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Tuesday: “Awake, O Sleeper!”

Posted on August 21, 2023 by Sabbath School LessonAugust 10, 2023

Read Ephesians 5:11-14. What powerful warning is Paul giving here, and how does this apply to our present situation? To understand Ephesians 5:11-14, it is helpful to observe that Paul repeatedly offers two exhortations, alternating between them: (1) live a God-honoring lifestyle as “children of light” (Ephesians 5:8; see also Ephesians 5:1-2, Ephesians 5:4, Ephesians 5:9-10, Ephesians 5:11, Ephesians 5:13-14); (2) don’t live … Continue reading –>

Lesson Helps 9: Living Wisely

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Sabbath School LessonJuly 6, 2024

Lesson 9 *August 19-25 Living Wisely SABBATH AFTERNOON Read for This Week’s Study: Ephesians 5:1-20; 1 Corinthians 5:1-11; Revelation 16:1-16; Colossians 4:5; Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 23:29-35; Acts 16:25. Memory Text: “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore … Continue reading –>

Monday: Walking as Children of Light

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Sabbath School LessonAugust 13, 2023

Paul writes, “Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience” (Ephesians 5:6, NKJV). Paul has identified those who practice various sins without shame or repentance, the “sexually immoral, or impure, or who is covetous” (Ephesians 5:5, ESV). He has offered a blunt … Continue reading –>

Sunday: “Instead, Let There Be Thanksgiving”

Posted on August 19, 2023 by Sabbath School LessonAugust 10, 2023

In what sense does Paul intend believers to be “imitators of God”? See Ephesians 5:1-2, NKJV. Paul urges the believers in Ephesus to walk in love, a call important to this section (see Ephesians 5:8, Ephesians 5:15). This “walking in love” (see Ephesians 5:2) is to be modeled after Christ’s own love for us (compare Ephesians 4:32), expressed in His atoning sacrifice. Paul affirms four things … Continue reading –>

Sabbath: Living Wisely

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Sabbath School LessonAugust 10, 2023

Sabbath Afternoon Read for This Week’s Study: Ephesians 5:1-20; 1 Corinthians 5:1-11; Revelation 16:1-16; Colossians 4:5; Proverbs 20:1; Proverbs 23:29-35; Acts 16:25. Memory Text: “Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is” (Ephesians 5:15-17, ESV). … Continue reading –>

Mission Spotlight for August 19

Posted on August 18, 2023 by Adventist MissionAugust 18, 2023

The Mission program of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is an opportunity for us to understand the needs of others and share in supporting them. Please click on the image below to watch the Mission Spotlight presentation for this week: (1)

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Inside Story: Real Divine Healing ~ Part 5

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Sabbath School LessonAugust 10, 2023

Safe in Jesus: Part 2 By Andrew McChesney One afternoon, 16-year-old Almira decided to take a nap after returning home from school, exhausted from months of fitful nights. She lay down on a couch, her face to the open door of the room. She was at home alone. Suddenly, she sensed the presence in the room. Looking toward the door, she saw the presence for the first time. He looked like a gray cloud, completely obscuring the doorway. Almira didn’t know why, but she understood that something terrible would happen if she even blinked. She stared at the doorway for what seemed like an eternity. Finally, she had to blink. In that split second, the gray cloud darted to her. Almira felt like she was entombed in a giant stone, helpless and unable to move. She struggled to breathe. She pleaded with good forces for help. There was no response. At that moment, she remembered a prayer that she had memorized. It was a non-Christian prayer associated her ancestors’ traditional religion. She recited it. For a moment, she was free and could breathe. But then the presence captured her again. She repeated the prayer again and again. She was released and recaptured, released and recaptured. Growing weary of the struggle, she frantically wondered what she could do to save herself. Abruptly, she remembered that one of the Russian teachers at the supernatural courses had mentioned Jesus Christ was more powerful than all good and evil forces. The thought flashed into her mind to call upon Jesus. She opened her mouth to speak. She only managed to utter the first syllable of Jesus’ name, and the gray cloud fled. She felt like Jesus had entered the room and thrown the evil captor off her. Almira had no doubt that she needed Jesus. But how? She was not a Christian. So, she went to her ancestors’ traditional place of worship for two months. She began to sleep better, so she decided that Jesus must also visit that place of worship. Then her older sister, Faniya, came home with two friends whom Almira had never seen before. She learned that day that Faniya had started going to a Seventh-day Adventist church located on the same street as their apartment building. The two friends were members of the Adventist Church. Almira related her story to the Adventist girls. “That is Satan,” one girl said. The other girl said Almira had entered Satan’s territory by taking the classes on the supernatural. “But Jesus is on your side,” she said. “Only He can free you from Satan’s power.” Read more about Almira next week. Thank you for your mission offerings that help spread the gospel in Russia and around the world.

Real Divine Healing: Part 5 By Andrew McChesney Almira told her parents about her decision to become a Seventh-day Adventist. She also told them about taking the forbidden classes on the supernatural, the appearance of the evil spirit, and the persistent nightmares. Mother wept. “If the church helps you, go,” she said. After her baptism, … Continue reading –>

Friday: Further Thought ~ Christ-Shaped Lives and Spirit-Inspired Speech

Posted on August 17, 2023 by Sabbath School LessonJuly 29, 2023

Further Thought: “Let your conversation be of such a nature that you will have no need of repentance. ‘Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.’ … If you have love in your heart, you will seek to establish and build up your brother in the most … Continue reading –>

8: Christ-shaped lives and Spirit Inspired Speech – It is Written – Discussions with the Author

Posted on August 16, 2023 by It is WrittenAugust 16, 2023

Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, Dr John McVay, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson (1)

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Christ-Shaped Lives and Spirit-Inspired Speech – Hit the Mark Sabbath School

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Curtis HallAugust 16, 2023

T/F: To be angry and sin not means your anger is justified by another person’s wrong towards you. Join us for Lesson 8, Christ-Shaped Lives and Spirit-Inspired Speech. (0)

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Thursday: Kindness (Not Bitterness)

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Sabbath School LessonJuly 29, 2023

By referring to “the day of redemption” (Ephesians 4:30), Paul has just invited his readers to consider their uses of speech in the context of Christ’s second coming. Ephesians 4:31-32, then, may be understood as addressing the use of speech as we approach that grand event. In the light of Christ’s return, what attitudes and behaviors, related to speech, … Continue reading –>

Wednesday: The Holy Spirit in the Believer’s Life

Posted on August 15, 2023 by Sabbath School LessonJuly 29, 2023

In discussing sins of speech within the Christian community, what exhortation does Paul share about the presence of the Holy Spirit with believers? Ephesians 4:30. Paul simultaneously offers a daunting warning and a heartwarming promise. Our sins against one another in the church are not minor misdeeds with little consequence: what grieves the Holy Spirit is our … Continue reading –>