Category: Lessons

The Sermon on the Mount

• Lesson 3 for the week of April 9 to April 16

Opening Question What makes Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount so challenging, yet relevant today? Introduction Matthew 4 records the call of the first disciples. They, and other crowds, follow Jesus to hear Him speak and...

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The Ministry Begins

• Lesson 2 for the week of April 2 to April 9

Opening Question How should we relate to a 2,000 year old statement that the Kingdom of God is near? Introduction The ministry of Jesus doesn’t begin with Jesus, but with His cousin, John. Before Jesus...

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Son of David

• Lesson 1 for the week of March 26 to April 2

Opening Question If you were writing a story about someone who made a huge impact on your life, what would you make sure was included and what might you leave out? Introduction The Protestant Canon...

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The Book of Matthew

• Introduction

General Introduction This study guide is meant to accompany the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School lesson for the 2nd Quarter of 2016. The format of this guide follows a similar pattern for each week’s lesson: an…

Redemption

• Lesson 13 for the week of March 19 to March 26

Relevant Passages: Revelation 20-22 Leading Question: As the book of Revelation brings us to the end of the Great Controversy, what allows the believer to stand in eager expectation of the return rather than in...

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The Church Militant

• Lesson 12 for the week of March 12 to March 19

Relevant Passages: Revelation 2-3 Leading Question: How does one know which of the seven churches of Revelation offers the closest match to our own experience? For this week’s lesson on the seven churches in Revelation,...

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Peter on the Great Controversy

• Lesson 11 for the week of March 5 to March 12

Relevant Passages: 1 Peter 2:9-10; 4:1-9; 5:8; 2 Peter 1:16-21; 3:3-7, 8-14 Leading Question: If a person chooses to treat others graciously and unselfishly, what does that tell us about that person’s understanding of the...

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Paul and the Rebellion

• Lesson 10 for the week of February 27 to March 5

Relevant Passages: Romans 5:12-21, 1 Corinthians 3:12-17, 12:14-26, 15:12-56, Ephesians 6:11-17 Leading Question: Where in the writings of Paul does one find the best description of the conflict between good and evil? The official study...

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The Great Controversy and the Early Church

• Lesson 9 for the week of February 20 to February 27

Relevant Passages: Acts 1, 2, 4, 7, 10 Leading Question: What evidence is there in the book of Acts that the disciples were still slow to accept the truths that Jesus had tried to teach...

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Comrades in Arms

• Lesson 8 for the week of February 13 to February 20

Relevant Passages: Luke 5:1-11 (fish); Mark 3:13-19 (call); 4:35-41 (wind); Matthew 20:20-28 (great) Leading Question: Why do the Gospels present the disciples as such flawed people? The official study guide selects several passages from the...

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Jesus’ Teachings and the Great Controversy

• Lesson 7 for the week of February 6 to February 13

Relevant Passages: Matthew 11:29 (rest); 7:1-5 (judging); 7:21-27 (rock); 13:3-23 (sower); 28:20 Leading Question: How does knowing that Satan is after us affect us in our daily living? The official study guide for this week’s...

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Victory in the Wilderness

• Lesson 6 for the week of January 30 to February 6

Relevant Passages: Matthew 1, 3-4; Luke 4 Leading Question: Why are the accounts of Jesus’ temptations not in the same order in Matthew and Luke? Our leading question is one that the official study guide...

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The Controversy Continues

• Lesson 5 for the week of January 23 to January 30

Relevant Passages: 1 Samuel 17, 2 Samuel 11 (David), 1 Kings 18 (Elijah), 2 Kings 18-19 (Hez.), Esther 3, Nehemiah 2 Leading Question: What kind of people does the Lord use to do his work...

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Conflict and Crisis: The Judges

• Lesson 4 for the week of January 16 to January 23

Relevant Passages: Judges 4, 6, 13-16; Ruth; 1 Sam. 1-19 Leading Question: In the era of the judges, God’s people were often far from him, but is it possible to detect good and evil in...

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