven and the earth. None of us can do that, but He did. If you need help, ask God.
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Bible Session Notes from Last Monday Night - 3-16-2015
The
Fourth Commandment
Adapted From: Ten to Grow On By Sandra Klaus
·
Review:
o
How
many commandments are there? 10
o
The
10 Commandments are found in which part of the Bible? Old Testament and many
are repeated in the New Testament.
o
What
is the First Commandment?
§ You shall
have no other Gods before me.
o
What
is the Second Commandment?
§ You shall
not make for Yourself an Idol
o
What
is the Third Commandment?
§ You shall
not misuse the name of the Lord your God
o
Who
can remember where the 10 Commandments are first found in the Bible? What book? Exodus
·
Read
Exodus 20:8-11
·
Sabbath?
·
The
word Sabbath comes from the Hebrew word meaning to stop, take a break, rest
from your work.
·
Holy?
·
Holy
means to separate or set apart.
·
When
God gave this Commandment to Moses to share with His people, he was asking for
a special day to be set aside each week for worship and rest. A day of worship.
In a sense, a gift to God. On that one
day, people were to give their attention to God.
·
Ways
in which we can worship God:
o
Go
to church
o
Pray
o
Thinking
about Him
o
Reading
the Bible
o
Singing
songs to Him or about Him
o
Doing
good things for others
o
Encouraging
other Christians
o
Telling
unbelievers about Christ
·
Sabbath
was also a gift from God. A day of
rest. A day away from our ordinary
work. He knew we would need a break.
·
Most
Christians use Sunday as their day of worship and rest.
·
God
loves us and He wants us to take care of ourselves both spiritually and
physically.
·
God
wants us to spend time with Him every day, but it’s important that set aside
one day to be a special “God’s” day. He
doesn’t request this. He commands it.
“Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it Holy.”
·
Traditionally
Jews celebrated the Sabbath on Saturday. From sunset Friday night to sunset
Saturday night, the Jewish people were forbidden to do any work at all.
·
Then
Jesus came and changed that perspective a bit.
He said it was ok to do some things on the Sabbath.
o
Mark
2:27 – Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath
o
Matthew
12:12 – Jesus says it is right to do good things on the Sabbath
·
After
Jesus came and died to save us all from our sins, people began celebrating the
Sabbath on Sunday. Not all churches
consider Sunday the Sabbath. Some still use Saturday.
·
Some
people look at the Sabbath as their day of rest, and they sleep in, skip
church, and lounge around all day.
That’s fantastic except for one thing.
They’ve missed the “worship” part of the commandment! Oh dear!
·
Other
people do so much on the Sabbath attempting to get ready for church, get ready
for big meals, going to a church meeting after church, that they’ve missed out
on the “rest” part of the commandment.
Also, Oh dear!
·
Leaving
out either part – rest or worship – is disobeying God’s Commandment.
·
God
gave us the Sabbath so that we would be ready to face what would come at us
during the week.
·
Remember
to study God’s Word and worship him while making time to rest and relax.
· Bible Drill: Things to do to keep
God’s day holy
Luke 18:1 (Pray)
Psalm 119:11 (Memorize)
Psalm 9:1 (Praise)
Ephesians 5:19 (Sing)
Psalm 1:1-2 (Meditate)
Acts 20:35 (Give)
Hebrews 13:16 (Do good)
I Thessalonians 5:18 (Give thanks)
Exodus
20:8-11
Remember the Sabbath day by
keeping it holy. Six days you shall
labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your
God. On it you shall not do any work…
for in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that
is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the
Sabbath day and made it holy.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Bible Session Notes 3-9-15
The
Third Commandment
Adapted From: Ten to Grow On By Sandra Klaus
·
Review:
o
How
many commandments are there? 10
o
The
10 Commandments are found in which part of the Bible? Old Testament and many
are repeated in the New Testament.
o
What
is the First Commandment?
§ You shall
have no other Gods before me.
o
What
is the Second Commandment?
§ You shall
not make for Yourself an Idol
o
Who
can remember where the 10 Commandments are first found in the Bible? What book?
·
Read
Exodus 20:7
·
The
Third Commandment says, “You shall not misuse the Name of the Lord Your God.”
·
It
can also be said, “You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in
vain.” Vain means without value.
·
What
does this mean? It means that every time
we say “God” or “Jesus Christ” we should remember how much we love God and how
important He is to us.
·
One
way to avoid misusing God’s name is to only use it when there is a good reason
to use it. We can use His name when
talking to Him, when telling someone how wonderful He is, when thanking Him for
something in your life or the world around you.
·
What
are some of the wrong ways people use God’s name? (Discuss with students)
·
The
most obvious way people misuse God’s name is to use it as a swear word.
·
Keep
in mind that there are many names for God.
Using any name for God when we are angry or frustrated is a sin.
·
Sometimes
people use the name of God to shock others or draw attention to
themselves. This is not honoring
God. This is a sin.
·
In
some ways, we as Christians can misuse God’s name by the way we act. If we are Christians, then people associate us
with Christ. We should act in ways that
bring honor to Christ.
·
How
should we use God’s name? (Student Discussion)
o
We
should speak His name in love.
o
We
should honor and protect his name.
o
We
should defend it when we hear someone else using it in wrong ways.
Bible Drill:
1Timothy 6:15
John 4:25
Titus 1:4
Additional Bible Reading:
Isaiah 9:6
John 1:29
John 10:14
Matthew 1:23
Memory Verse:
Exodus
20:7
You shall not misuse the name of
the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his
name
Oops Forgot to Post! Bible Session Notes 3-2-15
The
Second Commandment
Adapted From: Ten to Grow On By Sandra Klaus
·
Review:
o
How
many commandments are there? 10
o
The
10 Commandments are found in which part of the Bible? Old Testament and many
are repeated in the New Testament.
o
What
is the First Commandment?
You shall have no other Gods before me.
You shall have no other Gods before me.
·
Read
Exodus 20:4-5
·
The
First Commandment – Have no other God’s before me.
·
The
Second Commandment - Do not make any idols.
o
Idols
can be made from almost any material.
o
Idols
can look like something God created, something random, or it may even represent
God. But God says that HE is the only
one we should bow down to or worship.
·
God
created the earth, the moon, the stars, people, wood, glass, stone, etc.
·
What
is the only thing not created by God? God.
·
God
has always been and will always be. He
has no beginning or end. He is all powerful.
He is the only one we should worship. Although our human minds, struggle
with the idea of something or someone not having a beginning, we have to accept
that concept on faith. We are not God
and we do not understand eternity the way He does.
·
Some
people say they believe in God and Buddha and worship both. The Bible says you cannot worship two
Gods. You must choose between them. The right answer is to choose the God who made
you.
·
Some
people say they worship God but they also carry this lucky statue. They think the statue brings them good luck
or magical powers. The only god with
power is the one true living God.
·
What
is the difference between statue people worship and a statue in a park or
museum? (Discuss with students)
·
God
is a jealous God and he does not like it when we worship anything except Him.
·
God
has the right to be jealous. He made
us. We are his. He has every right to expect us to worship
him.
·
If
we play around with any other gods, God has a right to be angry with us. And the right to judge us. God loves us and
He wants us to know the truth and obey it. As we discussed in week one, we can
be happier and safer trusting and obeying God.
·
What
other religions and other gods have you heard of? (Discuss with students)
·
God
says we are to have nothing to do with statues that are idols. He wants us to show love and concern for
people who do worship other gods and who bow down to idols. We should help them to know that they do not
need those gods; the God who made them is enough. The Lord Jesus will be with them if they receive
him as their Savior. You can tell t hem
about Jesus, but if they do not want to listen, politely leave them alone. If you have questions, ask your parents,
pastor, teacher at church or anyone else who is a Christian. Remember to pray for those who do not know
Jesus.
·
I
have packets made up for those who want them.
There is a story, a crossword puzzle and the memory verse. Please pick one up on your way out tonight.
Additional Bible Reading:
Genesis 1:1
Isaiah 42:5
Colossians 1:16
Amos 4:13
Genesis 1:27
Ephesians 3:9
Revelation 4:11
John 1:3
Memory Verse:
Exodus
20:4-5
You shall not make for yourself an
idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the
waters below. You shall not bow down to
them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God.
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