Daily Lesson for Sabbath 3rd of August 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Mark 7:1-37, Isaiah 29:13, Exodus 20:12, Mark 8:11-21. Memory Text: “ ‘There is nothing that enters a man from outside which can can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are the things that defile a man’ ” … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 2nd of August 2024 By Andrew McChesney As a university student, Anush heard many times, “When you graduate, we will give you a job.” But when she graduated, no one offered her a job. Father was deeply worried. In Armenia, fathers often help their children get jobs. Some fathers even bribe … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 2nd of August 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “Peace, Be Still,” Pages 333–341; “The Touch of Faith,” Pages 342–348, in The Desire of Ages. “In all who are under the training of God is to be revealed a life that is not in harmony with the world, its customs, or … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 1st of August 2024 Read Mark 6:34-52. What was the problem Jesus and His disciples confronted, and how was it solved? After the disciples return from their mission, they go with Jesus to a remote area on the eastern shore of the Sea of Galilee to rest. But a large crowd … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 31st of July 2024 Read Mark 6:1-6. Why did Jesus’ hometown people reject Him? Usually when a small-town person becomes popular, people back home bask in the attention. Not Nazareth. They were offended and surprised at Jesus’ success as a teacher and healer. His shift from being a builder to a … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 30th of July 2024 Read Mark 5:21-24. What characteristics particularly stand out about Jairus? Religious leaders such as Jairus were not typically friends with Jesus (see Mark 1:22; Mark 3:2,6; and Luke 13:14). So it is likely that he is desperate. This desperation is exemplified by Jairus’s falling on his knees … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 29th of July 2024 Read Mark 5:1-20. What can we learn about the great controversy from this amazing account and, again, about the power of Jesus? If the night before on the lake was unforgettable, the arrival at the Gadarenes the next morning was just as impressive. The history of the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 28th of July 2024 Read Mark 4:35-41. What happens in this story, and what lessons can we take from it about who Jesus is? At the beginning of Mark 4:1-41, Jesus steps into a boat to teach the crowd on the shore. In Mark 4:10-12, it seems He may have gotten … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 27th of July 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Mark 4:35-41, Psalms 104:1-9, Mark 5:1-43, Numbers 27:17. Memory Text: “However, Jesus did not permit him, but said to him, ‘Go home to your friends, and tell them what great things the Lord has done for you, and how He has had … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 26th of July 2024 By Andrew McChesney Father wasn’t worried when Mother got baptized after attending Seventh-day Adventist meetings at their town schoolhouse in Armenia. Father wasn’t worried when his daughter, Anush, and her sister started going to Adventist summer camps. He even drove them to camp. Father also wasn’t worried … Continue reading –>
