Sabbath School Study Hour
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The Central Issue: Love or Selfishness?
April 06, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBWe will study Satan’s twofold strategy both to deceive and destroy God’s people. What the evil one fails to accomplish through persecution, he hopes to achieve through compromise. God is never caught by surprise, and even in the most challenging times He preserves His people. Study this week’s lesson, based on The Great Controversy, chapters 1–2
The War Behind All Wars
March 30, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBIf God is so good, why is the world so bad? How can a God of love allow so much evil to exist? Why do bad things happen to good people? In this week’s lesson, we will explore the age-long conflict between good and evil.
Wait on the Lord
March 23, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBIf there is a final word that we can draw from the Psalms, it should be “wait on the Lord.” Waiting on the Lord is not an idle and desperate biding of one’s time. Instead, waiting on the Lord is an act full of trust and faith, a trust and faith revealed in action.
Worship That Never Ends
March 16, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBThe Lord’s people are identified with the righteous, who worship the Lord and whose hope is in Him and in His love.
Longing for God in Zion
March 09, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBThe blessings of Zion overflow to the ends of the earth because the Lord’s person and grace exceed the boundaries of any holy place. Zion is the joy of all the earth (Ps. 48:2), affirming that the whole earth belongs to God.
Lessons of the Past
March 02, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBEach generation of God’s people plays a small but significant part in the grand historical unfolding of God’s sovereign purposes in the great controversy.
Blessed Is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord
February 24, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBIn all the Psalms, through the psalmists’ laments, thanksgivings, praises, and cries for justice and deliverance, we can hear the echoes of Christ’s prayer for the salvation of the world.
Wisdom for Righteous Living
February 18, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBWisdom for righteous living is gained through the dynamics of life with God amid temptations and challenges.
Your Mercy Reaches Unto the Heavens
February 11, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBGod’s people take comfort in the fact that the Lord is faithful to His covenant.
I Will Arise
February 04, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBThe Lord is longsuffering and holds His wrath in His great forbearance, not wanting anyone to perish but to repent and change their ways (2 Pet. 3:9–15).
Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land
January 28, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBAs we already have seen, the psalmists acknowledge God’s sovereign rule and power, as well as His righteous judgments.
The Lord Hears and Delivers
January 21, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBWe should remember that the proper response to the Lord’s nearness consists in a life of faith in Him, and of obedience to His commandments.
The Lord Reigns
January 14, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBGod has both the perfect knowledge of us and of our circumstances, and also the means to help us. Therefore, His promises of help and deliverance are not shallow platitudes but firm assurances.
Teach Us To Pray
January 07, 2024 00:00 - 6.84 KBThis week we will look at the role the Psalms played in helping God’s people traverse their life journey and grow in their relationship with God.
How To Read the Psalms
December 31, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBThe Psalms are inspired prayers and praises of Israel, and so in the Psalms the voice is that of God intermingled with that of His people.
How to Read the Psalms
December 31, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBThe Psalms are inspired prayers and praises of Israel, and so in the Psalms the voice is that of God intermingled with that of His people.
The End of God's Mission
December 24, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBIn this quarter’s final lesson, we will see that Revelation is a missionary book focused on a missionary God who is calling us to be a missionary church.
Esther and Mordecai
December 17, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBIn its own unique way, this story shows how God’s people, even in foreign environments, can witness for truth. What are some of the challenges to your faith that you face in your own culture? How do you respond to them?
Mission to the Unreached: Part 2
December 10, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhat is the difference between faith and belief? Why might people who have the correct belief be found void of faith when Christ returns?
Mission to the Unreached: Part 1
December 03, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhat bridges and points of contact can you think of that would open opportunities for deeper conversation with others with whom you come in contact?
Mission to the Powerful
November 26, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhy must we be careful of the trap of thinking that because “we have the truth”, then the knowledge of this truth alone is enough to save us? How many souls will be lost who had more than enough knowledge, even of the three angels’ messages, to be saved?
Mission to the Needy
November 19, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhatever the situation, we are called to be God’s helpers for all people in need, regardless of their background. Whatever the needs are, we must be ready to do what we can to help. This is a central part of what it means to be a Christian and what mission must include.
Mission to My Neighbor
November 12, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBHow can we learn to distinguish between working for salvation, which is a fatal mistake, and revealing in our lives the salvation that we already have in Jesus?
Motivation and Preparation for Mission
November 05, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhat are some of the experiences you have had with the reality of God and His love? Why are these times so precious to you, and how do they motivate you to reach out to others with the good news?
Excuses to Avoid Mission
October 29, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWinning souls is hard, too hard for humans to do on their own. How can we learn, instead, to let God win souls, but through us and our life and witness?
Sharing God's Mission
October 22, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBHow can praying for others in need help us grow spiritually and experience more the reality of God’s love for sinners?
God's Call to Mission
October 15, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBHow would you define the word “mission” as you apply it to your own life? In what ways could you, daily, express mission in your attitude and behavior? How can you be more mission minded in your day-by-day tasks?
God's Mission to Us: Part 2
October 08, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBGod has chosen to manifest Himself to us in such a way that we can understand His nature and purpose.
Ephesians in the Heart
September 24, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhat important truths embedded in Ephesians should continue to shape our lives as believers?
God’s Mission to Us: Part 1
September 19, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhat are ways that you experience God’s presence in your life?
Waging Peace
September 17, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBIn what ways can we, as a corporate body, work together in the great controversy, in order to help each other in our struggles against evil, in whatever form it comes?
The Call To Stand
September 10, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhat should Paul's warning that we fight not against flesh and blood but against supernatural enemies teach us about where our only hope of victory is?
Practicing Supreme Loyalty to Christ
September 03, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBPracticing Supreme Loyalty to Christ
Husbands and Wives: Together at the Cross
August 27, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBPaul cites the example of Jesus to both wives and husbands. What can you learn from Jesus about loving those in your own family circle?
Living Wisely
August 20, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhat are some of the “empty words” that in our day and age we need to be wary of? What strategies might believers today employ to “discern what is pleasing to the Lord”
Christ-Shaped Lives and Spirit-Inspired Speech
August 13, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBThink about the power of your words. How can you use them to be uplifting, encouraging, and faith-building?
The Unified Body of Christ
August 06, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBPaul’s picture of a healthy, unified body helps us understand God’s goal for us: to be parts of a fruitful church united in Christ.
The Mystery of the Gospel
July 30, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBHow can we learn to trust God and His ways amid what can be very trying circumstances?
Horizontal Atonement: The Cross and the Church
July 23, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBHow might your church play a positive role in actualizing the unifying work Christ already has accomplished on the cross? How might you participate in that work?
How God Rescues Us
July 16, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWho hasn’t experienced just how corrupted our own nature is, even after we have given ourselves to Jesus? What should this teach us about how important it is that we cling to Him every moment of our lives?
The Power of the Exalted Jesus
July 09, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhy is it important always to thank God in prayer for what you have to be thankful for?
God’s Grand, Christ-Centered Plan
July 02, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhat does it mean to you that through Christ’s atoning sacrifice you are forgiven and redeemed? What if you feel that you are unworthy of it? (Hint: you are unworthy; that’s the whole point of the cross.)
God’s Grand, Christ-centered Plan
July 02, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBWhat does it mean to you that through Christ’s atoning sacrifice you are forgiven and redeemed? What if you feel that you are unworthy of it? (Hint: you are unworthy; that’s the whole point of the cross.)
Paul and the Ephesians
June 25, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBHow can the message of Ephesians be summarized? From prison, Paul sets forth a vision of God’s Christ-centered plan for the fullness of time and the church’s role in it.
Ablaze with God’s Glory
June 18, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBChrist has given us these last-day messages so that, knowing what is coming, we can prepare for it. The prophecies of Daniel and Revelation, combined with the modern gift of prophecy, give us divine insight into what is coming upon this world.
Ablaze With God’s Glory
June 18, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBChrist has given us these last-day messages so that, knowing what is coming, we can prepare for it. The prophecies of Daniel and Revelation, combined with the modern gift of prophecy, give us divine insight into what is coming upon this world.
The Seal of God and Mark of the Beast: Part 2
June 11, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBThough living in anticipation, even expectation, of final events, why must we be careful about not getting into fanaticism, date setting, or speculating beyond what has been revealed to us through inspiration?
The Seal of God and Mark of the Beast: Part 1
June 04, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBThe devil is preparing professed Christians by compromises in their lives to receive the mark of the beast when the final test comes upon us in the future. God’s love for each one of us will strengthen us and preserve us during the troublous times ahead.
Satan’s Final Deceptions
May 28, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBIn this week’s lesson, we will continue looking, not only at Babylon’s deceptions but at Jesus’ plan to save us from them and the death that they would otherwise bring.
A City Called Confusion
May 21, 2023 00:00 - 6.84 KBIn this week’s lesson, we will study the two women of Revelation and probe, more deeply, the conflict between truth and error.