[Thought questions for Christ and the Sabbath April 29, 2014] 1. Introduction. Do you know someone who keeps the first day (Sunday) the same way Adventists keep (or believe we should keep) the seventh day (Saturday) as the Sabbath? Have customs and traditions other than those concerning which the day of the week is Sabbath caused changes in Sabbath worship? … Continue reading –>
“The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath. Therefore the Son of Man is also Lord of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27 To my fellow Seventh-day Adventists, defenders and champions of the Ten Commandments. Something seems to be wrong with our observance of the Sabbath. I know I am speaking to only … Continue reading –>
Did Christ really do away with the Sabbath? Check out this week’s Sabbath School lesson with author Dr. Keith Burton. [weaver_vimeo http://vimeo.com/92394934 autoplay=0 loop=0 portrait=1 start=0:10] You can view the same video on YouTube if you prefer.
Continue reading -->Key Thought : Christ came to magnify the Sabbath as the symbol of Creation and of Redemption. [Lesson plan for Christ and the Sabbath April 28, 2014] 1. Have a volunteer read Exodus 20:8-11. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. b. Why does … Continue reading –>
Andrew Legall recommended this video, writing that “it changed my view of the Sabbath radically.” This conversation was recorded 30 years ago by the late Graham Maxwell, professor of New Testament studies at Loma Linda University, and Louis Venden of the PUC church. It is from a series of Friday evening programs called, “Conversations About God.” If … Continue reading –>
[Thought questions for Christ and the Law in the Sermon on the Mount April 23, 2014] 1. Destroy or fulfill? If you make a promise and keep it, does the promise still exist? Or has it vanished? Since the law points to our errors and mistakes, what is there to love about it? Do you love … Continue reading –>
Informal discussion regarding this week’s Sabbath School lesson with author Dr. Keith Burton on Vimeo in less than 30 minutes: [weaver_vimeo http://vimeo.com/92377854 autoplay=0 loop=0 portrait=1 start=0:10] You can view the same video on Youtube if you prefer.
Continue reading -->It was another Red Sea moment. To retreat would be catastrophic. To advance would be humanly impossible. And Jesus was instructing them to do the impossible. This week as we focus on Christ and the Law in the Sermon on the Mount we find Him burrowing beyond the letter of the law into the motives … Continue reading –>
Key Thought : Jesus tells us that He did not come to do away with the law, but to magnify it and show the need of the Holy Spirit in order to keep it. [Lesson plan for Christ and the Law in the Sermon on the Mount April 21, 2014] 1. Have a volunteer read … Continue reading –>
Informal discussion regarding this week’s Sabbath School lesson with author Dr. Keith Burton on Vimeo in less than 30 minutes: [weaver_vimeo http://vimeo.com/91666442 autoplay=0 loop=0 portrait=1 start=0:10] You can view the same video on Youtube if you prefer.
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