Key Truth Review Lesson #22
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Lesson Twenty-Two
Since God ________________ all things, he has the power
to give us what we need. If I'm not happy with God's gifts
to me I am _________________ and ______________ .
Those are sins by themselves and lead to
___________________. God wants us to help others keep
what he has ________________ them. God doesn't want
us to use our words to tell _______________ about others,
________________ them or give them a bad
________________. Instead, we should
________________ others and speak ________________
of them and take their words and actions in the
________________ possible way.
Key Truth Answers
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Lesson twenty-two
Since God OWNS all things, he has the power to
give us what we need. If I'm not happy with
God's gifts to me I am DISCONTENT and
GREEDY. Those are sins by themselves and lead
to STEALING. God wants us to help others keep
what he has GIVEN them. God doesn't want us
to tell LIES about others, BETRAY them or give
them a bad NAME. Instead, we should DEFEND
others and speak WELL of them and take their
words and actions in the BEST possible way.
LESSON 23
GOD’S WILL FOR
HIS PEOPLE
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Opening Prayer
THE NINTH AND
TENTH
COMMANDMENTS
God’s Will for His People (Part VI)
The Ninth and Tenth
Commandments summarized:
Do not covet.
1 Timothy 6:6-10
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6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we
brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out
of it. 8 But if we have food and clothing, we will be content
with that. 9 People who want to get rich fall into temptation
and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that
plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of
money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for
money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves
with many griefs.
God’s Will for His People (Part VI)
Coveting is
Having a sinful desire for
anything we shouldn’t have.
James 1:14-15
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14 but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is
dragged away and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has
conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown,
gives birth to death.
God’s Will for His People (Part VI)
Coveting is
Having a sinful desire for
anything we shouldn’t have
Why God is so concerned
about our thoughts:
Sinful thoughts lead to
sinful actions.
Hebrews 13:5
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5 Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content
with what you have, because God has said,
"Never will I leave you;
never will I forsake you.“
God’s Will for His People (Part VI)
Coveting is
Having a sinful desire for
anything we shouldn’t have.
Why God is so concerned
about our thoughts
God wants us to be
Sinful thoughts lead to
sinful actions.
Content with what we have.
Psalm 37:4
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4 Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
God’s Will for His People (Part VI)
Coveting is
Having a sinful desire for
anything we shouldn’t have.
Why God is so concerned
about our thoughts:
God wants us to be
Why Christians can
be content:
Sinful thoughts lead to
sinful actions.
Content with what we have.
God will give us what we
need.
Matthew 6:33
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33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all
these things will be given to you as well.
God’s Will for His People (Part VI)
Coveting is
Having a sinful desire for
anything we shouldn’t have.
Why God is so concerned
about our thoughts:
Sinful thoughts lead to
sinful actions.
God wants us to be
Content with what we have.
Why Christians can
be content:
God will give us what we
need. We already have God
Himself as our greatest
Treasure.
Philippians 4:11b-13
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I have learned to be content whatever
the circumstances. 12I know what it is
to be in need, and I know what it is to
have plenty. I have learned the secret
of being content in any and every
situation, whether well fed or hungry,
whether living in plenty or in want. 13I
can do everything through him who
gives me strength.
WHAT THE 10
COMMANDMENTS
TEACH US
What the 10 Commandments
Teach Us
1. Concerning salvation, which we need:
Romans 3:20
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20 Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by
observing the law; rather, through the law we become
conscious of sin.
What the 10 Commandments
Teach Us
1. Concerning salvation, which we need:
a. We cannot be saved by our own works.
Romans 3:23-24, 28
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23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24
and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption
that came by Christ Jesus. 28 For we maintain that a man is
justified by faith apart from observing the law.
What the 10 Commandments
Teach Us
1. Concerning salvation, which we need:
a. We cannot be saved by our own works.
b. We are saved by faith alone. Christ
obeyed the Law for us.
What the 10 Commandments
Teach Us
1. Concerning salvation, which we need:
a. We cannot be saved by our own works.
b. We are saved by faith alone. Christ
obeyed the Law for us.
2. Concerning sanctification, which we want:
Matthew 5:48
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48 Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
What the 10 Commandments
Teach Us
1. Concerning salvation, which we need:
a. We cannot be saved by our own works.
b. We are saved by faith alone. Christ
obeyed the Law for us.
2. Concerning sanctification, which we want:
a. God has set high standards for His
redeemed people.
Philippians 2:12-13
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12 Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed-not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence-continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
13 for it is God who works in you to will and to act according
to his good purpose.
What the 10 Commandments
Teach Us
1. Concerning salvation, which we need:
a. We cannot be saved by our own works.
b. We are saved by faith alone. Christ
obeyed the Law for us.
2. Concerning sanctification, which we want:
a. God has set high standards for His
redeemed people.
b. He gives us the power to lead a
sanctified life.
OUR GOAL
AS
CHRISTIANS
Our Goal as Christians
OS
Personal Faith
and
Justification
NS
OS
Sanctification
and
Spiritual Growth
The “Non-spiritual”
or “Natural” Person
The Less Mature or
“Worldly” Christian
OS = Our “Old Self”,
or sinful nature
NS = Our “New Self”,
that loves to serve God
Sinful lifestyle,
dominated by the Old
Self, a life of discord
and frustration.
Godly lifestyle,
dominated by the
New Self, a life of
peace and joy.
NS
OS
The “Spiritual” or More
Mature Christian
“You were taught … to
put off your old self …
and to put on the new
self.” (Ephesians 4:2224) (see also 1
Corinthians 3:1-2 and
Hebrews 5:11-6:2)
WHY CHRISTIANS
WANT TO GROW
SPIRITUALLY
1 Corinthians 10:31
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31So
whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it
all for the glory of God.
Why Christians Want to Grow
Spiritually
1. God is honored and glorified by our lives.
Psalm 1:1-3
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Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
1
Why Christians Want to Grow
Spiritually
1. God is honored and glorified by our lives.
2. We are blessed personally as we grow.
Galatians 6:2
Carry each other's burdens, and in this way
you will fulfill the law of Christ.
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Why Christians Want to Grow
Spiritually
1. God is honored and glorified by our lives.
2. We are blessed personally as we grow.
3. Fellow believers are helped and served.
Matthew 5:16
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16In
the same way, let your light shine
before men, that they [unbelievers] may
see your good deeds and praise your
Father in heaven.
Why Christians Want to Grow
Spiritually
1. God is honored and glorified by our lives.
2. We are blessed personally as we grow.
3. Fellow believers are helped and served.
4. Unbelievers are attracted to Jesus by our
lives.
HOW GOD HELPS
CHRISTIANS
MATURE IN THEIR
LIFE OF
SANCTIFICATION
1 Peter 2:2
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2Like
newborn babies, crave pure spiritual
milk, so that by it you may grow up in
your salvation,
How God Helps Christians mature in
Their Life of Sanctification
1. He urges us to regularly use His Word
and Sacrament for spiritual food.
1 Thessalonians 5:17
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17pray
continually;
How God Helps Christians Mature in
Their Life of Sanctification
1. He urges us to regularly use His Word
and Sacrament for spiritual food.
2. He urges us to pray regularly to seek His
will and Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 10:24-25
And let us consider how we may spur one
another on toward love and good deeds. 25Let
us not give up meeting together, as some are
in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one
another--and all the more as you see the Day
approaching.
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How God Helps Christians Mature in
Their Life of Sanctification
1. He urges us to regularly use His Word
and Sacrament for spiritual food.
2. He urges us to pray regularly to seek His
will and Holy Spirit.
3. He urges us to worship regularly with
our fellow Christians.
LEARNING TO
“BREATHE
SPIRITUALLY”
EVERY DAY
1 John 1:8-9
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive
ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9If we
confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will
forgive us our sins and purify us from all
unrighteousness.
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Learning to “Breathe Spiritually”
Every Day
EXHALE
(AFTER
SINNING)
1. Confess sin and trust God for
its payment and forgiveness.
Proverbs 28:13
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He who conceals his sins does not
prosper,
but whoever confesses and renounces
them finds mercy.
13
Learning to “Breathe Spiritually”
Every Day
EXHALE
(AFTER
SINNING)
1. Confess sin and trust God for
its payment and forgiveness.
2. Turn away from sin and back
to God (repentance).
Romans 6:13
Do not offer the parts of your body to sin, as
instruments of wickedness, but rather offer
yourselves to God, as those who have been
brought from death to life; and offer the parts
of your body to him as instruments of
righteousness.
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Learning to “Breathe Spiritually”
Every Day
EXHALE:
(AFTER
SINNING)
INHALE:
(AFTER
CONFESSING)
1. Confess sin and trust God for
its payment and forgiveness.
2. Turn away from sin and back
to God (repentance).
1. Surrender control of our
lives to Jesus and trust Him.
Romans 6:11,4
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11In
the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but
alive to God in Christ Jesus.
4We were therefore buried with him through baptism
into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from
the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may
live a new life.
Learning to “Breathe Spiritually”
Every Day
EXHALE:
(AFTER
SINNING)
INHALE:
(AFTER
CONFESSING)
1. Confess sin and trust God for
its payment and forgiveness.
2. Turn away from sin and back
to God (repentance).
1. Surrender control of our
lives to Jesus and trust Him.
2. Begin immediately to live in
joy and thankfulness.
His Word in My Life
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Agree or Disagree: Because every
Christian has a new man, a real
Christian will think about and do more
good things than bad.
His Word in My Life
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Explain why this statement is true:
because every person is born with a
sinful nature, every Christian is capable
of committing any sin.
His Word in My Life
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Evaluate: When one of the comic
sections in the newspaper pictures a
person with a devil on one shoulder
nudging him to do something bad and
an angel on the other shoulder telling
him to do something good, this is a
good picture of the struggle that goes
on in us between the sinful nature and
the new heart.
His Word in My Life
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What did you like about this year?
Closing Prayer
I thank you, my heavenly
Father, through Jesus Christ,
your dear Son, that you have
graciously kept me this day.
Forgive me all my sins, and
graciously keep me this night.
Into your hands I commend my
body and soul and all things.
Let your holy angel be with me,
that the wicked foe may have
no power over me. Amen.
ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT WEEK
1.
Study carefully the notes you have taken in class; be sure you understand them.
2.
Study carefully questions #117-144 in the Catechism.
3.
Memorize these Bible passages:
Romans 3:23-24 – “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by
His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”
Romans 6:11 – “Count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.”
Romans 6:4 – “We were buried with Him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ
was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life.”
Hebrews 13:5 - “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have,
because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
4. Complete Worksheet #23. and have parents correct.
Key Truths
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Lesson Twenty-Three
________________ is having a sinful desire
for something we shouldn't have. We can be
content because God has promised us all we
________________. Jesus
________________ all the commandments
for us. We are saved by ________________
in him. God gives us power to live a
________________ life as we grow in faith.
Key Truths
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Lesson twenty-three
COVETING is having a sinful desire for
something we shouldn't have. We can be
content because God has promised us all we
NEED. Jesus OBEYED all the
commandments for us. We are saved by
FAITH in him. God gives us power to live a
SANCTIFIED life as we grow in faith.