Inside Story for Friday 13th of December 2024 By Andrew McChesney Samuel declared that he had no interest in Bible studies. “But you marked that you were interested on a Bible-study interest card,” said the caller, a Bible worker from the Dallas First Seventh-day Adventist Church in the U.S. state of Texas. He and … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 13th of December 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “ ‘Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled,’ ” Pages 662–680, in The Desire of Ages; “Additional Note on [John] Chapter 1,” The SDA Bible Commentary, vol. 5, Pages 911–919. In assessing who Jesus is, His opponents judged by human standards “ ‘according to … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 12th of December 2024 John 17:1-26 is sometimes called the high priestly prayer of Jesus. It concludes the farewell discourse. Jesus came to this earth so that humanity might be restored, ultimately, to its original personal relationship with God. He faithfully performed the signs that God gave Him to do. In … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 11th of December 2024 The Holy Spirit is not as prominent in the Gospel of John as the Father and the Son are. Yet, His role is crucial to the success of Jesus’ mission. Read John 1:10-13. What does this text teach us about the importance of the Holy Spirit for … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 10th of December 2024 Throughout the Gospel of John, the apostle describes how Jesus, the Son, does activities that point to the Father. Jesus explains who the Father is and shows what His relationship to our world is. This is all in keeping with John 1:18, which says that He makes … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 9th of December 2024 We were created by the Godhead for a personal relationship with Them (Genesis 1:26-27). Yet, because of sin, that relationship was radically disrupted. We can see the immediate impact of this disruption in the Garden of Eden story. Read Genesis 3:7-9. How does this reveal the breach … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 8th of December 2024 The Gospel of John is written from the standpoint of the overall biblical narrative, beginning with our origins. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Or: In the beginning the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit created the heavens and the earth. They … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 7th of December 2024 Read for This Week’s Study: John 14:10,24; Genesis 3:7-9; John 16:27-28; John 16:7-11; John 17:1-26. Memory Text: “ ‘The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 6th of December 2024 By Andrew McChesney A well-dressed woman drove her car into the parking garage of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Upper Magdalena Conference in Bogota, Colombia. “Are you Christians?” she asked the parking attendant. “Yes,” replied 52-year-old Ruben Campos. “Which religion are you?” she asked. “We are Seventh-day Adventists,” … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 6th of December 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “ ‘The Light of Life,’ ” Pages 463–475, in The Desire of Ages; E. Edward Zinke, “The Authority of the Bible and the Certainty of the Second Coming,” The Certainty of the Second Coming (Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald Publishing Association, 2000), Pages … Continue reading –>
