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    Adult Enlightener: 3rd Quarter 2014
    Adult Enlightener: 3rd Quarter 2014
    Adult Enlightener: 3rd Quarter 2014
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    Adult Enlightener: 3rd Quarter 2014

    By R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp.

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    Adult Enlightener (ages 18-35).This book is designed for the career-oriented adult, ages 18-35. It uses language and ideas meaningful to the adult learner who is primarily handling work and family responsibilities.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherR.H. Boyd Publishing Corporation
    Release dateApr 23, 2014
    ISBN9781589428430
    Adult Enlightener: 3rd Quarter 2014

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      Adult Enlightener - R.H. Boyd Publishing Corp.

      Selected Scriptures: Exodus 20:2-5; Ecclesiastes 12:1; Matthew 6:33

      LEARNING SESSION

      The average Christian, if asked, surely will declare his or her love for God. But how many of us are sure that our understanding of what it means to love God matches up with the standard that He has set? If we compare our love for God with His love for us, will our love even come close to His? While we realize that we cannot compete with God on any level, especially in the manner that He loves, it is still legitimate to ask whether we could be doing better. Today’s lesson emphasizes God’s love and provisions for His people. Although it starts in the Old Testament, this lesson points us to the love of God which is found in the gift of Jesus Christ.

      I.   LOVE GOD WITH ALL OF YOUR HEART

      If we possess an authentic relationship with God, we will love Him with our whole hearts. Christians whose love for God is heartfelt place no limit on their love for the Lord. Christians also will be driven to please God in every way.

      KEY VERSE: But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. (Matthew 6:33, KJV)

      In Jesus’ day, there were men who unquestionably loved the Law but lacked the sensitivity to live according to the spirit of the Law. One day, one of them asked Jesus, ‘Which is the greatest commandment in the Law?’ (Matt. 22:36, ESV). Jesus responded, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind’ (v. 37, ESV). Jesus’ rendering of the words of Deuteronomy replaces ‘might’ (Deut. 6:5, ESV) with mind. Jesus teaches us that the power of the mind is connected to the strength of heaven. The act of loving God with the mind is fundamental to the concept of faith. Recall the woman with the issue of discharging blood who was told by Jesus, ‘Daughter, your faith has made you well’ (Luke 8:48, ESV). Her healing was a gift from God. Her mind, however, had to be in such a state as to believe that she could be healed. Moreover, the power of the mind serves as the gateway to the soul and the spirit. We have to love God with the power that we possess, knowing that our entire being will be blessed as our love for Him grows and deepens.

      BIBLICAL TEACHING EMPHASES:

          I.  Love God with All of Your Heart

        II.  Honor God As Your Creator

      III.  Make Pleasing God Your First Priority

      RESOURCES:

      Eugene E. Carpenter and Philip W. Comfort, Holman Treasury of Key Bible Words: 200 Greek and 200 Hebrew Words Explained and Defined (Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2000).

      II. HONOR GOD AS YOUR CREATOR

      We must ever remain vigilant in giving praises and honor to God as our Creator. Recall how at the conclusion of the homegoing and committal service of a saint, we invoke the line ashes to ashes, dust to dust. This is a poignant reminder that we came into the world with nothing and we will leave this world with nothing. When we fully acknowledge God as our Creator, our lives become a quest to return to Him for the glory of everlasting life in heaven.

      ACTIVITY

      MAKING IT RELEVANT:

       What does the love of God mean to you? How have you experienced God’s love this week?

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      Our Creator, however, knows that we need some boundaries to shape and discipline our lives. Consequently, there is a plausible reason for the Ten Commandments. God reminded the nation of Israel that He alone came to their rescue when they needed deliverance from bondage and from their oppressed state. The Ten Commandments were conditions and guidelines of what was to be a new covenant. This was necessary because the Israelites had often forgotten God’s blessings when it appeared that danger had subsided. Due to the Israelites belief in the power of self, God had to remind the people that He rescued them from their oppression in Egypt (see Exod. 20:2).

      Christians today are also guilty of not remembering God’s work of deliverance in their lives. An example of a believer demonstrating such forgetfulness can be seen in an ill brother who makes promises to God, such as If you heal me from this sickness, I will faithfully go to church. But once the illness subsides and the danger passes, he reverts to his former lack of dedication to the Church. God desires for Christians to show respect and awe for His mercy and grace. This is our way of honoring Him.

      III. MAKE PLEASING GOD YOUR FIRST PRIORITY

      Pleasing God should be our highest priority. But because of the attractiveness of the trappings and material possessions of the world, we

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