Topical Bible Study

On Respect:
How should we deal with older members of our church and those trying to teach us about the Bible?

Lev. 19:32 - "Rise in the presence of the aged, show respect for the elderly and revere your God. I am the Lord. "
Discussion Question: How can we show respect for our elders at church in the way we use the building?

Romans 12:10 "Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves "
Discussion Question: Are we honoring our Christian brothers above ourselves when we misuse church things or forget to return them for the next class?

On Stewardship:
Our church has been GREATLY blessed. Lets study about how we should use those gifts.

1 Cor 4:2 "Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful"
Discussion Question: What does it mean to prove faithful with the things we've been given?

The Story of the Talents - Matt 25:14-30 (Remember that a Biblical "Talent" was an amount of money, not the ability to juggle.)
Discussion Question: How were the talents best used? How can we use the things at our church to serve God?

On Unselfishness:
Study about the tendency for one person puts his wants above the needs of the group.

Hebrew 13:16 - "And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. "
Discussion Question: Should the things in classrooms be used for one or two people or should they be used by the entire class?

1 Cor 10:24 - "Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others."
Discussion topic: Name 3 things in the Church that could more useful for a group than for an individual.

Final Thoughts

Titus 2:9-10 - "Teach slaves to be subject to their masters in everything, to try to please them, not to talk back to them, and not to steal from them, but to show that they can be fully trusted, so that in every way they will make the teaching about God our Savior attractive."

Discussion Question: Does the way we teach our kids and they way they behave have an effect on spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ?