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DISCIPLESHIP Under Pressure

DISCIPLESHIP Under Pressure. Adult Sabbath School Lesson PowerPoint Presentation March 8, 2008. ADAPT it! Teaching Approach. 1st Quarter 2008, Discipleship. By focusing on God, we can avoid discouragement. Memory Verse.

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DISCIPLESHIP Under Pressure

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  1. DISCIPLESHIP Under Pressure Adult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint PresentationMarch 8, 2008 ADAPTit!Teaching Approach 1st Quarter 2008, Discipleship

  2. By focusing on God, we can avoid discouragement

  3. Memory Verse “If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and though in a land of peace thou art secure, yet how wilt thou do in the pride of the Jordan?” JEREMIAH 12:5

  4. AVOIDING DISCOURAGEMENT • Focus on God not on ourselves • Cling to God’s promises STEPS WE NEED TO MAKE

  5. STEP ONE FOCUS ON GOD NOT ON OURSELVES

  6. Focus on God • We should not use religious power to pursue our selfish ambitions A. How should the disciples of Christ view political power? John 6:14-15

  7. Focus on God • Judas lost his soul over his love of money • Greedy motives should not poison your role as a disciple of Christ B. What lesson does Judas have for us? John 12:4-6

  8. STEP TWO CLING TO GOD’S PROMISES

  9. Cling to God’s Promises A. What lesson can we take away from Peter’s rashness and repentance? Matt. 26:69-75 • How crucial it is that we day by day surrender ourselves to Jesus • Without Jesus we can do nothing

  10. Cling to God’s Promises B. What does this teach us about what Jesus can do for His disciples who, repenting of their mistakes, do not give up on Christ? John 21:15-19 • Secret sins are to be confessed in secret to God, but, for open sin, open confession is required

  11. Cling to God’s Promises C. Why, after having so much, did all the disciples forsake Jesus in the hour of His great need? Matthew 26:56 • Jesus tried to show His followers what lay ahead, but they would not listen • We need to meditate on all Jesus has done for us: the promises, the hope

  12. SUMMARY By clinging to God’s promises WE CAN AVOID DISCOURAGEMENT By Focusing on God not on ourselves

  13. APPLY How can this lesson about discipleship affect my life today? Q Do I have the desire to live a selfless life focused on God? Do I have the desire to cling to God’s promises

  14. PLAN How can we use this lesson about winning souls for Christ this coming week? Q • What are the practical things I can do to avoid discouragement in Christian discipleship?

  15. TRANSFER TRUTH What changes do I need in my life? Q • What biblical principle from the lesson can we use today?

  16. PRINCIPLE APPLICATION PROBLEM DECISION This coming week I will appropriate special time studying the Bible and reading God’s promises I depend on my own self leading to disappointment and discouragement We need to believe and cling to God’s promises • By studying and reading God’s promises from the Bible • By regularly studying the Bible TRANSFER TRUTH What changes do I need in my life? Q Let’s make the decision!

  17. ADAPTit!Teaching Approach Effective for SMALL GROUPS ASSOCIATE truth – Why should I study this lesson?DISCOVER truth – What does the Bible say about this truth?APPLY truth – How can this truth affect my life today?PLAN using the truth – How can I use this truth today?TRANSFER truth to life – What changes do I need in my life? Teach With Power Ministrywww.teachwithpower.comInfo@teachwithpower.com

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