Daily Lesson for Thursday 1st of August 2024 Read Mark 6:34-52. What was the problem Jesus and His disciples confronted, and how was it solved? After the disciples return from their mission, they go with Jesus to a remote area on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee to rest. But a large crowd … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 31st of July 2024 Read Mark 6:1-6. Why did Jesus’ hometown people reject Him? Usually when a small-town person becomes popular, people back home bask in the attention. Not Nazareth. They were offended and surprised at Jesus’ success as a teacher and healer. His shift from being a builder to a … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 30th of July 2024 Read Mark 5:21-24. What characteristics particularly stand out about Jairus? Religious leaders such as Jairus were not typically friends with Jesus (see Mark 1:22; Mark 3:2,6; and Luke 13:14). So it is likely that he is desperate. This desperation is exemplified by Jairus’s falling on his knees … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 29th of July 2024 Read Mark 5:1-20. What can we learn about the great controversy from this amazing account and, again, about the power of Jesus? If the night before on the lake was unforgettable, the arrival at the Gadarenes the next morning was just as impressive. The history of the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 28th of July 2024 Read Mark 4:35-41. What happens in this story, and what lessons can we take from it about who Jesus is? At the beginning of Mark 4:1-41, Jesus steps into a boat to teach the crowd on the shore. In Mark 4:10-12, it seems He may have gotten … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 27th of July 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Mark 4:35-41, Psalms 104:1-9, Mark 5:1-43, Numbers 27:17. Memory Text: “However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, ‘Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 26th of July 2024 By Andrew McChesney Father wasn’t worried when Mother got baptized after attending Seventh-day Adventist meetings at their town schoolhouse in Armenia. Father wasn’t worried when his daughter, Anush, and her sister started going to Adventist summer camps. He even drove them to camp. Father also wasn’t worried … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 26th of July 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “ ‘The Sower Went Forth to Sow,’ ” Pages 33–61, in Christ’s Object Lessons. “True holiness is wholeness in the service of God. This is the condition of true Christian living. Christ asks for an unreserved consecration, for undivided service. He demands … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 25th of July 2024 Read Mark 4:26-29. What is the primary focus of this parable? Most of the Gospel of Mark has parallels in either Matthew or Luke or both. But that is not the case with this parable. It is unique to Mark. The focus of this brief parable is … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 24th of July 2024 Read Mark 4:21-23. What is Jesus’ special emphasis in the parable of the lamp? Houses in that part of the world in Jesus’ day varied in size and construction, all depending on location and wealth. The houses came to follow a Greek pattern of being built around … Continue reading –>
