Quit Talking and Start Doing Something! Years ago, one of our Adventist magazines published a parable about a dreadful swamp. As people passed along the path going through it, they were often overcome and fell in. Their dying cries could be heard all through the nearby village. It was terrible. The people held a village … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 3rd of October 2023 The Old Testament presents how the Creator began to implement a plan through a people who were supposed to represent His nature and purpose to the world. Everything God did was according to His missionary strategy. Through the prophet Isaiah, God said: “ ‘I am God, and … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 2nd of October 2023 Read Genesis 17:7, Genesis 26:3, and Genesis 28:15. What was the main focus of God’s promise to Abraham and his descendants in these verses? In the Old Testament narrative, God continues to act according to His missionary nature in order to fulfill His purposes. For instance, … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 1st of October 2023 God created us in His image and likeness. He gave us a perfect world, and His purpose was that we would live in perfect connection with Him, a relationship centered in His most precious attribute: love. But for love to be real, God also gave us another … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 30th of September 2023 Read for This Week’s Study Genesis 3:9-15; Genesis 28:15; Exodus 29:43,45; Matthew 1:18-23; John 1:14-18; John 3:16; John 14:1-3. Memory Text: “Then the Lord God called Adam and said to him, ‘Where are you?’ ” (Genesis 3:9, NKJV). Mission finds its origin and purpose only in God. … Continue reading –>
Praising God for Epilepsy By Andrew McChesney Anna struggled with epilepsy since she was a small girl in Riga, Latvia. It wasn’t only about seizures. Epilepsy affected her emotions and her brain functions. Some days she just couldn’t focus. She longed to be healed. The summer after she graduated from high school, the 19-year-old teen … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: We conclude by reflecting on Ephesians Chapter 6, where we discover that we, the church, are the peace-waging army of God. In Ephesians, Paul has portrayed the church as the body of Christ (Ephesians 1:22-23; Ephesians 4:11-16), as God’s temple (Ephesians 2:19-22), and as the bride/wife of Christ (Ephesians 5:21-33). In Ephesians 6:10-20, Paul describes the church as … Continue reading –>
As you read Ephesians 5:1-33, reflect on how Paul asks us to live out the gospel in our relationships with others. Which of his exhortations is especially meaningful to you? If you start reading Ephesians 5:1-33 at its beginning, you may miss the full power of an important theme. So start instead with Ephesians 4:32, in which … Continue reading –>
In Ephesians 4:1-32, Paul asks believers to stop doing some things and to be sure to do others. What are those things? Ephesians Chapter 4 begins and ends with calls to care for each other as church members (Ephesians 4:1-3, Ephesians 4:32). Between these invitations, Paul offers strong support for the idea that we should nourish unity … Continue reading –>
Why is it both important and exciting to be part of God’s church? Ephesians 3:1-21. We are encouraged when we hear church members say positive things about the church. However, the most enthusiastic among us falls short of Paul’s exuberant testimony in Ephesians 3:1-21 about the church. Paul starts a report of his prayers for believers … Continue reading –>
