THE
CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2018 BIBLE STUDY OUTLINE
WEEK
45 – SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 2018.
TOPIC: CONTENTMENT
– THE STRENGTH OF FINANCIAL INTEGRITY
Review of Previous Lesson
(5 Minutes)
a. What did you learn
from the previous lesson?
b. How did you apply it
to your life?
Main Text: 1
Timothy 6:6-11
Memory Verse: But
godliness with contentment is great gain. – 1 Timothy 6:6
Introduction
We had earlier looked at
the subject of financial integrity. Moving on, we shall discuss one of the ways
we can live a life of financial integrity, and that is by being content.
Contentment means to be free from care and be satisfied with what one already
has. One of the things which have plagued our world today is the desire to
succeed at all cost and by all means. This mindset, fuelled by the dictates of
post-modernism, leads many people including believers to make choices which
compromise their financial integrity and leave them with dire consequences. It
is on this score that Apostle Paul’s counsel to his son Timothy is worth
studying.
Questions for Discussion
1. What was Paul’s
counsel to Timothy? Verse 6
2. How did we come into
the world and how would we go out of it? Verse 7
3. What are the basic
necessities needed for one to be content? Verse 8
4. With practical
examples, identify what happens to those who desire quick wealth. Verse 9
5. How can we maintain
our financial integrity? Verses 10-11
Conclusion
Paul taught Timothy that
godliness with contentment comes with lots of gain. He explained that we came
into the world with nothing and it is certain we would leave with nothing too.
Hence anytime we have food and clothing, that should be enough. For, many
people in their quest to get rich have put themselves in uncomfortable situations
like untimely death, severe ailments, family disorders, imprisonments and many
more. Believers are therefore counselled to put on righteousness, godliness,
faith, love and steadfastness in order to help us maintain our financial
integrity. This teaching, however, does not promote laziness.
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THE
CHURCH OF PENTECOST – 2018 HOME CELL OUTLINE
WEEK
45 – SUNDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 2018.
TOPIC:
DISTRICT / LOCAL / CELL INPUT
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READ
THROUGH THE BIBLE IN A YEAR GUIDE
Week
45 (Sunday 11th November to Saturday 17th November, 2018)
- Sunday: John 8-9
- Monday: John 10-11
- Tuesday: John 12-13
- Wednesday: John 14-15
- Thursday: John 16-17
- Friday: John 18-19
- Saturday: John 20-21