Daily Lesson for Thursday 29th of August 2024 Read Mark 12:28-34. What deep question did the friendly scribe ask, and what double response did Jesus give? Up to this point in the Gospel of Mark, most of the religious leaders, with few exceptions, are antagonistic to Jesus. This is particularly true in Jerusalem, where Jesus … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 28th of August 2024 Read Mark 12:13-27. What is going on here, and what truths does Jesus teach? The religious leaders were trying to catch Jesus in something they could use to condemn Him, either to the Roman governor or to the people. In this controversy, it was the question of … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 27th of August 2024 Read Mark 11:27-33. What challenge did the religious leaders bring to Jesus, and how did He respond? The day after Jesus cleanses the temple, the religious leaders confront Him in the temple courts, asking by what authority He acted the day before. They are not seeking truth … Continue reading –>
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 –>
