Overview and Objectives

Lesson 3 examines leadership lessons learned from the kings Abijah and Asa. In this lesson, you will discover how these leaders’ reliance on and trust in God helped them achieve great things.

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to do the following:

• Discuss lessons learned from the kings Abijah and Asa.
• Understand the importance of relying on the Lord when surrounded by enemies.
• Recognize ways to break the cycle of bad patterns that were in place before you.
• Realize that no problem is too large for God.
• Understand that if you demonstrate courageous leadership, you will attract followers.
• Seek to put principles above personality and politics.

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
Have you ever relied on God during a time when you felt “surrounded by enemies”? How did your decision to rely (or not rely) on Him shape the outcome of the situation?