LESSON AIMS

Know          That only when we, have a relationship with Christ that puts our will into the center of His and each day spend time alone with Him developing a close friendship, will we have peace, success, happiness in our lives.  Feel             Longing to know God will for their life.  Respond   Entering into “God as a fire extinguisher or God of my life”.

SCRIPTUR E Bible Verse to Know:

Then the Lord raised up judges, who saved them out of the hands of these raiders.  Yet they would not listen to their judges but prostituted themselves to other gods and worshiped them.  Unlike their fathers, they quickly turned from the way in which their fathers had walked, the way of obedience to the Lord’s commands” (Judges 1:16, 17, NIV)

BIBLE STUDY Building Bible Readiness Interweave Conversation., Bible verses, bits of Bible stories, songs and prayer as opportunities arise

Choice  Seesaw Religion  Choice  Be a Joshua & Unadultered Success  Choice  Choice Choice

BIBLE STUDY Exploring God’s Word

Outline Bible Story Here  Possible questions leading to student exploration: Why is it that good always moves to the bad?  What does it mean by an,  “Intimate relationship with God” How do we “invite Jesus to come into our hearts and give Him first place in our lives, everything will change”.  What will our behavior be like after this is done? What does the statement mean, “Many times we follow our own intuition and not divine guidance? Will successful people have failures?  Is the statement “When we let Christ take first place in our lives, there is no discouragement, for He will make us successful” always hold true  Visuals and materials

BIBLE STUDY LIVING GOD’S WAY

APPLICATION IN CHILDRENS’ LIVES   APPLICATION IN CHILDRENS’ LIVES   APPLICATION IN CHILDRENS’ LIVES

BIBLE LEARNING ACTIVITIES Develops decision-making habits.  Offers a source of research. Reinforces Bible information.  Develops skill in using the Bible.  Provides for sharing.

ACTIVITY: God as a fire extinguisher or God as our friend? 1.    You were caught cheating on an important exam. 2.    Your daughter is a passinger and involved in a car accident miles from you and is in intensive care not expecting to live? 3.    You just won the lottery worth 15,000,000. 4.    You are addicted to alcohol and will not be allowed to take your national board exam. 5.    You have been promoted to vice-president in you company. 6.    You are being stalked by a person you have been living with and he is saying he is going kill you if you do not come back. 7.    You just won a four year scholarship to Berkley 8.    Your wife/husband/boyfriend is dying of cancer?

MAJOR PROGRAM SECTIONS
BIBLE STUDY
Building Lesson Awareness 10 - 35 Minutes	Sharing God's Word 10 - 15 Minutes	Life Applications 5 - 10 Minutes
SHARING TIME 10 - 20 Minutes
BIBLE LEARNING ACTIVITY