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05: How to be Saved – Hit the Mark

Posted on July 30, 2014 by Curtis Hall

His name was Nelson Mandela. He is enshrined in history as a testament to the greater impulses of man. After being imprisoned 27 years of his life, much of it in brutal conditions, Mandela emerged with a message of forgiveness and tolerance. His witness was so compelling that his name has become synonymous with greatness, dignity, and honor.

His story of unjust imprisonment has been sadly only one of countless others who have suffered indignity, pain and torture without just cause. [...]

HopeSS: How to be Saved

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Inge Anderson

You can view a discussion of the current lesson in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. (Adobe Flash Player version.) A Youtube version of this week’s lesson at Hope Sabbath School is below. You can download the video, the MP3 audio, and the lesson outline from the HopeTV Sabbath School Site. You might also want to bookmark the HopeSS Youtube channel.

05: How To Be Saved – Lesson Plan

Posted on July 28, 2014 by Michael Fracker

Key Thought : God wants everyone to be saved, and the process of coming to Him is simple and available to all.

[Lesson Plan for How to Be Saved July 28, 2014]

1. Have a volunteer read Luke 5:27-32.

a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
b. Why didn’t the Scribes and Pharisees associate with the publicans and sinners?
c. Personal Application: Are there certain people or groups of people that you choose [...]

04: Salvation – Hit the Mark

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Curtis Hall

When did we stop believing? When did we begin to take pride in declaring our doubts about our salvation?

I was in a Sabbath school class recently when, during a discussion about salvation, a long-time member raised a hand for comment. “We should never say that we’re saved!” A partial but oft-quoted Ellen White statement was the basis of the admonition to the class. Thus began a lively exchange about the assurance of salvation.

Rebuttal texts like the following were then quoted:

And they [...]

HopeSS: Salvation

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Inge Anderson

04: Salvation – Lesson Plan

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Michael Fracker

Key Thought : As we review the gift of God’s grace through Christ, let us renew our faith in Jesus as our personal Savior.

[Lesson plan for Salvation July 21, 2014]

1. Have a volunteer read Luke 18:9-14.

a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
b. What does this story teach us about our attitude toward God and toward His grace?
c. Personal Application: If God gave you what you deserved, what would [...]

Apostasy! What Is It?

Posted on July 18, 2014 by William Earnhardt

One Friday morning, I was helping in getting a friend’s house “presentable” by pulling weeds in a flower bed when I found in my hands, not a clump of ugly weeds but, instead, a beautiful begonia! I had snapped it at the root, and there was no way I could now save it. In my mind I could hear Jesus telling me,

“See why I don’t let you go pulling weeds in my church? You can’t tell [...]

The Holy Spirit – Doug Batchelor (Amazing Facts)

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Inge Anderson

Doug Batchelor’s teaching this week’s lesson on the Holy Spirit in his usual thorough and clear style. Direct Youtube link. He focuses particularly on the Holy Spirit as a Person. We trust that this will aid your Sabbath School discussion this Sabbath. (You may have to turn your volume up a

The Personality of the Holy Spirit – David Ascherick

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Inge Anderson

A sermon in David Ascherick’s series on the “Unknown God” addresses the personality of the Holy Spirit, which addresses part of this week’s lesson on the Holy Spirit in his usual thorough and clear style. Direct Youtube link. We trust that this will aid your Sabbath School discussion this Sabbath. (You may have to turn your volume up a

HopeSS: The Holy Spirit