Sunday, February 8, 2015

Life of Moses - Numbers 11-12

Homiletics                                             Study of Life of Moses
Lesson     19                                         Passage Numbers 11-12

Content (List of Topics or Events)
Israelite grumbling and wailing impacts Moses bringing his burden to God (Numbers 11:1-15)
a. People complain about hardships bringing fire from God (1-3)
b. People wail bringing Lord’s anger and trouble to Moses (4-11)
c. Moses brings troubles to the Lord (11-15)


Moses Pleas bring Lord’s delegation plan using 70 Elders (Numbers 11:16-36)
a. Lord plan of delegation (16-17)
b. Lord hears cries and over abundance response (18-23)
c. Lord meets the elders and empowers them (24-30
d. Lord brings abundance and plague (31-35)
Miriam and Aaron bring complaint against Moses with God’s response   (Numbers 12)
a.  Miriam and Aaron’s complaint (1-3)
b.  Lord’s confrontation (4-9)
c. God’s Punishment and Moses Pleas for Miriam’s healing (10-16)



Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Israelite grumbling and wailing impacts Moses bringing his burden to God
Numbers 11:1-15
Moses Pleas bring Lord’s delegation plan using 70 Elders
Numbers 11:16-35
Miriam and Aaron bring complaint against Moses with God’s response
Numbers 12



Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Peoples and sibling complaints, bring Moses’ abundantly answered prayers

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that God’s hears our prayers and brings to us what we need.

Specific Application Questions
1.
Where are you ungrateful to God’s blessing and how do you show it?
2.
In what ways do you allow God to bring blessing in your troubles?
3.
Do you question or are you a blessing to those who bring good news of Jesus?
4.


Principles to Remember

1.
God knows our reaction to His generosity
2.
God brings those along side to support those who are in His ministry
3.
We are recognized by what we do in ministry
4.

Sunday, February 1, 2015

Life of Moses - Numbers 1-10

Homiletics                                             Study of Life of Moses
Lesson     18                                         Passage Numbers 1-10

Content (List of Topics or Events)
Israelite Census and Arrangement by Klan (Numbers 1-4)
a. Census by listing every man by name (1:1-54)
b. Arrangement of the camp (2:1-34)
c. Levites Census and duties (3:1-4:49)


Purity – Defilement, Restitution, Test and Dedication (Numbers 5-6:21)
a. Dealing with Ceremonially Unclean (5:1-4)
b. Restitution for Wrongs (5:5-10)
c. Test for Unfaithful Wife   (5:11-31)
d. Nazirite vow of dedication (6:1-21)
God with Us – Blessing, Care of Tabernacle, Passover and Leading   (Numbers 6:22-10:36)
a.  Life Blessing (6:22-27)
b.  Anointing and Tabernacle Offerings (7:1-89)
c. Setting apart Levites (8:1-26)
d. Passover (9:1-14)
e. God through cloud leads His people(9:15-10:36)


Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Israelite Census and Arrangement by Klan
Numbers 1-4
Purity – Defilement, Restitution, Test and Dedication
Numbers 5-6:21
God with Us – Blessing, Care of Tabernacle, Passover and Leading
Numbers 6:22-10:36



Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Israelite census, purity and offerings allows His cloudly direction

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that God knows our name and wants us to be pure and holy to Him.

Specific Application Questions
1.
In what ways are you counted in God’s family?
2.
Where is impurity in your life and how can you resolve that with God?
3.
How is God with you and leading your life?
4.


Principles to Remember

1.
You count for God
2.
Restitution  being right with God and with those who travel with us in  our life journey
3.
God will lead us if we allow Him a place in our lives
4.

Saturday, January 24, 2015

Life of Moses - Leviticus 25-27

Homiletics                                             Study of Life of Moses
Lesson     17                                         Passage Leviticus 25-27

Content (List of Topics or Events)
Jubilee – Redemption and restoration (Leviticus 25)
a. Sabbath years – proclaim liberty (1-13)
b. Blessing from the land by following the Lord (14-22)
c. Redemption of property (23-34)
d. Kindness to hired workers and slaves with redemption (35-55)

Peace or Hostility – God’s Treatment and Redemption (Leviticus 26)
a. Prosperity comes through obedience to God (1-13)
b. Punishment and terror comes through disobedience (14-22)
c. God’s hostility and destruction come by our breaking covenant   (23-39)
d. Confession of sin to God brings restored covenant (40-46)
Dedicated to Lord - Value and redemption   (Leviticus 27)
a.  Value of a person; equivalent value (1-8)
b.  Value of an animal with redemption (9-14)
c. Dedication of house and land; its value (15-25)
d. Things that belong to the Lord are holy to the Lord (26-34)


Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)
Division
Scripture
Jubilee – Redemption and restoration
Leviticus 25
Peace or Hostility – God’s Treatment and Redemption
Leviticus 26
Dedicated to Lord – Value and Redemption
Leviticus 27



Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)
Year of Jubilee instructions; results in following God and redemption

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)
CTATL that God has provided a way to restore us and redeem us to Himself

Specific Application Questions
1.
In what ways do you need to take time accept God’s blessing?
2.
Are you at peace with God and following His direction?
3.
What do you need to dedicate to the Lord?
4.


Principles to Remember

1.
Celebration and blessing comes from following God
2.
God wants us to honor Him
3.
We all have value to God; redemption comes through Christ
4.