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Discipling the Sick

Lesson 5 for the week of January 25 to February 1

Introduction:The second specialized group our lesson deals with is the sick. One wonders if the title of this lesson should really be “healing the sick” rather than “discipling the sick”. The lesson mainly discusses Jesus’...

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Discipling Children

Lesson 4 for the week of January 18 to January 25

Introduction:After finishing three introductory lessons on foundational principles for all disciple making, this lesson moves on to begin talking about certain groups or classes of people that need special attention and methods as we endeavor...

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Discipleship and Prayer

Lesson 3 for the week of January 11 to January 18

Introduction:This lesson follows on the first two topics which emphasize, to begin with, the fact that the Bible’s authority is a basis for leading others to discipleship and secondly, that parable, metaphor and story are...

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Discipling Through Metaphor

Lesson 2 for the week of January 4 to January 11

Introduction:In our continuing study of discipleship we discover this week that Jesus and the scriptures are often taught by using stories, parables and metaphors. The purpose was to disciple. He used this method to reach...

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Disciples and Scripture

Lesson 1 for the week of December 28 to January 4

Introduction:This lesson emphasizes the fact that Jesus was deeply committed to the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament of Genesis to Malachi. He studied, read and quoted from it regularly and clearly viewed it as authoritative....

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Exhortations from the Sanctuary

Lesson 13 for the week of December 21 to December 28

Scripture: Heb 10:19-25 Leading Question: What would happen to our understanding of God and our responsibilities before him if the book of Hebrews were simply to disappear from our Bibles? 1. The Special Content of the...

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The Cosmic Conflict Over God’s Character

Lesson 12 for the week of December 14 to December 21

Scripture: Rev 12:7-12 Leading Question: How can a good and all-powerful God produce a world like this one? “Theodicy” is a word that describes the issue posed in our leading question. Given the fact that the world...

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Our Prophetic Heritage

Lesson 11 for the week of December 7 to December 14

Scripture: Rev 10; 14:6-12 Leading Question: What is the most effective way today to direct attention to the work of Jesus in the heavenly sanctuary? Several issues present themselves in connection with the study of the three...

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The Eschatological Day of Atonement

Lesson 10 for the week of November 30 to December 7

Scripture: Daniel 8-9 Leading Question: How can Jesus help us address the issues in Daniel 8? In addressing the multiple issues connected with Daniel 8, let’s start with the answers instead of the questions, and here Jesus...

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The Pre-Advent Judgment

Lesson 9 for the week of November 23 to November 30

Scripture: Lev 16; Dan 7-9; Rev 14:6-12 Leading Question: Why don’t other Christians understand the heavenly sanctuary in the same way that Adventists do? In this quarter’s lessons on the Sanctuary, lessons 9 through 11 bring the more...

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Christ, Our Priest

Lesson 8 for the week of November 16 to November 23

Scripture: Ps 110; Matt 22:41-45; Heb 7; John 16:25-27 Leading Question: How can a Messiah from the line of Judah also be a priest, for according to Scripture, the priests were to be from the line of Levi? The...

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Christ, Our Sacrifice

Lesson 7 for the week of November 9 to November 16

Scripture: Isa 53; Luke 22:36-37; Acts 8:32-33; 1 Pet 2:21-25 Leading Question: Before his death on the cross, neither the disciples nor the people in general accepted Jesus’ teaching that he must suffer and die. How did the resurrection turn...

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The Day of Atonement

Lesson 6 for the week of November 2 to November 9

Scripture: Lev 16; 23:26-32 Leading Question: In the narrative portions of the Old Testament, why is the Day of Atonement never mentioned? The popular Christian view of Old Testament history envisions three annual pilgrim festivals as the...

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Atonement: Purification Offering

Lesson 5 for the week of October 26 to November 2

Scripture: Lev 12:5-8; Num 15:22-31; Mic 7:18-20; Heb 9:22; 1 Pet 1:18-19 Leading Question: Why does Scripture give us so many stories of restored sinners who seem to have no relationship to the earthly sanctuary service? Basic Rule: We should always treat...

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Discipling the Sick

Discipling Children

Discipleship and Prayer

Discipling Through Metaphor

Disciples and Scripture

Exhortations from the Sanctuary

The Cosmic Conflict Over God’s Character

Our Prophetic Heritage

The Eschatological Day of Atonement

The Pre-Advent Judgment

Christ, Our Priest

Christ, Our Sacrifice

The Day of Atonement

Atonement: Purification Offering

The Last Five Kings of Judah

Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle

Deuteronomy in the New Testament

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Standing All in the Will of God

Living with Each Other

Reality Check

That We May Know Him

What Inspiration Is

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