Daily-2011c | Sabbath School Net

Further Study: Worship in the Book of Revelation

Posted on September 22, 2011 by SSNET Staff

Read Ellen G. White, “The Impending Conflict,” pp. 582–592; “The Final Warning,” pp. 603–612, “The Controversy Ended,” pp. 662–678, in The Great Controversy. “Worship is bending low before our Maker, recognizing and acknowledging His holiness and our creatureliness. It is submitting to His sovereignty, responding to His majestic presence.”—Document by Richard M. Davidson, Worship in the Old Testament (used by permission … Continue reading –>

Thursday: Worship God

Posted on September 21, 2011 by SSNET Staff

“And I John saw these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things. Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them … Continue reading –>

Wednesday: Revelation 14

Posted on September 20, 2011 by SSNET Staff

Revelation 14 opens with what? A heavenly scene, showing the 144,000 thousand who were “redeemed from the earth” (vs. 3). It starts out with a vision of the future, of what it will be like, at least for this group, when they stand before God in heaven. And though the text doesn’t come right out and say it, … Continue reading –>

Tuesday: Revelation 13

Posted on September 19, 2011 by SSNET Staff

From the introduction onward, we have seen how the final end-time crisis will center around the question of worship. The issue of worship is not a small matter. The eternal destiny of souls hangs on it. This crucial truth becomes more apparent in what unfolds in Revelation 13 and 14. Read Revelation 13 and answer the following questions: … Continue reading –>

Monday: Holy, Holy, Holy . . .

Posted on September 18, 2011 by SSNET Staff

Though the book of Revelation still holds many mysteries, the dominant motif comes through time and time again, and that is—of worship. All through Revelation are scenes of various beings worshiping the Lord. Read the following texts. What can we learn about worship from what appears in them? What themes appear here that we have seen … Continue reading –>

Sunday: I Fell at His Feet as Dead

Posted on September 17, 2011 by SSNET Staff

Perhaps one of the greatest revelations we have been given of the majesty and power of God has come to us through astronomy. Most of the ancients had no idea of the size and expanse of the cosmos. In the twentieth century, with the incredible advances in various telescopes, we have been given a view … Continue reading –>

Sabbath: Worship in the Book of Revelation

Posted on September 17, 2011 by SSNET Staff

Read for This Week’s Study: Job 42:1–6, Rev. 1:13–18, Revelation 13, 14:6–12, 19:1–5. Memory Text: “And they sang as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth” (Revelation 14:3). Few books of the … Continue reading –>

Aside

Your main thoughts for lesson 12: Worship in the Early Church?

WDYT is the main theme or your general thoughts for lesson 12: Worship in the Early Church? Comments? For Facebook | Twitter

Further Study: Worship in the Early Church

Posted on September 15, 2011 by SSNET Staff

Ellen G. White, “Pentecost,” pp. 35–46; “The Gift of the Spirit,” pp. 47–56; “Exalting the Cross,” pp. 201–210; “Corinth,” pp. 243–254; “Called to Reach a Higher Standard,” pp. 309–322, in The Acts of the Apostles. “Holiness is not rapture: it is an entire surrender of the will to God; it is living by every word … Continue reading –>

Love Conquers All

Posted on September 15, 2011 by SSNET Staff

It is so easy, from our perspective today, to look back at the early church as some sort of model of harmony and peace, an example of what true worship was all about. Unfortunately, New Testament history is so similar to Old Testament history in that both show just how far fallen we all are. … Continue reading –>

Worship “Contrary to the Law”

Posted on September 14, 2011 by SSNET Staff

Worship is not just about what you do in church on Sabbath. Worship encompasses aspects of our whole faith: what we believe, what we proclaim, how we act. Central to worship is the idea of the Lord as our Creator and our Redeemer. Everything about worship should flow from this fundamental and sacred truth. Again, … Continue reading –>

Paul on Mars Hill

Posted on September 13, 2011 by SSNET Staff

In the days of the early church, we can see another example of the issue of worship, and of what people worship—this time in the ministry of the apostle Paul when he was in Athens, the place where three of the world’s most influential philosophers (Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle) once lived. What a different audience … Continue reading –>

The Preaching of the Word

Posted on September 12, 2011 by SSNET Staff

A great part of the Protestant worship tradition has been the preaching of the Word. A sacred responsibility falls upon the one given the task to feed the sheep, to teach and to preach and to exhort and to encourage. Music, liturgy, prayer, the Lord’s Supper, and foot washing all have their place, but, perhaps, … Continue reading –>

Many Proofs

Posted on September 11, 2011 by SSNET Staff

From a human perspective, Jesus’ earthly ministry did not look so successful. Though He had attracted a fairly popular following while alive, it did not catch on en masse. Many leaders rejected Him, and, of course, the Romans crucified Him, causing His closest disciples to scatter and flee. Things looked pretty bad until His resurrection … Continue reading –>

Worship in the Early Church

Posted on September 10, 2011 by SSNET Staff

Read for This Week’s Study: Acts 1:1–11, 2:14–41, 17:15–34, 18:1–16, 1 Corinthians 13. Memory Text: “If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal” (1 Corinthians 13:1, NIV). Soon after Christ returned to heaven, the early church began to … Continue reading –>

Sabbath School Net

Seventh-day Adventist Bible Study Discussion

Category Archives: Daily-2011c