Key Thought: Every person has a choice to accept the victory won by Christ, or to reject it and perish Redemption March 19-25, 2016 1. Have a volunteer read Revelation 20:1-3. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. b. What does the binding of Satan … Continue reading –>
1. No death, no pain, no tears, life forever. Are you eager to reach the end, the very end, of sin? How will the thousand years help prepare us for a sin-free eternity with God? Why is God so eager to rescue us from sin and offer us full and free redemption? Do we deserve … Continue reading –>
1. Seven churches. If we are living in the last days and identify most closely with the Laodicean church, do we even need to study God’s message to the other six churches? Or is it possible that each church has a message for us? Or that in our Christian experience we may struggle with the problems … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: The messages to the seven churches show that Christ is connected with His church throughout history. The Church Militant March 12- 18, 2016 1. Have a volunteer read Revelation 2:1-7. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. b. What does Ephesus mean and … Continue reading –>
They were astonished at His words. With an authority that could not be denied, they heard words of affirmation that were inconceivable just a short while ago. His words pierced through the darkness of their minds and illuminated the reality of heaven – that they were valuable. We call it the Sermon on the Mount … Continue reading –>
Peter the scoffer repents and changes. Remember Peter at the crucifixion of Jesus? “Oh, no,” he cries out. “Not me. I don’t know what you’re talking about. Jesus is nothing to me!” Those weren’t his exact words, but do they reflect his thoughts at the time of his betrayal? Didn’t Jesus had every right to throw … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Peter knows what happens in the face of unbelief. His emphasis is on believers living a life worthy of their calling and reflective of their election. Peter and the Great Controversy March 5-11, 2016 1. Have a volunteer read I Peter 2:9,10. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most … Continue reading –>
The church was organized for service. The church is not a hospital for sinners (I know that goes against tradition). “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you.” Matthew … Continue reading –>
Who’s winning? Do we know the answer to that question when it is asked about the greatest conflict of all time? Do we ever feel ourselves trembling in fear when we think of the powers of evil unleashed and aimed at the everlasting destruction of Jesus and his people? Is it important to study Satan’s strategies and … Continue reading –>
Key Thought : It is important for us to share the hope we have in the resurrection in a world that is full of suffering, pain, and death. Paul and the Rebellion, February 27 – March 4, 2016 1. Have a volunteer read I Corinthians 3:12-15. a. Ask class members to share a thought on … Continue reading –>
