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- Let’s Give Them Something to Talk About “Sabbath School Teacher” is a misnomer if you don’t understand that teaching is helping people to think. It is not telling the class what you think the lesson means (that’s lecturing). Rather than lecturing, Sabbath School teachers need to guide the discussion by giving class members something to talk about. Read the comments on the posts too. Good guide lines to follow.
- Many teachers find inspiration for teaching from the comments of students around the world, as found on our blog. Check them out!
- Check out the free Resources for Adult Sabbath School Facilitator (Teacher). Whether you’re new or experienced, you may find some help.
- PDF of Official Teacher’s Quarterly Choose “Teacher’s Edition” just below the middle of the page.
- Other Resources below
God Is Passionate and Compassionate – Hit the Mark Sabbath School
Join the HIt the Mark panel as they discuss Sabbath School Lesson 4 – God Is Passionate and Compassionate. It’s the fastest hour of the week! Print/PDF/Email (3)
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4: God is Passionate and Compassionate — It Is Written — Discussions with the Author
Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, John C. Peckham, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson.” Print/PDF/Email (4)
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View an in-depth discussion of God is Passionate and Compassionate 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. Print/PDF/Email (8)
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The studies in this quarters pamphlet encourage us to see God’s Love and Justice, just as we may sing in Hymn 79 – O Love of God, How Strong and True! which is a beautiful theme hymn for our studies. Praise Ye The Father – Hymn 70 tells us of the great compassion of our Saviour (verse 2), as does Great Is … Continue reading –>
4: God is Passionate and Compassionate — Teaching Plan
Key Thought : In His passionate and compassionate love, God asks us to be like Him. In our compassion for others, we need to be actively caring for others. January 25, 2025 1. Have a volunteer read Hosea 11:1-9. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage. How does the … Continue reading –>
More Teacher Resources:
- GoBible.org Weekly teaching outlines posted by Bruce Cameron. (Also found at SabbathSchoolLessons.com
- Sabbath School Teaching Outlines available from the GC Sabbath School Department. (Click on the correct year and lesson.)
- Dr Ken Hart’s Sabbath School Class Often lively lesson discussion in a small group, composed of persons from various backgrounds, several weeks ahead of the time the lesson is scheduled to be studied in church. You may watch the class online, listen to it and download a PDF handout with a list of discussion questions. Podcast available.
- Sabbath School App in the iPhone and Android Apps Store includes the Teacher’s Edition. Download the app, click on the app, go to “More” (top right), go to Settings (bottom) and enable Teachers’ Content.
Discussion and Teachers’ Helps
Learn from a professional teacher how to teach to change lives.
- You can learn to teach! Sabbath Schools are not intended to be catechizing classes. And that means that going through the lesson, question by question, and taking answers to the questions is not teaching. If you do not know how to do better than that, you can learn from good teachers. Watching how Derek Morris conducts the Hope Sabbath School (usually visible above) should help give you an idea of how a good class is run.
- One of the best books on the subject is Howard Hendricks’s Teaching to Change Lives.
Learn how to make the Bible relevant and teach more effectively.
- After reading and learning from Howard Hendricks’s Teaching to Change Lives, take a look at one or two of the other books mentioned here.
- The book Creative Bible Teaching also focuses on good teaching methods, but this one is specifically aimed at those teaching from the Bible.
Bruce Wilkerson was a student of Dr Hendricks (author of Howard Hendricks’s Teaching to Change Lives) and includes a lot of anecdotes in his book, The Seven Laws of the Learner.
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