4: Fear God and Give Glory to Him – Teaching Plan

Key Thought: The call to fear God is the final message to choose Him as their almighty God. This fear for believers is not terror and trembling, but in loving submission and dedication.
April 22, 2023

1. Have a volunteer read Revelation 14:7.

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
Why doesn’t fearing God mean to be afraid of Him? Doesn’t warning people about judgment and hell help keep them from doing things they otherwise wouldn’t do?
Personal Application: How is the message of the three angels both a call to obedience and a call to Godly living in this time of earth’s history? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your relatives states, “Why would anyone fear God today? People steal, kill, lie, commit all kinds of sexual immorality, and nobody sees any kind of retribution, and human laws seem to lean more to accepting and excusing crimes and immorality? How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 6:2, Eccl 12:13,14, Psalm 119:73.74..

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What do these texts show about fearing God?
Personal Application: I understand that fearing God is honoring His commandments, but how does that relate to the judgment Solomon speaks about? Share your thoughts
Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why does Revelation 21:7,8 say that the fearful will have part in the lake of fire which is the second death? I thought we were supposed to fear God?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read I Corinthians 3:16,17; Romans 12:1,2; I Corinthians 6:19,20..

Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
What do these texts tell us about glorifying God?
(Note: see also Philippians 3:18,19 – Whose God is his belly, whose glory is in his shame, who mind earthly things.)
Personal Application: How do we keep our minds and bodies under control? Pleasure, sports, music, entertainment all bombard us daily. How can we overcome our own selves? Share your thoughts.
Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “I thought in the New Testament it says we can eat anything we want if we pray over it. And what is eating too much? How does anyone determine that?” How would you respond to your relative?

4. Have a volunteer read Hebrews 4:14-16, Hebrews 7:2-5..

Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
How does knowing Jesus is our High Priest and that we can come to Him boldly to find mercy and grace to help us in our walk in this world?
Personal Application: Are there things in your life you desire to overcome? How do we translate out desires into action? 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!