Inside Story for Friday 26th of July 2024 By Andrew McChesney Father wasn’t worried when Mother got baptized after attending Seventh-day Adventist meetings at their town schoolhouse in Armenia. Father wasn’t worried when his daughter, Anush, and her sister started going to Adventist summer camps. He even drove them to camp. Father also wasn’t worried … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 26th of July 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “ ‘The Sower Went Forth to Sow,’ ” Pages 33–61, in Christ’s Object Lessons. “True holiness is wholeness in the service of God. This is the condition of true Christian living. Christ asks for an unreserved consecration, for undivided service. He demands … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, Dr. Thomas R. Shepherd, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson, “The Beginning of the Gospel.” < (3)
Continue reading -->View an in-depth discussion of Parables in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image below to view the video: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life. (2)
Continue reading -->Daily Lesson for Thursday 25th of July 2024 Read Mark 4:26-29. What is the primary focus of this parable? Most of the Gospel of Mark has parallels in either Matthew or Luke or both. But that is not the case with this parable. It is unique to Mark. The focus of this brief parable is … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 24th of July 2024 Read Mark 4:21-23. What is Jesus’ special emphasis in the parable of the lamp? Houses in that part of the world in Jesus’ day varied in size and construction, all depending on location and wealth. The houses came to follow a Greek pattern of being built around … Continue reading –>
Care for the flock that God has entrusted to you. Watch over it willingly, not grudgingly—not for what you will get out of it, but because you are eager to serve God. Don’t lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your own good example. And when the Great Shepherd … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 23rd of July 2024 Read Mark 4:10-12. Why did Jesus teach in parables? A surface reading of these verses gives the impression that Jesus taught in parables to keep outsiders in the dark. But such a perspective does not fit with Jesus’ actions elsewhere in Mark. In Mark 3:5-6, Jesus is … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Mark 4 has five parables – the sower, the lamp, the measure, the growing seed, and the mustard seed. The majority is around the parable of the sower. July 27, 2024 1. Have a volunteer read Mark 4:1-9, 13-21. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point … Continue reading –>
