Inside Story for Friday 24th of November 2023 By Andrew McChesney Only five families were at home when gunmen descended on a cluster of nine houses occupied by Seventh-day Adventist pastoral families in Venezuela. Waving weapons, the attackers forced the families into a single house where they separated the men, women, and children. Police arrived … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 24th of November 2023 Read Arthur White, “A Few Days at Long Point,” Ellen G. White: The Australian Years: 1891–1900, vol. 4, pp. 100–104. The Gospel writers recorded examples of Jesus’ practice of building bridges with people from other cultures in order to save them (Matthew 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-20). Likewise, we … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 23rd of November 2023 As we all know, and know too well, the needs never end. If you are willing to help others, you will have plenty of opportunities. Whether close friends or refugees far away, people are in need, and we should do what we can, when we can, to … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 22nd of November 2023 Who among us hasn’t experienced just how hurting our world really is? Whether living in an environment of wealth and materialism, or living in an environment of poverty and material needs—it doesn’t matter. People are hurting, suffering, struggling. All one has to do, for instance, is read … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 21st of November 2023 The topic of immigrants and refugees has become a hotly debated subject, especially because there are so many of them today. Whether displaced by war, natural disasters, or for the hope of a better economic future, millions around the world have been uprooted from their homes and … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 20th of November 2023 What do the following stories teach us about ministry to the needy? John 5:1-9 Mark 1:23-28 Ellen G. White provides a five-step process of Jesus’ method in how to minister, especially to those in need: “Christ’s method alone will give true success in reaching the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 19th of November 2023 A powerful story in the Gospels reveals what some men went through in order to bring a needy person, probably a friend, to Jesus. We can learn from what happened here about the hard work it might sometimes take to minister to those in need. Read Luke … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 18th of November 2023 Read for This Week’s Study Luke 5:17-26, John 5:1-9, Deuteronomy 10:19, Leviticus 23:22, Matthew 25:34-40, John 15:13. Memory Text: “And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 17th of November 2023 Mission Path to Spain: Part 1 By Andrew McChesney Luis fell ill shortly after he was baptized and enrolled as a theology student at Venezuelan Adventist University. At first, he thought it was the flu. But the symptoms worsened, and he struggled to breathe. Physicians suggested that … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 17th of November 2023 Read Ellen G. White, “The Good Samaritan,” pp. 497–505, in The Desire of Ages. There are many hungry, needy, and mistreated people in our world today. You can do your part, however “small” it might seem to be. We are not going to solve all the world’s … Continue reading –>
