Mission Spotlight for December 27
Our Sabbath School program has always been linked to the support of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission program. This video provides a little insight into this important work.
Continue reading -->Inside Story: “How Do We Love God?”
Inside Story for Friday 26th of December 2025 Just as the 1996 Thirteenth Sabbath Offering is still being felt across the Southern Asia-Pacific Division and beyond through the work of the 1000 Missionary Movement, this quarter’s Thirteenth Sabbath Offering can, with God’s blessing, also have a long-lasting impact. Thank you for your generous offering this … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought – Choose This Day!
Daily Lesson for Friday 26th of December 2025 Read Ellen G. White, “The Last Words of Joshua,” Pages 522–524, in Patriarchs and Prophets. “Among the multitudes that came up out of Egypt were many who had been worshipers of idols; and such is the power of habit that the practice was secretly continued, to some … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Finishing Well
Daily Lesson for Thursday 25th of December 2025 Read the concluding words of the book of Joshua written by an inspired editor (Joshua 24:29-33). How are these words not only looking back to Joshua’s life but also looking forward to the future? In the epilogue reporting on the deaths of Joshua and Eleazar, the high … Continue reading –>
13: Choose this Day! — It is Written — Discussions with the Author
Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, Dr. Barna Magyarosi, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson.”
Continue reading -->Wednesday: The Dangers of Idolatry
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 24th of December 2025 Read Joshua 24:22-24. Why would Joshua need to repeat his appeal to the Israelites to get rid of their idols? The threat of idolatry is not a theoretical one. Earlier, on the plains of Moab, in a similar context, Moses asked for the same decision (Deuteronomy 30:19-20). … Continue reading –>
13: Choose this Day! — Hope Sabbath School Video Discussion
View an in-depth discussion of Choose this Day! in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image below to view the video: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life.
Continue reading -->Tuesday: Free to Serve
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 23rd of December 2025 As a true and faithful leader, Joshua respects the free will of his people and wishes that Israel would serve the Lord out of free choice rather than compulsion. That was exactly the point made by the deliberate use of the verb “chosen” (see Joshua 24:22). In … Continue reading –>
13: Choose this Day! — Singing with Inspiration
As we work our way through the book of Joshua this quarter, we will see that he is ready to Fight The Good Fight – Hymn 613 and to move forward into the Promised Land. We may still use last quarter’s theme hymn as this will pop up throughout this quarter as well: Hymn 620 – … Continue reading –>
13: Choose This Day — Teaching Plan
Key Thought: Joshua set a tension between two paths: one conformity, stability, and unity; the other toward disloyalty, uncertainty, and disintegration. At the crossroads, such a decision rests.. December 27, 2025 1. Have a volunteer read Joshua 24:2-13. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this … Continue reading –>
Monday: In Sincerity and Truth
Daily Lesson for Monday 22nd of December 2025 What did Joshua appeal to the Israelites to do (Joshua 24:14-15)? What does it mean to serve the Lord in sincerity and in truth? Joshua’s appeal clearly expresses the fact that the Israelites have to decide whether, through loyalty to their Creator, to keep their uniqueness and … Continue reading –>
What Was Really Wrong With the Sinai Covenant?
For these are the two covenants: the one from Mount Sinai which gives birth to bondage, which is Hagar— Galatians 4:24 NKJV What did Paul mean by Mount Sinai? Many believe he was referring to the Ten Commandments. Was he? Paul speaks favorably of the Ten Commandments in Ephesians 6, and I doubt he would … Continue reading –>