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WINTER QUARTER 2011 HOME & FOREIGN MISSION
 And the work of righteousness shall be peace;and the effect of righteousness, quietness and assurance
for ever. Isaiah 32:17
Please Note: We are godly proud that our website has been a blessing to many, and Souls have been Saved through the Ministry of the Bible Band and Home & Foreign , however We strongly recommend that you visit the Church of God in Christ Publishing House to purchase the Church Literature, whereas these lessons may not be posted in accordance to your Church Services. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. MONTHLY THEME: OPENING FORBIDDEN DOORS LESSON TOPIC: REFUSING TO GIVE GOD'S GLORY TO A MAN JANUARY SECOND WEEK January 10, 2012 LESSON TEXT:
GENESIS 14:17-24; I KINGS 13:8
MEMORY VERSE: "That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abramrich..." Genesis 14:23 SUGGESTED EMPHASIS: It seems that Abram's response to Melchizedek is abrupt and rude. The king of Salem came out to meet Abram following his victory over Chedorlaomer and to celebrate his victory. Melchizedek was also a priest who served the Lord. Abram must have known this because he gave tithe of all he had taken from the defeated confederation of kings to Melchizedek. whether it was a text of his faithfulness or a generous gift in recognition of Abram's hard-fought battle, Melchizedek offered to give back the goods to Abram and keep the persons captured instead. Abram vowed that he would not prosper himself by any way that did not give God recognition and glory. Abram had given the tithe and he refused to take it back. Tithing is God's system of blessing believers. The rewards are certain though we sometimes have to wait for their manifestation. Abram wasn't rude, but he was giving God the glory and honor due His name. Abram recognized that his blessings came from god and he wasn't about to open the door for a mortal man to claim what belonged to God. QUESTIONS: 1. Who is Melchizedek? What do we know about him? 2. Why did Abram offer the tithe to Melchizedek? Do we know where and how Abram learned about tithing? 3. What temptation was offered to Abram? Why did Abram refuse?
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"Study To Show Thyself Approved of God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." 2 Timothy 2:15