Inside Story for Friday 12th of January 2024 By Andrew McChesney Radostin disliked his life. His friends did not exert a good influence over him. He dabbled in illegal drugs and petty crime. The constant cry of his heart was, “I want to change, I want to change, I want to change.” Growing older, Radostin … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Friday 12th of January 2024 Read Psalms 42:8 and Ellen G. White, “Poetry and Song,” pp. 159–168, in Education. How are prayer and song related according to these inspired texts? Ellen G. White describes David’s penitent psalms (e.g. Psalms 51:1-19) as the language of his soul and prayers that illustrate the nature … Continue reading –>
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Continue reading -->Daily Lesson for Thursday 11th of January 2024 Read Psalms 60:1-5. For what occasions do you think this psalm would be a suitable prayer? How can we benefit from the psalms of lament even in joyous seasons of life? Psalms of lament are generally understood as prayers of people living through trying times, whether physical, … Continue reading –>
View an in-depth discussion of Teach Us to Pray in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image below to view the video: With thanks to Hope Channel – Television that will change your life. (2)
Continue reading -->Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, Dragoslava Santrac, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson, “How to Read the Psalms.” /p> (2)
Continue reading -->Daily Lesson for Wednesday 10th of January 2024 We all have probably faced times when the presence of God seemed very far from us. Who, at times, has not thought: How could this have happened? The psalmists, humans like the rest of us, surely faced similar things. Though, yes, at times our sins bring trials … Continue reading –>
The beautiful picture on the front of our lesson pamphlet brings us our theme hymn for this quarter with its two variations in melody: Hym 552/546 – The Lord’s My Shepherd. We sing of the stepping stones in learning to pray in Hymn 488 – At First I Prayed For Light and then we can … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Tuesday 9th of January 2024 Praying the Psalms does more than enable worshipers to articulate their prayers freely. The Psalms supervise their experience according to God’s standards and make it bearable by introducing hope and reassurance of God’s presence. Read Psalms 22:1-31. What can we learn from this psalm about trust in … Continue reading –>
Key Thought: Praying the Psalms has helped many believers establish and maintain regular and fulfilling prayer lives. God gave us the psalms to teach us how we can pray together.January 13, 2024 1. Have a volunteer read Psalm 44:23-26. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in … Continue reading –>
In my current personal devotions I read through the Psalms, and then kept cruising through Proverbs and Ecclesiastes. When I came to Song of Solomon I asked myself if I really needed to continue. After all some people wonder why such a book as Song of Solomon is even in the Bible. It’s a love … Continue reading –>
Daily Lesson for Monday 8th of January 2024 Note: A previously missing paragraph has now been inserted below, and it makes better sense now. All Christians know, and have experienced, times of despair and suffering, times when they have wondered what the Lord is doing, or why the Lord is allowing these things to happen … Continue reading –>
