2: Blueprint For a Better World – Teaching Plan

Key Thought: Jesus has shown a liberal, tender, and hospitable spirit toward the poor. He still calls His people to exercise their sympathy, tenderness, and benevolence.

July 13, 2019

1. Have a volunteer read Exodus 3:16,17.

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
Why was it important to begin outlining His plan for Israel by describing the end result first?
Personal Application: How important is it to you that God is a God who sees the suffering and hears their cries for help? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your relatives states: “Why does God wait so long to relieve suffering and oppression? It sounds like it takes forever and He doesn’t do enough to help the needy.” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Exodus 22:21-23.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
Why did the Israelites get reminded of their own slavery in instructions on how they should treat the less fortunate in their new society?
Personal Application: What memory in your experience makes you more compassionate about the suffering of injustice to others? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your friends states, “Too many people are crying about injustice and suffering when much of what they are going through is the result of their own bad choices and lifestyle. How can we help them without enabling them in their poor lifestyle choices and lack of initiative and motivation?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 14:22-29.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
What is the primary purpose of tithing?
Personal Application: How do you feel about giving extra over the tithe in order to help the poor or those in need? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “What do we need to do to make sure we have a reliable and accurate understanding of the needs and desperate situations around us? How does having this knowledge help us be more efficient and effective in serving others?” How would you reply to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Leviticus 25:8-23..

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
How do we keep from oppressing one another?
Personal Application: Have you ever been oppressed? In what way? What solutions do you see to address this? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

Amen!