This week’s study theme commenced with a flood of hymns having “Christ as the Centre”: Hymn 185, “Jesus is all the World to Me”, Hymn 305, “Give Me Jesus”, Hymn 329, “Take the World, but Give Me Jesus”, Hymn 577, “In the Heart of Jesus”, culminating in Hymn 309, “I Surrender All”. Hymn 518, “Standing … Continue reading –>
Tuesday’s lesson this week is about Christ-centered doctrinral beliefs. This reminds me of a passage that has become the theme of my ministry. The sacrifice of Christ as an atonement for sin is the great truth around which all other truths cluster. In order to be rightly understood and appreciated, every truth in the word … Continue reading –>
The Missing Ingredients This week as we continue our study of stewardship by focusing on offerings, we are reminded of some of the reasons why we give. Using some of the biblical examples of people expressing their gratitude to Jesus, we affirm that the best motivation for giving springs from a love of God. But … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Giving of offerings; whether from means, time, or talent; is a way of living our faith and revealing God’s character in our lives. Lesson 9, March 3, 2018 1. Have a volunteer read Matthew 6:19-21. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. … Continue reading –>
“Where your treasure is…” Are you tempted to smile at the description of moths and rust representing the ultimate destruction of what we value on earth? They are destructive, and thieves are probably more so and have always been a major source of destruction of important possessions, including money, since sin entered this world. Given a … Continue reading –>
Our memory verse appears to be the most well-known Bible verse in the world, and there is a hymn for this: Hymn 78, “For God So Loved Us”. In return to our God, we may sing: Hymn 572, “Give of Your Best to the Master”. We may ask the question for our offerings in: Hymn … Continue reading –>
A discussion of tithing would be incomplete without looking at the verses in the books of Moses that discuss tithing and attempting to understand their detail. The main references are: Numbers 18: 21-32 Leviticus 27:31-33 Deuteronomy 14: 22-29 There are other verses that also relate to tithing, but the above references have the greatest detail. … Continue reading –>
Lesson 8, February 24, 2018 1. Have a volunteer read I Corinthians 9:13,14. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. b. What is the purpose and primary use of the tithe? c. Personal Application : What do you understand about what God means when … Continue reading –>
Memory verse quote. Does it surprise you to read in the Bible that the Lord said to Paul, His champion leader in the early Christian church, “the Lord has commanded that those who preach the gospel should live from the gospel”? (1 Corinthians 9:14, NKJV). How does God’s church today fulfill that command? What is … Continue reading –>
There are two hymns in the SDA Hymnal that have the word “Tithe” in them: Hymn 634, “Come, All Christians, Be Committed” and Hymn 639, “A Diligent and Grateful Heart”. “Tithing is an important expression of faith” is in the first line of the introduction to this week’s lesson study: There is quite a listing of … Continue reading –>
