What is Isaiah 60.1-2 talking about? What principle do you see at work there that’s seen all through the Bible? What hope does it offer? In Isaiah 60.1-2, we are given a picture of God’s deliverance of His people, following the exile, expressed with the imagery of God’s creating light out of darkness and pointing forward … Continue reading –>
Isaiah 59:1-21 presents a startling picture of the problem of sin. Fortunately, the Bible also presents the hope of Redemption. To begin, the first question is, How many of us have sinned? The Bible is unequivocal: All of us have. Redemption, therefore, cannot be based on lack of sin; it must be based on forgiveness (Jer: … Continue reading –>
As the Israelites forgot about God and followed so many other gods and nations, God remained faithful to them, with Isaiah and many other prophets working so hard for God to turn His people around, hence I will choose Hymn 100 – Great Is Thy Faithfulness as a theme hymn for this quarter. Secondary to … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: God purifies an unjust society by removing the rebels and restoring the remnant who turn from their sins that have separated them from Him. March 20, 2021 1. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 59:1-2. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. What … Continue reading –>
Isa: 59:1-21 In Isaiah 58:3 the people asked God: “Why do we fast, but you do not see? Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?” (NRSV). In contrast, Isaiah 59:1 implies another question, something like: “Why do we call for the Lord’s hand to save us, but He does not? Why do we cry to Him, but He does … 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. Mission Spotlight Video (0)
Continue reading -->Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Isa: 59:1-21; Isa: 59:15-21; Isaiah 61.2; Isaiah 61.1-11. Memory Text: “The Gentiles shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising” (Isaiah 60:3). “We must learn in the school of Christ. Nothing but His righteousness can entitle us to one of the blessings of the covenant of grace. … Continue reading –>
This is a discussion between Pr Eric Flickinger, speaker for “It is Written: and Dr Roy Gane, the author of this quarter’s lesson study series. https://itiswritten.tv/programs/sabbath-school/2020-q1-lesson-11-waging-love This program is produced by “It is Written” (1)
Continue reading -->Unequally Yoked By Chang Zeng-Mei I didn’t want to marry my husband because I was raised a Seventh-day Adventist and he belonged to another Christian denomination in southern Taiwan. But our parents wanted us to get married, and we had to obey them. So, I told my future husband, Wu Ming-Huang, “We can get married, … Continue reading –>
Further Study: “No one can practice real benevolence without self-denial. Only by a life of simplicity, self-denial, and close economy, is it possible for us to accomplish the work appointed us as Christ’s representatives. Pride and worldly ambition must be put out of our hearts. In all our work, the principle of unselfishness revealed in … Continue reading –>
So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. Revelation 3:18 NLT I thought of this passage … Continue reading –>
Isaiah 58.13-14 Why does Isaiah discuss the Sabbath in Isaiah 58.13-14? What connection does this have with the Day of Atonement setting of the earlier verses? The yearly Day of Atonement was a Sabbath day. This special ceremonial Sabbath was like the weekly Sabbath in that all work of any kind was prohibited (Lev: 23:27-32). Therefore, as recognized by … Continue reading –>
