You can view an in-depth discussion of “Crisis of Identity” 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 -->Read Isaiah 1:18. After going over it numerous times, write what you believe the Lord is saying here (read a few verses beyond it to get the whole context). God has stated powerful evidence that the Judeans, the accused, are guilty of breach of contract (Isa: 1:2-15), and He has appealed to them to reform ( Isaiah 1.16-17). … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->Welcome to the First Quarter of lesson study for 2021. Our memory verse gives us a number of hymns about our scarlet and crimson sins being made as white as snow: Hymn 184 – Jesus Paid It All, Hymn 279 – Only Trust Him, Hymn 296 – Lord, I’m Coming Home, Hymn 297 – God … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: We are accountable with our covenant with God. He points out our condition, warns us about destructive consequences of abandoning His protection, and urges us to allow Him to heal and cleanse them.January 2, 2020 A. Have a volunteer read Isaiah 1:1-9. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most … Continue reading –>
(Isa. 1:10-17) Read Isaiah 1:10. Why do you think he was using the imagery of Sodom and Gomorrah? What point was the Lord making? Read Isaiah 1:11-15. What is the Lord telling the people there? Why did the Lord reject the worship that His people were offering Him? The same hands that offered sacrifices and were lifted … Continue reading –>
Isaiah 1:1-9 The book of Isaiah briefly introduces itself by identifying the author (“son of Amoz”), the source of his message (a “vision”), and his topic (Judah and its capital, Jerusalem, during the reign of four kings). The topic also identifies Isaiah’s primary audience as the people of his own country during the time in … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Isa: 1:1-9, Isa: 1:10-17, Isa: 1:18, Isa: 1:19-31, Isa: 5:1-7. Memory Text: “ ‘Come now, and let us reason together,’ says the LORD, ‘though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool’ ” (Isaiah 1:18). Lost in the land of … Continue reading –>
“Comfort My People” From the time they were first uttered, the words of the prophet Isaiah have been etched, even embedded, into our consciousness. There are unforgettable words, heavy laden not only with meaning but with hope and with promise, words like “God is with us” (Isa: 7:14, TLB), “For unto us a child is born” (Isa: … Continue reading –>
No Quiet Work on Sabbath By Gary Rogers My construction crew had everything ready for the roofing to go onto Essential Life Center, an urban center of influence that we were building in Cambodia’s second-largest city, Battambang. So I called a company in the capital, Phnom Penh, to supply workers to install the roof. Before … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The School of the Hereafter,” pages 301-309 in Education; “The Controversy Ended,” pages 662-678, in The Great Controversy. “The lion, we should much dread and fear here, will then lie down with the lamb, and everything in the New Earth will be peace and harmony. The trees of the New Earth will be … Continue reading –>
As we have seen this whole quarter, one central aspect of Christ’s ministry here on earth was that of a teacher. From the beginning of His ministry, whether through acts or deeds, Jesus was constantly teaching His followers truths about Himself, about the Father, about salvation, and about the hope that awaits us (see Matt: 5:2, Mark 4:2, Luke … Continue reading –>
