Key Thought: When Nehemiah returned, the people had stopped giving tithes and offerings, stopped keeping the Sabbath properly, and were intermarrying with other nations around them.. . December 14, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read Nehemiah 13:1-9. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. Who … Continue reading –>
Our title this week gives us the first hymn: Hymn 6, “O Worship the Lord”. The memory verse is in Hymn 29, “Sing Praise to God”, Hymn 37, “O Sing, My Soul, Your Maker’s Praise”, Hymn 105, “Sing to the Great Jehovah’s Praise”, Hymn 276, “Thanks to God” and Hymn 563, “Praise and Thanksgiving”. On … Continue reading –>
Worshiping practices of the Hebrews. Our memory text tell us how the Jewish people of the Old Testament worshiped God. In the lessons presented this quarter, God’s children are celebrating the dedication of the temple’s wall. Have you ever participated in a heartfelt celebration of a new church wall? What made this portion of the sacred building … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The Israelites now dedicated the city wall. The dedication was accompanied by music, feasting, sacrifices, merriment, and the purification of the people. . Deceember 7, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read Nehemiah 12:27-29. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. Name some of … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: No matter how far away we are from God he can bring us back to Him. November 30, 2019 Have Volunteers to read Daniel 1:1-2 and Ezra 1:9-11. Ask the class what seems to be the theme of these passages. What is the significance of the returned items? Personal Application: If God had … Continue reading –>
Lists and so forth. Be honest. Did you cringe just a bit when you saw “lists” as one of the topics for this week’s lesson? Do you remember memorizing long and painful lists of various kinds in classes you took? How often in your work and home life do you come across lists that make … Continue reading –>
The first word in our Sabbath School lesson title brings us our first hymn: “The Glory Song”, Hymn 435. The second word in the title, Tribulation, is found in: Hymn 8, “We Gather Together”, verse 4 of Hymn 348, “The Church Has One Foundation”, Hymn 441, “I Saw One Weary”, Hymn 532, “Day By Day” … Continue reading –>
A sure covenant. We have agreements, pacts, contracts, and other forms that lead to a commitment to carry out certain duties or fill requirements in business and other activities of life. What is the difference between the legal documents we use in business and the agreements we seal in our spiritual walk with Jesus? Are you … Continue reading –>
The covenant, in the Memory Text, was sealed by the leaders, Levites and the priests, just as much as God sealed the covenant with Abram in Hymn 264, “O for That Flame of Living Fire”. The Children of Israel had their special way of putting their covenant in place with God. Hymn 347, “Built on … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: God is faithful to keep His promises. We should trust and cling to His promises. November 23, 2019 1 Have a volunteer read Nehemiah 10:1, 28-29. Ask the class what the main point of this passage is. Why did they have to separate themselves from the people of the land in order to … Continue reading –>
