The Mid-Week Update!!!

Lesson Recap

Deuteronomy 1:1-4:43

Be Exclusive 4:5, 15-19, 39-40

Summary of Background Material: In Deuteronomy 1-4, Moses led the Israelites in a historical review of the people's experiences from Horeb (Mt. Sinai) to the plains of Moab, where they were camped on the edge of the promised land.  Following the review, Moses challenged the people to display wholehearted obedience to the Lord.

People undergo changes in life.  Change may be financial, career, relational, or health related.  These changes can lead people to question their basic values, shift priorities, and even abandon their commitment to God.  Change is a fact of life.  In this lesson we studied that we saw that Israel's circumstances are about to change.

Learn and Live by God's Ways 4:5-8

In verse 6 we see how the Israelites' circumstances are about to change.  How might there lives be different in this new phase?  Many types of changes in a person's life might cause them to drift from God. Both positive and negative changes can lead us away from God.  What did Moses tell the Israelites to do in verses 5-6 to help them maintain loyalty to God in their new circumstances?  What do you think the implications of these instructions might be for us?

Center Your Whole Family on God 4:9-10

What's the relationship between not forgetting God's ways and teaching them to our children?  As parents of teens, how might we fulfill this command?

Let Nothing Else Have God's Place 4:15-19

Why does idolatry seem to be so offensive to God?  What type of idols do people in your circle of influence worship?  At some time, and to some degree, we can't help but be tempted as we observe their example.  How can we guard against this temptation?

Recognize God's Lordship 4:39-40

In verse 39 we see how it will impact the way we live day to day when we recognize God's exclusive Lordship over us and our world.

Conclusion: Regardless of circumstances, I will maintain exclusive devotion to God.

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Snacks 

• 3/4 Stubbs
• 3/11 Meinhardt
• 3/18 LaRowe

Prayer Requests

• Zenobia-recovery from hand surgery is going well!
• Ed Martin-Paula's mom is had a lump removed from her neck yesterday.  She is very concerned.
• Pamela Stanfield has a herniated disc in her back, and is having considerable pain and difficulty.  
• Don Robbins on the death of his step-mom.
•  Pray for the Guatemala team.
• Pray for Concord Church as a whole.  Thanks for the direction it is headed, and for guidance and wisdom as the church grows.
•  Keep Doug Gill (Hailey's dad) in your prayers.  He was just diagnosed with esophageal cancer and will begin treatments soon.
• Pray for Allen Decker and his family on the death of his wife's mother.