14 Habits of Highly Effective Disciples

FOCAL TEXTS Deuteronomy 8:10–18; Matthew 25:14–30 BACKGROUND Deuteronomy 8:1–20; Matthew 25:1–46 MAIN IDEA Disciples are faithfu ...

122 14 Habits of Highly Effective Disciples BIBLE COMMENTS Understanding the Context Deuteronomy literally means “second law” an ...

Lesson 11: Stewardship 123 Interpreting the Scriptures The Risks of Financial Reward (Deuteronomy 8:10–14) 8:10 –14. Moses proph ...

124 14 Habits of Highly Effective Disciples of a habit of submission—the submission of the disciple’s hard work, and the tangibl ...

Lesson 11: Stewardship 125 While each servant was given an amount commensurate with his ability (25:15), all were commissioned w ...

126 14 Habits of Highly Effective Disciples Focusing on the Meaning Highly effective disciples know they cannot ignore, abuse, o ...

Lesson 11: Stewardship 127 TEACHING PLANS Teaching Plan—Varied Learning Activities Connect with Life In advance, create three s ...

128 14 Habits of Highly Effective Disciples Guide Bible Study In advance, enlist a member who enjoys doing research to prepare ...

Lesson 11: Stewardship 129 Allow volunteers to share some of their responses with the rest of the class. Say, We should careful ...

130 14 Habits of Highly Effective Disciples Guide Bible Study Ask for someone to read Deuteronomy 8:10–18 and then write the fo ...

Lesson 11: Stewardship 131 Then say, Silently ref lect on this question—Which of these are you willing to do? Ask God to help y ...

FOCAL TEXTS Psalm 103; Luke 17:11–19 BACKGROUND Psalm 103; Luke 17:11–19 MAIN IDEA Disciples regularly express their thankfulnes ...

Lesson 12: Thankfulness 133 BIBLE COMMENTS Understanding the Context As we continue to study habits embraced and exhibited by fa ...

134 14 Habits of Highly Effective Disciples it is both presumptuous and prideful to forget the Lord’s goodness and mercy (note P ...

Lesson 12: Thankfulness 135 103:15 –18. Although mortals are but dust and their lives comparable to grass, to field-f lowers tha ...

136 14 Habits of Highly Effective Disciples Ten Lepers Plead for Pity (Luke 17:12–14) 17:12. To add insult to injury, not only w ...

Lesson 12: Thankfulness 137 of humble gratitude with three questions and an admonition. To begin, Jesus observes, “There were te ...

138 14 Habits of Highly Effective Disciples deeds” (Hebrews 10:24), in addition to lips and lives that say “thank you” to God an ...

Lesson 12: Thankfulness 139 After allowing time for ref lection, invite members, one by one, to randomly read aloud one phrase o ...

140 14 Habits of Highly Effective Disciples Encourage Application Divide the class into three groups. Assign the following ques ...