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JOAB: DAVID’S STRONG WEAK

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JOAB: DAVID’S STRONG WEAK

MANAdult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint PresentationNovember 20, 2010

Adult Sabbath School LessonPowerPoint PresentationNovember 20, 2010

4th Quarter 2010OT BACKGROUND CHARACTERS

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Each Christian is called to be a missionary WHEN WE ARE FACED WITH PROBLEMS LOOK FOR GOD’S GUIDANCE WHEN WE ARE FACED WITH PROBLEMS LOOK FOR GOD’S GUIDANCE

Unless we surrender our hearts to the truth as it is in Jesus, we will fall prey to the sinful machinations of the human heart.

Unless we surrender our hearts to the truth, we will fall prey to the sinful machinations of the human heart.

Memory VerseMemory Verse

PROVERBS 21:2, NIV“All a man’s ways seem right to him, but the Lord weighs the heart”

LIFE WITH INTEGRITYLIFE WITH INTEGRITY

STEPS WE NEED TO MAKE• Obey God rather

than men

• Rely completely upon God’s ways

Obey God rather than man

STEP ONESTEP ONE

Obedience to GodObedience to God

• Joab was linked to David’s family and had the responsibility of being in charge of David’s troops. It is during Joab’s tenure as David’s strongman and caretaker that Israel truly becomes a nation.

A. As general, Joab held an important place in David’s support group. What good things did Joab do for David throughout David’s life? 2 Sam. 11:15-25

Obedience to GodObedience to God

• It is interesting to note that Joab follows David’s order even when they violate God’s command, but he has no trouble disobeying the king’s express orders when he stands to gain personally. After all, had Absalom succeeded in his revolt, Joab probably would have been killed himself (2 Sam. 19:5, 6).

B. How did Joab’s jealousy and underhanded methods undermine and eventually destroy his usefulness to David? 2 Samuel 18:5-15

Rely completely upon God’s ways

STEP TWOSTEP TWO

God’s wayGod’s way

• Joab cooly murders his cousin, simply because he has been passed over and is no longer number one.

• How carefully we need to be that we don’t betray someone who trusts us, using that trust to do them dirty.

A. What role do we find Joab in again?

2 Samuel 20

God’s wayGod’s way

• From the murder of Abner to Joab’s flight to the sanctuary in search of security from Solomon’s death decree, the picture painted of Joab’s interior life is a dark one.

• There are no bright hues of personal devotion to God. We may make valiant attempts and even experience positive changes in our lives, but lasting change comes only from a transformed heart that abides in Christ (John 15:1-5).

B. How do we keep the “heart so that our motives and actions are pure? Prov. 4:23

SUMMARYSUMMARY

WE CAN LIVE LIFE WITH INTEGRITY BY

• Obeying God rather than man

• Relying upon God’s way

APPLYAPPLY

How can this lesson about Joab’s life affect my life today?

Do I have the desire to obey God rather than man?

Do I have the desire to rely upon God’s ways?

Q

PLAN PLAN

How can I use can this lesson about Joab’s life this coming week?

• What are the practical things I can do to live life with integrity?

Q

TRANSFER TRUTHTRANSFER TRUTH

What changes do I need in my life?

• What biblical principle from the lesson can I use today?

Q

TRANSFER TRUTHTRANSFER TRUTH

What changes do I need in my life?

I need to live life withintegrity

I am weak spiritually

1. By surrendering all my plans to God2. By following God’s instructions

This coming week, I will appropriate time for Bible study and prayer

PRINCIPLE

APPLICATION

PROBLEM

DECISION

Let’s make the decision!

Q

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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