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Standing for Truth

Lesson 4 for the week of April 20 to April 27

Key Texts: Dan. 7:23–25; Rev. 12:6, 14; Jude 3, 4; Rev. 2:10; Acts 5:28–32; Ps. 19:7–11; 1 John 5:11–13. Opening Question: “How is it that some people will stand for their beliefs even in the...

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Light Shines in the Darkness

Lesson 3 for the week of April 13 to April 20

Key Texts: John 8:44; Prov. 23:23; Acts 20:27–32; 2 Thess. 2:7–12; Ps. 119:105, 116, 130, 133, 160; Prov. 16:25; 2 Cor. 4:3–6. Opening Question: “What can be done to prevent or slow doctrinal and behavioural...

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The Central Issue: Love or Selfishness

Lesson 2 for the week of April 6 to April 13

Major Texts: Isa. 41:10; Luke 19:41-44; Matt. 23:37, 38; Heb. 11:35-38; Rev. 2:10; Acts 2:44-47; John 13:35. Opening Question: “Should we regard persecution as something good for the Church, or bad?” The lesson this week...

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The War Behind All Wars

Lesson 1 for the week of March 27 to April 6

Major Texts for this Lesson: Rev. 12:7-9; Ezek. 28:12-15; Isa. 14:12-14; Gen. 3:15; John 17:24-26 Every story has to have a beginning. The verses listed above all speak to the beginning of the conflict. The...

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Introduction

Introduction

Opening Question: “What shall we make of the biblical statement that there was once war in heaven?” The lessons this quarter focus on a grand theme that has been well-known in the SDA community from...

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Wait on the Lord

Lesson 13 for the week of March 23 to March 30

Leading Question: Stories often have an arc. There is tension, and the story draws us along because in the unfolding of each story, we see a bit of ourselves and what it means to be...

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Worship That Never Ends

Lesson 12 for the week of March 16 to March 23

Leading Question: What does it mean to bless God? What does it mean to receive a blessing? Scripture Focus: Psalm 104, Psalm 103, Deuteronomy 6:13, Psalm 96, Psalm 98 The Big Idea: Praise is the...

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Longing for God in Zion

Lesson 11 for the week of March 9 to March 16

Leading Question: WFor you or people close to you, what is a place that is tied to spiritual experiences or memories of connection with God? Scripture Focus: Psalm 84, Psalm 125, Psalm 122, Psalm 46...

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Lessons of the Past

Lesson 10 for the week of March 2 to March 9

Leading Question: What role do stories about the past play in equipping people to navigate life with all its twists and turns? Scripture Focus: Psalm 78, Psalm 105 The Big Idea: Knowing where we come...

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Blessed is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord

Lesson 9 for the week of February 24 to March 2

Leading Question: Covenant relationship is a thread that winds throughout the biblical literature, conceptualized in a variety of ways. What does it mean to say humans are in covenant relationship with God? Scripture Focus: Psalm...

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Wisdom for Righteous Living

Lesson 8 for the week of February 17 to February 24

Leading Question: What is wisdom? Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 28, Psalm 128, Psalm 90, Psalm 137 and 138 The Big Idea: It is usually books like Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes that are described as “wisdom literature.”...

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Your Mercy Reaches Unto the Heavens

Lesson 7 for the week of February 10 to February 17

Leading Question: When do we as humans need God’s mercy? Scripture Focus: Psalm 57:9, 10, Psalm 136, Psalm 51 The Big Idea: The covenant loyalty of God is a theme that runs throughout the Bible,...

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I Will Arise

Lesson 6 for the week of February 3 to February 10

Leading Question: What does it mean when God stands up? Scripture Focus: Psalm 12:5, Psalm 18, Deuteronomy 15:7-11, Psalm 96, Psalm 99 The Big Idea: The writers of the Psalms understood God as a divine...

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Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land

Lesson 5 for the week of January 27 to February 3

Leading Question: Have you ever had something asked of you that felt like an insult, a misunderstanding of who you are and what matters most to you? What was this like for you? Scripture Focus:...

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Good Word Lessons

Standing for Truth

Light Shines in the Darkness

The Central Issue: Love or Selfishness

The War Behind All Wars

Introduction

Wait on the Lord

Worship That Never Ends

Longing for God in Zion

Lessons of the Past

Blessed is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord

Wisdom for Righteous Living

Your Mercy Reaches Unto the Heavens

I Will Arise

Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land

The Last Five Kings of Judah

Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle

Deuteronomy in the New Testament

Understanding Sacrifice

The Nations: Part 2

The Nations: Part 1

God is Good

That We May Know Him

What Inspiration Is

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