Praying Without Ceasing By Andrew McChesney Ning Cing’s two daughters wanted to go to a Seventh-day Adventist school when they arrived in the United States as refugees from Myanmar. Eight-year-old Lun made it a matter of prayer during morning and evening family worship. “Please, God, help us,” she prayed. “We want to go to an … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: “When you find your work hard, when you complain of difficulties and trials, when you say that you have no strength to withstand temptation, that you cannot overcome impatience, and that the Christian life is uphill work, be sure that you are not bearing the yoke of Christ; you are bearing the yoke … Continue reading –>
You can view an in-depth discussion of “Come to Me” in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life. (24)
Continue reading -->This video is produced by the South Pacific Division Discipleship team. Week 5_Come to Me_ study this lesson for July 31 from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo. (22)
Continue reading -->Jesus’ final statement in Matthew 11:30 uses the imagery of bearing a burden: “For My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (NKJV). Moses was delighted to see his father-in-law Jethro after Israel had left Egypt and crossed the sea. Read Exodus 18:13-22. What does bearing another person’s burden look like in this story? Exodus 18:13 tells us … Continue reading –>
We noticed already that Matthew’s use of “yoke” in this section echoes Judaism’s use of the term and that of other New Testament texts referring to a wrong understanding of the law. The Greek term translated as “easy” in the NKJV in Matthew 11:30 can also be translated as “good, pleasant, useful, and benevolent.” Many people around … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Surrender is the toughest part of the Christian life. We can’t carry our burdens alone. We first need to recognize our need and choose to come to Jesus. July 31, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Matthew 11:20-28. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is … Continue reading –>
Gentleness is an underrated quality today. Humility is laughed at. Social media has taught us to pay attention to the loud, the noisy, the weird and wild, and the flamboyant. Truly so many of the world’s standards are so opposite of what God deems important and valuable. “A knowledge of the truth depends not so … Continue reading –>
Rest. The word used most frequently in our Sabbath School Lesson pamphlet this quarter. “Thou shalt rest, Thou shalt rest!” These are words repeated each verse of Hymn 387 – Come, O Sabbath Day, our theme hymn for this quarter. Jesus calls to us Come, Ye Sinners – Hymn 280 and we wish to reply … Continue reading –>
Read Matthew 11.29-30. Why does Jesus command us to take His yoke right after He has invited us to give Him our burdens and find true rest? After the first imperative “come” in Matthew 11.28, two more imperatives follow in Matthew 11.29. “Take” and “learn” focus the attention of the audience (and the reader) on … Continue reading –>
