Isaiah 50:4-10 If Isaiah intended to convey only information, he would lay out all the details regarding the Messiah at once. But in order to teach, persuade, and give his audience an encounter with the Servant of the Lord, he develops a rich fabric of recurring themes in symphonic fashion. He unfolds God’s message in … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Isa: 50:4-10, Isa: 52:13-53:12, Isa: 53:3-9, Isa: 53:10-12. Memory Text: “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed” (Isaiah 53:5). Lough Fook, a Chinese Christian, was moved with compassion for those of his compatriots … Continue reading –>
For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body. 2 Corinthians 5:10 NLT Early in my lay pastor ministry I was working one night with the district senior pastor when he received a call that … Continue reading –>
Garage Church By Andrew Mcchesney, Adventist Mission Ten-year-old Luis moved with his parents to La Apartada, a town without a Seventh-day Adventist church in northern Colombia. Father and Mother wanted Luis to go to church on Sabbath. Luis wanted to go to church. But the nearest Adventist church was located far away in another town. … Continue reading –>
Further Study: Read Ellen G. White’s description of Jesus’ healing and teaching ministry in “At Capernaum,” The Desire of Ages, pages 252-261. “In the work of soul winning, great tact and wisdom are needed. The Savior never suppressed the truth, but He uttered it always in love. In His [dealings] with others, He exercised the greatest tact, … Continue reading –>
Isaiah 49:1-12 Who is God’s servant in Isaiah 49:1-12? God calls and names him before he is born, makes his mouth like a sword, and will be glorified in him. God uses the servant to bring the nation of Israel back to Himself, to be a light of salvation to all the world, to be a covenant, … Continue reading –>
The fact that Isaiah accurately predicted Cyrus by name disturbs people who do not believe that prophets receive predictions from God. To cope, they accept the theory that another prophet, a “second Isaiah,” living in the time of Cyrus, wrote Isaiah 40-66. Thus, the book of Isaiah is “sawn in two,” the same fate traditionally … Continue reading –>
Support for the mission activities of the the Seventh-day Adventist church has always been part of the Sabbath School program. This video is Mission Spotlight for this week. Produced and presented by Adventist Mission (8)
Continue reading -->You can view an in-depth discussion of “Comfort My People” 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 -->This video is produced by the South Pacific Division Discipleship team. Week 9_ To Serve And To Save_ study this lesson for Feb 27 from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo. (5)
Continue reading -->Isaiah 44:26-45:6 What stunning prediction appears in Isaiah 44:26-45:6? Isaiah’s ministry lasted from about 745 B.C. to about 685 B.C. After mentioning a conqueror from the east and from the north (Isaiah 41:2-3, Isaiah 41:25) and implying that this was to be good news for Jerusalem (Isaiah 41:27), Isaiah accurately predicted Cyrus by name and described his activities. He did come from north … 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 this … Continue reading –>
