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  1. ADULT SABBATH SCHOOL LESSONIN POWERPOINT PRESENTATION This presentation is licensed for use on a single computer and is non-transferable. This presentation works best with Microsoft PowerPoint 2003. The teaching guide for this presentation is in a separate PDF file. Teach With Power Ministrywww.teachwithpower.comEmail: Info@teachwithpower.com

  2. ADAPTit!Teaching Approach Striving After the Wind Adult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint PresentationFebruary 17, 2007 1st Quarter 2007Ecclesiastes

  3. HAPPINESS & CONTENTMENT

  4. Memory Verse “All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the soul is not satisfied.” ECCLESIASTES 6:7

  5. Happiness & Contentment • Lay up treasures in heaven • Live life according to God’s will STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE

  6. STEP ONE Lay up treasures in heaven

  7. Laying up Treasures A. What point is Solomon making about laying up treasures on this earth? Eccl. 6:1, 2 • This world is not our home • Money couldn’t buy happiness or peace of mind

  8. Laying Up Treasures B. How can a loving family bring happiness and contentment in our lives? Eccl. 6:3 • God created the family to be a blessing • The love and commitment in a family brings joy

  9. STEP TWO Live life according to God’s will

  10. Living God’s Will A. How did Solomon describe the general futility of life apart from God? Eccl. 6:8-12 • There is no ultimate and lasting satisfaction in this life • We aren’t satisfied with what we have

  11. Living God’s Will “But the great study and ambition of the world is to obtain material, temporal advantages, to the neglect of the spiritual good . . . they did not discern the true riches, and have not laid up treasure in the heavens.” Counsel EGW, Selected Messages, book 2, p. 134.

  12. Living God’s Will B. How would you like to do for God that you haven’t done yet? I Cor. 10:31 • Contentment comes from unselfish service • Happiness comes from a life lived for the glory of God

  13. Summary Live life according to God’s will Happiness comes from a life focused on God Lay up treasures in heaven

  14. Life focused on God brings HAPPINESS & CONTENTMENT

  15. APPLY Q How can this truth about happiness affect my life today? Do we have the desire to lay up treasures in heaven? Do we have the desire to live according to God’s plan?

  16. PLAN How can we use this truth about happiness this coming week? Q • What are the practical things we can do to lay up treasures in heaven?

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

  18. PRINCIPLE APPLICATION PROBLEM DECISION This coming week, I will start saving money for the support of missionaries Often times I am putting up treasures on this earth We need to lay up treasures in heaven 1. By sharing the good news to others 2. By supporting God’s work through my money TRANSFER TRUTH What changes do I need in my life? Q Let’s make the decision!

  19. Life focused on God brings HAPPINESS & CONTENTMENT

  20. 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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