Tag: Alden Thompson

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

• Introduction

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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Rebirth of Planet Earth

• Lesson 13 for the week of March 20 to March 27

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 65-66 Leading Question: What are the main differences between Isaiah’s vision of the New Earth and the one in Revelation? Probably the most significant difference between Isaiah’s vision of the New...

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Desire of Nations

• Lesson 12 for the week of March 13 to March 20

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 59-61 Leading Question: Is Isaiah clear about salvation, or do we need the New Testament? Isaiah 59 opens with a question about Yahweh’s ability to save. The response? “The Lord’s hand...

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Waging Love

• Lesson 11 for the week of March 6 to March 13

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 55, 58 Leading Question: How many chapters in Isaiah could be seen as nothing but good news? Isaiah 55 breaks into 5 paragraphs. Let’s evaluate each one to see how it...

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Doing the Unthinkable

• Lesson 10 for the week of February 27 to March 6

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 50:4-10; 52:13-53:12 Leading Question: “About whom does the prophet say this, about himself or about someone else?” If you know your New Testament you may recognize the leading question as coming...

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To Serve and to Save

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

Relevant Bible Verses: Isaiah 41, 42:1-7, 44:26-45:6, 49:1-12 Leading Question: The “servant” of the Lord is sometimes presented as a corporate entity, sometimes as an individual – how does one tell the difference? A recurring...

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