Sabbath School Study Hour

Lesson: 1 - Paul and the Ephesians

Scripture: Ephesians 1:9-10 How can the message of Ephesians be summarized? From prison, Paul sets forth a vision of Go

Lesson: 2 - God’s Grand, Christ-Centered Plan

Scripture: Ephesians 1:3 What does it mean to you that through Christ’s atoning sacrifice you are forgiven and redeem

Lesson: 3 - The Power of the Exalted Jesus

Scripture: Ephesians 1:19-20 Why is it important always to thank God in prayer for what you have to be thankful for?

Lesson: 4 - How God Rescues Us

Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-5 Who hasn’t experienced just how corrupted our own nature is, even after we have given ours

Lesson: 5 - Horizontal Atonement: The Cross and the Church

Scripture: Ephesians 2:13-14 How might your church play a positive role in actualizing the unifying work Christ already

Lesson: 6 - The Mystery of the Gospel

Scripture: Ephesians 3:20-21 How can we learn to trust God and His ways amid what can be very trying circumstances?

Lesson: 7 - The Unified Body of Christ

Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-12 Paul’s picture of a healthy, unified body helps us understand God’s goal for us: to be

Lesson: 8 - Christ-Shaped Lives and Spirit-Inspired Speech

Scripture: Ephesians 4:22-24 Think about the power of your words. How can you use them to be uplifting, encouraging, an

Lesson: 9 - Living Wisely

Scripture: Ephesians 5:15-17 What are some of the “empty words” that in our day and age we need to be wary of? What

Lesson: 10 - Husbands and Wives: Together at the Cross

Scripture: Ephesians 5:25-27 Paul cites the example of Jesus to both wives and husbands. What can you learn from Jesus

Lesson: 11 - Practicing Supreme Loyalty to Christ

Scripture: Ephesians 6:9 Practicing Supreme Loyalty to Christ

Lesson: 12 - The Call To Stand

Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-11 What should Paul's warning that we fight not against flesh and blood but against supernatu

Lesson: 13 - Waging Peace

Scripture: Ephesians 6:16-17 In what ways can we, as a corporate body, work together in the great controversy, in order

Lesson: 14 - Ephesians in the Heart

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-10 What important truths embedded in Ephesians should continue to shape our lives as believers

Lesson: 1 - God’s Mission to Us: Part 1

Scripture: Genesis 3:9 What are ways that you experience God’s presence in your life?

Lesson: 2 - God's Mission to Us: Part 2

Scripture: Matthew 28:19 God has chosen to manifest Himself to us in such a way that we can understand His nature and p

Lesson: 3 - God's Call to Mission

Scripture: Acts 1:8 How would you define the word “mission” as you apply it to your own life? In what ways could yo

Lesson: 4 - Sharing God's Mission

Scripture: John 13:34-35 How can praying for others in need help us grow spiritually and experience more the reality of

Lesson: 5 - Excuses to Avoid Mission

Scripture: Isaiah 6:8 Winning souls is hard, too hard for humans to do on their own. How can we learn, instead, to let

Lesson: 6 - Motivation and Preparation for Mission

Scripture: Luke 24:44 What are some of the experiences you have had with the reality of God and His love? Why are these

Lesson: 7 - Mission to My Neighbor

How can we learn to distinguish between working for salvation, which is a fatal mistake, and revealing in our lives the

Lesson: 8 - Mission to the Needy

Scripture: Matthew 25:40 Whatever the situation, we are called to be God’s helpers for all people in need, regardless

Lesson: 9 - Mission to the Powerful

Scripture: Matthew 16:26 Why must we be careful of the trap of thinking that because “we have the truth”, then the

Lesson: 10 - Mission to the Unreached: Part 1

Scripture: Acts 17:24 What bridges and points of contact can you think of that would open opportunities for deeper conv

Lesson: 11 - Mission to the Unreached: Part 2

Scripture: Matthew 15:28 What is the difference between faith and belief? Why might people who have the correct belief

Lesson: 12 - Esther and Mordecai

Scripture: Isaiah 49:6 In its own unique way, this story shows how God’s people, even in foreign environments, can wi

Lesson: 13 - The End of God's Mission

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:11-12 In this quarter’s final lesson, we will see that Revelation is a missionary book focused o

Lesson: 1 - How To Read the Psalms

Scripture: Luke 24:44-45 The Psalms are inspired prayers and praises of Israel, and so in the Psalms the voice is that

Lesson: 2 - Teach Us To Pray

Scripture: Luke 11:1 This week we will look at the role the Psalms played in helping God’s people traverse their life

Lesson: 3 - The Lord Reigns

Scripture: Psalm 34:17 God has both the perfect knowledge of us and of our circumstances, and also the means to help us

Lesson: 4 - The Lord Hears and Delivers

Scripture: Psalm 34:17 We should remember that the proper response to the Lord’s nearness consists in a life of faith

Lesson: 5 - Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land

Scripture: Psalm 137:4 As we already have seen, the psalmists acknowledge God’s sovereign rule and power, as well as

Lesson: 6 - I Will Arise

Scripture: Psalm 12:5 The Lord is longsuffering and holds His wrath in His great forbearance, not wanting anyone to per

Lesson: 7 - Your Mercy Reaches Unto the Heavens

Scripture: Psalm 57:9-10 God’s people take comfort in the fact that the Lord is faithful to His covenant.

Lesson: 8 - Wisdom for Righteous Living

Scripture: Psalm 90:12 Wisdom for righteous living is gained through the dynamics of life with God amid temptations and

Lesson: 9 - Blessed Is He Who Comes in the Name of the Lord

Scripture: Psalm 118:22-23 In all the Psalms, through the psalmists’ laments, thanksgivings, praises, and cries for j

Lesson: 10 - Lessons of the Past

Scripture: Psalm 78:3-4 Each generation of God’s people plays a small but significant part in the grand historical un

Lesson: 11 - Longing for God in Zion

Scripture: Psalm 84:2 The blessings of Zion overflow to the ends of the earth because the Lord’s person and grace exc

Lesson: 12 - Worship That Never Ends

Scripture: Psalm 104:33 The Lord’s people are identified with the righteous, who worship the Lord and whose hope is i

Lesson: 13 - Wait on the Lord

Scripture: Psalm 27:14 If there is a final word that we can draw from the Psalms, it should be “wait on the Lord.”

Lesson: 1 - The War Behind All Wars

Scripture: Revelation 12:7-8 If God is so good, why is the world so bad? How can a God of love allow so much evil to ex

Lesson: 2 - The Central Issue: Love or Selfishness?

Scripture: Isaiah 41:10 We will study Satan’s twofold strategy both to deceive and destroy God’s people. What the e

Lesson: 3 - Light Shines in the Darkness

Scripture: John 12:35 Yet even in life’s most difficult times, God was continually with His people. They found Jesus,

Lesson: 4 - Standing for the Truth

Scripture: John 3:14-15 This week we will look at some biblical principles that motivated the Waldenses and later Refor

Lesson: 5 - Faith Against All Odds

Scripture: Psalm 119:11 In this week’s study, with examples from the Reformation, we will explore how the life-changi

Lesson: 6 - The Two Witnesses

Scripture: Isaiah 40:8 This week, we explore one of the most vicious attacks on the Scriptures and the Christian faith.

Lesson: 7 - Motivated by Hope

Scripture: Isaiah 25:9 In this week’s lesson we will examine why the second coming of Christ has filled the hearts of

Lesson: 8 - Light From the Sanctuary

Scripture: Hebrews 8:1-2 This week we explore Christ’s ministry in heaven. *Study this week’s lesson, based on cha

Lesson: 9 - The Foundation of God’s Government

Scripture: Revelation 12:17 The aim of this lesson is to show the link between the sanctuary, God’s law, the Sabbath,

Lesson: 10 - Spiritualism Exposed

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 The aim of this lesson is to show that our only safeguard against Satan’s last-day

Lesson: 11 - The Impending Conflict

Scripture: John 17:17 Lesson: 11 The aim of this week’s lesson is to reveal the coming conflict over worship. This w

Lesson: 12 - Earth’s Closing Events

Scripture: Proverbs 23:23 The aim of this week’s lesson is to reveal what the prophetic Word says about the closing e

Lesson: 13 - The Triumph of God’s Love

Scripture: Revelation 21:3-4 In this quarter’s final lesson, we will see Christ’s steadfast love during the most ex

Lesson: 1 - The Beginning of the Gospel

This week's first step will be to learn about Mark as reported in Scripture, to see his early failure and eventual recov

Lesson: 2 - A Day in the Ministry of Jesus

Scripture: Mark 1:17 The Gospel of Mark recounts the calling of four disciples and describes a Sabbath in Capernaum and

Lesson: 3 - Controversies

The Gospel writer uses a technique that is called “Sandwich Stories.” This narrative pattern appears at least six ti

Lesson: 4 - Parables

Scripture: Mark 4:24-25 For many years scholars have argued over the meaning and interpretation of Jesus’ parables: H

Lesson: 5 - Miracles around the Lake

The main goal of Mark's Chapter 5 dramatic stories is to let the reader see who Jesus is. He is the One able to calm a s

Lesson: 6 - Inside Out

Scripture: Mark 7:15 This week’s study is Mark 7 and the first half of Mark 8. At the beginning of Mark 7, Jesus stir

Lesson: 7 - Teaching Disciples: Part I

Scripture: Mark 8:34 In the last part of Mark 8 through the end of Mark 10, Jesus focuses on teaching His disciples abo

Lesson: 8 - Teaching Disciples: Part II

Scripture: Mark 10:45 This week covers Mark 10, completing the special section in which Jesus teaches His disciples in

Lesson: 9 - Jeruselem Controversies

Scripture: Mark 11:25 Lesson: 9 In this week’s lesson, when Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, He has a series of six contr

Lesson: 10 - The Last Days

Scripture: Mark 13:26-27 This week’s lesson starts with a very brief story at the end of Mark 12, where Jesus makes a

Lesson: 11 - Taken and Tried

Scripture: Mark 14:36 This week’s lesson focuses on Mark 14, beginning with the fifth Sandwich Story, which interlink

Lesson: 12 - Tried and Crucified

Mark 15 is the heart of the Passion Narrative. It presents the trial of Jesus, His condemnation, the mockery by the sold

Lesson: 13 - The Risen Lord

Scripture: Mark 16:6 The crucifixion of Jesus proved the death knell to the hopes and faith of His disciples. It was a

Lesson: 1 - Signs That Point the Way

Scripture: John 20:30-31 Why did John write his Gospel? Did he wish to emphasize Jesus’ miracles? Or to emphasize som

Lesson: 2 - Signs of Divinity

Scripture: John 11:25-26 This week’s lesson looks at three of Jesus’ greatest signs of His divinity. What is striki

Lesson: 3 - The Backstory: The Prologue

Scripture: John 1:1 This week’s lesson will begin with the Prologue (John 1:1–18) and summarize its major themes. T

Lesson: 4 - Witnesses of Christ as the Messiah

Scripture: John 3:3 Lesson: 4 This week begins with the powerful witness of John the Baptist. Other witnesses come on

Lesson: 5 - The Testimony of the Samaritans

Scripture: John 4:42 Lesson: 5 At the time of Christ, this animosity continued. The Jews avoided Samaria as much as po

Lesson: 6 - More Testimonies About Jesus

Scripture: John 12:32 This week’s lesson looks at some of those who witnessed and testified about Jesus. In each of t

Lesson: 7 - Blessed Are Those Who Believe

Scripture: John 20:29 Throughout his Gospel, John has a diversity of people—people with different backgrounds, belief

Lesson: 8 - Fulfilling Old Testament Prophecies

Scripture: John 5:36 Lesson: 8 This week we will look at more ways John revealed Jesus as the Messiah, and also, we wi

Lesson: 9 - The Source of Life

Scripture: John 14:6 Lesson: 9 This week continues with the revelation of God as given us in John. We will also more f

Lesson: 10 - The Way, the Truth, and the Life

Scripture: John 1:18 Lesson: 10 This week’s lesson will begin with the purpose of the farewell discourse and its int

Lesson: 11 - The Father, the Son, and the Spirit

Scripture: John 14:26 Lesson: 11 This week’s lesson looks at how the Gospel of John presents the Father, Son, and Ho

Lesson: 12 - The Hour of Glory: The Cross and Resurrection

Scripture: John 18:37 Lesson: 12 The four Gospels present the death of Jesus in different ways. But John presents the

Lesson: 13 - Epilogue: Knowing Jesus and His Word

Scripture: John 5:39 Lesson: 13 In this, our last week in John, we will look at some of this Gospel’s key points, wh

God Loves Freely

Scripture: Hosea 14:4 Lesson: 1 God not only asks us, “Do you love Me,” but God Himself loves each person, and doe

Covenantal Love

Scripture: John 14:23 Lesson: 2 Some might think that they are unlovable, or that God might love everyone else, but no

To Be Pleasing to God

Scripture: Zephaniah 3:17 Lesson: 3 Hard as it is for us to imagine, God considers each person of incalculable value,

God Is Passionate and Compassionate

Scripture: Isaiah 49:15 Lesson: 4 How can we model our lives after the life of Christ, focusing on the felt needs of o

The Wrath of Divine Love

Scripture: Psalm 78:38 Lesson: 5 Though God’s compassion is often celebrated, many find the idea of His wrath distur

God’s Love of Justice

Scripture: Jeremiah 9:24 Lesson: 6 Throughout Scripture, love and justice go together. True love requires justice, and

The Problem of Evil

Scripture: Revelation 21:4 Lesson: 7 Perhaps the greatest problem facing Christianity is the problem of evil—how to

Free Will, Love, and Divine Providence

Scripture: Jeremiah 2:24 Lesson: 8 The God of the Bible could not be more different from these demonic forces. Yahweh

The Cosmic Conflict

Scripture: Genesis 3:15 Lesson: 9 The theme of a cosmic conflict, in which the kingdom of God is opposed by the devil

Rules of Engagement

Scripture: 1 John 3:8 Lesson: 10 For the cosmic conflict to occur, God must allow the enemy some freedom and power wit

What More Could I Have Done?

Scripture: John 18:37 Lesson: 11 Many struggle with the question: If God is good, why is there so much suffering? Wher

Love and Justice: The Two Greatest Commandments

Scripture: 1 John 4:20 Lesson: 12 Part of loving one another is sharing a concern for the well-being of those around u

Love Is the Fulfillment of the Law

Scripture: Romans 13:8 Lesson: 13 God’s law is not a set of abstract principles but commands and instructions intend

Some Principles of Prophecy

Scripture: Jeremiah 9:24 Lesson: 1 Why does Bible prophecy cause so much confusion—even among Christians? Some avoi

The Genesis Foundation

Scripture: John 1:29 Lesson: 2 This week, we are going to study a handful of big concepts at the core of Revelation. T

Images From Marriage

Scripture: Revelation 19:9 Lesson: 3 This week we will explore different ways the Word of God talks about marriages, g

'The Nations: Part 1'

Scripture: Daniel 7:14 Lesson: 4 In this lesson, we will explore humanity’s long and often tragic journey of self-go

'The Nations: Part 2'

Scripture: Psalms 46:10 Lesson: 5 This week, we will continue looking at the problems caused by the Fall and the desir

Understanding Sacrifice

Scripture: Revelation 5:9 Lesson: 6 This week we will look at some of the themes of sacrifice that inform our understa

Foundations for Prophecy

Scripture: Isaiah 6:8 Lesson: 7 This week, we move further into the vision of the throne room and consider how the hum

'In the Psalms: Part 1'

Scripture: Revelation 14:1 Lesson: 8 The book of Psalms offers rich spiritual insights that deepen our understanding o

'In the Psalms: Part 2'

Scripture: Psalms 67:3-4 Lesson: 9 The Psalms also deal with these issues in great depth, exploring nearly every possi

Upon Whom the Ends Have Come

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:11-12 Lesson: 10 Over the next couple of weeks, we will be searching through a number of k

Ruth and Esther

Scripture: Esther 5:2 Lesson: 11 In prophecy, a woman is a powerful symbol for God’s church, shedding much light on

Precursors

Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:7 Lesson: 12 Over and over, Jesus said things like “Do not fear,” and “Why do your though

Images of the End

Scripture: Jonah 1:9 Lesson: 13 At the same time we must remember one thing for all these stories that appear to fores

Oppression: The Background and the Birth of Moses

Scripture: Exodus 2:23-25 Lesson: 1 The book of Exodus is a powerful reminder that God sees, hears, and acts on behalf

The Burning Bush

Rough Start

Scripture: Exodus 5:1-2 Lesson: 3 Many believers think that when one decides to follow God, he or she will experience

The Plagues

Scripture: Exodus 9:35 Lesson: 4 Pharaoh does not want to let God’s people go. The Scriptures never explicitly expla

Passover

The tenth and last plague is about to fall. The last warning is given; the final decision must be made. It’s truly a m

Through the Red Sea

The Exodus is the most dramatic and glorious experience of God’s people in the Old Testament. This event is the divine

The Bread and Water of Life

After leaving Egypt, Israel was on an unknown journey to the Promised Land. The people faced a demanding and long trek,

Covenant at Sinai

Where did God lead Israel after He had liberated them from Egypt? To the Promised Land—where else? However geographica

Living the Law

God desired His people to be different from the surrounding nations. He wanted them established as a devoted community o

The Covenant and the Blueprint

As their God, Creator, and Redeemer, the Lord desired to be with His people and to dwell in their midst. He created us t

Apostasy and Intercession

Moses had been absent from the camp of Israel for only 40 days and what happened? God’s people had turned away from Hi

"Please, Show Me Your Glory"

The principal task of God’s people in the Old Testament (as well as for us today) was to live in close relationship wi

The Tabernacle

Recipe for Success

The book of Joshua is about new possibilities. Moses, who had dominated 40 years of Israel’s history, belonged in the

Surprised by Grace

Israel has a second chance of entering the Promised Land, and Joshua takes this mission seriously. Expectations run high

Memorials of Grace

As human beings, we are prone to forget things that are not constantly in our sight. We forget to return phone calls, re

The Conflict Behind All Conflicts

How can we understand that God’s chosen people carried out such practices in Old Testament times? How is it possible t

God Fights for You

Last week, we saw that God Himself is involved in a conflict that is far greater than any war or battle fought in human

The Enemy Within

Ultimate Loyalty: Worship in a War Zone

This week we are going to look at some key moments during Israel's presence in the Promised Land, when Israel rededicate

Giants of Faith: Joshua and Caleb

This week, we will take a deeper look into the personal examples of two giants of faith in the book of Joshua: Caleb and

Heirs of Promises, Prisoners of Hope

Joshua 13–21 contains long lists of geographical boundary markers that delineate portions of land allocated to the tri

The True Joshua

Living in the Land

God Is Faithful!

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