ADAPT it! Teaching Approach 3rd Quarter 2008, God’s Great THE COMPASSIONA TE SAVIOR Adult Sabbath School Lesson PowerPoint Presentation August 9, 2008
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3rd Quarter 2008, God’s Great Missionaries
THE COMPASSIONATE SAVIOR Adult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint PresentationAugust 9, 2008
WE NEED TO SERVE OTHERS WITH LOVE
Memory Verse
“When He saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd”
MATTHEW 9:36 (NIV)
SERVICE WITH COMPASSION
• Serve with personal touch
• Serve with love and in the spirit of forgiveness
STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE
SERVE OTHERS WITH PERSONAL TOUCH
STEP ONE
PERSONAL TOUCH
• A “great multitude” came to hear Jesus
• This tells us about the effectiveness of Christ’s ministry
A. How did people respond to Jesus’ ministry? Matthew 4:25
PERSONAL TOUCH
• The foundation of Jesus’ ministry was personal contact
• The Master’s hand had personally touched lives
B. What was the foundation of Jesus’ ministry? Luke 8:1
SERVE OTHERS WITH LOVE
STEP TWO
SERVICE WITH LOVE
• Compassion was central to forgiveness
• Jesus taught that those who have been forgiven must forgive others
A. In what way is forgiveness a major component of compassion? Matthew 11:28, 29
SERVICE WITH LOVE
• God showed His love to us by sending Jesus Christ, to die as a substitute for us
• Jesus came to earth to show us exactly what God is like
B. How did God show His love to humanity? John 1:14
SUMMARY
• By Serving with personal touch
• By Serving with love and forgiveness
WE CAN SERVE OTHERS WITH COMPASSION
WE NEED TO SERVE OTHERS WITH LOVE
APPLYHow can this truth about compassion affect my life today? Do I have the desire to serve others with personal touch?Do I have the desire to serve others with love and forgiveness?
Q
PLAN How can I use this truth about
compassion this coming week?
• What are the practical ways I can do to show compassion to other people?
Q
TRANSFER TRUTH
What changes do I need in my life?• What biblical principle
from the lesson can we use today?
Q
TRANSFER TRUTHWhat changes do I need in my life?
I need to serve others with compassion as Jesus did
I don’t have much time
1. By showing God's love to others through personal touch2. By helping those who are in need
This coming week, I will look for those people who need my help
PRINCIPLE
APPLICATION
PROBLEM
DECISIONLet’s make the decision!
Q
ASSOCIATE truth – Why should I study this lesson?DISCOVER truth – What does the Bible say about this truth?APPLY truth – How can this truth affect my life today?PLAN using the truth – How can I use this truth today?TRANSFER truth to life – What changes do I need in my life?
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