Were you ever told that we only use 10% of our brain? I remember being told growing up that we only use 10% of our brain, but Einstein used 33% of his brain. I am not sure if this information was passed on to us as a way to encourage us to think harder in … Continue reading –>
A Grain of Prayer By Andrew McChesney, Adventist Mission Yolanda Malla learned about the power of prayer from a rice field. Yolanda found work, planting and cultivating rice, in a field in her native Philippines after her husband divorced her, leaving her with two baby boys. The land owner gave her permission to work in … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “The Scriptures a Safeguard”, pages 593-602 in The Great Controversy; “Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled”, pages 662-680 in The Desire of Ages. Many have died for upholding and remaining faithful to the Word of God. One such man was Dr. Rowland Taylor, an English Parish minister, who resisted the imposition of the … Continue reading –>
Read 2 Kings 22:3-20. What causes King Josiah to tear his clothes? How does his discovery change not only him, but the entire nation of Judah? In 621 B.C., when Josiah was about 25 years old, Hilkiah, the high priest, discovered “the book of the law”, which may have been the first five books of Moses … Continue reading –>
The Bible is unique when compared to other “holy” books because it is constituted in history. This means that the Bible is not merely the philosophical thoughts of a human being (like Confucius or Buddha), but it records God’s acts in history as they progress toward a specific goal. In the case of the Bible, … Continue reading –>
Welcome to the Bible! Every day people around the world open the Bible and read God’s word. As a reader of this brief introduction to a study of the Bible, you are joining Bible readers everywhere. But what a difference there is in how the Bible is read and how it becomes part of a person’s life, … Continue reading –>
The Bible is unique among other known religious works because up to 30 percent of its content is comprised of prophecies and prophetic literature. The integration of prophecy and its fulfillment in time is central to the biblical worldview, for the God who acts in history also knows the future and has revealed it to … Continue reading –>
To have a hymn for a theme this Second Quarter of 2020, would see not just one, but many from which to choose. Here are just two, the first being: Hymn 272, Give Me the Bible, followed by Hymn 277, For Your Holy Book We Thank You. Sabbath afternoon’s reading reminds us that the Bible … Continue reading –>
These South Pacific Division (SPD) has produced a series of videos about the lesson studies this quarter. The speaker is Dr Kayle de Waal, a theology lecturer at Avondale University College. Week 1_ Study this lesson for April 4 from SPD Discipleship on Vimeo. (7)
Continue reading -->Key Thought: The Bible is unique in that it comprises 30% prophecy; it speaks of a God who acts in history; Bible events are in real geographical sites, and it has the power to change lives. April 4, 2020 1. Have a volunteer read Deuteronomy 32:45-47. Ask class members to share a thought on what … Continue reading –>
The variety of authors, their locations, and backgrounds provide a unique testimony that God works to communicate history and His message to people as culturally diverse as its intended audience. What do the following texts tell us about the biblical writers and their backgrounds? (Exod. 2:10, Amos 7:14, Jer. 1:1-6, Dan. 6:1-5, Matt. 9:9, Phil. 3:3-6, Rev. 1:9). The Bible was written by … Continue reading –>
The most important words spoken are often the last words a person utters. Moses, the writer of the first five foundational books of the Bible, sings a song to the people just before his death (Deut. 31:30-32:43). Read Deuteronomy 32:45-47. How does Moses describe the Word of God and its power in the lives of the Hebrews … Continue reading –>
