Inside Story for Friday 8th of November 2024 By Andrew McChesney For four years, Donaldo Velasquez visited a Colombian prison every Friday to preach about Jesus. But one Friday, he couldn’t go. He worked as a carpenter, and a client urgently needed his help. Moreover, Donaldo needed the money. Only four Seventh-day Adventists—Donaldo, two other … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 8th of November 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “The Crisis in Galilee,” Pages 383–394; “In the Outer Court,” Pages 621–626, in The Desire of Ages. “ ‘To whom shall we go?’ The teachers of Israel were slaves to formalism. The Pharisees and Sadducees were in constant contention. To leave Jesus … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 7th of November 2024 “On the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water’ … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 6th of November 2024 The Gospel of John begins by talking about the Word (logos) as being with God; that is, being with God the Father (John 1:1). When the Word became flesh, the Spirit testified about Jesus by resting on Him at His baptism (John 1:32-34). But the Father also … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 5th of November 2024 Lesson 2 described the feeding of the 5,000 in John 6:1-71 but did not cover the final section of that story, which is studied here. Read John 6:51-71. What did Jesus say that people had trouble accepting? Having just been fed, miraculously, by Jesus, the people were … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 4th of November 2024 Read John 1:32-36. What does John the Baptist say here about Jesus that the people were not expecting about the long-awaited Messiah? The Jews looked for a Messiah to come who would deliver them from the rule of Rome. Long under oppression, the Jews believed that the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 3rd of November 2024 Lesson 2 described how the witness of John the Baptist brought the first disciples—Andrew and John, Peter, Philip, and Nathanael—to Jesus. One would expect that the Baptist, having given his witness, would move off the scene. But he reappears several times in the Gospel of John. Read … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 2nd of November 2024 Read for This Week’s Study: John 3:25-36, John 1:32-36, Daniel 7:18, John 6:51-71, John 5:36-38, John 7:37-53. Memory Text: “ ‘And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all peoples to Myself’ ” (John 12:32, NKJV). Jesus doesn’t merely say astonishing things about Himself … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 1st of November 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “At Jacob’s Well,” pp. 183–195, in The Desire of Ages. “As soon as she had found the Saviour the Samaritan woman brought others to Him. She proved herself a more effective missionary than His own disciples. The disciples saw nothing in Samaria … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 31st of October 2024 Read John 4:27-29. What surprising action did the woman take? Jesus’ discussion with the woman was interrupted by the arrival of the disciples. Though surprised that He was speaking with a woman, they did not question Him. Instead, they urged Him to eat. The woman, meanwhile, left … Continue reading –>
