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Being Our Brother’s Keeper

Being Our Brother’s Keeper. ILLC 8 th Grade Sunday School 2005. Being Our Brother’s Keeper. Main Points of this Lesson Being a true friend means you care about your friend’s undying soul

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Being Our Brother’s Keeper

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  1. Being Our Brother’s Keeper ILLC 8th Grade Sunday School 2005

  2. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • Main Points of this Lesson • Being a true friend means you care about your friend’s undying soul • Being our “brother’s keeper” means speaking to him or her in love about avoiding sin or by encouraging him or her to ask for forgiveness when sin attaches • We should be thoughtful of others and include them in our activities • Give examples as to how to befriend and help others

  3. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • Scripture References: • Gen. 4:1-15: Cain and Abel, • 2 Sam. 12:1-13: Nathan rebukes David • Matt. 18:15-20: Church Law of Christ • Gal. 6:1-2: Caring for someone • Eph. 4:1-3, 32: kindness, forgiveness • Phil. 2:1-4: love, one accord, one mind • Col. 3:12-17: mercy, kindness, forgiveness • James 5:19-20: converting the sinner from error • Rom. 1:16: be not ashamed of the gospel

  4. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • Vocabulary: • Escort – a person or persons who accompanies another person for protection, guidance or courtesy

  5. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • What does “our” mean? • Answer: My • Who is “our brother”? • Anyone but especially other believers • How can we keep our brother? • Through kindness, mercy, love, forgiveness, guidance • Through a lot of work and effort

  6. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • What does it mean to be a Christian friend? • Answer: • To care about another person’s undying soul • To remind another person about the dangers of sin • To urge another person to put away sin in the name and blood of Jesus • To include another person in our plans and activities

  7. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • The example of Jesus • “a friend of publicans and sinners” Matt. 11:19 • The Merciful Samaritan • Read Luke 10:25-37

  8. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • What happened to the man who left from Jerusalem for Jericho? • Fell among thieves • Stripped of his clothes • Wounded • Left half dead

  9. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • What did the priest do? • He saw the wounded man • He passed on the other side of the road • What did the Levite do? • Looked at the wounded man • He passed on the other side of the road

  10. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • How did the Samaritan show that he was a real friend? • Noticed the wounded man • Had compassion on him • Bound up his wounds • Placed him on his own beast • Brought him to an inn • Took care of him by pouring oil and wine in his wounds • Gave the inn keeper additional money to care for the man while he healed

  11. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • The Church Law of Christ • Read Matt. 18:15-21 • What is the main underlying principle in the church law of Christ? • Answer: Love for the soul • What does the law of Christ teach us? • Answer: How to care for each other.

  12. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • Adaptation to our Life • Jesus is our example of how we should relate to others • Jesus is not ashamed to be a friend of sinners…….. Our friend • We need to help each other on the journey to heaven • Helping others is not easy but we try because of love for the soul of our fellow person.

  13. Being Our Brother’s Keeper • How can we be true Christian friends to each other? • Class discussion and review

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