The Authority of the Prophets

• Lesson 8 for the week of February 14 to February 21

Theme: The Authority of the Prophets Leading Question: With reference to three kinds of prophetic voices, how does  the authority of a prophetic messenger differ: a living prophetic voice, a deceased prophet who has left...

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The Work of the Prophets

• Lesson 7 for the week of February 7 to February 14

Theme: The Work of the Prophets Leading Question: Is the work of the prophet primarily to bring good news or bad? The work of Ellen White parallels the work of the biblical prophets in both...

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Testing the Prophets

• Lesson 6 for the week of January 31 to February 7

Theme: Testing the Prophets Leading Question: To what extent should we simply “believe” the prophets?  Or should we also invoke our  critical and analytical powers to test them as well? When one is reading or...

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The Inspiration of the Prophets

• Lesson 5 for the week of January 24 to January 31

Theme: The Inspiration of the Prophets Leading Question: If we claim inspiration for a prophet, does that mean that everything the prophet says is the result of direct revelation from God? If we listen carefully...

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The Gift of Prophecy and God’s Remnant Church

• Lesson 4 for the week of January 17 to January 24

Theme: The Gift of Prophecy and God’s Remnant Church Leading Question: Does the presence of the gift of prophecy in Adventism guarantee once-and-for-all our status as God’s remnant people? For our pioneers, the conviction that...

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Spiritual Gifts and Prophecy

• Lesson 3 for the week of January 10 to January 17

Theme: Spiritual Gifts and Prophecy Leading Question: Do some “spiritual gifts” carry more clout than others? In three of his letters Paul includes lists of spiritual gifts (Rom 12:6-8; 1 Cor 12:8-10, 28-30; Eph 4:11-12)....

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The Prophetic Gift

• Lesson 2 for the week of January 3 to January 10

Theme: “The Prophetic Gift”     Leading Question: What are the circumstances on earth that trigger a divine decision to send a prophetic messenger? The following examples of prophetic messengers help us see what kind of...

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Heaven’s Means of Communication

• Lesson 1 for the week of December 27 to January 3

Theme: Heaven’s Means of Communication Leading Question: Why does God speak to us through prophets instead of simply talking to us face to face? In a perfect world, there are no barriers between God and...

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Yahweh and Israel: Fulfillment Beyond Failure

• Lesson 13 for the week of September 22 to September 29

Many Christians speak of the so called “Old Testament God” as a God of wrath and violence. I held a similar view until a class forced me to read extended portions of the Old Testament...

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Hosea and Gomer: Forgiving the Unfaithful

• Lesson 12 for the week of September 15 to September 22

Hosea was a prophet whose ministry lasted approximately 40 years. His focus was on the northern kingdom, Israel, and the judgment of God brought on by the Assyrians. The details of his message, however, are...

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Ahab and Jezebel: Abuse of Authority

• Lesson 11 for the week of September 8 to September 15

With surprisingly graphic language, the Adult Sabbath School Study Guide expresses the partnership of Ahab and Jezebel as “a marriage made in hell! When you take one weak-willed king and add to him a power-hungry...

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David and Bathsheba: Adultery and After

• Lesson 10 for the week of September 1 to September 8

David is referred to in the New Testament as someone God called “a man after my own heart” (Acts 13:22). We have already seen, however, that great men and women of God are still sinners,...

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The Jobs: Living With Losses

• Lesson 9 for the week of August 25 to September 1

Most scholars view the book of Job as one of the oldest books in the Bible. It is perhaps not surprising that it deals with one of the oldest questions of humankind: why? Why do...

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Elkanah and Hannah: Fulfilling a Vow

• Lesson 8 for the week of August 18 to August 25

In a sense, Hannah and Elkanah are one of the lesser known couples in this quarter’s lessons. They were known, not so much for their own accomplishments, but rather, because of the ministry of their...

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