THE
CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2018 BIBLE STUDY OUTLINE
WEEK
20 – SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 2018.
TOPIC: EVANGELISM
MINISTRY WEEK – INFLUENCING A NATION FOR GOD
Review of Previous Week’s
Lesson (5 Minutes)
a. What did you learn
last week?
b. How did you apply it
to your life?
Main Text: 1
Samuel 7:3-15
Memory Verse: Let
your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify
your Father in heaven. – Matthew 5:16 (NKJV)
Introduction
No believer needs a
seminary training or theological education to cause a change in their nation.
God gives everyone a sphere of influence on any scale He chooses to give. It is
our duty to recognise the exact direction God wants us to take. God first calls
us not to force others to be Christians, but to know Him and His plan for lost
humanity. Then, He desires that through His spirit, we re-establish Christian
principles of morality and ethics in our governments and raise the biblical
standard of behaviour. Our study today focuses on how we, as disciples, can
influence our nations through the Word and Prayer.
Questions for Discussion
1. What was Israel to do
in order to be delivered from the Philistines? Verse 3
2. What key thing did the
nation Israel realise they had done, on the day they fasted? Verse 6
3. What did Samuel do for
the nation when they were seized with the terror of the Philistines? Verse 9
4. How can we influence
our nations for God in this era?
5. Examine Samuel’s life
in this lesson and share how you intend doing similarly for your nation.
Conclusion
The Word of God is living
and active; sharper than any double-edged sword (Hebrews
4:12). At the critical time in 1 Samuel 7, Samuel used the power of the word in
him to call his nation to repentance. The condition he set was: return to the
LORD and forsake your gods. Truly, the people responded to Samuel’s call and
forsook their sins. This encourages us to speak up to bring our nations to
repentance when the need be. Calling them to repentance wasn’t enough. Samuel
led Israel into a firmer commitment by calling the people to gather for prayer
at Mizpah. As Samuel led the prayer, the people also confessed their sins
verbally. God heard them and they defeated their enemies. Like Samuel, we can
serve as agents of peace and influence our nation even in this dark world of
sin.
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THE
CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2018 HOME CELL OUTLINE
WEEK
20 – SUNDAY EVENING, MAY 20, 2018.
ACTIVITY: CELL EVANGELISM
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READ
THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR GUIDE
Week
20 (Sunday 20th May to Saturday 26th May, 2018)
- Sunday: 2 Chronicles 35-36
- Monday: Ezra 1-4
- Tuesday: Ezra 5-7
- Wednesday: Ezra 8-10
- Thursday: Nehemiah 1-4
- Friday: Nehemiah 5-7
- Saturday: Nehemiah 8-10
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