Struggling With All Energy – Hit the Mark Sabbath School
In lesson 6, Struggling With All Energy, we’ll discuss the nuts & bolts of living a victorious life, even when going through a crucible.
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(4)(4)Sabbath: Indestructible Hope
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Habakkuk 1:1-4, Job 38:1-41:34, Isaiah 41:8-14, Jeremiah 29:1-10, Hebrews 12:1-13. Memory Verse: “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us” (Romans 5:5, NKJV). When in church surrounded by smiling people, how easy it is to talk … Continue reading –>
Mission Spotlight for August 6
Support for the mission activities of the Seventh-day Adventist church has always been part of the Sabbath School program. This video is Mission Spotlight for this week. (4)
Continue reading -->I did My Very Best! Or Not.
In the third grade I was diagnosed with learning disabilities. I was told I could do the work; I just needed to try harder. Well, sometimes I was not just tired of trying harder, I was just tired of the work. Period. For example, in English we had to find the noun, verb and adjective … Continue reading –>
Inside Story: Part 6 ~ Temple Plot Foiled
Part 6: Temple Plot Foiled By Andrew McChesney Months passed before Junior and Mother found out why Father had changed his mind and went to Junior’s baptism. Evil spirits had forbidden Father from going to the Sabbath afternoon baptism, so he had turned down his son’s invitation to attend. On the day of the baptism, … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought ~ Struggling With All Energy
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Night of Wrestling,” Pages 195-203, in Patriarchs and Prophets; “Consecration,” Pages 43-48, in Steps to Christ. “This will, that forms so important a factor in the character of man, was at the Fall given into the control of Satan; and he has ever since been working in man to will and to … Continue reading –>
6: Struggling with All Energy – It is Written – Discussions with the Author
“Join host Eric Flickinger from It Is Written as he discusses this week’s Sabbath School lesson with the author, Gavin Anthony. Come away with unique insights and discover the main points the author wished to convey in this week’s lesson.” (5)
Continue reading -->6: Struggling With All Energy – Teaching Plan
Key Thought: This lesson highlights the role of truth, our free will, and perseverance in overwhelming difficulties and challenges in our lives. August 6, 2022 1. Have a volunteer read Colossians 1:28,29. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. In what ways does Paul … Continue reading –>
Thursday: The Need to Persevere
Read the story of Jacob’s wrestling with God (Genesis 32:1-32, NIV). What does this story say to us about perseverance, even amid great discouragement? (Keep the whole context of Jacob’s situation in mind before you answer.) We can know what is right and exercise our wills to do the right thing; but when we are under … Continue reading –>
Wednesday: Radical Commitment
“If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell” (Matthew 5:29-30). Dwell on the words of Jesus in the above verse. Would you call His words radical? If so, … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: The Disciplined Will
One of the greatest enemies of our wills is our own feelings. We are increasingly living in a culture bombarded with pictures and music that can appeal directly to our senses, triggering our emotions — anger, fear, or lust — without our realizing it. How often do we think such things as “What do I … Continue reading –>
6: Struggling with All Energy – Singing with Inspiration
Having scanned through the lesson quarterly, there are so many hymns from which to choose a theme. In effect, there is a commencing theme hymn which changes through the quarter to the finale theme hymn. To start with, we could use: Hymn 552 – The Lord’s My Shepherd or Hymn 545 – Savior, Like a Shepherd. … Continue reading –>