Central to the covenant relationship between the Lord and Israel was worship. What made the Israelites different from all the world around them was that they alone as a nation were worshiping the true God, as opposed to the false gods and goddesses of the pagan world, which were really no gods at all. “Now … Continue reading –>
Deuteronomy 30 opens with the Lord telling what would happen if the people repented and turned away from their evil ways. What wonderful promises were offered them too! Read Deuteronomy 30:1-10. What are the promises given them by God, even despite the fact that this is talking about what would happen to them if they disobeyed? … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: We didn’t choose to be born, but God does offer us the choice to remain in existence –to choose to have life in Him throughout eternity. November 20, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 30:15-20.. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this … Continue reading –>
Flipping through the new quarterly, there are a number of titles that have the word ‘love’ in them – Love, to Be Loved; To Love God; He First Loved Us; To Love the Lord Your God; to name just a few. Hence, I believe a wonderful hymn to devote to as a theme will be … Continue reading –>
Toward the end of the book of Deuteronomy, after a long discourse on what will happen to the people if they disobey the Lord and violate the covenant promises, Deuteronomy 30 begins with a promise that even if they fell into disobedience and were punished with exile, God would nevertheless restore them to the land. … Continue reading –>
All through the Bible, we are presented with one of two choices. Two options are presented here for us. Read the following texts. What two options, what two choices, are either openly stated or implied in these texts and how are these options presented? John 3:16 Genesis 7.22-23 Romans 6:23 Romans 8:6 1 John 5:12 Matthew … Continue reading –>
None of us asked to be here, did we? We didn’t choose to come into existence any more than we chose where and when we were born and who our parents were. It was the same with Adam and Eve. They no more chose to be created by God than did a leaf, a rock, … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 2.8-9; Romans 6:23; 1 John 5:12; Deuteronomy 30:1-20; Romans 10:6-10; Deuteronomy 4:19; Revelation 14:6-12. Memory Text: “I call heaven and earth as witnesses today against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore choose life, that both you and your descendants may live” (Deuteronomy 30:19). Always, it’s a sad … 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. (4)
Continue reading -->You can view an in-depth discussion of Law and Grace 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. (6)
Continue reading -->Angels Protected My Boy By Joelle Akiki Barkanian Aug. 4, 2020, was a day like none other in Beirut, Lebanon. I had just finished cleaning our home in preparation to welcome friends whom we haven’t seen for some time because of the COVID-19 pandemic. My eldest son, 7-year-old James, was so excited that he prepared … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: “The enemy of Christ, who rebelled against God’s law in heaven, has, as a skilled, trained general, worked with all his power, bringing out one device after another, full of deception, to make of none effect the law of God, the only true detector of sin, the standard of righteousness.” — Ellen G. … Continue reading –>
