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Crisis of Loyalty

Lesson 6 for the week of August 4 to August 11

Relevant Passages: Revelation 14:8-12 The Bad News Angels. The first angel’s message can be seen in a positive light (whether or not it has been so presented is another question). The second and third angels,...

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The First Angel’s Message

Lesson 5 for the week of July 28 to August 4

Relevant Passages: Revelation 14:6-7 The Angel With a Message. From its inception, Adventists have felt the call to preach the three angels’ message. The first of the angel’s brings the most positive message and the...

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Keeping the Sabbath Holy

Lesson 4 for the week of July 21 to July 28

Relevant Passages: Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5; Isaiah 58; Mark 2 Sacred Time. In Exodus 20, the KJV translates the Sabbath command as “Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy”; in Deuteronomy 5, the KJV...

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The Sabbath – The Sign of Our Relationship

Lesson 3 for the week of July 14 to July 21

Relevant Passages: Genesis 2; Exodus 20; Deuteronomy 5; Ezekial 20; Psalms 92; Mark 2; Hebrew 4 Sabbath As a Bond Between Creator and Creatures. Throughout the Old Testament, the Sabbath was portrayed as a special...

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The Sabbath

Lesson 2 for the week of July 7 to July 14

Relevant Passages: Genesis 2; Exodus 16; Nehemiah 13; Matthew 12; John 5; Isaiah 66 Sabbath: From Creation to Restoration. From a biblical perspective, the Sabbath is a feature of human existence from Creation to Restoration....

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The Lord Our Righteousness

Lesson 1 for the week of June 30 to July 7

Relevant Passages: Jeremiah 23:6; Romans 3-5; Ephesians 2:8-9 Jesus, the foundation of our faith. Jesus is the focal point of the Christian faith. The crucial question is: How does the divine initiative in salvation relate...

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Tiny Sins, Huge Results

Lesson 13 for the week of June 23 to June 30

In Scripture, instantaneous judgments to seemingly minor infractions can be interpreted as confirming eternal consequences. In some cases, however, the intended effect may be more local, demonstrating to an endangered community, for example, that God...

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Women in Scripture

Lesson 12 for the week of June 16 to June 23

Relevant Passages: Jude 4-5; Ruth; Esther; Luke 1, 7 Women in the Bible have become increasingly visible in recent decades, in part because of the influence of secular feminists. The biblical passages most often used...

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Giants of Faith

Lesson 11 for the week of June 9 to June 16

Relevant Passages: Hebrews 11 According to the Apostle Paul, faith is one of the gifts of the Spirit. If it is a gift, then no human effort can make it happen. Such an understanding should...

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Martyrs and Their Murderers

Lesson 10 for the week of June 2 to June 9

Relevant Passages: 2 Chronicles 24; Jeremiah 26; Matthew 14; Acts 7; John 21 Martyrs and Murderers solemnly remind us that God does not always protect his children nor preserve them from tragic sin. The number...

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Powerful Pray-ers

Lesson 9 for the week of May 26 to June 2

Relevant Passages: 2 Kings 20; Exodus 32; Daniel 9; Psalms 51; Acts 12 Is prayer “successful” simply because it yields tangible and measurable results? The reverse of that question is at least as troubling, namely,...

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The Personal Factor

Lesson 8 for the week of May 19 to May 26

Relevant Passages: Mark 2, 9; John 1, 5 Effective personal witnessing requires giving of oneself over to the needs of another. The New Testament illustrates such effective witnessing in several significant experiences. Healing of the...

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Children Showcased

Lesson 7 for the week of May 12 to May 19

Relevant Passages: 1 Samuel 2, 8, 17; 2 Kings 2, 5, 22-23 Children are a two-edged sword. Jesus says that we must become like little children (Matt. 18:3), but Paul says that when he became...

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Siblings in Contention

Lesson 6 for the week of May 5 to May 12

Relevant Passages: Genesis 4, 25, 30; Number 12; Luke 10, 15 The sibling rivalries in Scripture are predominantly same-sex rivalries. The tensions which the narratives reveal can be instructive for those who wish to live...

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Crisis of Loyalty

The First Angel’s Message

Keeping the Sabbath Holy

The Sabbath – The Sign of Our Relationship

The Sabbath

The Lord Our Righteousness

Tiny Sins, Huge Results

Women in Scripture

Giants of Faith

Martyrs and Their Murderers

Powerful Pray-ers

The Personal Factor

Children Showcased

Siblings in Contention

The Last Five Kings of Judah

Elijah’s and Elisha’s Mantle

Deuteronomy in the New Testament

Life and Death

Reasons for Thanksgiving and Prayer

Persecuted but Not Forsaken

Life and Death

That We May Know Him

What Inspiration Is

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