In the beginning. Does your living room, kitchen, workplace, and other parts of your home reflect order, with the neat and harmonious arrangement of the items that make living in your home rewarding? What evidence do we see in the study of creation that reveal the value of cleanliness and care in our home–and in … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Our lives go through stages and changes. Some are good, some are not. Some we have control over, some we don’t. But we must remember as long as we are in Christ, He is in control. April 6, 2019 1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 8:22. Ask class members to share a thought … Continue reading –>
Scientists talk about something called circadian rhythms, the idea that there are biological rhythms (sometimes called “body clocks”) that regulate function in our bodies. In other words, a certain degree of regularity exists even within our bodies themselves. Hence, to some degree, rhythms exist all around and even in us. What are the predictable seasons of life mentioned … Continue reading –>
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; Psalm 23:6 NKJV” This week’s Sabbath School lesson is about the seasons of life. “A time to be born, And a time to die; Ecclesiastes 3:2 NKJV” Several years ago, I was talking to a friend who recently lost her mother. I … Continue reading –>
The Bible begins at the beginning, which is no doubt why it begins with the words (actually one word in the Hebrew), “In the beginning … ” (Gen. 1:1). The particular focus of the chapter, of course, is the transformation of the earth from a state of being “without form, and void” (Gen. 1:2) to the world that … Continue reading –>
Read for This Week’s Study: Genesis 1, Gen. 8:22, Ps. 90:10, Job 1:13-19, Acts 9:1-22, Phil. 1:6, Rom. 8:1. Memory Text: “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven” (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NKJV). Some of the most beautiful poetry ever penned came from King Solomon: “To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven: a time … Continue reading –>
The Seasons of Life The sixth day of Creation had come to an end. During the first five days, the world had been transformed from chaos to a thing of perfect beauty. Darkness was replaced by light. The waters were pushed back as God commanded them. “This far you may come, but no farther, and … Continue reading –>
By Andrew McChesney Maria Lemos Abel, a Seventh-day Adventist nurse, asked the mother to hold her 2-year-old daughter firmly for an injection of penicillin G procaine to treat a bacterial infection. But the mother didn’t heed the instructions, and Maria accidentally jabbed the syringe into her left index finger when the baby jumped in pain … Continue reading –>
Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Without a Wedding Garment”, pages 307-319, in Christ’s Object Lessons; “The Controversy Ended”, pages 662-678, in The Great Controversy. The book of Revelation concludes with what was introduced at the beginning: the second coming of Christ in power and glory and the establishment of God’s everlasting kingdom. The return of Christ, when He finally … Continue reading –>
John now describes the capital of the new earth, the New Jerusalem. While a real place inhabited by real people, the New Jerusalem and life in it are beyond any earthly description (1 Cor. 2:9). Read Revelation 21:9-21. What are the exterior features of the New Jerusalem? The New Jerusalem is referred to as the bride, the … Continue reading –>
After the eradication of sin, the earth will be transformed into the home of the redeemed. What will it be like? In Revelation 21:1, John saw “a new heaven and a new earth”. The Bible refers to three heavens: the sky, the starry universe, and the place where God dwells (2 Cor. 12:2). In Revelation 21:1, the earth’s … Continue reading –>
I do pray that you have enjoyed the study of Revelation this first quarter of 2019. Our last week has now arrived. In our introduction this week, we hear in Rev 6:10 “How long, O Lord?” This is sung in Hymn 446, “Lo, What a Glorious Sight Appears” then Christ ushers in His everlasting kingdom “Over … Continue reading –>
