Inside Story for Friday 2nd of January 2026 By Vania Chew An Australian woman took a second look at Thirteenth Sabbath mission projects when her church encouraged members to give more than whatever they had in their pockets on the last Sabbath of each quarter. Marilene Stevenson remembered a time when church members baked cakes … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 2nd of January 2026 Further Thought “God has chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the spirit and belief of the truth. Therefore stand fast. . . . If you serve God faithfully, you will meet with prejudice and opposition; but do not become provoked when you suffer wrongfully. Do not … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 1st of January 2026 Read Philippians 1:1-3 and Colossians 1:1-2. How are the churches in Philippi and Colossae described, and what significance does the depiction have? Paul’s typical greeting in his epistles calls Christians in those places “saints”; that is, through baptism they have been set apart as God’s special people, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 31st of December 2025 We have no record of Paul ever visiting Colossae, which again tells us something about the effectiveness of his evangelistic strategy. First, it was Epaphras, a resident of Colossae (Colossians 4:12), who brought the gospel to that city (Colossians 1:7). But how was he converted? Most likely, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 30th of December 2025 During Paul’s second missionary journey, shortly after Timothy was added to the team, they are forbidden by the Holy Spirit to continue across Asia Minor (Acts 16:6). So, during a vision of the night, Paul sees a man pleading with him to “ ‘come over to Macedonia … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 29th of December 2025 While in Macedonia, Paul mentions multiple imprisonments (2 Corinthians 6:5, 2 Corinthians 11:23, 2 Corinthians 7:5). The first recorded instance was in Philippi (Acts 16:16-24). Later he was imprisoned in Jerusalem briefly before being transferred to prison in Caesarea. Elsewhere, Paul mentions being “in my chains” (Philemon … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 28th of December 2025 Philippians and Colossians are called Prison Epistles because they were written while Paul was in prison (the others are Ephesians and Philemon). Most commentators think they were written while Paul was in Rome, about a.d. 60–62 (see Acts 28:16). Read Ephesians 3:1 and Philemon 1:1-25. What is … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 27th of December 2025 Read for This Week’s Study Ephesians 3:1; 2 Corinthians 4:7-12; Acts 9:16; Philemon 1:15-16; Colossians 4:9; Philippians 1:1-3; Colossians 1:1-2. Memory Text: “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4, NKJV). An Adventist pastor, imprisoned on false charges, spent nearly two years behind … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 26th of December 2025 Just as the 1996 Thirteenth Sabbath Offering is still being felt across the Southern Asia-Pacific Division and beyond through the work of the 1000 Missionary Movement, this quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath Offering can, with God’s blessing, also have a long-lasting impact. Thank you for your generous offering this … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 26th of December 2025 Read Ellen G. White, “The Last Words of Joshua,” Pages 522–524, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “Among the multitudes that came up out of Egypt were many who had been worshipers of idols; and such is the power of habit that the practice was secretly continued, to some … Continue reading –>
