Key Thought: God purifies an unjust society by removing the rebels and restoring the remnant who turn from their sins that have separated them from Him.
March 20, 2021

1. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 59:1-2.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What is the message Isaiah is giving here to the people?
3. Personal Application: In what ways have you seen the reality that sin causes separation from God? What is the solution to the problem? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “God is a loving, forgiving God. We can come to Him just as we are and He forgives us. Just because we sin doesn’t mean we are separated from God. God always hears us, whether we sin or not.” How would you respond to your friend?

2. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 60:1-3.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What light do the Gentiles come to? Why is this true?
3. Personal Application: In these verses, how do you understand the role of the SDA Church and your role in the church? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states: “How can God’s people have God’s glory and shine like light? Why does it say that darkness covers the earth and gross darkness the people?“ How would you respond to your relative?

3. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 61:1,2.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. How was this fulfilled in Jesus ministry?
3. Personal Application: Are some practical ways we can do the things mentioned here as well? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states, “Why, amid all these good things, does God mention the day of vengeance of the Lord?” Can a loving God promise vengeance as well? How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 59:15-21..

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the main idea of this text is.
2. In answering the question of why works can’t save us, do we ask the question of who has sinned, or who is forgiven? What’s the difference? 
3. Personal Application: What does it mean to you that God’s words will not depart out of our mouths or our descendents mouths for ever? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared.”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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