Sunday School – Page 13 – Michelle Lesley

Bible, Gospel, Salvation, Sin, Sunday School

What is salvation? What is the gospel? ~ Sunday School Lesson ~ 9-22-13

September 22, 2013April 5, 2019 Michelle Lesley

I recently started teaching a women’s Sunday School class at my church. Right now we are taking a look at some of the challenging questions and issues we face as Christians. I’ll be posting the notes from my class here each week. Click here for last week’s lesson.

What is salvation? What is the gospel?

I. What is the one thing Jesus can do for us that we can’t do for ourselves?

II. Why do we need salvation?

A. Creation was perfect (Genesis 1, key verse: 31): “It was good.”

B. Fall of man (Genesis 3). What does this have to do with us today?

1. Death entered the world as a result of the fall (Romans 5:12, 15-19)

2. Sin “genetically altered” every person from Adam on (Psalm 51:5) and now we are all sinners.

III. How do we know we need salvation?

A. The Law

1. The Law shows us what sin is (Romans 7:7-11)

2. The Law shows us we are guilty of breaking it (James 2:10-11)

3. The Law is written on our hearts and condemns us when we do wrong (Romans 2:15)

4. The Law shows us the futility of trying to keep it and leads us to cry out to God for help. (Galatians 3:10-11, 23-24)

IV. Extra Study Resources:

A. “How Did the Fall Affect Humanity?” ~ Got Questions Ministries

B. “Law” ~ Theopedia.com

C. “The Law and the Gospel” by John MacArthur

D. “The Gospel” by Matt Chandler

This lesson will be continued next week.

Bible, Sunday School

Is my sickness/suffering due to sin? ~ Sunday School Lesson ~ 9-15-13

September 15, 2013April 5, 2019 Michelle Lesley

I recently started teaching a women’s Sunday School class at my church. Right now we are taking a look at some of the challenging questions and issues we face as Christians. I’ll be posting the notes from my class here each week.

“Am I sick or experiencing suffering in my life because God is punishing me for my sin, or punishing someone else for his sin?”

I. Although we may be negatively affected by the sins of others, God does not punish us for someone else’s sin. (Ezekiel 18, key verse: 20)

II. Believers are not punished for their sin. Christ took the punishment for all of our sin on the cross. (Romans 8:1-2, Isaiah 53:1-6)

III. Purposes of/Reasons for suffering:

A. To bring glory to God (John 9, Job)

B. The logical consequences of sin

C. Discipline (Revelation 3:19, Hebrews 12:5-11)

D. To teach us humility and dependence on God (2 Corinthians 12:7-10)

E. To grow us in spiritual strength and maturity (Romans 5:3-5)

F. To give us compassion for others, and to equip us to help those who are going through the same thing. (2 Corinthians 1:3-6)

G. To cause the lost to cry out to God for salvation

IV. Extra study resources:

A. Don’t Waste Your Cancer by John Piper

B. Glorious Ruin: How Suffering Sets You Free by Tullian Tchividjian

C. Matt Chandler: “Suffering” on YouTube

D. “Why Does God Allow Sickness?” on 412Teens.org

E. “The Beauty of Faithful Suffering” on The Gospel Coalition