Confirmation Class Confirmation Class

Lesson Lesson 1010

The First Commandment: Love for God

What God Requires of Us

Daniel 3:13-18

1. That we fear (respect, honor) him above all things (put him first and honor what he says).

whywhy1.1. He is the only He is the only

real Godreal God

2.2. We belong to We belong to him.him.

3.3. Therefore we Therefore we will hate what will hate what he hates and he hates and love what he love what he lovesloves

Isaiah 45:21Declare what is to be, present it— let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago, who declared it from the distant past? Was it not I, the LORD? And there is no God apart from me, a righteous God and a Savior; there is none but me.

Psalm 100:3Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.  

Proverbs 8:13

What God Requires of Us

2. 2. That we love That we love him above all him above all things things (treasure him (treasure him and devote and devote ourselves to ourselves to his will).his will).

Genesis 22:1-2, 12-18

The skyline of our heart

God

whywhy

1.1. He is our He is our greatest greatest treasuretreasure

2.2. He loved us firstHe loved us first

3.3. Therefore we Therefore we love him in love him in returnreturn

Psalm 73:25-26Whom have I in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

I John 4:19

We love because he first loved us.

Matthew 22:37

What God Requires of Us

3. 3. That we trust That we trust him above all him above all things (rely on things (rely on his Word and his Word and promises for all promises for all blessings).blessings).

I Samuel 17:45-50

whywhy

1.1. He can always He can always be counted on be counted on to keep his to keep his word.word.

2.2. He always gives He always gives everything we everything we need, especially need, especially spiritual needsspiritual needs

Psalm 37:5Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this:

Psalm 124:8Our help is in the name of the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

What God’s people do What God’s people do not want to donot want to do

God’s people do not want to God’s people do not want to fear, love, or trust anyone or fear, love, or trust anyone or anything more than the anything more than the Triune God, either openly or Triune God, either openly or secretly.secretly.

(idolatry = having other gods)(idolatry = having other gods)

Like “fearing”Like “fearing”

FriendsFriends ClassmatesClassmates EnemiesEnemies superstitionssuperstitions

Proverbs 1:10

I John 4:18

Like “loving”Like “loving”

ParentsParents FriendsFriends SelfSelf MoneyMoney PopularityPopularity PleasurePleasure

I John 2:15

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him

Like “trusting”Like “trusting”

One’s own One’s own worksworks

SuperstitionsSuperstitions False godsFalse gods LuckLuck Other peopleOther people

Proverbs 3:5

What our study of this What our study of this commandment leads us to commandment leads us to

dodo1.1. To confess that To confess that

we have not we have not kept it kept it perfectly.perfectly.

2.2. To rely on Jesus To rely on Jesus who has kept it who has kept it perfectly in our perfectly in our place.place.

Psalm 143:2Do not bring your

servant into judgment, for no one living is

righteous before you.

Romans 5:19

What our study of this What our study of this commandment leads us to commandment leads us to

dodo3. 3. As God’s As God’s

justified people; justified people; to love and obey to love and obey this this commandment in commandment in the futurethe future

Psalm 119:9-16

Next class is November Next class is November 30th30th

Thanksgiving Eve worship service on November 23 at 7 pm

  ...My mother in law has some adult & children's knitted hats & slippers that she would like to donate to Zion. Do we do anything like that? Like a Christmas item for a family in need? I told her i would send you a quick email & see what you thought about it.

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Assignment for Nov. Assignment for Nov. 3030 Lesson 9Lesson 9

– Multiple Choice (Lesson 9)Multiple Choice (Lesson 9)– Word Study (Lesson 9)Word Study (Lesson 9)

Lesson 10Lesson 10– Multiple Choice (Lesson 10)Multiple Choice (Lesson 10)

For the Quiz next timeFor the Quiz next time

Review for lesson 9 & Review for lesson 9 & 1010

Lord’s Prayer (The Lord’s Prayer (The seventh petition)seventh petition)

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