None of us asked to be here, did we? We didn’t choose to come into existence any more than we chose where and when we were born and who our parents were. It was the same with Adam and Eve. They no more chose to be created by God than did a leaf, a rock, … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 2.8-9; Romans 6:23; 1 John 5:12; Deuteronomy 30:1-20; Romans 10:6-10; Deuteronomy 4:19; Revelation 14:6-12. Memory Text: “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19). Always, it’s a sad … Continue reading –>
Support for the mission activities of the Seventh-day Adventist church has always been part of the Sabbath School program. This video is Mission Spotlight for this week. (4)
Continue reading -->You can view an in-depth discussion of Law and Grace in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life. (7)
Continue reading -->Angels Protected My Boy By Joelle Akiki Barkanian Aug. 4, 2020, was a day like none other in Beirut, Lebanon. I had just finished cleaning our home in preparation to welcome friends whom we haven’t seen for some time because of the COVID-19 pandemic. My eldest son, 7-year-old James, was so excited that he prepared … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: “The enemy of Christ, who rebelled against God’s law in heaven, has, as a skilled, trained general, worked with all his power, bringing out one device after another, full of deception, to make of none effect the law of God, the only true detector of sin, the standard of righteousness.” — Ellen G. … Continue reading –>
This video is produced by the South Pacific Division Discipleship team. Week 7_ Law and Grace_ study this lesson for Nov 13 from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo. (4)
Continue reading -->Central to the Christian religion, to all biblical religion, actually, is the great theme of justification by faith alone. “For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness” (Romans 4:3). Ellen G. White famously expressed it like this: “What is justification by faith? It is the work of God … Continue reading –>
One Sabbath afternoon I received a phone call from the mother of a child I had corrected earlier at church. The girl had smarted off to me when I told her to stay out of a room that was off-limits. The mother told me, “My daughter wants to tell you she is sorry, but before … Continue reading –>
In the book of Deuteronomy, one theme appears and reappears: that of the Lord’s redeeming His people Israel from the land of Egypt. Over and over, they are reminded of what God has done for them: “So the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and with an outstretched arm, with great … Continue reading –>
