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 –>
Our memory verse appears to be the most well-known Bible verse in the world, and there is a hymn for this: Hymn 78, “For God So Loved Us”. In return to our God, we may sing: Hymn 572, “Give of Your Best to the Master”. We may ask the question for our offerings in: Hymn … Continue reading –>
There are two hymns in the SDA Hymnal that have the word “Tithe” in them: Hymn 634, “Come, All Christians, Be Committed” and Hymn 639, “A Diligent and Grateful Heart”. “Tithing is an important expression of faith” is in the first line of the introduction to this week’s lesson study: There is quite a listing of … Continue reading –>
Our memory text, Luke 8:15 prompts us to have “an honest and good heart, having heard the word, keep it, and bring forth fruit with patience”, sing: Hymn 639, “A Diligent and Grateful Heart” and Hymn 27, “Rejoice Ye Pure in Heart!”. The titles of Monday and Tuesday’s studies give us the key word ‘Faith’: Hymn 517, “My Faith Looks Up to … Continue reading –>
Welcome to Singing with Inspiration for this week. The memory text shows we are required to be faithful stewards, therefore may I encourage you to sing: Hymn 602, “O Brother, Be Faithful”. This theme flows on into Sunday with the word faithful being high-lighted twelve times. Martin Luther finalises the thoughts on being faithful with: … Continue reading –>
As a Church, we are entrusted with the gospel, says our memory text. Here are two hymns that encourage us: Hymn 368, “Watchman, Blow the Gospel Trumpet” and Hymn 378, “Go, Preach My Gospel”. There are just a few hymns that have the word ‘steward’ or ‘stewardship’ in them: Hymn 637, “Son of God, Eternal Savior” in … Continue reading –>
Our memory text brings to us the third verse of: Hymn 547, Be Thou My Vision singing “Riches, I heed not..” We are then encouraged to fight in the armor and power of God which is shown in: Hymn 448, “O, When Shall I See Jesus” in verse 2. This also appears in: Hymn 572, “Give of … Continue reading –>
