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 –>
“For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory; while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->You can view an in-depth discussion of “Heaven, Education and Eternal Learning” 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 -->Key Thought: Part of what makes heaven “heaven” is that learning continues forever. Education is foundational to life. Everything we know, we learned. There is so much that we don’t know.December 26, 2020 A. Have a volunteer read Revelation 21:4. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this … Continue reading –>
Hymn 193 – Savior, Teach me and Hymn 266 – Spirit of God may be used as the theme hymns for education this quarter followed by Hymn 492 – Like Jesus. We have an invitation from Jesus, asking that we enjoy everlasting life with him in Hymn 290 – Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (particularly … Continue reading –>
“Heaven is a school; its field of study, the universe; its teacher, the Infinite One. A branch of this school was established in Eden; and, the plan of redemption accomplished, education will again be taken up in the Eden school.” — Ellen G. White, Education, p. 301. If you are like most people, you have a … Continue reading –>
“And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away” (Rev: 21:4). What does this tell us about just how different from this world our new existence will be, an existence … Continue reading –>
