Daily Lesson for Monday 19th of January 2026 Think more about Paul’s emphasis on unity in Philippians 2:2, saying essentially the same thing in four different ways. Note also his focus on the mind, thoughts, and feelings. While the religious leaders tended to emphasize outward behavior, Jesus focused on our thoughts and feelings. For instance, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 18th of January 2026 Read Philippians 2:1-3. What factors seem to have led to disunity within the church? What does Paul suggest as a remedy? It must have been a tremendous disappointment for Paul to see the church that he established and loved so much racked with rivalry and consumed with … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 17th of January 2026 Read for This Week’s Study: Philippians 2:1-11, Jeremiah 17:9, Philippians 4:8, 1 Corinthians 8:2, Romans 8:3, Hebrews 2:14-18. Memory Text: “Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind” (Philippians 2:2, NKJV). Unity is strength. But knowing what is true … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 16th of January 2026 Your Sabbath School mission offerings support Seventh-day Adventist education around the world. Thank you for giving for mission. An outbreak of baby cobras alarmed Beulah Fernandez, director of Sunshine Children’s Home and School on a Seventh-day Adventist campus in Bangalore, India. She had good reason to be … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 16th of January 2026 Further Thought: “From the rack, the stake, the dungeon, from dens and caves of the earth, there falls upon his ear the martyr’s shout of triumph. He [Paul] hears the witness of steadfast souls, who, though destitute, afflicted, tormented, yet bear fearless, solemn testimony for the faith, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 15th of January 2026 Read Philippians 1:27-30. How does our unity and “striving together for the faith of the gospel” relate to fearlessness? Satan’s strategy is to divide and conquer. Disunity is deadly. Jesus said, “If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand” (Mark 3:25, NKJV). It’s a … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 14th of January 2026 Jesus’ last prayer for His disciples was dominated by one key theme: unity. Jesus looked beyond the cross to reunion with His Father and reunion with us: “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 13th of January 2026 Read Philippians 1:23-24. What does Paul mean when he says that “to depart, and be with Christ” is “far better”? This passage has been greatly misunderstood through the ages. In this week’s passage for study, Paul dealt with the contrast between living and dying. The Christian lives … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 12th of January 2026 In case you have not noticed, we are all, as believers especially, involved in the great controversy, which rages all around us and, indeed, in us as well. We all, in one way or another, experience the reality of this cosmic struggle, and we will until the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 11th of January 2026 Read Philippians 1:19-20. What seems to be Paul’s expectation as to the outcome of his trial? What does he consider even more important than being acquitted? Although Paul was no criminal, this was not the first time that he had been imprisoned, and he was no stranger … Continue reading –>
