Daily Lesson for Monday 26th of August 2024 Read Mark 11:12-26. What is the significance of the events depicted here? In the morning, coming from Bethany, only about two miles (a little more than three kilometers) from Jerusalem, Jesus was hungry. Seeing a fig tree in leaf, He went to it to find perhaps some … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 25th of August 2024 Read Mark 11:1-11 and Zechariah 9:9-10. What’s happening here? Half of this story involves Jesus sending two disciples to a nearby village to retrieve a donkey for Him to ride on into Jerusalem. Why is so much time spent on this account? The answer is twofold. First, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath Afternoon 24th of August 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Mark 11:1-33; 1 Kings 1:32-48; Zechariah 9:9-10; Isaiah 56:7; Jeremiah 7:11; Mark 12:1-34. Memory Text: “ ‘And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses’ ” … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 23rd of August 2024 By Andrew McChesney Father kept his word about organizing Sabbath worship services at home in Armenia. Having prohibited Mother and their daughter, Anush, from going to the Seventh-day Adventist Church, he called them to the living room on Sabbath morning. For Sabbath School, they studied the Adult … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 23rd of August 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “Blessing the Children,” Pages 511–517; “ ‘One Thing Thou Lackest,’ ” Pages 518–523, in The Desire of Ages. “Jesus was ever a lover of children. He accepted their childish sympathy and their open, unaffected love. The grateful praise from their pure lips … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 22nd of August 2024 Read Mark 10:46-52. How did Bartimaeus react to Jesus’ passing by? Up to this point in the Gospel of Mark, with few exceptions, Jesus has been telling people to keep quiet about His miracles and about who He is. In this account, as He is leaving Jericho, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 21st of August 2024 Read Mark 10:32-45. How do these verses reveal the continued ignorance of the disciples regarding not only Jesus’ mission but what it means to follow Him? As Jesus approaches Jerusalem, He reveals to His disciples what will happen there. It is not a scenario they believe in … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 20th of August 2024 Read Mark 10:17-31. What crucial lessons about faith and the cost of discipleship—for anyone, rich or poor—is revealed here? The man’s approach indicates his sincerity and respect for Jesus. He runs up, kneels before Him, and asks the question central to the destiny of every soul—What are … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 19th of August 2024 Read Mark 10:13-16. What did Jesus do for those who brought children to Him? While children were greatly desired in the ancient world (particularly boys in the male-dominant culture), birth and childhood were not easy. Without modern medical care, the risks to mothers in giving birth and … Continue reading –>
The Pharisees ask Jesus if it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife. Among the Pharisees, divorce was considered lawful. The question was on what grounds on what grounds could a marriage be dissolved.
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