Dead Flies Snake Charmers Adult Sabbath School Lesson PowerPoint Presentation March 17, 2007 ADAPT it! Teaching Approach 1st Quarter 2007, Ecclesiastes.

Dead FliesSnake Charmers

Dead FliesSnake CharmersAdult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint PresentationMarch 17, 2007

ADAPT it!

Teaching Approach

1st Quarter 2007, Ecclesiastes

AVOIDINGWRONG

“Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.”

ECCLESIASTES 10:1

SIN

MEMORY VERSEMEMORY VERSE

• Guard your thoughts with care

• Think before you speak

STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE

AVOIDING WRONG DECISIONS

AVOIDING WRONG DECISIONS

        Guard Our Thoughts With Care

STEP ONE

• We need to watch and pray before we act

A. How can a wrong choice, affect our lives? How can we avoid making bad choices? Genesis 3:6 Eccl. 10:1

GUARDING OUR THOUGHTS

GUARDING OUR THOUGHTS

        • Our minds or heart control our body

• Be selective in anything that we put in our minds

B. How important is it for us to guard our hearts? Eccl. 10:2, 3

GUARDING OUR THOUGHTS

GUARDING OUR THOUGHTS

        Think Before You Speak

STEP TWO

        • A wise person will be

careful with how he or she chooses words

• Words can bring unnecessary pain and sorrow

A. How careful we must be with what we say? Eccl. 10:13

THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK

THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK

B. How important is it for Christians to make the right choice in words and actions?

THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK

THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK

“The words we utter today will go on echoing when time shall be no more. The deeds done today are transferred to the books of heaven. . . . They will determine our destiny, for bliss or eternal loss and agonizing remorse.”—EGW, Testimonies to Ministers, pp. 429, 430.

THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK

THINK BEFORE WE SPEAK

SUMMARYSUMMARY

By guarding our thoughts with careBy thinking before we speak

WE CAN AVOID MAKING WRONG DECISIONS

AVOIDWRONG

Carefully guard our thoughts

APPLYAPPLY

How can this truth about words and actions affect my life today?

Do we have the desire to feed our minds with pure and holy things?

Do we have the desire to carefully think before we speak?

Q

PLAN PLAN

How can we use this truth about words and actions this coming week?

• What are the practical things we can do to avoid making wrong decisions?

Q

TRANSFER TRUTHTRANSFER TRUTH

What changes do I need in my life?

• What biblical principle from the lesson can we use today?

Q

TRANSFER TRUTHTRANSFER TRUTH

What changes do I need in my life?

We need to guard our thoughts

Often times I do things without much thinking

1. By submitting our plans to God through prayer2. By discovering God’s will for our lives through Bible Study

This coming week, I will fortify my mind with holy and uplifting things through regular Bible study and prayer

PRINCIPLE

APPLICATION

PROBLEM

DECISION

Let’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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