Keep in Mind: “And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.” (1 Corinthians 7:15, KJV)

Unifying Lesson Principle: A good leader responds to the people’s cries for help by guiding the people back to the Lord so that the relationship between God and His people can be restored.

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to 1. Recognize that a good leader responds to the people’s cries for help. 2. Understand that good leaders guide people (back) to God. and 3. Assist in the restoration of the relationship between God and His people.

Keep in Mind: “And she said, The glory is departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.” (1 Samuel 4:22, KJV)

Unifying Lesson Principle: God realigns our priorities by establishing consequences for our failures so that we may live in right relationship with God.

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to 1. Understand the importance of following God and His will. 2. Gain insight of God from reading about His teachings. and 3. Work to have a right relationship with God.

Keep in Mind: “Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt way, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.” (1 Samuel 3:9a, KJV)

Unifying Lesson Principle: We become better at listening to God by learning about the ways that God calls His people so that we can discern the Lord’s call in our own lives.

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to 1. Become better at listening to God. 2. Discover the ways in which God calls His people. and 3. Begin to discern God’s call in their own lives.

Keep in Mind: “In those days there was no king in Israel, but every man did that which was right in his own eyes.” (Judges 17:6, KJV)

Unifying Lesson Principle: We can discern between God’s will and human desires by learning more about God and ourselves so that we can follow Him faithfully.

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to 1. Discern between God’s will and human desires. 2. Understand more about God and themselves. and 3. Follow God faithfully.

Keep in Mind: “But when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man lefthanded: and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.” (Judges 3:15, KJV)

Unifying Lesson Principle: God continues to work in the world by calling imperfect people into faithful service so that His divine plan can come to fruition.

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to 1. Trust in God’s continuous work in the world. 2. Understand God’s purpose in calling imperfect people into faithful service. and 3. Work to help God’s divine plan come to fruition.