Tag: Alden Thompson

Remember, Do Not Forget

• Lesson 10 for the week of November 27 to December 4

Relevant Verses: Deut 4:32–39; 5:15; 8:7–18 Theme: Remember the past, but don’t be a captive to it! Leading Question: Is it always good to remember the past? The book of Deuteronomy upholds a religion of...

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Turn Their Hearts

• Lesson 9 for the week of November 20 to November 27

Relevant Verses: Deut 4:25–31; 5:22–29; 30:1–10 Theme: Repentance Leading Question: Why is it not good enough to say sorry? Deuteronomy 30 brings Moses’ third speech to the Israelites to a climactic end. After placing blessings...

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Choose Life

• Lesson 8 for the week of November 13 to November 20

Relevant Verses: Daniel 30:1–20 Theme: Choose Life Leading Question: What does life expect of us? Here is an excerpt from an essay with the title, “Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything” written by Victor...

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Law and Grace

• Lesson 7 for the week of November 6 to November 13

Relevant Verses: Deuteronomy 7; 9:1–6; 10:1–15 Theme: Law and Grace Leading Question: What makes you feel better about yourself: following rules or accepting a gift? Question: How important is it for you to show that...

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For What Nation Is There So Great?

• Lesson 6 for the week of October 30 to November 6

Relevant Verses: Deuteronomy 4:1–9, 32–39 Theme: From Small to Great Leading Question: Should Adventists be special? According to Deut 4:1–9, Moses was convinced that something had happened to the people of Israel, something of world-transforming...

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The Stranger in Your Gates

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 23 to October 30

Relevant Verses: Deuteronomy 10:1–19; 23:7; 24:19, 20 Theme: How to Treat the Other Leading Question: Why do we have trouble with a God who calls for justice? ou will not find the term “refugee” in...

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To Love the Lord Your God

• Lesson 4 for the week of October 16 to October 23

Relevant Verses: Deuteronomy 6:4, 5; 10:12 Theme: All You Need Is Love Leading Question: How do you love God? The book of Deuteronomy is saturated with the language of love. The Hebrew root a-h-v for...

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The Everlasting Covenant

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 9 to October 16

Relevant Verses: Deuteronomy 5; 26:16–19 Theme: Promise and Responsibility Leading Question: Why is keeping a promise important? The book of Deuteronomy makes repeated reference to the word “covenant.” It appears no less than twenty-seven times....

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Moses’ History Lesson

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 2 to October 9

Relevant Verses: Deuteronomy 1–3 Theme: Remembering the Ups and Downs of the Past Leading Question: Why should we remember the past? In the first four chapters of Deuteronomy Moses recalls key events that have occurred...

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Preamble to Deuteronomy

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 25 to October 2

Relevant Verses: Exodus 19:4-8 Theme: Loyalty as a Response to God’s Love Leading Question: Freedom and Order: Can They Coexist? Deuteronomy is arguably the most influential book of the Old Testament. It brings the Pentateuch...

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The Ultimate Rest

• Lesson 13 for the week of September 18 to September 25

Leading Question: How do we keep alive the Advent Hope after waiting for some 2000 years? This last week’s lesson on the quarter explores ways of keeping alive the hope of Jesus’ return. If you are...

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The Restless Prophet

• Lesson 12 for the week of September 11 to September 18

Leading Question: What happens when a restless prophet is much less merciful than the God who sent him? Comment: The official study guide does a wonderful job of stating the paradoxes of the book of Jonah:...

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Longing for More

• Lesson 11 for the week of September 4 to September 11

Leading Question: How far is it possible to stretch a biblical symbol? Comment: The title for this week’s lesson is a tantalizing one, for it suggests that ultimately, the biblical idea of “rest” should stay...

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Sabbath Rest

• Lesson 10 for the week of August 28 to September 4

Leading Question: Is the Sabbath a test or a gift? Our leading question takes us into territory not suggested by the official study guide. But it is a crucial opportunity for us at a time when...

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