December • Called to Do God’s Work
| 6 | Lesson 10 | The Heir of Promise |
| 13 | Lesson 11 | A Special Promise |
| 20 | Lesson 12 | Respect and Honor |
| 27 | Lesson 13 | Prepare for Change |
Seeking God’s Guidance
Suggested Opening Exercises
1. Usual Signal for Beginning
2. Prayer (Closing with the Lord’s Prayer)
3. Singing (Songs to be Selected)
4. Scripture Reading
Psalm 100 (KJV)
Director: Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands.
School: Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
Director: Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
School: Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
All: For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Recitation in Concert:
James 3:3–8 (KJV)
3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Closing Work
1. Singing
2. Opening Sentences
Isaiah 9:6–10 (KJV)
6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
8 The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel
9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,
10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
3. Dismissal with Prayer
Lesson #1:
October 4, 2020
Stand By Me
Lesson Passage: 1 Samuel 19:1–7
NRSV
SAUL spoke with his son Jonathan and with all his servants about killing David. But Saul’s son Jonathan took great delight in David.
2 Jonathan told David, “My father Saul is trying to kill you; therefore be on guard tomorrow morning; stay in a secret place and hide yourself.
3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, and I will speak to my father about you; if I learn anything I will tell you.”
4 Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul, saying to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his deeds have been of good service to you;
5 for he took his life in his hand when he attacked the Philistine, and the Lord brought about a great victory for all Israel. You saw it, and rejoiced; why then will you sin against an innocent person by killing David without cause?”
6 Saul heeded the voice of Jonathan; Saul swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be put to death.”
7 So Jonathan called David and related all these things to him. Jonathan then brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.