Tag: Alden Thompson

Mercy and Justice in Psalms and Proverbs

• Lesson 4 for the week of July 20 to July 27

Relevant Verses: Ps. 82, 146; Prov. 30:7-9 Leading Question: How do those who know they are sinners, find hope in passages of Scripture that praise a king for promising to root sinners out of his...

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Sabbath a Day of Freedom

• Lesson 3 for the week of July 13 to July 20

Relevant Verses: Exod. 16:16-18; 20:8-11; Deut. 5:12-15 Leading Question: How can we transform the Sabbath from a day which tells us what we can’t do, to a day that liberates us? Comment: In some ways,...

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Blueprint for a Better World

• Lesson 2 for the week of July 6 to July 13

Relevant Verses: Exod. 20, Deut. 26:1-11 Leading Question: How does the divine example help move us toward caring for the needy? Comment: Israel had been slaves for some 400 years when God “finally” came to...

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God Created…

• Lesson 1 for the week of June 29 to July 6

Relevant Verses: Gen. 1-3; 4:1-9 Leading Question: If you were to look at our created world without any reference to Scripture, where would you place it on a spectrum extending from good to evil? Our...

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“I Make All Things New”

• Lesson 13 for the week of March 23 to March 30

Opening Question What does a perfect world look like to you? Introduction This lesson attempts to take in chapters 19-22, a huge amount of material. It can be broken down into a couple parts: Chapter...

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Judgment on Babylon

• Lesson 12 for the week of March 16 to March 23

Opening Question Should we rejoice when a criminal is brought to justice? Introduction Revelation 17-18 show the fall of Babylon, the arch-type enemy of God. Beginning with the tower in Genesis 11, that region and...

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The Seven Last Plagues

• Lesson 11 for the week of March 9 to March 16

Opening Question Should we consider natural disasters on this earth “acts of God”? Introduction Revelation 15 pictures the saints of God, and introduces the seven last plagues and the fall of Babylon. The plague motif...

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God’s Everlasting Gospel

• Lesson 10 for the week of March 2 to March 9

Opening Question Question Introduction If this section was introduced with a sanctuary vision (11:19), then we expect a series-of-seven to follow, as has been the pattern throughout the book. Some point to the seven plagues...

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Satan and His Two Allies

• Lesson 9 for the week of February 23 to March 2

Opening Question Have you ever fallen for a scam? Introduction Chapter 13 is a favorite of Adventist evangelists because of its power to convince people of the historical accuracy of prophecy and the abhorrent record...

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Satan, A Defeated Enemy

• Lesson 8 for the week of February 16 to February 23

Opening Question Is there ever a “good war”? Introduction Adventists have spent more time on Revelation 12-14 than most Christian faiths. These passages are familiar in many of the details, but the big picture is...

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The Seven Trumpets

• Lesson 7 for the week of February 9 to February 16

Opening Question How do people respond to a God who is pictured as a judge of evil? Introduction If the seven seals show the sealing process of God’s people, the language of the trumpets appears...

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The Sealed People of God

• Lesson 6 for the week of February 2 to February 9

Opening Question Does God have a specific number of people He wants to save? Introduction Chapter 6 concluded with a question: The day of God’s wrath has come and who is able to stand? Chapter...

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The Seven Seals

• Lesson 5 for the week of January 26 to February 2

Opening Question What is the most difficult situation you’ve gone through in your life? Introduction As the Lamb breaks the seals of the scroll in heaven, events correspond that appear to affect people on earth....

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The Enthronement of the Lamb

• Lesson 4 for the week of January 19 to January 26

Due to technical difficulties, the Good Word recording is not yet available. Opening Question What is an ideal worship service in your mind? Introduction The Throne Room scene in Rev. 4–5 forms the introductory sanctuary...

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