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Weekly Bible Lessons Monday Jeremiah 31: 31-34 the New Covenant Daily Bible Readings Weekly Bible Lessons Monday Jeremiah 31: 31-34 The New Covenant Tuesday Genesis 17: 1- 14 The Sign of the Covenant Wednesday Deuteronomy 29: 10-15 The Renewal of Covenant at Moab Thursday Exodus 24: 3-11 All the Words that he has spoken we will do Scripture, unless otherwise indicated, is taken from Friday 2 Samuel 7: 5-16 God’s Covenant with David THE HOLY BIBLE NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Saturday Colossians 3: 1-17 The New Life in Christ Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers. All rights reserved. All comments, enquiries and suggestions may be directed to: The Administrative Officer Freeman Centre P. O. Box 413, Kumasi, Ghana. Telephone: (03220) 23014, 20968 Email: [email protected] Copyright © The Methodist Church Ghana July - December 2015 The Methodist Church Ghana, July 2015 WBL……………………………120 The Methodist Church Ghana, July 2015 WBL……………………………… 1 PREFACE Some members find it uncomfortable to pray the Covenant Prayer because We thank God for the continued acceptance and use of the Weekly Bible of its demands upon their lives. For such people the prayer is unbiblical, Lessons. These studies have been organized under the following blocks: arguing with the text “death and life are in the power of the tongue; and Methodist Doctrine they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof,” (Proverbs 18: 21). To pray for Book Study suffering and other negatives was unnecessary. However, according to Evangelism and Missions Lyons, “the Covenant Prayer is the essence of Christianity. When you have Relationships and chosen God to be your portion and happiness, casting yourself wholly upon Church and Society the merits of His righteousness ……then you are a Christian indeed, and The idea is that each month, we will have a special block emphasis and at never till then”. the same time make room for seasonal studies. Preparation for the Covenant Service It will be noticed that the style of each block unit study may look different The covenant service like all events/seasons like Advent, lent, etc, need in approach. For example, when we come to the book study, we have special preparation on the part of the clergy and the laity. It must not be adopted the inductive method of study. The studies on Evangelism also approached in a casual manner. Ministers, Caretakers, Evangelists, take a slight difference. Stewards and Class Leaders are to take time to educate their members on the significance of the service. The last week of the year must be a teaching We pray that the Lord will guide all our readers through these studies session in which members are reminded of their spiritual preparation before and that His name will be glorified. the Covenant Service. John Wesley before the first ever Covenant Service educated the members on the relevance of the service and kept a fast to the Instructions For Use: Lord, beseeching Him to give wisdom and strength. It is envisaged that the This volume of Weekly Bible Lessons contains 26 Lessons. The lessons present day Methodist would see the need to adequately prepare for the which follow the old format are divided into nine sections: Key Verse, Scrip- service. ture Lesson, Introduction, In Depth, The Word in Our Lives, Discussion Questions, Bible Lesson Application and Daily Bible Readings. The goal of Discussion Questions these lessons is to provoke Bible Study group (class) members to think more 1. State and discuss reasons why the Methodist Covenant Service is seriously about their faith. Therefore, it is not necessary to complete all the relevant today. sections of each lesson. Your group should study a different lesson for each 2. Discuss in detail the focus of the Methodist Covenant Service under a week. Each group member should read and study each lesson, whenever pos- call to confession and commitment. sible, before the group meets. 3. Discuss any form of preparations that your society can put in place to ensure maximum benefit in the 2016 Covenant Service. Group Leaders: When preparing your lessons, consult each section for your 4. Read the Covenant Prayer and discuss how you have been faithful to it own personal study. Later, when you are leading your group meeting use over the years, indicating also the areas in which you were not faithful. only those sections that will be best for your group. How do you address your shortcomings? The Format for the Weekly Bible Lessons: Some of the lessons in this edition have been based on a new format which Bible Lesson Application consists of the following arrangements: Reflect on the relevance of the Methodist Covenant Service using the MHB 515. How does the focus of the Service strengthen your faith at the Key Verse: Wherever appropriate, a Biblical passage which brings out the beginning of the year? Share with a friend in the class. The Methodist Church Ghana, July 2015 WBL…………………………… 2 The Methodist Church Ghana, July 2015 WBL………………………………119 Christ upon us. The service explains that by taking the yoke we declare key issues being discussed has been quoted. Members are encouraged to make our readiness to do whatever He requires of us, and to go wherever He this the Memory Verse. desires to send us, knowing that He Himself is our reward. The Service is an invitation for people to renew their covenant relationship with God and Scripture Lesson: The selected Bible passages may not deal directly with to give our lives and choices to Him. In this service we give ourselves to the topic under discussion, but they provide information that relates to the is- God, trusting in his promises and relying on his grace; and resolve never sue. They are to be read, but may not necessarily form the basis of the write- to go back on our vows. up. The Covenant Prayer Introduction: This gives the reason why the topic needs to be discussed. I am no longer my own but yours, put me to what you will, rank me with whom you will; Exposition: This constitutes the main body of the write-up. It is expected that the leader would have read the lesson and lead the class in understanding the exposition just as they would have done with the In-Depth in the Old Format. Put me to doing, put me to suffering; Let me be employed for you or laid aside for you, Exalted for you or brought low for you; Let me be full, let The Word in Our Lives: This section deals with the Christian response to me be empty, Let me have all things, let me have nothing; the issue under discussion. The leader must ensure that this is made clear to the group so that they can respond appropriately to the issues. Sometimes The I freely and wholeheartedly yield all things to your pleasure and disposal. Word In Our Lives is incorporated in the Exposition, it being so closely And now, glorious and blessed God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, You are linked to the issues under discussion. mine and I am yours. So be it. And the Covenant now made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen. Discussion Questions: The questions raised under this section are to pro- mote discussion by the entire group. The leader must avoid lecturing at this The Covenant Prayer which is the climax of the service can be divided point, so that everybody can contribute meaningfully to the discussion and also into two sections. The first section is where members surrender their learn. choices to God. To say 'I am no longer my own but Yours; or you are mine and I am Yours' means that we belong to Christ and as his servants Bible Lesson Application: This section is very crucial. It actually confronts the we give up the dominion and government of ourselves to Him; we no group members to individually and privately act on each topic. They do so by tak- longer yield to the pleasures and riches of the world but pledge to be ing certain relevant steps to practically live out the main lesson(s) of the week and devoted, committed and dedicated to Christ. It also means that Christ share their experiences with others. appoints our conditions, whether it be higher or lower, prosperous or afflicted state. The first section of the Covenant Prayer is summed up in Daily Bible Readings: There is a special reading for each day of the week based the Methodist Hymn 515. on the theme for that week. Many people find these daily readings excellent for The second section is the heart of the Prayer with the words: "Put me to their daily devotions; they throw more light on the theme for the week. what you will, rank me with whom you will; put me to doing, put me to suffering; let me be employed for you, or laid aside for you, exalted for you, or brought low for you". These words should not be misinterpreted as a sort of fatalism. When we pray "put me to suffering", and the other negatives in the prayer we are not asking God to intentionally inflict pain, suffering and disasters on us, but that we desire by His help, actively to do or patiently to accept whatever is His will for us. (MHB 400) The Methodist Church Ghana, July 2015 WBL……………………………118 The Methodist Church Ghana, July 2015 WBL……………………………… 3 The Weekly Bible Lessons is produced biannually by the Freeman Specifically, on August 11, 1755 at Spitalfields, Wesley conducted the first Centre of The Methodist Church Ghana, under the supervision and Methodist service that provided opportunity for members to renew their oversight of the General Directorate for Ministries of the Church.
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