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| "Refining Fire" by Ona Matulionyte | ||||||||||||
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BIBLE STUDY SESSION 116
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| KEY VERSE “See, I have refined you, though not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction” Isaiah 48:10 FAITH STORY Isaiah 48:1-11 FAITH FOCUS “Refining Fire” is a follow up for the “Treasure Hunt” lesson, during which the students were encouraged to internalize the truth that God valued them as a merchant would value treasures and pearls. The “Refining Fire” session focuses on the fact that a treasure of God should expect some hardships. Just as pearls are formed through the pain of a mussel or as the precious metals are purified in fire, so Isaiah 48 reveals that God at times purifies people through affliction. The focus of the lesson is not the question whether God afflicts people, but how people can respond to hardships in truth. This class will be an opportunity for reinterpreting some of their own experiences. SESSION GOAL Encourage students to recognize some positive aspects that afflictions may have brought to their lives and see those events through “God’s eyes.” Continued... |
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