Mission Spotlight for 14 August
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. (2)
Continue reading -->Thursday: Finding Rest After Forgiveness
Joseph’s family finally arrive in Egypt. There are no more dark secrets in the family. His brothers must have admitted to having sold Joseph when they explained to their father that the son he had thought had been killed was now prime minister of Egypt. While it may not always be possible or wise to … Continue reading –>
Even With all the bad Breaks we are More Than Conquerors!
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 NKJV In John 8:1-11 Some men with terrible intentions seduced a woman and dragged her to Jesus to see if He would condemn her or even allow her … Continue reading –>
7: Rest. Relationships and Heading – SPD Discipleship Video
This video is produced by the South Pacific Division Discipleship team. Week 7_Rest, Relationships & Healing_study this lesson for Aug 14 from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo. (4)
Continue reading -->7: Rest, Relationships and Healing – HopeSS Video Discussion
You can view an in-depth discussion of “Rest, Relationships and Healing” 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 -->Wednesday: Making it Practical
In order to forgive, I must admit that I have been hurt. This can be hard to do, as we are sometimes more inclined to try to bury our feelings rather than work through them. Acknowledging unchristian feelings of resentment and even anger before God is fine. We see this often expressed in the Psalms. … Continue reading –>
7: Rest, Relationships, and Healing – Teaching Plan
Key Thought: Joseph’s life illustrates the power of forgiveness. Forgiveness releases us from the poison of bitterness and resentment. August 14, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 42:21-24. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. What was Joseph trying to do in the … Continue reading –>
7: Rest, Relationships and Healing – Singing with Inspiration
Rest. The word used most frequently in our Sabbath School Lesson pamphlet this quarter. “Thou shalt rest, Thou shalt rest!” These are words repeated each verse of Hymn 387 – Come, O Sabbath Day, our theme hymn for this quarter. We could add to the theme Hymn 529 – Under His Wings. Each week of … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: Forgive and Forget?
Forgiveness has been defined as the willingness to abandon one’s right to resentment, condemnation, and revenge toward an offender or group who acts unjustly. Dr. Marilyn Armour, a family therapist who worked with Holocaust survivors in order to find out what these survivors had done to make sense of what had happened to them, writes: … Continue reading –>
Monday: Setting the Stage
Joseph has forgiven his brothers. We don’t know exactly when Joseph forgave them, but it was obviously long before they showed up. Joseph probably would never have thrived in Egypt if he had not forgiven because, most likely, the anger and bitterness would have eaten away at his soul and damaged his relations with the … Continue reading –>
Sunday: Facing the Past
Eventually, things moved in the right direction for Joseph, big time. He not only gets out of prison, but he is made prime minister of Egypt after interpreting Pharaoh’s dreams (Genesis 41:1-57). He is married and has two children of his own (Genesis 41:50-52). The storehouses of Egypt are full, and the predicted famine has begun. … Continue reading –>
Sabbath: Rest, Relationships and Healing
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 42:7-20, Matt:25:41-46, Genesis 42:21-24, Genesis 45:1-15, Luke 23:34, Genesis 50:15-21. Memory Text: “But now, do not therefore be grieved or angry with yourselves because you sold me here; for God sent me before you to preserve life” (Genesis 45:5). A man had been accused of sexually assaulting a woman. She positively identified him in a … Continue reading –>