The Sovereignty of God Sovereignty of the Father September 2016 Adult Sunday School Handout Friendship Missionary Baptist Church 2 September 4, 2016 “A World of Peace” Background Scriptures—Isaiah 11:1-9 Daily Home Bible Readings August 29, 2016 1 Kings 3:3-9 August 30, 2016 1 Kings 3:10-15 August 31, 2016 1 Peter 3:8-13 September 1, 2016 2 Peter 1:3-11 September 2, 2016 Philippians 2:1-11 September 3, 2016 Psa. 72:1-7 September 4, 2016 Isa. 11:1-9 Key Verse Isaiah 11:9 Lesson Outline I. Just Ruler Isaiah 11:1-5 II. Peaceful Domain Isaiah 11:6-9 Questions 1. What do you think it would take for world peace to exist in 2016? 2. What programs/projects in the church enhance the work of Jesus Christ in the world? Are their programs/projects that you would like to see added to the work of the church to enhance the work of Christ? Share. 3. Are there programs needed to help individuals in their Christian growth? Share. 4. Do you think there is more preying or praying taking place in 2016? Explain. 5. The picture painted by Isaiah 11:6-8 is one without aggression and violence, and is engulfed in peace. How can the church move the world toward the ideal state depicted by Isaiah? 6. What state does Isaiah 11:9 suggest that we will witness at the time of ultimate peace? 3 September 11, 2016 “Mountain of God” Background Scripture - Isaiah 25 Daily Home Bible Readings September 5, 2016 Isaiah 25:1-5 September 6, 2016 Luke 14:1-6 September 7, 2016 Luke 14:7-11 September 8, 2016 Luke 14:12-14 September 9, 2016 Luke 14:15-23 September 10, 2016 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 September 11, 2016 Isaiah 25:6-10a Key Verse Isaiah 25:8 Lesson Outline I. Graciousness of God Isaiah 25:6-8 II. Grateful People Isaiah 25:9-10a Questions 1. How would you explain a mountaintop experience to a new convert; a non-believer? 2. How can we promote and create “mountaintop experiences” in the church? 3. What descriptive words would you use to paint a picture of the feast in Isaiah 25:6b, 6c? 4. Has God ever destroyed/moved/annihilated something that attempt- ed to destroy you? Share your testimony. By sharing your testimo- ny there may be someone spiritually wounded, feeling alone and shackled with guilt—it will make a difference! 5. Is there something that continually attempts to rob you of joy? How do you overcome it? 6. Do you think the hand of the Lord is active in your life? Explain? 7. Grief is difficult! In what way/s can a Christian express and work through grief versus reacting as an unbeliever might? Work through violence/social injustice/ natural disasters? 4 September 18, 2016 “Foundations Of The Earth” Background Scripture - Isaiah 40 Daily Home Bible Readings September 12, 2016 Luke 3:2-6 September 13, 2016 Isaiah 38:9-20 September 14, 2016 Isaiah 40 :1-8 September 15, 2016 Isaiah 40:9-11 September 16, 2016 Isaiah 40:12-14 September 17, 2016 Isaiah 40:15-20 September 18, 2016 Isaiah 40:21-31 Key Verses Isaiah 40:28 Lesson Outline I. Sovereign Power Isaiah 40:21-26 II. Sustaining Power Isaiah 40:27-31 Questions 1. How can you help others understand the sovereignty of God? Why is it important for us to understand our insignificance, com- pared to the vast power and importance of God? 2. There are many descriptors of God found in the Bible. How would you describe God to someone who has never experienced God? 3. Humanity often suffers from exhaustion, yet God never grows weary. Have you had an experience that you could share when God was a constant, strong, fresh presence in your life? Share. 4. Do you think patience is something that is taught? Explain. How do we help those who are physically or spiritually younger than ourselves to understand injustice? How God answers prayers? 5. Have you ever received a ‘divine’ burst of energy at a critical time? Were you able to discern it was God energizing you? Share. 5 September 25, 2016 “Everlasting Covenant ” Background Scripture - Isaiah 61 Daily Home Bible Readings September 19, 2016 Isaiah 42:5-9 September 20, 2016 Luke 4:16-21 September 21, 2016 Luke 4:22-30 September 22, 2016 Isaiah 60:1-5 September 23, 2016 Isaiah 60:19-22 September 24, 2016 Isaiah 54:4-8 September 25, 2016 Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Key Verse Isaiah 61:8 Lesson Outline I. Anointed Servant Isaiah 61:1-4 II. Faithful God Isaiah 61:8-11 Questions 1. How would you define injustice? What are some ways people deal with injustice? How does God deal with injustice? 2. Within your area of influence, do you feel you impact the spiritu- al lives of those you live with? Work with? Worship with? Ex- plain. 3. What are some of the characteristics of a person blessed by God? 4. Do you think your reputation in the community/church/ work- place, influences how people view God? Explain. 5. What is your definition of joy? What things cause you to be joy- ful? What things negatively impact your level of joy? 6. How important is it for one to make an agreement and stick to it ? Have you ever broken an agreement? Has someone made an agreement with you and broken it? What impact did it have on you? On them? 6 African American Heritage Profile Cullen Andrew Jones (born February 29, 1984) is an American competition swimmer and Olympic gold medalist who specializes in freestyle sprint events. As part of the American team, he holds the world record in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay (long course). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won silver medals in the 4 x 100- meter freestyle relay and the 50-meter freestyle, as well as the gold in the 4 x 100-metre medley. Born in the Bronx borough of New York City, Jones moved to Irvington, New Jersey, while in elementary school. He learned to swim after he nearly drown in a pool at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom in Pennsylvania when he was five years old. He swam at Metro Express, a club team at the Jewish Community Center in West Orange, New Jersey. Jones later switched teams to the Jersey Gators Swim Club in Cranford. Jones graduated from Saint Benedict's Preparatory School in Newark in 2002 and while there, he set numerous Essex County swimming records. Jones attended North Carolina State University, where he studied English and swam for the NC State Wolfpack swimming and diving team in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2003 to 2006. He turned professional in the summer of 2006, after signing with Nike and burst onto the scene shortly after at the 2006 Pan Pacific Swimming Championships where he set a meet record in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.84 seconds. He also swam a leg in the world record breaking 4×100- meter freestyle relay along with Michael Phelps, Neil Walker and Jason Lezak. In 2007, he also won a gold medal in 4×100-meter freestyle relay with the same teammates in the 2007 World Aquatics Championships. Jones is the first African-American to hold a world record (4×100-meter freestyle relay) in swimming. At the 2008 United States Olympic Trials, Jones broke the American record in the 50-meter freestyle with a time of 21.59. At the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China, he won a gold medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay in a world record time of 3:08.24 with Michael Phelps, Jason Lezak and Garrett Weber-Gale. In July 2009, Jones set the American record in the 50-meter freestyle at the U.S. National Championships in Indianapolis, Indiana. At the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, the qualifying meet for the 2012 Olympics, Jones made the Olympic team for the second time by finishing first in the 50-meter freestyle and second in the 100-meter freestyle, which subsequently qualified him for the 4×100-meter freestyle relay. In the 50- meter freestyle final, Jones won with a time of 21.59, one one-hundredth (0.01) of a second ahead of second -place finisher Anthony Ervin (21.60). At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Jones won silver medals in the 50-meter freestyle and the 4×100 -meter freestyle relay. He earned a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relay after swimming the free- style leg in the preliminaries. 7 NOTES ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— —————–—————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ———————————–———————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— ——————————————————————————————————————————— 8 Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Sunday School Classes Children's Division Youth Division Adult Division 1st—4th Sunday 1st—4th Sunday 9:30 a.m.—10:30 a.m. 9:30 a.m.—!1:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m.—11:00 a.m. Beginners (ages 3) Room 271 Middle School (grades 6,7,8) New Millennium (ages 18-35) Conference Center A Room 133 Pre-K (age 4) Room 279 Kindergarten (age 5) Room 269 Senior High (grades 9-12) Christian Leadership (Adults) Room 303 Conf. Center D Primary 1 (1st grd) Room 356 Primary 2 (2nd grd) Room 268 Current Events and the Bible Primary Jr. 1 (3rd grd) Room 304 (Adults) (Rm209) Primary Jr. 2 (4th grd) Room 358 Empowered Disciples (Adults) Junior Class (5th grd) Room 359 Conf.