Tag: 2nd Quarter 2021

The New-Covenant Life

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

Opening Question What would your ideal life look like if you could script it yourself? Introduction The promises of God for a new life begin now and culminate when Christ returns and makes everything new....

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Covenant Faith

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

Opening Question What is the most valuable gift any human has ever given you? Introduction The quarterly takes on the subject of the cross and our faith in God. The apostle Paul was overwhelmed with...

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New Covenant Sanctuary

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

Opening Question Think of a place you used to live while growing up. How easy is it to recall the layout, the sounds, smells and experiences you had there? Introduction Just as the old covenant...

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The New Covenant

• Lesson 10 for the week of May 29 to June 5

Opening Question How easy is it to forgive someone you love dearly? Introduction God promises in Jeremiah 31:31 that he would make a new covenant, not like the one made at Sinai. So, what was...

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Covenant Sign

• Lesson 9 for the week of May 22 to May 29

Opening Question How much evidence do you need to prove that someone loves you? Introduction Few practices of most sects of Judaism set them apart from the rest of the world more than the Sabbath....

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Covenant Law

• Lesson 8 for the week of May 15 to May 22

Opening Question What is the most difficult obligation you’ve ever faced? Introduction What a wonder that the God who created everything we know would also want to be personally invested in the lives of people...

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Covenant at Sinai

• Lesson 7 for the week of May 8 to May 15

Opening Question Why might it be necessary renew a promise previously made? Introduction Israel’s redemption from Egyptian slavery presents the quintessential “mighty act of God” the is referred to throughout the prophets and the Psalms....

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Abraham’s Seed

• Lesson 6 for the week of May 1 to May 8

Opening Question What is your ethnic heritage and how significant is that background in your daily life? Introduction God’s plan and purpose for Israel was far-reaching. And without question, their ethnicity comes into the story....

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Children of the Promise

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

Opening Question Why do we hesitate to enter into agreements that seem imbalanced or “unfair” to one party or the other? Introduction One of the greatest divisions in protestant Christianity is between dispensationalists (many Baptists,...

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An Everlasting Covenant

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

Opening Question How do you feel when someone keeps their promise to you? What about when they let you down? Introduction God’s covenant with Abraham forms the foundation of the world’s three major monotheistic religions—Judaism,...

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“All Future Generations”

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

Opening Question What was the most meaningful promise someone ever made to you? Introduction Our lesson this week examines Genesis 6-9 in detail, the story of the flood and God’s covenant with Noah. Regarding the...

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Covenant Primer

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

Opening Question: Why do we make legal agreements with each other? Introduction The study this week summarizes some of the major covenant experiences throughout Scripture, which later lessons will focus on more specifically. For our...

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What Happened

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

Opening Question: How are humans like God? Introduction to Lesson 1 It seems each quarterly that takes a theological topic begins with Genesis. While this is often appropriate, the lessons often feel like nearly an...

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General Introduction

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This study guide is meant to accompany the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School lesson for the 2nd Quarter of 2021. The format of this guide follows a similar pattern for each week’s lesson: an introduction to...

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