THE CHURCH OF
PENTECOST – 2016 BIBLE STUDY OUTLINE
WEEK 20 – SUNDAY
MORNING, MAY 15, 2016
TOPIC: TOTAL
OBEDIENCE TO GOD’S VOICE
Main Text: Genesis
6:13-22
Memory Verse: Genesis 6:22 Noah
did everything just as God commanded him.
Introduction
Obedience is a
non-negotiable standard of God. God delights in absolute obedience to His Word
rather than sacrifices (1 Samuel 15:22). Our obedience to God as believers must
affect every facet of our lives. When we receive instructions from God through
His Word or any other medium, we must not hesitate to act on His directions.
What is crucial about it is that, our obedience may be linked to the lives of
others we may not know. In our reading today, we encounter Noah, who was tasked
to build an ark with some detailed specifications. Let us discuss some of the
lessons we can learn from Noah.
Discussion
Questions
1. What was Noah
asked to do? Genesis 6:14
2. Describe how
the ark should look like. Gen. 6:14-16
3. Why was Noah
directed to build the ark? Gen 6:17
4. What was Noah
to bring into the ark? Gen. 6:19-21
5. How did Noah
execute the task given to him?
6. How would you
describe Noah’s level of obedience?
Conclusion
Obedience to God
has been one of the main challenges of many Christians. God’s standard on life
issues does not change. Just as he made Noah build the ark, so He continually
gives us specific instructions. Examples include; paying of tithe, avoiding
sin, loving our neighbours, forgiving those who offend us and caring for His
flock. We might say that combining all these with our personal responsibilities
is difficult. However, Noah presents us with a perfect example as he builds an
ark 450 feet long, 75 feet wide, and 45 feet high with various decks and
compartments. He also had to get various animals into the ark before the rains started.
Amazingly, “Noah did everything just as God commanded”.
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THE CHURCH OF
PENTECOST – 2016 HOME CELL OUTLINE
WEEK 20 – SUNDAY
EVENING, MAY 15, 2016
TOPIC: PERSISTENT
PRAYER (THE PARABLE OF THE PERSISTENT WIDOW AND THE CROOKED JUDGE)
Main Text: Luke 18:1-8
Memory Verse: 1
Thessalonians 5:17, Pray continually.
Introduction
The importance
of developing a persistent prayer life has been clearly taught in the
Scriptures. Jesus demonstrated this throughout His earthly ministry to the
extent that His disciples came to ask Him to teach them to pray. Jesus told
this parable to teach us why we should pray continually until we get what we are
looking for. The parable demonstrates that even though the judge was unjust and
wicked, he granted the widow’s request because of her persistence. Similarly, our
heavenly Father who is just will grant our request when we cry to Him day and
night in prayer.
Discussion
Questions
1. What two
specific things did Jesus say about the judge? (verse 2)
2. How will you
describe the widow’s behaviour? (verse 3)
3. Why did the
judge finally grant the widow’s request? (verse 5)
4. What time
should we pray? (verse 7)
5. How will God
bring the answers to our requests? (verse 8)
6. What lessons
have you personally learnt from the parable?
7. How different
will your prayer life be after this discussion?
Conclusion
The parable
makes it clear that although the judge neither feared God nor cared about what
people thought, he was compelled by the persistence of the widow to give her
justice. By this parable Jesus revealed a very important secret about God. He
answers persistent prayer according to His perfect will. Matthew 7:7-11 makes
it clear that to everyone who asks it shall be given, to everyone who knocks at
the door shall be opened and everyone who seeks shall find. Matthew 7:11
confirms that if wicked parents know how to grant their children’s request, how
much more our heavenly Father who is faithful and just.
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