Read 1 Chronicles 16:1-36. Try to picture the scene. Do you imagine it as solemn, fearful, or festive and joyous? In what way might it be a combination of both? What can we learn from this scene about worship and how we should teach and even experience worship? The place of worship was the tabernacle, where … Continue reading –>
You can view an in-depth discussion of “Worship in Education” in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view:
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Continue reading -->One of the most wonderful accounts in the New Testament of how Jesus ministered to broken souls is found in the story of Jesus and the woman at the well. Read John 4:7-26. What does Jesus say to her about worship? In fact, how did they get on the topic of worship to begin with? Though … 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. Hymn 6 – O Worship the Lord uses the words of our Memory Text to commence our singing. Our Sabbath afternoon reading encourages us … Continue reading –>
The Psalms in the Old Testament eventually came to play a role in the religious life of ancient Israel. They were recited, sung, often with musical instruments, during times of worship, especially public worship, which in the Old Testament was key to how the people worshiped in general. Israel functioned as a community, and as … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: True worship stems from love of God and a correct knowledge of God; who He is and what He requires of us. False worship comes from not knowing God and His requirements..November 14, 2020 A. Have a volunteer read Psalm 78:1-7. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important … Continue reading –>
There’s something in us – something, no doubt, that was originally woven in us by God but, as with everything else, became warped by sin – that longs to worship. Obviously, in the beginning we were to worship the only One worthy of worship, our Lord and Creator. But since the Fall, all this has … Continue reading –>
Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Daniel 3:1-30, Rev: 14:6-12, Ps: 78:1-17, John 4:7-26, 1 Chron: 16:1-36, Mark 7:1-13. Memory Text: “Give to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering, and come before Him. Oh, worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness” (1 Chronicles 16:29). Worship is part of humanity, part of human nature, even fallen human nature. … Continue reading –>
Miracle on an Indian Road By Daisy Jung The other day my husband and I traveled to the city to buy materials for the chapel that we are constructing in a village in India. We also needed supplies for the student volunteers who were helping us share the gospel in the area. My husband bought … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Test of Discipleship,” pages 57-65, in Steps to Christ. Ellen White tells us (among other things) that when we truly respond to the Master Teacher, “we long to bear His image, breathe His spirit, do His will, and please Him in all things” (Steps to Christ, p. 58). In the … Continue reading –>
Jesus and His followers had turned toward Jerusalem. As Herod had been concerned about John the Baptist, the authorities, including Herod, were now concerned about Jesus. His followers included the poor and other vulnerable folk hoping desperately for change. Jesus wanted above all things to bring hope to the world. But He was sure, by … Continue reading –>
