Inside Story for Friday 12th of July 2024 By Andrew McChesney Father rested for several days at the house of his daughter, Divya, in Nepal. He was exhausted from his jobs as construction worker and shaman. Father watched with interest when the Seventh-day Adventist pastor of Divya’s church came to visit and brought several church … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 12th of July 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “At Capernaum,” Pages 252–261; “Thou Canst Make Me Clean,” Pages 262–266, in The Desire of Ages. What picture of Jesus does Mark 1:1-45 present? Jesus has authority to call disciples, and they respond. He is holy in contrast to unclean spirits under … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Thursday 11th of July 2024 Read Mark 1:40-45. What does this teach us about Jesus and how He related to the marginalized in society? Leprosy as described in this passage, and throughout the Old Testament as well, did not refer only to what is known today as Hansen’s disease (bona fide leprosy). … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 10th of July 2024 Read Mark 1:35-39. What important lessons can be taken from what Jesus did here? Jesus arose before sunrise and went out to a quiet, deserted location to pray. Mark 1:35 emphasizes prayer as the focus of Jesus’ action. All the other verbal forms in the sentence are … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 9th of July 2024 Read Mark 1:29-34. How did Jesus help Peter’s family, and what spiritual lessons can we draw from this account? After the amazing synagogue service, Jesus retires with His small band of disciples (Peter, Andrew, James, and John) to Peter’s home, evidently to spend the rest of the … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 8th of July 2024 Read Mark 1:21-28. What unforgettable experience happened in the Capernaum synagogue, and what spiritual truths can we take from this account? Most Christians have some unforgettable moments in their Christian walk—the decision to follow Jesus; the day of their baptism; a powerful sermon during which they deeply … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sunday 7th of July 2024 Read Mark 1:16-20. Who were the men Jesus called as disciples, and what was their response? Mark 1:1-45 does not have many of Jesus’ words recorded. However, Mark 1:17 does have His words to two fishermen, Simon, who will later be called “Peter,” and his brother, Andrew. … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Sabbath 6th of July 2024 Read for This Week’s Study Mark 1:16-45, John 1:29-45, Mark 5:41, Luke 6:12, Leviticus 13:1-59. Memory Text: “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men’ ” (Mark 1:17, NKJV). Each Gospel introduces the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in a … Continue reading –>
Inside Story for Friday 5th of July 2024 By Andrew McChesney Father was the most prominent person in his small town in Nepal. Everyone sought his help. Townspeople believed that his animal sacrifices could cure any disease. Father came from a long line of shamans, and he became the shaman after the death of his … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 5th of July 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “The Voice in the Wilderness,” pages 97–108, in The Desire of Ages; and “Heralds of the Gospel,” pages 166–176, in The Acts of the Apostles. How fascinating that Revelation 14:1-20:6-7, the first angel’s message, parallels the gospel message of Jesus in Mark 1:15. … Continue reading –>
