Watch the “Lord’s Day Live!” and “Hey Brother Sonny” videos then copy the following “Doodle Bible School,” “Application Sermon Questions,” and “Hey Brother Sonny” questions. Click the “Submit Answers” button below each set of questions and paste the questions into the email. Answer the questions and send them to us. Read “Hugs & Kisses” then follow the same instructions to submit the “Hugs & Kisses Questions.”
Doodle Bible School
Lesson 1
Were you able to watch the entire lesson?
1. What are the themes of Deuteronomy 1-3?
2. Can you doodle the picture clue?
3. Where did God say they had stayed long enough? (1:6)
4. Can you quote the memory verse?
5. Where were the people of Israel when Moses presented the material found within the book of Deuteronomy? (1:5)
6. To what three great men did God promise the land? (1:8)
7. What did Moses ask the Lord to allow him to do? (1:25)
8. Moses was able to see the promised land from the top of what mountain? (1:27)
9. Who did Moses place in charge to lead the people when he was gone? (1:28)
10. Were you ever disappointed because you lost the privilege to do something special?
Application Sermon Questions
Lesson 1
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1. What was the first point from this lesson?
2. Why did an entire generation have to die in the wilderness? (Deuteronomy 1:32-35)
3. What was the second point from this lesson?
4. Are children born sinful? (Deuteronomy 1:39)
5. What was the third point from this lesson?
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Home Church Worship Guide – Deuteronomy 1-3
Hey Brother Sonny
Lesson 1
Were you able to watch the entire lesson?
1. Who is speaking in Psalm 51:5?
2. Are “iniquity” and “sin” the same thing?
3. Who is responsible for the way a person is conceived?
Reading Assignment
Lesson 1
Introduction
“I want a divorce!” the woman sobbed. After months of coming for counseling by herself, the woman finally decided to end the marriage. As a way of getting back at her husband, the worldly counselor suggested that she take a few weeks and make him feel like he was living in Heaven on earth. After he was sufficiently spoiled, she was to pull the rug out from under him and announce her decision to get a divorce. He would be devastated, and she would have her revenge. Hurt and wanting to lash out at her neglectful husband, the woman agreed to the underhanded scheme.
That night, the woman prepared her husband’s favorite meal. When he arrived home, she greeted him at the door with the newspaper. She led him over to his recliner, removed his shoes, placed the paper in his lap and said, “Just sit back and relax. Supper will be ready in a few minutes.” The husband was puzzled. But, being the strong silent type, he just sat back and soaked it all in without saying a word.
For a solid week, the woman waited on her husband hand and foot, treating him like a king in his castle. Then, one day, something unexpected happened. The doorbell rang and, when the woman answered it, she was shocked to see a delivery man with a bouquet of roses in his hand. The card simply read, “Your husband.”
The next day, the husband actually helped clear the table, then told his wife to go sit down and he would do the dishes. The following morning, the woman found a heart-shaped card taped to the bathroom mirror. Inside was a $50 bill and a little note that read, “Buy yourself something special, you deserve it. P.S. I love you.”
Several months passed and one day the woman bumped into the marriage counselor at the mall. “Have you filed for divorce?” the counselor asked. Surprised to hear her say no, the man wanted to know why she had not done so. The woman explained the unexpected results of their underhanded scheme and then finished by saying, “We’ve never been more in love. I treat him like a king, and he treats me like a queen. We’ll never get a divorce as long as this keeps up!”
The key to the happy ending in the story above is also the theme of this important study. By dying to their own selfish desires and living to please their partner, the couple found unity in serving each other.
Few things can help a marriage survive better than a healthy dose of affection. But it must be understood that men and women define this word in very different ways. To men, the word affection often brings to mind the activities of sexuality. On the other hand, specialists estimate that 80% of a woman’s emotional needs are non-sexual. Unless this difference is recognized, and each partner lives to fulfill the other’s definition of affection, enormous problems can occur in a marriage.
Did you know that the average working couple spends more of the waking hours with someone else’s spouse during the work week than they do with their own? Adultery is too often the result.
In 1 Corinthians 7:2, 5 Paul wrote, “…since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. Do not deprive each except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.” Perhaps at no other time since this passage was written have the words been more applicable to a society than they are today.
Adultery—the word sounds so ugly, yet thousands of couples give into this temptation every year. America’s divorce rate is so staggering because adultery is so prevalent. To protect your marriage from the evil allurement of adultery, it is important that you be alert. The following list offers twelve warning signs, suggested by Dr. Jay Lindsey, that may indicate you or another are on the way to an affair:
- Readiness – Things aren’t going well at home.
- Alertness – Increased attraction and watching for those of the opposite sex. We rationalize, “It’s okay to flirt. I’m only human.”
- An innocent meeting – Contact by chance or common activity, like church or work.
- An intentional meeting – A meeting on purpose, by monitoring the path of the other. We rationalize, “It’s okay to play games; I have to find some way to liven up my life.”
- Public lingering – Talking together at the exclusion of others. We rationalize, “It’s okay, we’re in public.”
- Private lingering – It begins in a group context, but it continues after the other people are gone and we rationalize, “It’s okay, the others chose to leave.”
- Purposeful isolation – This is a pre-planned private meeting. Time alone for what we say are legitimate purposes, “We need to work together on that report” or “I’ll drop by your house and give you that material tonight.”
- Pleasurable isolation – A jointly, pre-planned time alone just to have fun. We rationalize, “Everybody needs friends. It just so happens this person is of the opposite sex.”
- An affectionate embrace – Holding and hugging. We rationalize, “Everybody needs a hug sometimes. It’s okay, a bolstering support. I don’t get much of that at home.”
- A passionate embrace – The hugs begin to communicate more than support. There’s an erotic quality. We rationalize, “I just got carried away. It won’t happen again.”
- Capitulation – That which we thought would never happen, happens. We still rationalize, “It won’t happen again.”
- Acceptance – We admit we’re having an affair out of choice, but we love each other so much. “We’re right for each other. My marriage never was right in the first place.”
Nothing will defend a marriage better against the temptations of unfaithfulness than a joint commitment to the God-ordained sanctity of that union. Intimacy is the ultimate form of communication within a marriage. Communicate your commitment. Give your partner affection (their definition) and they will give you faithfulness.
Hugs & Kisses Questions
Lesson 1
1. What is the key to the happy ending in the story and also the theme of this important study?
2. What are the differing thoughts between men and women about the word affection?
3. As a homemaker, how can you use this chapter in your own marriage?