Strength and Courage

  Introduction: "Thank you", often comes from a gratified heart following an act of kindness. However, it is not always perceived as kind, the circumstances that God permit to come our way. It will be justifiable to plunge into murmuring and grumbling during those times. However, a careful study of the scripture would reveal that God demands the converse from His people. Indeed, He punishes grumblers with sicknesses and deaths. On the other hand, those that rejoice and sing God's praise in the midst of turmoil experience divine interventions. As the year close by, we are enjoined to not only show appreciation for the good we may have experienced; but additionally, the bad and ugly situations. Texts: Num 11:1-11; Acts 16:24-30; Luke 8:49-51 Discussions: 1.        Discuss the following scenarios: Num 11:1-11; Job 13:15; 2Chron 20:15-17; Acts 16:24-30   2.        What does God expect anyone to do in the midst ...

Introduction: As we enter into the last month of this year, we are urged to reflect back and count the benefits the Lord has brought into our lives. Except we believe we gained all these benefits by our own ingenuity, there ought to be a response from us. As you go from Genesis to Revelation, there is only one visible way to know people are grateful-Thanksgiving. Jesus was never surprised but with the ungrateful attitude of nine lepers he had healed that did not return to give God thanks. We need to give God lots of thanks for the benefits He has loaded us with during this year. Texts: Lev 22:29; Neh 12:46; Psa 26:7; Psa 50:14; Psa 69:30; Psa 107:22; Jer 30:19 • Discuss the concept of thanksgiving in the light of above scriptural verses. • What do the following verses say about how God evokes thanksgiving from His children? 2Cor 4:15 and 2Cor 9:11 • What does the Scripture teach about pre-emptive thanksgiving? Phil 4:6; Col 2:7; 1Tim 4:4 Summary: Thanksgiving shall form an integral pa...