Keeping our Eyes on Jesus
If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:1 NKJV There is a mean prank golfers will play on their opponents when they are encountering water on the course. They will warn them about the water. “Don’t go in … Continue reading –>
Monday: End Earthliness
Daily Lesson for Monday 9th of March 2026 We hear many slogans today: “End war!” “End deforestation!” “End nuclear weapons!” But one we have probably never heard is “End earthliness!” That just doesn’t fit with the sensibilities of our world. Not that any of the other slogans are wrong or what they advocate is wrong. … Continue reading –>
Sunday: Heavenly-Mindedness
Daily Lesson for Sunday 8th of March 2026 Read Colossians 3:1-4. What condition does Paul indicate is necessary for us to be heavenly-minded? What do you think that means? From a mountaintop, it is possible to survey a vast landscape that is all around you. From time immemorial, mountains have been frequented by those seeking … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Living With Christ
Daily Lesson for Sabbath Afternoon 7th of March 2026 Read for This Week’s Study Colossians 3:1-17, Romans 1:18, Romans 6:1-7, Ephesians 4:22-24, Deuteronomy 7:6-8, 1 Samuel 16:23. Memory Text: “But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection” (Colossians 3:14, NKJV). It’s commonly urged not to be so heavenly-minded; otherwise, … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: Risking Prison or Death
Inside Story for Friday 6th of March 2026 Rene Tucaldo is chief financial officer of the 1000 Missionary Movement, whose headquarters in Silang, Philippines, were constructed with the help of a 1996 Thirteenth Sabbath Offering. Read more next week. After six months of going to church on Sabbaths, Rene was summoned by his boss. “The … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – Complete in Christ
Daily Lesson for Friday 6th of March 2026 Further Thought “As in the days of the apostles men tried by tradition and philosophy to destroy faith in the Scriptures, so today, by the pleasing sentiments of higher criticism, evolution, spiritualism, theosophy, and pantheism, the enemy of righteousness is seeking to lead souls into forbidden paths. … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Commandments of Men
Daily Lesson for Thursday 5th of March 2026 Read Colossians 2:20-23. How do you understand Paul’s admonitions in light of the other elements discussed in this chapter? As in his epistle to the Galatians, Paul characterizes the concern over keeping Jewish ceremonies as “the basic principles of the world” (Colossians 2:8,20, NKJV; compare Galatians 4:3,9). … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: Shadow or Substance?
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 4th of March 2026 Read Colossians 2:16-19. What Jewish-Christian practices are highlighted here by Paul? To this day, scholars do not agree on exactly what the issues were that Paul was addressing here. What we can be sure of is that Paul’s epistle itself provides quite a bit of information on … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: Nailed to the Cross
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 3rd of March 2026 Read Colossians 2:11-15. What issues does Paul seem to be combating here? How often have we seen these texts, especially Colossians 2:14, misused as an argument against the law and keeping the Sabbath? To help understand these texts, two main interpretations have been proposed by Seventh-day Adventists: … Continue reading –>
Perfect and Complete in Christ
One hot July afternoon at an Oklahoma Camp meeting, I visited a friend in her tent. Just outside sat my friend’s 13-year-old daughter with a friend she had just met. This was her friend’s first camp meeting. He had come with his grandfather, who just become a Christian. He did not know what to think … Continue reading –>