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Thank Who?
Opening Prayer: Join together in prayer thanking God
for the time we have right now to learn from His Word.
Let us thank Jesus for teaching us the commandments,
for being the true Light in this world and
for being for our good Shepherd now and forever.
Today's Focus Verse :1 Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give thanks:
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
Lesson Activity and Questions:
1. Fill in the blanks to today's Bible Verse :
In __________ thing give ________________:
for this is the will of _________________ in Christ Jesus concerning you.
2. Do you thank God in good times and when things are not so good ?
3. Do you think God can use any situation to teach you and to help you
grow in your faith ?
4. Can you share with others of a time where God taught you something
during a situation ?
Read The Following Bible Passage From James Chapter 1 :
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering.
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5. When you have questions about things , who can you ask ? Verse 5
6. How are you supposed to ask ? Verse 6
Talk about this ... Do you ever ask God with doubt in your heart?
Ask God with a prayer of faith and trust - place your confidence in Him.
7. What area in our life does the trying of our faith help us with ?
Verses 3 and 4
8. Who are we to thank in all situations ? ( Read today's focus lesson verse )
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Hymntime :
TRUST AND OBEY
When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way!
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And with all who will trust and obey.
Refrain
Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.
Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
But His smile quickly drives it away;
Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
Can abide while we trust and obey.
Refrain
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Read Aloud Poetry :
Not With A Telephone
Among this precious green earth
Filled with laughter and joy
The most important voice
Would clearly be heard
And not with a telephone
Would anyone need
In order to receive
The true living word.
The most important voice
Will be heard without choice
From the heavens or a dream
In a whisper, without scream
In a garden, or on the mount
Many times without count-
And not with a telephone.
You can hear Him
Within the silence
Privately and
On your own.
No signal fading or dropped call
Are given a chance to occur at all
This golden line cannot break
And when He calls you -
There is no mistake.
No matter where you are
In your shower or in your car
On a walk or a run
In the meadow
Under the sun
You can hear Him
And He can hear you
And not with a telephone
This line is open from the heart
Grounded firmly in love…
Right from the start.
Julie Pisacane © 2008
www.PoetryPoem.com/juliepisacanepoetry
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Close in a prayer of thanks to God
and may He richly bless all of you with His
wisdom and Light in all things. | 