Note the character qualities of fathers described in Proverbs that can have long-term consequences for children: Prov. 13:22-24 Prov. 14:26 Prov. 15:1, Prov. 15:18; Prov. 16:32 Prov. 15:27 Prov. 29:17 The characters of fathers have a direct impact on their children and the legacy they pass on to them. Children look to their fathers for support, devoted affection, … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Whatever our situation or place in life, Proverbs addresses family relationships and wisdom applied to the home. May 4, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read Proverbs 5:3-11. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is. What are some of the problems and consequences with … Continue reading –>
List the problems and consequences involved with a sexual liaison before marriage or an extramarital affair as depicted in Proverbs 5:3-14. The godly person reserves (if not married) and preserves (if married) his or her deepest affections and sexual intimacy for marriage. Men are specifically addressed in Proverbs, but the same idea as it relates to women … Continue reading –>
Prov. 5:3-14; Matt. 19:5; 1 Cor. 7:3-4; Prov. 13:22; Prov. 14:26; Prov. 17:22; Prov. 23:13; Prov. 31:10-31. Memory Text: “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6, NKJV). Whatever phase of life we are in now, we all, of course, started out with … Continue reading –>
Division President Baptizes Father By Andrew McChesney Samuel Saw, president of the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s Southern Asia-Pacific Division, grew up without a relationship with his father. The two never spent time together in their home country of Myanmar. They didn’t talk about things. “He never hugged me”, Samuel said. “I was a boy without a … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: When Alone “In the midst of a life of active labor, Enoch steadfastly maintained his communion with God. The greater and more pressing his labors, the more constant and earnest were his prayers. He continued to exclude himself at certain periods from all society. After remaining for a time among the people, laboring … Continue reading –>
A young woman named Natalie had been married for seven years when, at the invitation of a friend, she attended an evangelistic series at a local Seventh-day Adventist church. Convicted by what she learned, she surrendered her heart to Christ, had a new-birth experience, and—despite the strenuous objections of her husband, parents, in-laws, even her … Continue reading –>
Someone once asked the question: What’s the difference between humans and chickens in regard to the question of death? The answer is that, unlike chickens, who die, we humans, who die, too, know that we will die. Chickens don’t. And it’s this knowledge of our impending death that greatly impacts how we live now. As we know, … Continue reading –>
“Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!” Revelation 19:9 NKJV I talk to people right along, and I am sure you do too, who are very lonely, isolated and feeling unfulfilled in their marriages. You might think such experiences would make me feel validated in my singleness but they … Continue reading –>
Of all the ways sin has devastated humanity, with the exception of physical suffering and death, what has faced more devastating consequences from sin than the family? It’s almost as if the phrase, “dysfunctional family” is redundant. What family isn’t, to some degree, dysfunctional? Outside of death, one of the hardest things a family can … Continue reading –>
An Epidemic of Loneliness. “Nothing has been right since then,” our authors note, referring to the crash in Eden that tore the first building blocks to a happy home in pieces. Whether married or single, part of a friendly congregation or isolated in loneliness, all of us reflect to some degree or other the consequences … Continue reading –>
Genesis 2:18 “It is not good that man should be alone”, and yet we question in Hymn 328, “Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone”. The best friend to give us companionship is Jesus Hymn 542, “Jesus, Friend So Kind”, Hymn 185, “I’ve Found a Friend” and Hymn 499, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”. We … Continue reading –>
