Daily Lesson for Sabbath 17th of August 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Mark 10:1-52; Genesis 1:27; Genesis 2:24; Galatians 4:1-2; Romans 6:1-11; Isaiah 11:1-16. Memory Text: “ ‘For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many’ ” (Mark 10:45, … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 16th of August 2024 By Andrew McChesney One Sabbath, Anush and Mother returned home from church to learn that Father had made plans for a countryside picnic. “Let’s barbeque,” he said. Anush remembered how the Israelites had prepared their Sabbath meals on Friday, before the Sabbath hours (Exodus 16:1-36), and wondered … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 16th of August 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “Ministry,” Pages 426–431; “Who Is the Greatest? “Pages 432-442, in The Desire of Ages. “Before honor is humility. To fill a high place before men, Heaven chooses the worker who, like John the Baptist, takes a lowly place before God. The most childlike … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 15th of August 2024 Read Mark 9:42-50. What ties the teachings of Jesus together in this passage? At first, this passage may seem to be a collection of disparate teachings of Jesus thrown together without any rhyme or reason. However, a closer look reveals that each successive teaching has a catchword … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 14th of August 2024 Read Mark 9:30-41. What is different about Jesus’ second prediction of His death and resurrection (compare with Mark 8:31)? Also, what do the disciples argue about, and what instruction does Jesus give? In the first prediction, Jesus refers to those who will reject Him and kill Him. … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 13th of August 2024 Read Mark 9:1-13. What did Peter, James, and John see one night with Jesus? In Mark 9:1, Jesus predicts that some standing with Him would not taste death before seeing the kingdom of God come in power. That prediction is fulfilled within a few days when He … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 12th of August 2024 Read Mark 8:31-38. What does Jesus teach here about the cost of following Christ? The disciples have come to a crucial turning point in their relationship with Jesus. They now know that He is the Messiah. The reader of Mark has known this from the beginning of … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 11th of August 2024 Read Mark 8:22-30. Why did it take Jesus two touches to heal the blind man, and what lessons came out of this account? The Gospels report a number of blind people healed by Jesus. Besides the passage here in Mark 8:1-38, blind Bartimaeus is healed as reported … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 10th of August 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Mark 8:22-38; Matthew 20:29-34; John 12:25; Mark 9:1-50; Luke 9:30-31; Malachi 4:5-6. Memory Text: “When He had called the people to Himself, with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 9th of August 2024 By Andrew McChesney As a university student, Anush watched a Mexican film about a little boy who prayed for the conversion of his father. In the film, the boy said, “I believe that if I pray for my father every single day, he will by all means … Continue reading –>
