COP 2018 BIBLE STUDY & HOME CELL WEEK 30

THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2018 BIBLE STUDY OUTLINE
WEEK 30 – SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 29, 2018.

TOPIC: DILIGENCE – AN INGREDIENT FOR INTEGRITY

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: Proverbs 6: 6-11
Memory Verse: The hand of the diligent will rule. But the slack hand will be put to forced labor. – Proverbs 12:24

Introduction

The challenge to maintain personal integrity comes to both the rich and poor. The rich must be careful to avoid foul and deceptive means of acquiring wealth. On the other hand, the poor must also ensure that they do not resort to lies and deception with the view to making quick money. However, if the habit of hard work to earn the basic necessities of life is developed, to maintain integrity becomes real and achievable. The author of Proverbs admonishes diligence (hard work) as opposed to laziness and absolute dependency. 

Questions for Discussion

1. What lesson does the writer ask the lazy to learn from the ant? Verse 6
2. Identify the important lessons we can learn from the ant Verses 7, 8
3. What are the characteristics of the lazy person? Verses 9, 10
4. How can poverty affect the financial integrity of a Christian?
5. What lessons of integrity can we learn from the ant.

Conclusion

When people are overly dependent on others not because they lack the opportunity for success but because they are lazy, it is very easy for them to sacrifice their integrity for food. The Bible encourages Christians to work hard with their hands to earn their daily living. The greatest lesson the author admonishes the lazy to learn from the ant is about wisdom and diligence. The ant seems to display more wisdom than the lazy person though it does not have a leader to instruct it. The lazy person sleeps when he is supposed to work, is afraid to take risks to achieve success and likes to postpone things to be done now - the end result being poverty.

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THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2018 HOME CELL OUTLINE
WEEK 30 – SUNDAY EVENING, JULY 29, 2018.

TOPIC / ACTIVITY: DISTRICT / LOCAL / CELL INPUT

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READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR GUIDE

Week 30 (Sunday 29th July to Saturday 4th August, 2018)

1. Sunday:        Isaiah 26-28
2. Monday:       Isaiah 29-31
3. Tuesday:       Isaiah 32-34
4. Wednesday:  Isaiah 35-37
5. Thursday:     Isaiah 38-40
6. Friday:          Isaiah 41-42
7. Saturday:      Isaiah 43-44

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