By Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission Food ran out on Sunday morning in the home of 9-year-old Joanne. Father had abandoned the family after Mother started attending the Seventh-day Adventist Church in the U.S. state of Oregon. Father, who had immigrated with the family to the United States from South Korea, made it clear that he … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Creation”, pages 44-51, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “‘God is love’. … His nature, His law, is love. It ever has been; it ever will be. ‘The high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity,’ whose ‘ways are everlasting,’ changeth not. With Him ‘is no variableness, neither shadow of turning’. … Every … Continue reading –>
With the arrival of sin, it did not take long for the world to break down further. Sparked by jealousy, misunderstanding, and anger, the first murder involved the first pair of brothers. When God questioned Cain about his sin, his reply is probably ironic and rhetorical—“Am I my brother’s keeper?” (Gen. 4:9)—and the answer implied by … Continue reading –>
One thing God gave Adam and Eve that He didn’t give anything else on earth was moral freedom. They were moral beings in ways that plants, animals, and trees could never be. God valued this moral freedom so much that He allowed the possibility that His people would choose to disobey. In doing so He risked all … Continue reading –>
According to the Bible’s record, the Garden of Eden and the newly created earth were places of abundance, created for life to flourish and particularly for human beings to enjoy. But God also gave the first man and woman—and the rest of us who would come after them—a role to play in His creation. It … Continue reading –>
Welcome to our third quarter’s Lesson studies. The topic of God Created . . . blesses us with a myriad of hymns: Hymn 2, “All Creatures of Our God and King, Hymn 93, “All Things Bright and Beautiful”, Hymn 98, “Can You Count the Stars”, Hymn 565, “For the Beauty of the Earth”, Hymn 96, … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: God appointed human being to tend and care for His Creation. We still have a role as stewards in honoring God by fulfilling this role as caretakers of Creation. July 6, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 1:25-31. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in … Continue reading –>
It is easy to feel homesick for Eden. There is something in the brief descriptions of the Garden that God created as the home for Adam and Eve that sparks a note of longing in our hearts. We may not understand how such a world would work, but we feel we would like to experience … Continue reading –>
This world and all life on it, our own life and all we do with it—our existence begins with God, “for in Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28, NKJV). Here’s where the Bible’s story begins: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1, NKJV). And the fact that He … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 1:1-3:24, Acts 17:28, Psalm 148:1-14, Ps. 24:1, Gen. 4:1-9, Matt. 22:37-39, Rev. 14:7. Memory Text: “He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy on the needy” (Proverbs 14:31, NKJV). Have you ever worked to create something—perhaps an item of art or craft, a meal, or some other creative work—only to … Continue reading –>
