Week of 9.4.2022 | Weekly Focus

The entire Bible is true, without error, authoritative, and clear; however, there are times—perhaps when trying to discern about what extracurricular activity to participate in or other circumstances when there is seemingly more than one good option—when we may ask, “What does God want of me?”

The Bible contains some very clear commands about what we should and should not do. It is abundantly clear that we are to honor our father and mother and that we should avoid immorality. What happens when we go against God’s commands?

In this week’s lesson we see exactly what happened when a man of God chose to disobey God’s clear command. The intent of this encounter is not to scare us into obedience but to remind us of the seriousness of sin, the consequences of sin, and the grace of God under which we live in Christ.

So often we spend hours deliberating things God has not made crystal clear to us while simultaneously disregarding those things that He has made known to us through His Word. It may serve us well, as Jesus’ followers, to give ourselves fully to those things that God has made clear. When we become more aware of what God commands of us and as we grow in faithfulness to those things, it is likely that our discernment will grow as well. We ought to live as graciously obedient people seeking to know and obey God’s ways, with God’s help.

Christ Connection

Sin always leads us away from God. Jesus came to bring us back to God. Jesus is the true King who gave His life as a sacrifice so we can be forgiven of our sins. Jesus’ kingdom will last forever.

Big Picture Question

What is idolatry? Idolatry is a sin of the heart in which we love and value something else above God.

Key Passage

Deuteronomy 6:4-5- “Hear O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is One. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.”

Prayer Focus

Family/Friends: Pray for the specific needs of your family and friends
Providence Church Staff: Grant Hoover- Director of Students
Local Church: Stonebriar Community Church, Chuck Swindoll
Local School: Lone Star High
Mission Partners: Matt Maloney
Global: Unreached People Group- Assamese (India) (Click the link to learn more about this UPG.)