Mission Spotlight for October 15
Support for the mission activities of the Seventh-day Adventist church has always been part of the Sabbath School program. This video is Mission Spotlight for this week. (3)
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Sabbath: The Old Testament Hope
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Job 19:25-27; 1 Timothy 6:16; Psalm 49:1-20; Psalm 71:1-24; Isaiah 26:14, Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:1-13 . Memory Text: “By faith Abraham, when put to the test, offered up Isaac. He who had received the promises was ready to offer up his only son. … He considered the fact that God is able even … Continue reading –>
3: Understanding Human Nature – It is Written – Discussions with the Author
“Join host Eric Flickinger from It Is Written as he discusses this week’s Sabbath School lesson with the author, Dr Alberto Timm. Come away with unique insights and discover the main points the author wished to convey in this week’s lesson.” (2)
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Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The First Great Deception,” Pages 531-550, in The Great Controversy. If you have ever been in surgery and were put out with general anesthesia, you might have a faint idea of what it must be like for the dead. But even then, when under anesthesia, your brain still functions. Imagine what it … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Resting with the Forefathers
Read Genesis 25:8, 2 Samuel 7:12, 1 Kings 2:10, and 1 Kings 22:40. What do these texts add to your understanding of death? The Old Testament expresses in different ways the ideas of death and burial. One is the notion of being gathered to one’s own people. For example, about Abraham, we are told that he “breathed his last … Continue reading –>
The Non-Immortality of the Soul
I was listening to a popular Christian music artist a while back, who said, “A baby is not a toy, but an immortal soul.” Another time, I was with a church group one evening taking a tour of a live nativity scene, graciously presented by a local Protestant church in my community. At the end … Continue reading –>
Understanding Human Nature – Hit the Mark
Join us for a great discussion on Understanding Human Nature. This week’s keyword was intimated in the first conversation between man and God. (0)
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Read Job 3:11-13; Psalm 115:17; Psalm 146:4; and Ecclesiastes 9:5, Ecclesiastes 9:10. What can we learn from these passages about the condition of human beings at death? Some Bible commentators argue that these passages (Job 3:11-13; Psalm 115:17; Psalm 146:4; Ecclesiastes 9:5, Ecclesiastes 9:10), written in poetic language, cannot be used to define the condition of human beings at death. It is true that sometimes … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: “The Spirit Returns to God”
Read Genesis 2:7 and Ecclesiastes 12:1-7. What contrast can you see between these two biblical passages? How can they help us to understand better the human condition in death? See also Genesis 7:22. As already seen, the Bible teaches that the human being is a soul (Genesis 2:7), and the soul ceases to exist when the body dies (Ezekiel 18:4, Ezekiel 18:20). … Continue reading –>
3: Understanding Human Nature – Teaching Plan
Key Thought: Is there an immortal spirit or soul? We want to look at how the Old Testament defines human nature and the condition of human beings at death. October 15, 2022 1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 1:24-27, and Genesis 2:7,19. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important … Continue reading –>