Key Thought : When God judges His people, He justifies, delivers, and vindicates; but on the other hand, He condemns, punishes, and destroys evil. [Teaching plan for The Pre-Advent Judgment November 25, 2013] 1. Have a volunteer read Daniel 7:8-13 a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in … Continue reading –>
[Thought questions for Christ, Our Priest November 20, 2013] 1. We have a high priest. Would our church be accepted by more people if we had priests over us? Why or why not? Why was Christ inaugurated as the high priest after, not before, His crucifixion? Since Christ is God, how can you and I, being the … Continue reading –>
Martin Pröbstle’s introduction to Lesson 8, is now available through the SanctuaryLesson.org domain on Vimeo. Thanks to the work of a small team of volunteers at Seminar Schloss Bogenhofen (link to video tour), a Seventh-day Adventist seminary in Austria, we can invite Dr Pröbstle himself into our homes or our Sabbath School classes to introduce … Continue reading –>
Key Thought : Our safety is not only in accepting Christ’s sacrifice for us in the past, but also in His daily intercession for us in the present. Our future is secure if it lies in God’s hands. [Teaching Plan for Christ, Our Priest November 18, 1013] 1. Have a volunteer read Romans 8:31-34 a. … Continue reading –>
[Thought questions for Christ, Our Sacrifice November 13, 2013] 1. Substitution. Have you ever been a teacher or held another position where your work was essential that if you couldn’t be there, a substitute had to be found? Does that substitute sometimes prove to be of lesser ability? By contrast, in what ways is Jesus the infinitely … Continue reading –>
Key Thought : Jesus became an atoning sacrifice for you, took your condemnation upon Himself, and gave you eternal life.. [Teaching plan for Christ, Our Sacrifice November 11,2013] 1. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 53:2-6. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. b. Why … Continue reading –>
[Thought questions for The Day of Atonement November 6, 2013] 1. Our High Priest. Who were the only two human participants in the Day of Atonement? Why were the other priests required to leave the immediate area? Can you think of at least one reason why the priest performed every ritual alone? What did the laying … Continue reading –>
Some Adventists feel apologetic about the “investigative judgment,” and others have come to deny it altogether. But an investigation of professed believers is clearly taught in the parable of the wedding feast (Matthew 22:1-3). A study of the Hebrew sanctuary services tells us that the Day of Atonement was a time of judgment in which … Continue reading –>
Key Thought : The Day of Atonement services point forward to Christ’s work of investigative judgment in the heavenly sanctuary. [Lesson plan for The Day of Atonement November 4, 2013] 1. Have a volunteer read Leviticus 16:15,16,30. a. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. … Continue reading –>
[Thought questions for Atonement: Purification Offering October 30, 2013] 1. What redeems us. We sing “redeemed by the blood of the Lamb.” Do the molecules and other ingredients that make up the blood of a lamb redeem us? What does? Why did God point the people to the ritual of slaying a lamb to represent … Continue reading –>
