Inside Story for Friday 19th of July 2024 By Andrew McChesney Fourteen-year-old Payel changed after a 14-year-old friend committed suicide. Once outgoing, she sat quietly in the corner. Then she began to scream, shiver, and shake for no apparent reason. Terrified, she confided that she was being visited by someone who looked like her dead … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 19th of July 2024 Read Ellen G. White, “Levi-Matthew,” Pages 272–280; “The Sabbath,” Pages 281–289, in The Desire of Ages. “When questioned, ‘Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath days?’ Jesus answered, ‘What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into … Continue reading –>
oin It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, Dr. Thomas R. Shepherd, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson, “The Beginning of the Gospel.” < (1)
Continue reading -->View an in-depth discussion of Controversies 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. (3)
Continue reading -->Daily Lesson for Thursday 18th of July 2024 Read Mark 3:20-21. What experience led Jesus’ family to consider Him out of His mind? A charge of mental instability is quite serious. Typically this arises from experiences where a person is a threat to his or her own safety. Jesus’ family felt this way about Him … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Wednesday 17th of July 2024 Read Mark 3:20-35. What connection do you see between the two stories intertwined in this passage? This passage is the first “sandwich story” in Mark, where one story is begun and then is interrupted by another story, with the first story completed only afterward. The outer story … Continue reading –>
Friday evenings always bring fond memories of Sabbaths at home when I was a kid. We always had our Friday rituals even though they changed from time to time. We would play family games, or go on drives when I was little. Later, I remember we would get all the chores and baths done and … Continue reading –>
Amplified controversies can silence the Gospel, or amplifying the Gospel can silence controversies. The church in Jesus’ day was praying. They prayed so much Jesus had to warn people not to be showing off how much they were praying and to pray in their closets. The church in Jesus’ day was debating Scripture. Many lawyers … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 16th of July 2024 In Mark 2:23-24, the Pharisees accuse the disciples of breaking the Sabbath. According to Jewish tradition, 39 forms of labor were forbidden on the Sabbath, which, in the Pharisees’ minds, included what the disciples had done. Read Mark 2:23-28. How does Jesus counter the charge brought by … Continue reading –>
It is wonderful to travel through John Mark’s life and see the beautiful story climax with Christ The Lord Is Risen Today – Hymn 166, therefore Go, Preach My Gospel – Hymn 378. These two hymns give us a purpose all during this quarter to hasten the coming of our Lord Jesus. May you enjoy … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Mark Chapters 2 and 3 contain stories that illustrate Jesus teachings in a topical parallel. Some focus on the nature of Jesus, His role as Messiah, and the nature of discipleship. July 20, 2024 1. Have a volunteer read Mark 2:1-12. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 15th of July 2024 Read Mark 2:13-22. Who was Levi, the son of Alphaeus, and why would there be an objection to him becoming a disciple of Jesus? Tax collectors in Jesus’ day were civil servants under the local or Roman government. They were unpopular among the Jewish population in Judea … Continue reading –>
