Category: Lessons

The Environment

• Lesson 5 for the week of April 24 to May 1

Leading Question: Why should Christians care for this world when we expect a new one in which all the problems will be taken away? To Serve the Earth. What are the implications for the environment...

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The Water of Life

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

Leading Question: How does the Bible help us know whether we are drinking too much water or too little? If, as in last week’s lesson, the Bible says very little about our need for exercise,...

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Celebrating Spiritual and Physical Fitness

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

Leading Question: Because the Bible nowhere commands us to get regular exercise, does that mean that God is not interested in it? Except for the general principle that our bodies belong to God (1 Cor...

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The Power of Choice

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

Leading Question: Is the power of choice a gift of God, but a gift with some frightening overtones? Those who believe that it is God who chooses who will be saved, never worry about the...

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Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow

• Lesson 1 for the week of March 27 to April 3

Leading Question: If I am saved by grace, can I lose salvation by not taking good care of my body? Our Sabbath School lessons for this quarter focus on health, and thus highlight a subtle...

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The Fruit of the Spirit: The Essence of the Christian Character

• Lesson 13 for the week of March 20 to March 27

Leading Question: How does one grow the fruit of the Spirit? 1. First things first: Matt. 6:31-34. Jesus is clear: If we seek the kingdom of God first, all the other good gifts will be...

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The Fruit of the Spirit Is Truth

• Lesson 12 for the week of March 13 to March 20

Leading Question: How certain can we be that we have the truth? 1. Jesus is the way to truth; he is truth: John 14:6. How does the truth in Jesus relate to all the rest...

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The Fruit of the Spirit Is Righteousness

• Lesson 11 for the week of March 6 to March 13

Leading Question: Is obedience to the law ever a means of gaining favor with God? 1. Gratitude is the key word: Deut. 4:5-8. If defined in terms of its purpose, God’s law was intended as...

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The Fruit of the Spirit Is Self-Control

• Lesson 10 for the week of February 27 to March 6

Leading Question: To what extent does self-control simply flow from a changed heart, or does it involve blood, sweat and tears as we grapple with temptations, passions and people who irritate us? 1. Two stories:...

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The Fruit of the Spirit Is Meekness

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

Leading Question: When Paul asked the Corinthian believers if he should come to them with a stick or with love in a spirit of gentleness (1 Cor. 4:21), how did he expect to find the...

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The Fruit of the Spirit Is Faithfulness

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

Leading Question: What is it that inspires us and enables us to be faithful to people, to God? “Saving” faith is a gift of God. But the result of God’s gifts in our life is...

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The Fruit of the Spirit Is Goodness

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

Leading Question: How can God expect good things from people who are bad? When we talk about “goodness” under the heading of “fruit of the Spirit,” several tantalizing paradoxes emerge. We can address these under...

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The Fruit of the Spirit Is Kindness

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

Leading Question: If we are kind to those who are doing what is wrong, isn’t there a danger that some will conclude that we agree with and even support that which we actually oppose? Some...

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The Fruit of the Spirit Is Patience

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

Leading Question: How can we become more patient? 1. Becoming more patient. Is patience genetically determined? Or is it possible for even the most high-strung person to become more patient? Would memorizing key “patience” passages...

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