Tag: Paul Dybdahl

The Law and the Gospel

• Lesson 10 for the week of December 1 to December 8

Major Texts: Psa. 19:7, 8; Exod. 23:1-9; 1 John 5:3; Rom. 3:19, 20; Exod. 20:11,12; Deut 5:15. The lesson this week raises the question of the relationship that exists, or should exist, between the law and...

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The Church: Rites and Rituals

• Lesson 9 for the week of November 24 to December 1

Major Texts: Rom. 6:3-8; I Cor. 11:24-26; Matt. 26:26-28; Matt. 28:19, 20; John 13:1- 17. This week the lesson looks at religious ritual. In every place and society, to some degree or another, there is ritual,...

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The Church: In Service to Humanity

• Lesson 8 for the week of November 17 to November 24

Major Texts: Rom. 16:5; I Cor. 1:2; I Pet. 2:9; Matt. 28:19; John 17:21, 22; Acts 15:1-29. This week the lesson looks at the idea and function of church. Interestingly, though this is a subject vital...

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“Aiming” for Victory

• Lesson 7 for the week of November 10 to November 17

Major Texts: Eph. 6:14-18, 2 Cor. 6:7, Eph. 5:9, Rom. 10:15, 1 Thess. 5:8, Mark 14:38 This week’s lesson focuses on what the Bible calls the “armor of God” (Eph 6).  The depiction of God’s armor...

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Victory Over Evil Forces

• Lesson 6 for the week of November 3 to November 10

Major Texts: Eph. 1:18-22, Rom. 8:26-39, James 1:7, 1 Peter 5:6-10, Luke 10:1-20, Acts 5:12-16. Thinking of the Christian’s life, Paul wrote to the Roman Christians, “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors...

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Growing In Christ

• Lesson 5 for the week of October 27 to November 3

Major Texts: Isa 35:10, Mark 10:45, Rom. 6:12-23, Eph. 6:12, Col. 1:16, Gal. 4:1-11, Col. 2:15. This lesson is titled “Growing in Christ,” but the content would suggest a different title, something more along the lines...

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Salvation: The Only Solution

• Lesson 4 for the week of October 20 to October 27

Major Texts: John 2:25; Jer. 17:9; Titus 1:1-2; Rom. 3:19-24; Acts 2:37; Luke 7:47; Eph. 2:1-5; John 3:16-17; Rom. 8:1. This week we come to the subject of salvation. Salvation is the word believers use to...

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Mankind: God’s Handiwork

• Lesson 3 for the week of October 13 to October 20

Major Texts: Gen. 1:27; 1:26; Mark 12:13-17; Gen. 2:19-25; Acts 17:26; Rom. 5:12-19 This week the focus of the lesson is on origins, particularly the origins of humans.  In opening up this topic, we immediately run...

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Revelation, and the God Revealed in It

• Lesson 2 for the week of October 6 to October 13

Major Texts: 2 Peter. 1:19-21; 2 Tim. 3:16; Deut. 6:4; Exo. 3:1-14; Matt. 28:19 This week, we come upon a very interesting and very important topic, the question of how we get information or word from...

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The Great Controversy: The Foundation

• Lesson 1 for the week of September 29 to October 6

Major Texts: Gen. 3:15; Rev. 12:1-17; Isa. 14:4-21; Ezek. 28:12-19; Isa. 53:6; Rom. 1:20-28. This week we begin a new set of lessons under the title “Growing In Christ.”  This is an intriguing title as it...

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A Perpetual Ministry

• Lesson 13 for the week of June 23 to June 30

The Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide emphasizes that “witnessing and evangelism must continue as long as there are people who need salvation.” Is the statement above correct? Does witnessing end once we are in...

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Evaluating Witnessing and Evangelism

• Lesson 12 for the week of June 16 to June 23

Most would agree that, at some point, every organization should undergo some sort of evaluation. What is working? What isn’t? What should change? What should stay the same? These can be frightening questions, certainly. More...

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Let the Church Know

• Lesson 11 for the week of June 9 to June 16

Most of the time, discussions of evangelism and witnessing center on letting the world know about Jesus. This week, however, the focus is on letting the church know about the results of evangelism. In the...

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A Love Response

• Lesson 10 for the week of June 2 to June 9

This week, the lesson focus is on motivation for witnessing. Most would agree that ideally, one should share the message of Jesus because they want to, not because they feel that they have to. But what if we don’t...

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