The introduction to this week’s lesson points out: “Don’t Forget the Sabbath”, Hymn 388 because: “We Love Thy Sabbath, Lord”, Hymn 390. Sunday’s lesson gives us: Hymn 518, “Standing on the Promises” with Monday ending in: Hymn 517, “My Faith Looks Up to Thee” and therefore: Hymn 214, “We Have This Hope”. We are reminded again on Tuesday: … Continue reading –>
We have a crucified Saviour, a prophet, a priest and our King, with all the details of his love for us in: Hymn 249, “Praise Him, Praise Him!”. This commences the singing for today. It is so wonderful to know that we have a sin offering, The Supreme Sacrifice, so that we may be washed … Continue reading –>
Our memory text for this week shows many hymns of how much God loves us: Hymn 77, “O Love of God Most Full”, Hymn 78, “For God So Loved Us”, Hymn 148, “O Love, How Deep, How Broad”, Hymn 191, “Love Divine”, Hymn 354, “Thy Love, O God”, Hymn 455, “Immortal Love, Forever Full”, just … Continue reading –>
Our Sabbath afternoon reading shows that the book of Revelation is going to teach us more about Jesus: Hymn 245, “More About Jesus, I Would Know”. In Sunday’s study, we learn “whatever else Revelation teaches, it assures the faithful of victory”: Hymn 608, “Faith Is the Victory”. We are again reminded of Hymn 213, “Jesus … Continue reading –>
What a joy it was to sing from the pre-1985 hymnal “Standing by a Purpose True (number 497) this last week. Our whole congregation was excited to sing it!! Opening our lesson study for this week immediately suggests to have this hymn sung again: the title, and the Memory Text stated this. It is sad … Continue reading –>
Welcome to the second quarter of lessons for 2018. We will commence this quarter with Good News. Because of “what Jesus did on the cross, all of us can share in ‘that’ (victory of Christ over Satan) victory”: Hymn 608, “Faith Is The Victory” “Finally….God calls us to faith and obedience”: Hymn 590, “Trust and … Continue reading –>
The quarter comes to a close showing us the results of our stewardship. All our studies culminate in pointing us to: Hymn 214, “We Have This Hope”. Sunday’s study teaches us to be like Christ: Hymn 311, “I Would Be Like Jesus” and Hymn 492 “Like Jesus”. Are we content as in: Hymn 303, “Beneath the Cross … Continue reading –>
Hymn 372, “Lord, I Have Made Thy Word My Choice” adds to the memory text for this week, Psalm 119:9-11. Our first good habit is to seek God first. This is reflected in: Hymn 224, “Seek Ye First the Kingdom”. We may then add: Hymn 539, “I Will Early Seek the Savior”. This will then … Continue reading –>
Our continuing debt is to “Love one another” says our memory text for this week: Hymn 76, “O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go”, Hymn 77, “O Love of God Most Full” and Hymn 79, “O Love of God, How Strong and True!”. The “old hymnal” (pre 1985) has the perfect hymn for Monday’s study: Number 498, Yield … Continue reading –>
This week’s study theme commenced with a flood of hymns having “Christ as the Centre”: Hymn 185, “Jesus is all the World to Me”, Hymn 305, “Give Me Jesus”, Hymn 329, “Take the World, but Give Me Jesus”, Hymn 577, “In the Heart of Jesus”, culminating in Hymn 309, “I Surrender All”. Hymn 518, “Standing … Continue reading –>
