TSSG Notes

LESSON STUDY NOTES

A Lack of Instruction

Printed Text: Judges 17:1–6; 18:18–19, 27

Background Scripture: Judges 17–18

Devotional Reading: Deuteronomy 6:10–16

Memory Verse: “In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes” (Judges 17:6).

 

Lesson Aims: After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. Recount the story of Micah and his mother.
2. Compare Micah’s worship with proper Levitical procedure (Exodus 20:4; 29:4–9; Numbers 3:5–13).

Listen to the hymn “Be Thou My Vision” and pray for God’s directives to guide their life.

 

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Our Great High Priest

Bible Basis: Hebrews 4:14–5:10

Background Scriptures: Hebrews 4:14–5:10; Ephesians 4:7–13

Memory Verse: “Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession” (Hebrews 4:14).

Bible Truth: God appointed Jesus, the High Priest, as an intercessor on behalf of His people.

Lesson AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will:

AGREE:  that God appointed Jesus as High Priest for the people.

APPRECIATE:  that Jesus, in His humanity, fully understands and identifies with the daily life of all peoples.

ASPIRE:  to become the kind of leaders who suffer, serve, and obey God’s intentions in the spirit of Jesus.

 

LESSON STUDY NOTES

A Faithless Generation

Printed Text: Judges 2:6–15

Background Scripture: Judges 1–2

Devotional Reading: 1 Corinthians 10:1–14

Memory Verse: “And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim” (Judges 2:11).

Lesson Aims: After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. Summarize the consequences of a faithless generation in Israel.
2. Compare the strengths and weaknesses of Israel’s wilderness generation, those who entered the promised land, and the generation of the judges.
3. Write a personal statement of faith and commitment to the Lord.

 

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The Imprint of God

Bible Basis: Hebrews 1:1–9

Background Scriptures: Hebrews 1; John 1:1–5, 10–14

Memory Verse: “Who [Jesus] being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power” (Hebrews 1:3a).

Bible Truth: Christ is the reflection of God’s glory, and addresses life’s questions with a powerful and sustaining Word.

Lesson AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will:

1. JUDGE: that Jesus expresses fully God’s very being in the world.
2. APPRECIATE: that Jesus during His earthly life experienced the full range of human experience.
3. CREATE: ways to seek Jesus’ continued guidance in our lives.

 

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Rahab Welcomes Spies

Printed Text: Joshua 2:8–13; Joshua 6:16–17

Background Scripture: Joshua 2; 6:16–25; Matthew 1:5; James 2:25; Hebrews 11:31

Devotional Reading: Matthew 25:31–46

Memory Verse: “And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent” (Joshua 6:17).

Lesson Aims: After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. Summarize what Rahab and the people of Jericho knew about God.
2. Explain how Rahab’s knowledge of God influenced her and led to Jericho’s defeat.
3. Recall an instance when God used an unexpected person to accomplish His will.

 

 

 

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Foundations of Faith

Bible Basis: Isaiah 40:21–31

Memory Verse: “Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding” (Isaiah 40:28).

Bible Truth: Isaiah declares that God is the absolute power in whom we should depend.

Lesson AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will:

1. DISTINGUISH God’s power to control and effect change with human inability to do the same.
2. REFLECT on the poetic imagery the writer uses to witness to God’s sovereign power and personal presence with the people.
3. EMBRACE God’s sovereignty and ability to address people’s situations and needs.

 

 

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Israel Remembers God’s Deeds

Bible Basis: Joshua 4:14–24

Memory Verse: “When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land” (Joshua 4:21b–22).

Lesson AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will:

1. Describe Joshua’s act of remembrance at Gilgal.
2. Compare the Israelites’ crossing of the Jordan River to their crossing of the Red Sea (Exodus 14).
3. Make a plan to remember God’s acts of faithfulness.

 

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Joshua Leads Courageously

Bible Basis: Joshua 1:1–11

Memory Verse: “Be strong and of a good courage: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” (Joshua 1:9, KJV)

Lesson AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will:

1. Summarize the vision of leadership that Joshua received from the Lord.
2. Explain parallels between the Lord’s directives to Joshua and to Moses.
3. Write a definition of courage and make a plan to live courageously in the upcoming week.