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Doodle Bible School
Lesson 16
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1. What is the theme of Deuteronomy 31-34?
2. Can you doodle the picture clue?
3. How old was Moses when he gave his final instructions to God’s people? (31:2)
4. Can you quote the memory verse?
5. Who would destroy the nations before them? (31:3)
6. Who would lead them into the promised land? (31:3)
7. On top of what mountain did the Lord take Moses at the end? (34:1)
8. What did the Lord show Moses from there? (34:1)
9. Who buried Moses? (34:5)
10. How special would you have to be to have God bury you? Why was Moses that special?
Application Sermon Questions
Lesson 16
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1. What was the title of this lesson?
2. What was the first point made within this lesson? (Deuteronomy 34:1)
3. What phrase indicates that Moses had a special ability to see? (Deuteronomy 34:7)
4. What was the second point made within this lesson? (Deuteronomy 34:7)
5. What was the third point made within this lesson? (Deuteronomy 34:5)
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Home Church Worship Guide – Deuteronomy 31-34
Hey Brother Sonny
Lesson 16
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1. What is a calling? (2 Peter 1:10)
2. Besides our calling, what else must we confirm? (2 Peter 1:10)
3. According to the context, who was Peter addressing in this passage? (2 Peter 1:10)
4. According to the context, how much effort should we take to confirm these things? (2 Peter 1:10)
5. What does the passage say will happen if we confirm these things? (2 Peter 1:10)
Reading Assignment
Lesson 16
Conclusion
Out Of Love, Out Of Marriage?
As we conclude this study, please remember that meeting your partner’s physical needs is important because, in so doing, you provide him or her with spiritual protection. We fulfill each other not only because of physical needs, but primarily because of the spiritual responsibility we have to our partner.
A woman once told me, during a counseling session, that her marriage was a mistake. “I don’t love him anymore!” she said. Then she asked a question that reveals much about the way our world views marriage. “If I don’t love him anymore, do I have to stay with him?”
Too many in the world, and even in the church now, view marriage as a temporary institution and the wedding vows as a legal formality. Couples now sign prenuptial agreements to protect their interests should things go wrong—a sure sign that they have not committed themselves entirely to the survival of the relationship. For a marriage to survive, three things must be understood about the commitment of love:
1. Lasting Love Is Not Physical Attraction
In 1 Peter 3:3-4, the Holy Spirit says that “…beauty should not come from outward adornment… Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”
The world makes love sound more like lust with every passing day. We talk about “making love” as if it were a product you could market or a formula that you could mix up on the spur of the moment. We talk about “falling in love” as if it were an object to trip over or an accident from which we have little protection. If lasting love were based upon physical attraction, prostitutes would be the most fulfilled people in the world. Instead, the rate of suicide, drug addiction, and other forms of self-abuse escalates among their numbers.
Lasting love comes not from physical beauty, but from an attraction to the inner qualities. This attraction cannot be “love at first sight.” True love takes time, effort, and information. The body grows old, but character is timeless. Invest in what is on the inside. Only there will you find “unfading beauty.”
2. Love Is Not A Prerequisite To Marriage
In Genesis 24, we find the tender story of Isaac, the child of promise, and his marriage to Rebekah. Abraham’s trusted servant was sent to a far land to secure a bride for his son. The only prerequisite to this selection was the leading of God. An important lesson for us today.
In Genesis 24:67, we find the culmination of this search for a bride. Shortly after meeting Rebekah for the very first time, the scripture says, “Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah, and he married Rebekah. So she became his wife, and he loved her…” The order of events in this passage is significant. Marriage came before love.
One of the most damaging elements of our society is the view that only by falling in love before marriage can a lasting relationship be found. Throughout much of history, and even in many eastern countries today, marriages are arranged not based on love but rather based on a commitment to the union.
Although love is a significant ingredient in the lasting nature of a relationship, it should be noted that developing love is a process, not an event. If a couple is truly committed to the wedding vows they have made in the presence of God, then a marriage can survive until love is developed. In the case of those who have lost their bond of love, it can be re-developed if they are more committed to their promise than they are to their pride.
3. The Focus Of Love Is On God Not Your Spouse
In 2 Corinthians 6:14, the Holy Spirit emphasizes the necessity of becoming partners only with a person who shares the same spiritual values. An application to marriage can surely be seen here. “Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?”
The word yoke is used in this passage to bring a picture to your mind. Just as two animals that are attached by a yoke will be miserable pulling in different directions, so the life of a Christian will be made miserable if they are yoked to a person who is pulling in a different direction than toward Christ.
At the end of this section is an illustration that I have used on many occasions to explain the focus of love in a marriage. The triangle relationship is without question the most stable and lasting relationship that a couple can ever hope to achieve in this life. I call it God glue! It is the eternal adhesive.
Notice the directions of the arrows in the illustration. They are not pointing from the man to the woman or from the woman to the man. That is the mistake couples have made since almost the beginning of time. The arrows point toward Christ. Lasting relationships are made in Heaven.
Notice also that Christ is the goal. The closer the couple moves toward Him, the closer they move toward each other. Once they arrive at a full relationship with Jesus, they also arrive at a full relationship with each other. God is the glue! A relationship with Him can seal your union better than any amount of research or marital counseling. Move toward Christ.
God Glue
There is no substance that bonds a relationship better than a joint commitment to God! Love for each other is important, but love for God is a necessity. Notice the triangle. As a couple focuses on Christ and moves toward Him, the gap that separates them becomes smaller. This common goal is without question the most important element in any successful relationship, especially marriage.
Jesus is the only element of one’s life that is truly consistent and stable. People will always fail us, but Christ will always be true! Cindy and I love each other very much, but over the years we have disappointed each other in many ways. If the focus of our relationship had been on each other, we man have given up a long time ago. But, because Christ is the center of our relationship, human frailties do not distract us. We stay together because we are Christians. We made a promise to Christ long before we made a promise to each other.
Cindy and I have a rule in our home governing the word “divorce.” We do not talk about it, joke about it, or threaten with it. It is not an option! As Christians, we have a higher priority than each other. We serve Christ first.
Marriage will always have its hurdles. Put Christ first, each other second, and your relationship will last!
Thought Questions
Lasting Love Is Not Physical Attraction
List 5 examples of ways that the world tries to convince couples that love is based upon appearance.
Read and discuss 1 Peter 3:3-4.
Love Is Not A Prerequisite To Marriage
If love is not a prerequisite to marriage, what is?
List 5 things that cause couples to develop love for each other. Has the American tradition of dating damaged the marital experience of bonding through discovery? If so, how?
The Focus Of Love Is On God Not Your Spouse
Which position is the most important in the triangle relationship?
What are five things that couples can do to encourage their partner to keep their focus on Christ?
Hugs & Kisses Questions
Lesson 16
1. For a marriage to survive, what is the first thing that must be understood about the commitment of love?
2. What are some ways that the world tries to convince couples that love is based upon appearance?
3. For a marriage to survive, what is the second thing that must be understood about the commitment of love?
4. List 5 things that cause married couples to develop love for each other.
5. For a marriage to survive, what is the third thing that must be understood about the commitment of love?
6. What are five things that couples can do to encourage their partner to keep their focus on Christ?