Tag: Brant Berglin

Meekness in the Crucible

• Lesson 10 for the week of August 27 to September 3

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Opening Question Do you admire people who go through challenges with poise, patience, and humility? Introduction The quarterly begins a definition of meekness as “enduring injury with patience and without resentment.” No citation is given...

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A Life of Praise

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

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Opening Question When trouble comes to your life, is praising God your first, natural response? Introduction This week takes us to another level of faith response—praying and praising when under the worst conditions. Our study...

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Seeing the Invisible

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

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Opening Question Is there anything you cannot see in the physical world, but believe exists anyway? Introduction Our lesson takes on the topic of faith and believing in the unseeable and guarding against doubt. If...

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Indestructible Hope

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

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Opening Question What is your greatest hope in this life, and perhaps the afterlife? IntroductionThroughout our struggles and challenges and life of pain or suffering, we long for hope that it is temporary. The lesson...

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Struggling with All Energy

• Lesson 6 for the week of July 30 to August 6

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Opening Question In a world where emotions drive behavior, how can we keep a balance between mere reaction and taking God-approved action? IntroductionSome of the most difficult theological conversations revolve around salvation as “God’s work”...

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Extreme Heat

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

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Opening Question Do you ever fear that God isn’t who you hope He is? IntroductionThe examples this week of “crucible” experiences are Abraham, Job, Hosea, and Paul. Each were asked to endure hardship, but each...

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Seeing the Goldsmith’s Face

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

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Opening Question What would you be willing to endure if you knew the result would be a character like Christ’s? IntroductionBy now, most people know the basics of the story that introduces the lesson this...

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The Birdcage

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

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Opening Question Can our most severe trials be opportunities for God’s greatest miracles and victories? IntroductionThe lesson introduces a passage from Ellen White’s book, The Ministry of Healing, about how a bird caged and covered...

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The Crucibles That Come

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

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Opening Question Why do people often blame themselves for a painful loss or suffering even when they had no control over such events? IntroductionThis lesson describes the effects of the crucible used in chemistry and...

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The Shepherd’s Crucible

• Lesson 1 for the week of June 25 to July 2

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Opening Question When have you traveled through a dangerous area where you felt unsafe? Introduction A recent viral video on social media showed a field filled with sheep. Visitors approached the fence and were invited...

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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 3rd Quarter of 2022. The format of this guide follows a similar pattern for each week’s lesson: an introduction to...

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Let Brotherly Love Continue

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

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Relevant Verses: Hebrews 13 Leading question: What is the most important admonition in the book of Hebrews? Some eighteen admonitions are packed in to Hebrews 13. How should we identify which one is most important...

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Receiving an Unshakeable Kingdom

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

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Relevant Verses: Hebrews 12-13 Leading question: What makes a kingdom “unshakeable”? The reference to an unshakeable kingdom comes at the end of Hebrews 12. The section in which it appears is worth noting as it...

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Jesus, Author and Perfecter of Our Faith

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

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Relevant Verses: Hebrews 10-12 Leading question: What can we learn from the way New Testament writers remodel Old Testament stories? The official study guide declares: “Hebrews 11 and 12 are probably the most-loved chapters of...

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