Mission Spotlight for August 21
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 -->Inside Story: Better than Toys
Better Than Toys By Andrew McChesney Several friends gathered around Mariah at school on Monday. “What are you doing after school?” one asked. “Can we come over to your house to play?” said another. Mariah shook her head. “I have so much to do today,” she said Nine-year-old Mariah was a busy girl in Pond … Continue reading –>
Friday: Further Thought ~ Free to Rest
Further Thought: “With the continual change of circumstances, changes come in our experience; and by these changes we are either elated or depressed. But the change of circumstances has no power to change God’s relation to us. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever; and He asks us to have unquestioning confidence in His … Continue reading –>
Thursday: Rest and More
God knows that all the running has made Elijah tired. God knows that more than being physically tired, Elijah is emotionally tired and carrying a tremendous load of guilt. Like Jesus would do for the paralytic so many years later, God wipes the slate clean and provides rest for Elijah. Finally, he can really sleep … Continue reading –>
8: Free to Rest – SPD Discipleship Video
This video is produced by the South Pacific Division Discipleship team. Week 8_ Free to Rest_ study this episode for Aug 21 from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo. (3)
Continue reading -->8: Free to Rest – HopeSS Video Discussion
You can view an in-depth discussion of “Free to Rest/a>” 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. (1)
Continue reading -->Wednesday: Too Tired to Run
Elijah is too tired to run anymore. And so, he prays again. This prayer is very different from the faith-filled prayer that God answered on Mount Carmel ( 1 Kings 18.36-37) in front of the priests and prophets of Baal, the members of the court, and the common people. This is a simple, short prayer of desperation. … Continue reading –>
8: Free to Rest – 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 –>
8: Free To Rest – Teaching Plan
Key Thought: In changes in our experiences, we are either elated or depressed. But changes in circumstances has no power to change God’s relationship to us. August 21, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Mark 2:1-12. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. Why … Continue reading –>
Tuesday: Running Away
Based on data from the World Health Organization (WHO), the most common illness worldwide, affecting more than three hundred million people each year, does not always have obvious visible symptoms. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide and is a major contributor to the global burden of disease. Unfortunately, often depression is not spoken … Continue reading –>
Monday: Root Treatment
The paralytic had been lowered into Jesus’ presence, and all eyes were on Jesus. Would He choose to heal an obvious sinner? Would He speak a word to rebuke the illness? How does Jesus go about healing the paralytic? What is the first thing Jesus does for him? Read Mark 2:5-12. Because we are often unaware of … Continue reading –>
Sunday: Healing Rest
If ever there is a time that we need rest, it is when we are sick. We need the physical rest so that our bodies can rally our immune system. And we often need mental rest, too. Sometimes it is just something non-life-threatening like a cold or a migraine. We lie there and try not … Continue reading –>