Tag: Dave Thomas

Marriage Is Not Out of Date

• Lesson 4 for the week of July 17 to July 24

Read: Gen. 2:18-25; John 2:1-11; Eph. 5:21-33; 1 Pet. 3:1-7 Marriage Is Not Out of Date. In Scripture, marriage is the norm, celibacy the rare exception. Jesus never married, but early in his ministry blessed...

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Parenthood – Joys and Responsibilities

• Lesson 3 for the week of July 10 to July 17

Read: Ps. 127:3-5; Prov. 1:8-15; 19:8; Eph. 6:1-4; Phil. 4:9 Parenthood – Joys and Responsibilities. To what extent are parents responsible for their children, both before they reach maturity and after? The ideas suggested by...

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“Honor Your Father and Your Mother”

• Lesson 2 for the week of July 3 to July 10

Read: Gen. 22:1-14; Exod. 20:12; Luke 2:41-52; Eph. 6:1-3 Honor Your Father and Your Mother. Right at the beginning of Leviticus 19, a chapter which includes a wide variety of laws, both moral and ritual,...

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Ultimate Things

• Lesson 13 for the week of December 21 to December 28

Relevant Biblical Passages: 1 Thess. 4:13-18 Ultimate Things. When it comes to describing the second coming, 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 is evidence enough that we are clearly in a world which knows no parallel in human...

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Called to One Hope

• Lesson 12 for the week of December 14 to December 21

Relevant Biblical Passages: Ephesians 4:1-6, 11-13 Called to One Hope. Unity in Christ is clearly a dominant theme in the New Testament. But how does one arrive at such unity without any form of coercion?...

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Too Rich to Hope?

• Lesson 11 for the week of December 7 to December 14

Relevant Biblical Passages: Revelation 3:14-22 Too Rich to Hope. In their early experience, Adventists believed that they were the pure Philadelphian church while the other “nominal” Christians were the lukewarm Laodiceans. It came as a...

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Hope and “The Delay”: Part 2

• Lesson 10 for the week of November 30 to December 7

Relevant Biblical Passages: 2 Peter 3:3-15 Hope and “The Delay”: Part 2. In Romans 5:5 Paul declares that “hope does not disappoint us.” Yet Christians have been living with disappointed hope for centuries, indeed for...

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Hope and “The Delay”: Part 1

• Lesson 9 for the week of November 23 to November 30

Relevant Biblical Passages: Matthew 25:1-13 Hope and “The Delay”: Part 1. If you are using the printed study guide you will notice that “The Delay” appears in quotation marks. That suggests that there is no...

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A Living Hope

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

Relevant Biblical Passages: 1 Peter 1:3-21) A Living Hope. The “blessed hope” is not just something that shapes the future; it also shapes our lives now. The first chapter of 1 Peter blends together two...

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Hope: Too Much or Not Enough?

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

Relevant Biblical Passages: Luke 24:13-25 Hope: Too Much or Not Enough? Can enthusiasm for Christ’s return be combined with a steady commitment? Are human beings cursed to be either too zealous or not enough? This...

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Hope: Motivation for Mission

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

Relevant Biblical Passages: Matt. 8:5-13; 9:1-8; Mark 5:1-19; John 5:1-17; Acts 4 Hope: Motivation for Mission: All of the primary passages on which this week’s study is based have to do with miracles of physical...

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The Hope of Our Hope

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 26 to November 2

Relevant Biblical Passages: 1 Corinthians 15; Hebrews 9:28, Revelation 21:3-4 The Hope of our Hope. Within the Adventist community, the phrase “blessed hope,” taken from the KJV of Titus 2:13 is a precious passage: “Looking...

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The Jesus Hope: Part 2

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

Relevant Biblical Passages: John 14:1-3 The Jesus Hope: Part 2. While the future hope burns brightly in the hearts of Jesus’ followers, God’s plan for His people actually touches us in varied ways, all of...

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The Jesus Hope: Part 1

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 12 to October 19

Relevant Biblical Passages: Matthew 24, John 14:1-14; Acts 1:1-11 The Jesus Hope: Part 1. For those of us who live in the light of the resurrection, hope in Jesus seems much clearer than it did...

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