2: God’s Covenants With Us – Teaching Plan

Key Thought: When we look at God’s bilateral covenant with us, we can see both our blessings and our responsibilities. By our responses, we establish our relationship with Him and determine our destiny.
January 14, 2023

1. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 28:1-14.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
What great blessings are promised to the people?
Personal Application: What must we do to receive God’s blessings today? Share your thoughts..
Case Study: One of your relatives states, “What does it mean to “listen diligently” to what God has said? I have accepted Jesus and have been saved; I am receiving His blessings. What more would I need to do?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Proverbs 3:1-10.

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What promises are given here?
Personal Application: How do we learn to trust God during hard financial times when there is a famine in our lives? Share your thoughts
Case Study: One of your friends states, “What does the “firstfruits of all your increase” mean? Was this just a Jewish thing in the commandments of ordinances, or does it have an application to us today?.” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Malachi 3:7-11.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What are the promises and obligations found in these verses?
Personal Application: What does your tithing (or lack of it) say about your spirituality and relationship with God? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “I don’t give ten percent. I give as I am able after all the bills are paid and financial obligations taken care of. It’s not about a certain number, but the actual intention and giving of what we can that counts..” How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read Matthew 6:25-33.

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What were the people to do in order to receive these promises?
Personal Application: What do we need to do in order to have peace with God? 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!