Tag: Brant Berglin

The Sabbath and the End

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

Opening Question Why does it seem so hard to find time for real rest these days? Introduction The lesson this week links the judgment with human accountability for right actions, and then ties in the...

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Worshiping the Creator

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

Opening Question With so many scientific claims made about life on earth evolving through millions of years, can Christians still believe in God as a creator? Introduction The final phrase of the 1st angel’s message...

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The Hour of His Judgment

• Lesson 6 for the week of April 29 to May 6

Opening Question What are some of the most important turning points in the history of this world? Introduction This lesson jumps back to Daniel 8 and 9, and relates the time-prophecies there to the three...

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The Good News of the Judgment

• Lesson 5 for the week of April 22 to April 29

Opening Question When have you ever questioned whether God was who you hoped He was? Introduction This week’s lesson studies the next phrase of the 1st Angel’s message: because the hour of His judgment came....

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Fear God and Give Glory to Him

• Lesson 4 for the week of April 15 to April 22

Opening Question If you met God face-to-face, how do you think you’d react? Introduction The first angel flying in midheaven who has the everlasting gospel proclaims in a loud voice two imperatives in Greek: 1)...

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The Everlasting Gospel

• Lesson 3 for the week of April 8 to April 15

Opening Question In a world where bad news seems common, what is some good news that you’ve received? Introduction The lesson this week looks at the “everlasting gospel” in Rev. 14:6. Sometimes we’ll use this...

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A Moment of Destiny

• Lesson 2 for the week of April 1 to April 8

Opening Question Is it discrimination to divide people into groups? Introduction Our lesson this week is based on Revelation 14:14-20. It merges two concepts or interpretations of this section: the judgment/separation of people into two...

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Jesus Wins—Satan Loses

• Lesson 1 for the week of March 25 to April 1

Opening Question Is the idea of good and evil only something for story books and Hollywood movies, or do you see evidence of it in your own life and the world around you? Introduction Our...

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General Introduction

• Introduction

For nearly over 175 years, Seventh-day Adventists excited about Christ’s return have looked to Revelation 14 for parameters of our socio-spiritual context, and the primary content of our last-day message in response. Adventist leaders in...

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Rewards of Faithfulness

• Lesson 12 for the week of March 18 to March 25

Read for This Week’s Study: Heb. 11:6, Isa. 62:11, Rom. 6:23, John 14:1–3, Revelation 21, Matt. 25:20–23, Rom. 8:16–18. Question – “What rewards may the faithful rightfully look forward to? Our final lesson for this...

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Managing in Tough Times

• Lesson 11 for the week of March 11 to March 18

Read for This Week’s Study: 2 Chron. 20:1–22, 1 Chron. 21:1–14, 2 Pet. 3:3–12, 1 John 2:15–17, Rev. 13:11–17. A foundational text for this week is 2 Chron 20:20 ~ “Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear...

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Giving Back

• Lesson 10 for the week of March 4 to March 11

Read for This Week’s Study: Luke 12:16–21, Eccles. 2:18–22, Prov. 27:23–27, 2 Cor. 4:18, Eccles. 5:10, Col. 1:15–17. The lesson this week takes us into some interesting and, to some, delicate territory, that of dealing...

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Beware of Covetousness

• Lesson 9 for the week of February 25 to March 4

Read for This Week’s Study: Isa. 14:12–14, Eph. 5:5, Joshua 7, John 12:1–8, Acts 5:1–11, 1 Cor. 10:13. The lesson this week takes up a challenging topic: the whole topic of the human propensity to...

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Planning for Success

• Lesson 8 for the week of February 18 to February 25

Read for This Week’s Study: Eccles. 12:1; Gen. 2:15; 1 Tim. 5:8; Col. 3:23, 24; Gen. 39:2–5; Prov. 3:5–8. This week, the official Sabbath School lesson takes up the subject of being successful in life,...

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