Inside Story for Friday 27th of October 2023 By Andrew McChesney It seemed the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Rügen island in Germany would have to close. Only six people worshiped there: four elderly members of a single family, and two other older people. Membership had dwindled from seven when the church was founded in 1940 … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 27th of October 2023 “Love for perishing souls inspired Abraham’s prayer. While he loathed the sins of that corrupt city, he desired that the sinners might be saved. His deep interest for Sodom shows the anxiety that we should feel for the impenitent. We should cherish hatred of sin, but pity … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 26th of October 2023 Read Genesis 12:1-9. What do these verses teach about submitting to God’s will, even when the path ahead does not seem clear? One of the main qualities of Abraham was his submission to God’s will. All the experiences of Abraham with God were characterized by this submission. … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 25th of October 2023 Read Genesis 19:1-38:1-29. What was the result of Abraham’s spirit of hospitality, love, and prayer? The text gives an interesting indication about the position of Lot in the city of Sodom: “Lot was sitting in the gate of Sodom” (Genesis 19:1-38:1, NKJV). This means he was an … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 24th of October 2023 Read Genesis 18:23-32 and James 5:16. What should this teach us about the power of intercessory prayer? The dialogue between Abraham and God is a type, a representation, of intercessory prayer. Abraham is presented in this chapter as an intercessor before God for the people of Sodom … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 23rd of October 2023 Read Genesis 18:1-33:16-33. How did Abraham exercise his great quality of love for all people without distinguishing tribe, race, or people? The second quality of Abraham drawn from Genesis 18:1-33 was his love for people, even for those he did not personally know. This is a great … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 22nd of October 2023 Read Genesis 18:1-15. What elements of hospitality are demonstrated in Abraham’s response to his guests? Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. This behavior was unusual. At that time of the day in summer, when the sun is at … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 21st of October 2023 Read for This Week’s Study Genesis 18:1-33:1-33, James 5:16, Romans 8:34, Hebrews 7:25, Genesis 19:1-29, Genesis 12:1-9. Memory Text: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 20th of October 2023 By Andrew McChesney Gina Wahlen was excited to visit a house church in a country where Christians face persecution for their faithfulness to God. She had arrived to collect mission stories for Adventist Mission. The house church turned out to be a former home on the ground … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 20th of October 2023 Read Ellen G. White, “The Great Commission,” pp. 25–34, and “A Seeker for Truth,” pp. 131–142, in The Acts of the Apostles. “Before ascending to heaven, Christ gave His disciples their commission. He told them that they were to be the executors of the will in which … Continue reading –>
