Jesus and Those in Need

• Lesson 7 for the week of August 10 to August 17

Relevant Verses: Luke; Isaiah 53 Leading question: If someone just sat down with Luke and read it through, what would they likely discover about Jesus’ treatment of those in need? High points in the life...

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Worship the Creator

• Lesson 6 for the week of August 3 to August 10

Relevant Verses: Isaiah 58, Jeremiah 7; Luke 4:18-19, Matt. 23 Leading Question: Does religion – things done in God’s name – tend to liberate or oppress? Comment: If God is the Creator of all, then...

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The Cry of the Prophets

• Lesson 5 for the week of July 27 to August 3

Relevant Verses: 1 Sam. 8:10-18; Amos 8:4-6; Micah 7:18-20; Ezek. 34:2-4; Isaiah Leading Question: Given the fact that the harsh judgments of the prophets were rarely successful in reforming God’s people, is there any clue...

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Mercy and Justice in Psalms and Proverbs

• Lesson 4 for the week of July 20 to July 27

Relevant Verses: Ps. 82, 146; Prov. 30:7-9 Leading Question: How do those who know they are sinners, find hope in passages of Scripture that praise a king for promising to root sinners out of his...

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Sabbath a Day of Freedom

• Lesson 3 for the week of July 13 to July 20

Relevant Verses: Exod. 16:16-18; 20:8-11; Deut. 5:12-15 Leading Question: How can we transform the Sabbath from a day which tells us what we can’t do, to a day that liberates us? Comment: In some ways,...

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Blueprint for a Better World

• Lesson 2 for the week of July 6 to July 13

Relevant Verses: Exod. 20, Deut. 26:1-11 Leading Question: How does the divine example help move us toward caring for the needy? Comment: Israel had been slaves for some 400 years when God “finally” came to...

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God Created…

• Lesson 1 for the week of June 29 to July 6

Relevant Verses: Gen. 1-3; 4:1-9 Leading Question: If you were to look at our created world without any reference to Scripture, where would you place it on a spectrum extending from good to evil? Our...

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The Return of our Lord Jesus Christ

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 23 to June 30

Relevant Verses: 1 Kings 18:1-40; Revelation 16:12-16 Leading Question: How can one explain the sharp distinction between the Old Testament perspective on Jesus’ return and that of the New Testament? Coming to this last lesson...

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Babylon and Armageddon

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 16 to June 23

Relevant Verses: 1 Kings 18:1-40; Revelation 16:12-16 Leading Question: How does one know how to determine the line between the concrete and the abstract in Scripture? This week’s lesson brings together a vivid and concrete...

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God’s Seal or the Beast’s Mark

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 9 to June 16

Relevant Verses: Revelation 14:6-12 Leading Question: How does one know if a person has received the mark of the beast or the seal of God? Behind the theme for this week’s lesson (“God’s Seal or...

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America and Babylon

• Lesson 10 for the week of June 2 to June 9

Relevant Verses: Isaiah 19:18-25 Leading Question: Could Babylon repent? One of the dangers of a strict historicist approach to Scripture is that is locks in both the innocent and guilty parties to their “prophetic” fate....

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End-time Deceptions

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 26 to June 2

Relevant Verses: Revelation 12:9 Leading Question: What is the most effective way for the devil to deceive the church and world? From the beginning the “serpent” had a reputation as the Deceiver. In Genesis 3:13,...

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Worship the Creator

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 19 to May 26

Relevant Verses: Revelation 14:6-12 Leading Question: Is it possible for the Sabbath to be a gift and a test at the same time? Modern Adventists face somewhat of a dilemma on how to present certain...

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Matthew 24-25

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 12 to May 19

Relevant Verses: Matthew 24-25 Leading Question: According to Matthew 24 and 25, does an increase in the number of wars or the number of earthquakes tell us that Jesus’ return is nearer? Adventists have always...

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