Humility Is Not Humiliating
Jesus taught humility while upholding human dignity. So He told a parable to those who were invited, when He noted how they chose the best places, saying to them: “When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, do not sit down in the best place, lest one more honorable than you be invited … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: Mind Implant or Mind Surgery?
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 20th of January 2026 An increasing number of companies around the world are working on technology that combines the processing power of computers with the human brain. In other words, by connecting minds to computers, scientists hope to impact our thoughts through the computers. Although implant use with the human brain … Continue reading –>
Monday: The Source of Unity
Daily Lesson for Monday 19th of January 2026 Think more about Paul’s emphasis on unity in Philippians 2:2, saying essentially the same thing in four different ways. Note also his focus on the mind, thoughts, and feelings. While the religious leaders tended to emphasize outward behavior, Jesus focused on our thoughts and feelings. For instance, … Continue reading –>
Sunday: Disunity in Philippi
Daily Lesson for Sunday 18th of January 2026 Read Philippians 2:1-3. What factors seem to have led to disunity within the church? What does Paul suggest as a remedy? It must have been a tremendous disappointment for Paul to see the church that he established and loved so much racked with rivalry and consumed with … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Unity Through Humility
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 17th of January 2026 Read for This Week’s Study: Philippians 2:1-11, Jeremiah 17:9, Philippians 4:8, 1 Corinthians 8:2, Romans 8:3, Hebrews 2:14-18. Memory Text: “Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind” (Philippians 2:2, NKJV). Unity is strength. But knowing what is true … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: Peacocks to the Rescue!
Inside Story for Friday 16th of January 2026 Your Sabbath School mission offerings support Seventh-day Adventist education around the world. Thank you for giving for mission. An outbreak of baby cobras alarmed Beulah Fernandez, director of Sunshine Children’s Home and School on a Seventh-day Adventist campus in Bangalore, India. She had good reason to be … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – Life and Death
Daily Lesson for Friday 16th of January 2026 Further Thought: “From the rack, the stake, the dungeon, from dens and caves of the earth, there falls upon his ear the martyr’s shout of triumph. He [Paul] hears the witness of steadfast souls, who, though destitute, afflicted, tormented, yet bear fearless, solemn testimony for the faith, … Continue reading –>
Thursday: United and Fearless
Daily Lesson for Thursday 15th of January 2026 Read Philippians 1:27-30. How does our unity and “striving together for the faith of the gospel” relate to fearlessness? Satan’s strategy is to divide and conquer. Disunity is deadly. Jesus said, “If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand” (Mark 3:25, NKJV). It’s a … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: Stand Fast in Unity
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 14th of January 2026 Jesus’ last prayer for His disciples was dominated by one key theme: unity. Jesus looked beyond the cross to reunion with His Father and reunion with us: “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: Being Confident
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 13th of January 2026 Read Philippians 1:23-24. What does Paul mean when he says that “to depart, and be with Christ” is “far better”? This passage has been greatly misunderstood through the ages. In this week’s passage for study, Paul dealt with the contrast between living and dying. The Christian lives … Continue reading –>