A NEW

ORDER
Adult Sabbath School Lesson
PowerPoint Presentation
October 3, 2009

4th Quarter 2009, ADAPT it!

The Book of Numbers Teaching Approach
LET US APPLY GOD’S PRINCIPLES OF ORDER IN OUR LIVES
 Memory Verse

I CORINTHIANS 10:11
“Now all these things
happened unto them for
ensamples: and they are
written for our
admonition, upon whom
the ends of the world are
come.”
 ORDERLY LIFE

STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE

• Follow God’s instructions
• Respond to God’s call to
ministry
STEP ONE

FOLLOW GOD’S
INSTRUCTIONS
 God’s Instructions
A. What kind of census did the Lord ask
Moses and Aaron to draw up and why?
Num. 1:2, 3
• Israel would serve as
God’s executioners
(Gen. 15:14-16)
• Israel was now a
theocracy, directed
by God
 God’s Instructions

B. To what task was the tribe of Levites

appointed? Num. 1:50-54
• The Levites became
“middlemen” between
God and His people
• As Adventists, we are
a people called to
become a nation of
priest
STEP TWO

RESPOND TO GOD’S
CALL TO MINISTRY
 The ministry
A. What is one thing that becomes
apparent about how the Israelites
were supposed to live? Number 2:34
• Orderly living
by families
• What importance do
our families have in
the progress of our
church today?
 The ministry

B. Why did God request Israel’s first born to

be dedicated to Him? Exo. 13:2, 12-15
• They assumed the role of
“middlemen” standing
between God and His
people
• They teach, judge, and
care for the sanctuary
 SUMMARY

WE CAN HAVE AN ORDERLY LIFE

• By following God’s
instructions
• By responding to God’s
call to ministry
LET US APPLY GOD’S PRINCIPLES OF ORDER IN OUR LIVES
 APPLY

Q How can this lesson about

God’s order affect my life
today?
Do I have the desire to follow
God’s instructions?
Do I have the desire to respond
to God’s call to ministry?
 PLAN

Q How can we use this lesson

about God’s order this
coming week?
• What are the practical things I
can do to live an orderly life?
 TRANSFER TRUTH

Q What changes do I need

in my life?
• What biblical principle
from the lesson can we
use today?
 TRANSFER TRUTH

Q What changes do I need

in my life?
Let’s make the decision!

PRINCIPLE APPLICATION PROBLEM DECISION

1. By keeping I am busy This coming
I need to
God’s week, I will set
live an
commandments aside special
orderly life
2. By helping times for sharing
that
those people in the gospel to
glorifies
need others and
God
helping those in
need
 ADAPT it! Effective for
SMALL GROUPS
Teaching Approach

ASSOCIATE truth – Why should I study this lesson?

DISCOVER truth – What does the Bible say about this truth?
APPLY truth – How can this truth affect my life today?
PLAN using the truth – How can I use this truth today?
TRANSFER truth to life – What changes do I need in my life?

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