Extreme Heat (Qtr 3 - Week 5: 30 July)

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Extreme Heat (Qtr 3 - Week 5: 30 July)

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Key Text: “Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise Him; He has put Him to grief. When You make His soul an offering for sin, He shall see His seed, He shall prolong His days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in His hand” (Isaiah 53:10, NKJV)

This week’s lesson focuses on several biblical examples that help us to understand further the “whys” of suffering and the “hows” of overcoming evil and suffering. The example of Abraham’s readiness to sacrifice his own son in obedience to God teaches us an unreserved trust in God, even when God’s commands do not make sense. Hosea’s painful relationship with his unfaithful wife reveals God’s own suffering caused by our unfaithfulness, His continued presence in our lives, and His work to restore relationships with a wayward, backslidden people. Job’s resolute loyalty to God, even when his own wife was calling him to curse God, teaches us that avoiding suffering and death is not the ultimate goal in life. Together with Job, Paul teaches us that love and faithfulness to God, His kingdom, and His mission in the world is the most fulfilling experience of Christian life. Of course, there are things we do not understand. But the Christian goes through suffering and death armed with the apostle Paul’s view on the struggle: “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?” (Romans 8:35, NKJV).

Lesson Themes: This week’s lesson highlights two major themes.
1. Our first theme will engage us in a profound study of relevant examples of suffering that will help us understand why God allows suffering in our experiences.
2. In our second theme, we will engage with vivid illustrations from the story of Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah and how father and son survived their crucibles, learning and growing through these experiences.

Thought questions: Why do you think God is willing to risk being misunderstood by those He wants to know Him and love Him? How much do you think God is willing to be misunderstood in order to mould you into the “image of his Son”?

Extreme Heat (Qtr 3 - Week 5: 30 July) Part1
Extreme Heat (Qtr 3 - Week 5: 30 July) Part2

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