Opening Question What should I do if I find something in the Bible that is hard to understand or seems to disagree with something else I read there? Introduction In a book the size of...
Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle
April 30, 2011
Opening Question If you knew someone was a prophet sent from god, would you want to be their friend? Introduction This lesson approaches Bible prophecy deductively from an already-formed theological position in order to defend...
Opening Question Does Archeology provide any support that stories in the Bible actually happened, or does it refute the Judeo-Christian faith? Introduction The Biblical text is rooted in time, place, and history. This week’s lesson...
Opening Question Are all scientific findings true and unchangeable? Introduction Genesis and modern cosmology, the nature and ordering of the Universe – are they congruent? Certainly, the Bible makes no claims to scientific accuracy, yet...
Opening Question Can you conceive of or imagine anything that doesn’t have a beginning? Introduction Genesis lays the groundwork—indeed, narratively sets the stage—for the rest of the Bible’s grand, overarching theme: redemption and atonement (at-one-ment)...
Opening Question What are some of the challenges in translating the Greek and Hebrew texts of the Bible into English, and other modern languages around the world? Introduction Although Adventists do not hold to verbal...
Opening Question How many different types of literature are contained in our Bibles, and should we read or interpret them all in the same way? Introduction This week’s lesson is on the need for interpretation,...
Opening Question Where in the Bible would you turn to show someone the principle of “sola scriptura?” Can such a belief be defended from the Bible alone? Introduction Reformers found in the Bible direct evidence...
Opening Question What gives the Bible so much influence in people’s lives so many years after it was written? Isn’t it outdated, and obsolete due to the progression of science and human reason? Introduction This...
Opening QuestionDid the New Testament authors quote from or use the Old Testament in irresponsible ways, or were they on to something? IntroductionSome modern scholars have concluded that the New Testament apostles and gospel authors...
Opening QuestionDid God tell the prophets and apostles exactly what to write in the Bible? IntroductionWhere did the Bible come from? What drove the writers to put their thoughts to paper? How did the documents...
Opening QuestionWhy do many people say the Bible must be interpreted? Can’t it just be read and understood? IntroductionWe begin a new study this quarter on the uniqueness of the Bible and how to read...
This study guide is meant to accompany the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School lesson for the 2nd Quarter of 2020. The format of this guide follows a similar pattern for each week’s lesson: an introduction to...
Relevant Verse: Daniel 12 Theme: Waiting Leading Question: Are you watching the clock or the clouds? Daniel 12 brings the vision to a close with the intervention of Michael in time of unprecedented distress. The...
The Last Five Kings of Judah
October 10, 2015
Jesus Mingled with People
July 30, 2016
The Priority of the Promise
July 29, 2017
The Curse Causeless
October 29, 2016
Jesus in the Writings of Peter
May 13, 2017
The Character of Job
December 17, 2016
The Church Militant
March 12, 2016
The Cosmic Controversy
March 31, 2018
Josiah’s Reforms
November 14, 2015
Major Themes in 1 and 2 Peter
June 17, 2017
Symbolic Acts
October 31, 2015
Lessons from Jeremiah
December 19, 2015
Crisis of Identity
December 26, 2020
Heaven, Education, and Eternal Learning
December 19, 2020
Sabbath: Experiencing and Living the Character of God
December 12, 2020
The Christian and Work
December 5, 2020
Education in Arts and Sciences
November 28, 2020
The Church and Education
November 21, 2020
Education and Redemption
November 14, 2020
Worship in Education
November 7, 2020
More Lessons from the Master Teacher
October 31, 2020
Jesus as the Master Teacher
October 24, 2020
The Eyes of the Lord: The Biblical Worldview
October 17, 2020
The Law as Teacher
October 10, 2020
The Family
October 3, 2020
Languages, Text and Context
May 9, 2020
Heaven, Education, and Eternal Learning
December 19, 2020
Embracing the World
September 18, 2004
The Passion Predicted
April 30, 2005
The Christian Warfare
December 10, 2005
Judgment Must Begin
July 1, 2006
Wisdom as a Shelter
February 17, 2007
Yahweh and Israel: Fulfillment Beyond Failure
September 22, 2007
The Challenge of His Sayings
May 3, 2008
United to Christ
December 13, 2008
Walking in the Light: Renouncing Worldliness
July 25, 2009
The Fruit of the Spirit Is Righteousness
March 6, 2010
Hannah: Learning to Be Someone
October 9, 2010