Daily Lesson for Tuesday 26th of November 2024 Read John 1:12-13. What are the steps described here about becoming a Christian? John wrote his Gospel so that we would believe in Jesus and that by believing we may have eternal life in His name (John 20:31). In John 1:12-13, this process is described in two … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 25th of November 2024 Read John 6:61-68. When Jesus asked the disciples if they would leave Him, what was the meaning of Peter’s answer? Peter’s words about “eternal life” tap into a theme that runs throughout the Gospel of John. A concentration of phraseology about eternal life appears in John 6:1-71, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 24th of November 2024 In John 1:1, the apostle clearly states that Jesus is God, the divine Son. Consequently, in John 1:4—“In Him was life, and the life was the light of men” (NKJV)—the reference to life here has to be divine life, underived eternal self-existence. Because He has life within … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 23rd of November 2024 Read for This Week’s Study: John 1:4; John 10:10; John 1:12-13; John 6:61-68; Numbers 13:23-33; Matthew 4:1-4. Memory Text: “ ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me’ ” (John 14:6, NKJV). In the Gospel of John, when … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 22nd of November 2024 By Andrew McChesney Zurab considered himself a Christian, but his relationship with God consisted solely of lighting candles in a cathedral in the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. He had a Bible at home, but he only picked it up to dust it. Then his conscience began … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 22nd of November 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “ ‘Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled,’ ” Pages 662–680, in The Desire of Ages. “As a golden treasure, truth had been intrusted to the Hebrew people. The Jewish economy, bearing the signature of Heaven, had been instituted by Christ Himself. In … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 21st of November 2024 In our study of John so far, we’ve seen that John shows how Jesus, indeed, is the promised Messiah, the great hope that the Jewish people had been longing for. And yet, many of the religious leaders, the spiritual guides of the people, were His biggest enemies … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 20th of November 2024 Jesus said to the religious leaders: “ ‘You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me’ ” (John 5:39, NKJV). What an incredible claim to make about Himself! Estimates vary, but some scholars argue that … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 19th of November 2024 In a discussion with the religious leaders about His identity, Jesus affirmed the authority of Scripture. At first glance, it would seem unnecessary for Him to do that because the religious leaders believed in Scripture. Nevertheless, even with them, Jesus would emphasize the authority of the Scriptures, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 18th of November 2024 In addition to the specific signs and testimonies that John used to point to Jesus as the Messiah, John also appealed to the authority of the Old Testament and to its prophecies, which foretold the work of Christ. The Old Testament is central, not just to John’s … Continue reading –>
