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All to the Glory of God

Lesson 5 for the week of July 25 to August 1

Read for This Week’s Study: 1 Corinthians 8; Acts 15:20; 1 Cor. 9:1-6; 1 Cor. 10:5-22; Deut. 6:4, 5; Mark 12:28-31. Memory Text: “Therefore, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the...

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Sin in the Church

Lesson 4 for the week of July 18 to July 25

Read for This Week’s Study: 1 Cor. 5:1-13, 2 Cor 2:5-10, 1 Cor. 6:1-13, 1 Thess. 4:1-8, 1 Cor. 6:19-7:9. Memory Text: “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is...

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Unity in Christ

Lesson 3 for the week of July 11 to July 18

Read for This Week’s Study: 1 Cor. 1:12-17, Rom. 1:29, 1 Cor. 1:10, 1 Cor. 3:1-4, Phil. 2:5-8, 2 Cor. 11:23-28, Col. 1:24. Memory Text: “I appeal to you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus...

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The Message of the Cross

Lesson 2 for the week of July 4 to July 11

Read for This Week’s Study: 1 Cor. 1:17-31, Col. 1:20, 1 Pet. 2:24, Acts 13:16-47, 1 Cor. 2:1-5. Memory Text: “For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who...

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Paul’s Ministry in Corinth

Lesson 1 for the week of June 27 to July 4

Read for This Week’s Study: 1 Cor. 1:1, Gal. 1:1, Acts 17:16-34, 1 Cor. 5:9-11, Acts 18:4-10, 2 Cor. 2:4. Memory Text: “One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, but...

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Into Eternity

Lesson 13 for the week of June 20 to June 27

What does the future hold for you? the SS Quarterly asks. Seventh-day Adventists, rightly or wrongly, done well or poorly, often use the double-edged sword: the shortness of time and the uncertainty of life, to...

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Share Him

Lesson 12 for the week of June 13 to June 20

Sharing Jesus with others has more to do with how we are built by God, instead of with how we must force ourselves to do what we are reluctant to do. What do I mean...

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Setbacks

Lesson 11 for the week of June 6 to June 13

Something we hate to admit is that we are the ones who often create our own setbacks! Yes, we live in a sin-damaged world and sin wreaks havoc on all, but: Luke 6:46-49 NLT “So...

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Repentance and Forgiveness

Lesson 10 for the week of May 30 to June 6

Sin is first and foremost a killer! If God had not intervened, anyone and everyone who sinned would die immediately. The only reason we sinners are not dead yet is because God stepped in and...

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Sin, the Gospel, and the Law

Lesson 9 for the week of May 23 to May 30

I did not wish to combine these three topics into one lesson, so I’ve decided to focus on just the law this week, while offering some thoughts regarding sin and the gospel to next week’s...

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Having Faith

Lesson 8 for the week of May 16 to May 23

Perhaps this lesson might be better titled Exercising Faith since we never generate faith ourselves. As the SS Quarterly itself says: It’s not something we can generate ourselves, for “God has dealt to each one...

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Practical Prayer

Lesson 7 for the week of May 9 to May 16

I’ve chosen to focus this lesson on the idea of Praying as Learners. From the cradle to the grave Jesus’ life was bathed in prayer. In fact, even before His birth we find both Zechariah...

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Prayer Warriors

Lesson 6 for the week of May 2 to May 9

Though I am now using them for a different purpose than he did, I am indebted to Greg Boyd for some of the concepts I am sharing below regarding why we pray. Why do we...

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How to Study the Bible

Lesson 5 for the week of April 25 to May 2

On my desktop computer I have a file titled Biblical Books. In that file is another file titled Amos, a biblical book I am currently studying. In my Amos file I have individual files for...

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Good Word Lessons

All to the Glory of God

Sin in the Church

Unity in Christ

The Message of the Cross

Paul’s Ministry in Corinth

Into Eternity

Share Him

Setbacks

Repentance and Forgiveness

Sin, the Gospel, and the Law

Having Faith

Practical Prayer

Prayer Warriors

How to Study the Bible

The Last Five Kings of Judah

Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle

Deuteronomy in the New Testament

All to the Glory of God

Sin in the Church

Unity in Christ

All to the Glory of God

That We May Know Him

What Inspiration Is

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