Wednesday: A Portrait of Jesus
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 12th of August 2026 As we read 1 Corinthians 13:4-7, we may feel frustrated at realizing that, to a lesser or greater degree, we fall short of displaying all those features of love. Likely, Paul had the person of Jesus in mind when writing 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Indeed, only Christ perfectly … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: What Love Does Not Do
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 11th of August 2026 Read again 1 Corinthians 13:4-7. Why does Paul mention negative rather than only positive characteristics of love? Yesterday, we focused on seven things love does; today, we will look into eight things it does not do. Love . . . Does not envy (zeloō). Zeloō can be … Continue reading –>
Monday: What Love Does
Daily Lesson for Monday 10th of August 2026 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 is the heart of the chapter. Paul focuses on the features of love—showing what love is and what it is not, or what love does and does not do. He personifies love so that we can have a glimpse of how a person filled … Continue reading –>
Sunday: The Essentialness of Love
Daily Lesson for Sunday 9th of August 2026 Last week we touched on the theme of love as seen in 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. We need to explore Paul’s words here in even more depth. Read 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Summarize what he is telling us about love. Paul is not saying that tongues (1 Corinthians 13:1), … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: A Portrait of Love
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 8th of August 2026 Read for This Week’s Study 1 Corinthians 13:1-13; Matthew 24:12; Galatians 5:22-23; 1 Timothy 1:14; 1 John 4:8. Memory Text: “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13, NIV). Love can conquer all. That’s why Paul … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: The Davis Indians: Part 2
Inside Story for Friday 7th of August 2026 By Michael W. Campbell Unable to write his final diary entry himself, Davis dictated it to the guide who entered it for him: “God has especially blessed in this trip. I had a complete mission at Paruima River, another at Mt. Tulameng, and then we came to … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – Spiritual Gifts
Daily Lesson for Friday 7th of August 2026 Fuerther Thought; Read Roswell F. Cottrell, “Spiritual Gifts,” Pages 5–16, in Ellen G.White, Spiritual Gifts, vol. 1. “Let men go forth to labor, trusting in the Lord, and He will go with them, convicting and converting souls. One worker may be a ready speaker, another a … Continue reading –>
Thursday: The Gift of Prophecy
Daily Lesson for Thursday 6th of August 2026 The gift of prophecy occupies a prominent place in Paul’s discussion on spiritual gifts. Interestingly, the gift of prophecy is usually mentioned before the gift of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:10,28; 1 Corinthians 13:8). When the gift of tongues is mentioned first, this is only to emphasize its … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: The Gift of Tongues
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 5th of August 2026 What about the gift of tongues? In line with the manifestation of the gift elsewhere in the Bible (Mark 16:17, Acts 2:1-13, Acts 10:44-48, Acts 19:6), the gift of tongues in 1 Corinthians is most likely the Spirit-granted ability to speak in foreign languages. Paul mentions the … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: “A More Excellent Way”
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 4th of August 2026 “Love is not one gift among many. It is the means through which all of the gifts reach their ultimate purpose.”—Carl P. Cosaert, “1 Corinthians,” Andrews Bible Commentary: New Testament (Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 2022), p. 1643. Read 1 Corinthians 13:1-7 and 1 Peter 4:8-11. … Continue reading –>