Celebrating God: Lesson on Giving Thanks and Praise
Explore the theme of celebrating and praising God in Unit II of the Fall Quarter lessons. This lesson focuses on giving thanks for deliverance, reflecting on Psalm 107, and understanding the importance of a relationship with God, the ultimate deliverer.
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FALL QUARTER THEME: CELEBRATING GOD CELEBRATING GOD UNIT II: CALLED CALLED TO PRAISE GOD TO PRAISE GOD
LESSON 7: Sunday, October 17, 2021 Lesson Title: I Shall Be Released (Faith Pathway) Lesson Title: Give Thanks for Deliverance (Townsend Press SS Commentary)
DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 68:1-6 BACKGROUND SCRIPTURE: Psalm 107 PRINT PASSAGE: Psalm 107:1-9, 39-43
KEY VERSE: They cried unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them out of their distresses. (Psalm 107:6, KJV) ..... They cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. (Psalm 107:6, NIV)
LESSON AIMS: As a result of experiencing this lesson, you should be able to do these things: Explore the importance of having a relationship with God, the deliverer. Place value on the role of giving thanks to God. Pray for those who need God s deliverance.
KEY TERMS: Cried out (verse 6) Hebrew: tsaaq (tsaw-ak ): called or shouted; cried unto (KJV). Dwell (verse 4) Hebrew: moshab (mo-shawb ): to live, inhabit, or remain; settle (NIV). Gathered (verse 3) Hebrew: qabats (kaw-bats ): assembled; collected; gathered. Good (verse 1) Hebrew: towb (tobe): pleasant; agreeable; virtuous. Goodness (verse 8) Hebrew: checed (kheh -sed): kindness; worthiness; favor; unfailing love (NIV). Redeemed (verse 2) Hebrew: gaal (gaw-al ): redeemed; bought back; acted as kinsman.
ANALYSIS OF THE BIBLICAL TEXT (Lesson Outline) Thank God for His Deliverance (Psalm 107:1-6) Thank God For His Filling (Psalm 107:7-9) Thank God For His Love (Psalm 107:39- 43)
Thank God for His Deliverance (Psalm 107:1-6, NIV) GIVE THANKS to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever. 2 Let the redeemed of the LORD tell their story those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, 3 those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south.
Thank God for His Deliverance (Psalm 107:1-6, NIV) 4 Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. 5 They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. 6 Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
What Do You Think? What is the importance and benefits of sharing your testimony of what God has done for you?
Thank God For His Filling (Psalm 107:7-9, NIV) 7 He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. 8 Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, 9 for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
What Do You Think? Do you think it is easy to lose sight of God s many blessings? Why or why not?
Thank God For His Love (Psalm 107:39-43, NIV) 39 Then their numbers decreased, and they were humbled by oppression, calamity and sorrow; 40 he who pours contempt on nobles made them wander in a trackless waste. 41 But he lifted the needy out of their affliction and increased their families like flocks. 42 The upright see and rejoice, but all the wicked shut their mouths. 43 Let the one who is wise heed these things and ponder the loving deeds of the LORD.
What Do You Think? How can the knowledge of God bring the faithful out of crisis situations?
A Closing Thought Your Life Your World!
Closing Prayer Dear Lord, we thank You for the many ways You continue to protect and deliver us. Help us not to be so distracted by the details of life that we miss the beauty of what You have done for us. We pray this in the precious name of Jesus. Amen.
Conclusion (Preparing for Next Weeks Lesson) While reading the Background Scripture, consider this thought: This is our house! The lesson topic for Sunday, October 24, 2021, is Our House. The Devotional Reading text is 2 Chronicles 29:25-30, the Background Scripture text is Psalm 84, and the Print Passage is Psalm 84:1-12.
