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LESSON ONE

4TH JAN., 2026

Topic:
CHOICES HAVE CONSEQUENCES

Study text: 1 Sam 7:15, 8:22.

Memory verse:
1 Sam. 8:7
And the lord said unto Samuel, hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them

Lesson: 1 Sam 7:15-17, 1 Sam 8:1-7, 19 22 7:15.

1 Sam 7:15-17
15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.

16 And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizipeh, and judged Israel in all those places.

17 And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the Lord.

1 Sam 8:1-7
1 And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judge over Israel.

2 Now the name of his first born was Joel and the name of his second was Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.

3 And his sons walked not in his ways but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes and perverted judgment.

4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah.

5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.

7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods. so do they also unto thee.

9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice, howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and show them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.

1 Sam 8:19-22
19 Nevertheless the people refused to obey the voice of Samuel and they said, Nay, but we will have a king over us;

20 That we also may be like all the nations; and that our king may judge us, and go out before us, and fight our battles.

21 And Samuel heard all the words of the people, and he rehearsed them in the ears of the Lord.

22 And the Lord said to Samuel, Hearken unto their voice, and make them a king and Samuel said unto the men of Israel, Go ye every man unto his city.

INTRODUCTION
CHOICES are voluntary and discretionary. We are free to choose almost anything in life - good or bad, Smooth or rough, pious or carnal, but we are not free to choose their consequences. God grants all people the freedom to make choices, these choices should be decided in keeping with the scriptural will of God.

Some Christians claim favour in Christian marriage without reviewing their choices and impending consequences. They refuse all instruction and counsel. Soon they have problems and subsequently divorce. They do not seek and ascertain God's will according to the scriptures Prov. 14:12, Prov. 12:15.

RELIABLE SERVICE:
1 Sam. 7:15-17; Rom. 12:1-2

Samuel's servanthood was full of fidelity throughout his life. Reliable, responsible and reasonable as he followed the Lord's leading from his call as a youth until he died (1 Sam. 3:1-10) See Prov. 3:5-8. He willingly helped people to discover God's will in many matters. He had a superb relationship with God which heightened his spiritual strength and influence. God honoured him and his words and made people respect him 1 Sam. 3:19. He preferred many unfailing prophetic administrative principles and became one of Israel's respected persons on whose judgement and wisdom the people trusted.

REBELLIOUS SONS:
1 Sam. 8:1-3

Monarchical administration believes in succession. Samuel's two sons who he appointed judges of Israel were corrupt, avaricious and greedy of filthy lucre. This poor choice affected many people in Israel. "They walked not in his ways" v.3. They perverted judgement, took bribes, used their position to enrich themselves having too many pay points, and finance oriented allowances make present day Pentecostal judges imbibe the Spirit of Abiah and Joel. Since our Rewarder will come, let us watch.

These two paraded their father's name and honour for their own profit. They were not righteous but rebellious judges. We cannot give our children our abilities but we can help them develop as corporate individuals. Our choices can affect others.

REJECTED SOVEREIGN:
I Sam. 8:4-5, Deut. 17:14.

Spiritual leadership is more important than "problem solving strategies" which are based on natural wisdom, human power and strength. When the sovereign is rejected, the secular is enthroned. Strong and caring spiritual leadership helps us to live in a right relationship with God.

God, in the spiritual eyes of Moses foresaw the people forsaking Him, and seeking for an earthly system (Deut. 7:14). The Divine government through God's appointed representative has been ultimate since Israel was a unique people, but they requested for a king like other nations.

Though Israel's moral and spiritual conditions reached a low level during the time of the judges (Judges 21:25), and though the spiritual leaders did not always lead effectively, they should have sought the Lord for a spiritual restoration rather than reacting to circumstances and seeking a solution that God did not give. Let our decision be Christ centred, God authored and solely dependent upon God's word.

RELUCTANT SUBMISSION:
1 Sam. 8:6 9.

Out of pressure, Samuel prayed unto God in the midst of a disappointing choice by the people. He had problems accepting their decision but found a way to live with it. The problem was beyond his control, but not beyond God's. Since Samuel's sons were not decent, God did not give him his request, rather instructed Samuel to do as the people requested. God gave the people freedom to choose a king, even though he did not approve of it.

Knowledge of the impending danger of the human government over God's sovereign rulership of Israel created reluctance in Samuel. He submitted reluctantly when he realized that God would eventually overcome the people's mistakes since he is greater than their failures. He warned them of the danger of their choice and relied on God for strength to accept decisions he cannot change.

RESOLUTE STUBBORNNESS:
1 Sam. 8:19-22.

After prayers, Samuel explained to Israel how the king would change their lives exchange expensive demanding enslaving and of great burden to them. (vs. 10-18). He prophesied that one day they will disown that king and God will not be on their side for it v. 18. The canal resolves did not allow them to seek God's will. They stubbornly refused to hearken to Samuel: God servant, so God allowed them to make their own choices. Success in life is a result of your choice more than it is of dream, goals and desires. God gave man freedom to act or not to act according to his judgments and desires, take good decisions or bad ones.

But he cannot freely choose consequences of such choices and thereby accepts responsibility with the opportunity. He cannot blame others for his poor decision.

You can decide now to seek and follow God's will as you make significant choices. You can have his strength and guidance if you trust him, he will help you make good decisions.

LIFE APPLICATION
1 You can make good decisions with God's help. Pray God to help you in an important decision you make this week.

2 You will have to accept the consequences of your choices. Therefore study God's word, seek godly counsel to determine God's will.

3 You can overcome the poor choices which you have made. God is greater than our mistakes, He forgives and helps us overcome when we pray.

Happy New year to us all
God bless CASBC!!!!!!!!!!

LESSON 7
Sunday, 18TH FEB. 2024

TOPIC:
MOSES ANSWER TO GOD'S CALL

BIBLE TEXT: Exo. 3; Matt. 28

MEMORY VERSE: 1Thess. 5:24
"Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it."

FOCAL PASSAGE: Exo. 3:4, 6-14; Matt. 28:18-20 (NKJV)

Ex 3:4-14
4 And when the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here am I.
6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.
7 And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.
9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Israel out of Egypt.
11 And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?
12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee: When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall serve God upon this mountain.
13 And Moses said unto God, Behold, when I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What is his name? what shall I say unto them?
14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

Matt 28:18-20
18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:
20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, behold, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

INTRODUCTION:
The cry and groaning of the Israelites drew the attention, compassion and respect of God and He remembered His covenant with their fathers. This led to the call of Moses to the ministry. Although Moses had lost the dream of delivering his people with the passage of time, God had not forgotten them.

"Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb".

THE LESSONS:

A. MOSES' CALL AND RESPONSE: (Exo. 3:4-11)

The call of Moses created the awesome realization that there was an unseen personality behind the great sight who knew him well and could call his name distinctly. If Moses could run away and hide from the Pharaoh of Egypt, there was a personality that he could not hide from, (Heb. 4:13). Moses must have realized that this was the God of the Hebrews whom he learnt about in his childhood. Therefore, he answered with absolute surrender: "Here am I." His response was similar to those of Abraham, Jacob and Samuel (Gen. 22:11; 46:2; 1Sam. 3:4). God wants us to answer likewise to-His-call today.

Moses was warned as he approached the presence of God to avoid undue familiarity which brings disrespect (Exo. 3:5). He was commanded to put off his shoes as a mark of respect and submission to God's presence. The place where he stood is holy and should therefore, not be polluted. By the same token, believers should respect their places of worship and avoid irreverent acts and attitudes. Did you understand this?

Moses must have been a caring shepherd who wanted the best pasture for his father-in-law's flock. A man who diligently and faithfully took care of his father- in-law's flocks for forty years without any record of misdeed could be depended upon by God to lead Israel to the land of promise. The patience, meekness and discipline needed by Moses to lead the often unruly and difficult children of Israel seemed to have been acquired during his 40 years of waiting and tending animals.

Those were years of humble preparation for a nobler task. As Moses occupied himself with this humble occupation at hand, God exalted him to lead His people and to maintain a special relationship with Him. Christians should be busy doing something worthwhile for a living while they wait on God to open doors of higher opportunities. Other people who were called by God while they were busy included Gideon, Elisha, Peter, Andrew, James, John, and others.

B. MOSES COMMISSIONED: (Exo. 3:12-14)
God made Himself known to Moses as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. Moses knew very well the splendor of God's glory; therefore, he began to look beyond the flocks of Jethro under his care to the bo***ge and deliverance of the children of Israel in Egypt and how to take them to Canaan. (Why not, if not!).

The call and commission of Moses show that God is interested in the human race and still seeks to bring them out of the bo***ge of sin and Satan. If anyone sincerely surrenders to Christ he will be delivered from the bo***ge of Satan, sin and sickness (2Cors. 5:17). Moses became the choice of God for the deliverance of Israel like Christ who came to the world as God's choice for our salvation (Rom. 5:6).

At the time of Moses call and commission, he seemed to have lost the vision for the mission which he earlier imposed upon himself and failed therein. He no longer felt competent for the task (Exo. 3:11). His fear and objection to the commission was due to human shortcomings such as:
(1) his escape from Egypt and living in asylum in Midian;
(2) lack of military training or weapons;
(3) there was no standing army to mobilize to combat Pharaoh; and
(4) the Egyptian army was one of the strongest in the world at that time.

The thought of human limitation for mission work is still the problem of many believers today. But we can depend on the Lord for our finances, businesses, family needs, educational pursuit career success church growth, breakthrough in ministry, and others. May God really help us!

SUMMATION:
Matthew 28:18-20-Here we found the resurrected Christ Jesus authoritatively commissions us Christians to "go", and make disciples for Him. Those who believe should be baptized in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. Then, to bring them into the church, teaching these new converts to keep ALL that the LORD has commanded us to do. The LORD finally promised faithfully to abide with us forever and ever-Amen.

Moses answered and obeyed. How are we believers of today obeying the command of the LORD?

God bless CASBC!!!!!!!

LESSON 6
11TH FEB. 2024

TOPIC:
MOSES FLED FROM PHARAOH'S PRESENCE

BIBLE TEXTS: Exo. 2: Hebs. 11

MEMORY VERSE:
1 Cor. 10:14 "Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatory."

FOCAL PASSAGE: Exodus 2:15-22; Hebrews 11:24, 27

Ex 2:15-22
15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters: and they came and drew water, and filled the troughs to water their father's flock.
17 And the shepherds came and drove them away: but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.
18 And when they came to Reuel their father, he said, How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
19 And they said, An Egyptian delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and also drew water enough for us, and watered the flock.
20 And he said unto his daughters, And where is he? why is it that ye have left the man? call him, that he may eat bread.
21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.
22 And she bare him a son, and he called his name Gershom: for he said, I have been a stranger in a strange land.

Heb 11:24
24 By faith Moses, when he came to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter;
27 By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

INTRODUCTION:
Josephus gave Pharaoh's daughter a name as Thermutis, and said she adopted Moses to make him her father's successor as ruler of Egypt. This suggests that Pharaoh didn't have any male child at this time. At this time Moses was 40 years old having gotten all the faculties of learning in Egypt (Acts 7:22-24). He thought his brethren would understand that God had called him to deliver them as it were. But it took 40 more years and miracles from God to convince them (Exodus 4:1- 12; 51; Acts 7:22-29).

Why did Moses flee from Pharaoh? An Egyptian fought a Hebrew and might have killed the Hebrew; so Moses thought it proper to avenge and, rather killed the Egyptian (Gen. 9:6). Now when Pharaoh heard this, he sought to kill Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh and dwelt in the land of Midian. And he sat down by a well.

THE LESSONS:
A. MOSES FLEES BY FAITH: (Exo. 2:15-19; Acts 7:29)

The land Moses fled to happened to be the land of Midian. Midian was the 4th son of Abraham and Keturah (Gen. 25:1-7). The well Moses sat down at on his arrival happened to be the well of Jethro, called Reuell (v.18). He was the Priest of the Midianites (v.16;3:1). Jethro was chief of a large tribe and as such exercised the right of priestly functions for his people, as did Melchizedek (Gen. 14) and Job (Job 1).

What Moses learned from Jethro among other things is not stated, but they had common knowledge of their ancestors and many traditions of the family of Abraham, from whom both had descended-one through Isaac and Jacob, and the other through Midian (Gen. 25:1-7). It is supposed that during this 40 year period Moses wrote the books of Genesis and Job.

Jethro had 7 daughters who kept his flock. They sometimes had difficulty with shepherds who kept his flock. They sometimes had difficulty with shepherds of other flocks, so on this occasion Moses defended them and helped them watered their father's flocks (vs. 16, 17). Jethro had at least one son, Hobad (Numb. 10:19). The shepherds drove the flocks of Jethro away, so as to use the water drowned by his daughters for their own flocks. Moses resented this and helped the girls so they could go home sooner than usual (vs. 17, 18).

B. FAMILY OF MOSES: (Exo. 2:20-22; 4:20, 25)
This again demonstrates the hospitality of the East. It was customary always to care for strangers, (Heb. 13:2). Jethro called Moses to his home, and Moses was very content to live with him. In the process of time Jethro gave Moses Zipporah one of his daughters as a wife who born two sons, namely; the first son was called "Gershom" which means a stranger here; and the name of his second son, he called "Eliezer", he said, "for the God of my father has been my help, and delivered me from the hand of Pharaoh". These words are as necessary here as they are in Exodus 18:4 to make the record clear concerning 2 sons which are mentioned in Exodus 4:20.

SUMMARY:
Let us use Hebrews 11:24 and 27 as our conclusion for Moses running away from the presence of Pharaoh, idolatry and consequently untimely death: Thus, "By faith Moses, when he became of age, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter. By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king, for he endured as seeing Him (God) who is invisible."

Therefore, my beloved, flee from all the appearances of idolatry in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

SOME QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW:

1. Why did Moses flee from the presence of Pharaoh, the king?

2. Where, according to our lesson, did Moses arrive first and what happened there?

3. Was Midian at all Abraham's son? By how, quote scripture to support your answer.

4. Who was the man, Jethro? And who was Reuel?

5. Was Zipporah the wife of Moses? And how many sons did she bore to Moses? Name them accordingly.

6. What did our memory verse for today say? Quote and recite.

7. How many daughters had Jethro in our lesson? And what was their occupation?.

God bless CASBC and Give Super Eagles Victory tomorrow. Amen