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ADAPT it!
Teaching Approach
3rd Quarter 2008, God’s Great Missionaries
WALKING IN THE LIGHTRenouncing WorldlinessWALKING IN THE LIGHTRenouncing Worldliness
Adult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint PresentationAugust 1, 2009
3RD Quarter 2009Loved and Loving: John’s Epistle
We need to be faithful until the end
MEMORY VERSEMEMORY VERSE“Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.” I JOHN 2:15, NIV
LIVING A FOCUSED LIFELIVING A FOCUSED LIFE
• Live life focused on Jesus
• Renounce the love of the world
STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE
LIVE LIFE FOCUSED ON JESUS
STEP ONESTEP ONE
FOCUSING ON JESUSFOCUSING ON JESUS
• John wants his hearers, to have absolute assurance of their salvation
• The basis of their salvation is found only in Jesus and in what Jesus has done for them
A. Why is it so important for Christians to know that their sins are forgiven? I John 2:12, Act 5:31
FOCUSING ON JESUSFOCUSING ON JESUS
• We overcome because Christ overcame
• His victory is our victory
B. What assurance has been given to us that we will be victorious against sin? I John 2: 13, 14
RENOUNCE THE LOVE OF THE WORLD
STEP TWOSTEP TWO
LOVE FOR THE WORLDLOVE FOR THE WORLD
• Renounce the world of sin
• We need to stay away from the things of the world that keep us from having a saving relationship with God
A. How are we to love people and yet not love the world, when the world is primarily, people? I John 2:15
LOVE FOR THE WORLDLOVE FOR THE WORLD
• John mentions three things: (1) the lust of the flesh, (2) the lust of the eyes, (3) the pride of life
• The “pride of life” implies independence from God
B. What does it mean to love the world? I John 2:16
SUMMARYSUMMARY
• By living a life focused on Jesus
• By renouncing the love of the world
WE CAN LIVE A FOCUSED LIFE
We need to be faithful until the endTHIS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY FOLLOWING CHRIST’S INSTRUCTIONS
APPLYAPPLYHow can this truth about focused life affect my life today?
Do I have the desire to life focused on Jesus?
Do I have the desire to renounce the love of the world?
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PLAN PLAN How can we use this truth
about focused life this coming week?
• What are the practical ways I can do to renounce worldly things?
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TRANSFER TRUTHTRANSFER TRUTH
What changes do I need in my life?
• What biblical principle from the lesson can we use today?
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TRANSFER TRUTHTRANSFER TRUTH
What changes do I |need in my life?
I need to renounce worldly things
I am busy1. By focusing my mind on heavenly things2. By spending time studying the Word of God
This coming week, I will appropriate time for studying the Bible and praying to God
PRINCIPLE
APPLICATION
PROBLEM
DECISION
Let’s make the decision!
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