Lora Hendrickson, Joyce’s niece, has sent a note that Joyce Griffith’s memorial service will be live-streamed and recorded for later viewing on the Caldwell churches YouTube channel! https://youtube.com/channel/UC8t7c8SGQHymfjLvkCEH7vA Sabbath, March 5, 2022, 3pm. MST/ 15:00 MST/ 22:00 GMT. (To figure out when you can view this at your location, you can look up your GMT … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Hebrews 9:24; Exodus 19:3-4; Hebrews 12:18–21; Leviticus 16:1-2; Hebrews 10:19–22; Colossians 3:1. Memory Text: “For Christ has not entered the holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us” (Hebrews 9:24, NKJV). When the disciples returned from the Mount of … Continue reading –>
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. (8)
Continue reading -->This video is produced by the South Pacific Division Discipleship team. Lesson 9 – Jesus, the Perfect Sacrifice from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo. (5)
Continue reading -->You can view an in-depth discussion of Jesus, The Perfect Sacrifice in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life. (4)
Continue reading -->Gospel Calling By Andrew McChesney Khamla, the bread winner of his family, fell ill in rural Laos. His legs became so heavy that he could not walk. He was confined to his house for three months. With no money to see a doctor, Khamla (not his real name) resorted to all sorts of herbal medicine … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Calvary,” Pages 741-757; “It Is Finished,” Pages 758-764, in The Desire of Ages. Professor Jiri Moskala has explained the nature of this pre-Advent judgment. God “is not there in order to display my sins like in a shop window. He will, on the contrary, point first of all to His amazing transforming … Continue reading –>
While the two covenants can be confusing for some of us, I really appreciate a couple of things last week’s Sabbath School lesson brought out, which I believe clears up any confusion. While many people believe that God changed His covenant at the cross, speaking of the covenant in the Old Testament, God told us … Continue reading –>
Read Romans 3:21-26; Romans 1:16-17; and Romans 5:8. What does Redemption in the Cross for the forgiveness of our sins reveal about God? The forgiveness of our sins implies two phases in Jesus’ mediation in the two apartments of the heavenly sanctuary. First, Jesus removed our sins and carried them Himself on the cross in order to … Continue reading –>
Read Hebrews 9:22-28. What does this passage say about the work of Christ in the heavenly sanctuary? The idea that the heavenly sanctuary needs cleansing makes sense in the context of the Old Testament sanctuary. The sanctuary is a symbol of God’s government (1 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 6:2), and the way God deals with the sin of … Continue reading –>
Read Hebrews 7:27 and Hebrews 10:10. How is Jesus’ sacrifice described in these passages? The Levitical priests — who were “many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office” (Hebrews 7:23, ESV) — are contrasted with Jesus, who lives forever and has an eternal priesthood (Hebrews 7:24-25). Levitical priests “daily” (Hebrews 7:27) and “every year” (Hebrews 9:25) offered gifts and sacrifices … Continue reading –>
In Paul’s time, the Greeks saw the whole story of a Savior dying on a cross as “foolishness.” (See. 1 Cor. 1:23) And things haven’t changed much over the centuries. Others have turned the cross into church decorations, necklaces and bracelet trinkets, wholly ignoring the terrible instrument of death that the cross represents. Still others … Continue reading –>
