#GOFAMINTDailyDevotion Fri. 1/12/2017

Quarter’s Theme: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE CHURCH

UNIT 1 – Knowledge About Interpersonal Relationship (Lessons 1-4)

ENLARGEMENT MONTH

Suggested Hymns: G.H.B. 223, 259

Devotional Reading: ECCL. 4:9-12

Topic For Adults

PLAY THE GAME BY THE RULES

Topic For Youths

RELATE WELL WITH PEOPLE

Topic For Intermediates

ESTABLISH GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH

OTHERS

Scripture Lesson

EXO. 20:2-17; MATT. 22: 37-40; ROM. 13:8-10; GAL. 5:14

3/12/2017 LESSON 1

UNDERSTANDING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS

MEMORY VERSE

Jesus said to him, ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind’. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbour as yourself’ (Matt. 22:37-39) NKJV

DAILY DEVOTIONAL READING

Fri. 1/12/2017

Know Your Neighbours

Lk. 10:29-37

Who are your neighbours? This question becomes imperative in view of the insecurity being experienced in almost every part of the globe. Prior to the time of Jesus, the understanding of the Jews about neighbour is that those who are associates, those who live within the neighbourhood can be regarded as neighbours. As a matter of fact, the construction placed upon neighbour in Leviticus 19:18 is that of friend as opposed to enemy, and that is why the Jews held the belief that to hate one’s enemy was not forbidden by the law (Matt. 5:43). However, in the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus taught that whoever we come across that needs our help is our neighbour. We must therefore be ready at all times to have good relationship with our identified neighbours. But, as a result of security challenge, believers must allow the leading of the Holy Spirit on assisting those that we have not known before.

Point of Emphasis: Relate well with your identified neighbours.

Prayer Point: Lord, make me a good neighbour to all that I come across in life.