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Opening QuestionIf you believe in a God who knows the future, is that comforting to you? Why or why not? IntroductionThe lesson this week introduces the idea of God’s foreknowled
This study guide is meant to accompany the Seventh day Adventist Sabbath School lesson for the 2nd Quarter of 2025. The format of this guide follows a similar pattern for each week
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Theme: “Love Is the Fulfillment of the Law” Leading Question: Is the word “law” friendly or frightful? Almost no one uses the word “law” in a friendly way. When someone
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Relevant Verses: atthew 7, 22, 23; 1 John 4; Micah 6; Psalm 82; Luke 10 Theme: “Love and Justice: The Two Greatest Commandments” Leading Question: Is it possible to identify th
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Relevant Verses: Isaiah 5; John 3, 1 John 3; Matthew 21; 1 Corinthians 4 Theme: “What More Could I Have Done?” Leading Question: Does God always do everything he can to save hi
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Relevant Verses: 1 Kings 18; Deut 32; 1 Cor 10; Isa 44; Rev 12; Job 1,2 Theme: “Rules of Engagement” Leading Question: Does the Bible make clear that in the cosmic conflict God
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Relevant Verses: Gen 1 3; Isa 14; Ezek 28; Matt 4, 13; Eph 6; Rev 12 Theme: “The Cosmic Conflict” Leading Question: What passages in the Bible teach most clearly that there is
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Relevant Verses: Genesis 50; 1 Corinthians 13; Psalm 81; Deuteronomy 6; John 16 Theme: “Free Will, Love, and Divine Providence” Leading Question: How does one tell if a particu
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Relevant Verses: 2 Sam 6; 2 Kings 2; Exod 32; Gen 18; Ps 10, 22, 73; Matt 27; Mark 15; Hab 1, Mal 4, Job 30, 38; Jer 12, 13 Theme: “The Problem of Evil” Leading Question: Is th
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Relevant Verses: Malachi 3, Exodus 23, Genesis 18, Numbers 35, Joshua 7 Theme: “God’s Love of Justice” Leading Question: Is the understanding of “justice” the same among
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Relevant Verses: Psalm 78, Nehemiah 9, Amos 7, Jonah, Mark 3, 10 Theme: “The Wrath of Divine Love” Leading Question: “The Wrath of Divine Love” sounds so negative. Can’t
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Relevant Verses: Isaiah 1, 49, Psalm 103, Luke 10, Matthew 9 Theme: “God Is Passionate and Compassionate” Leading Question: Is it “reasonable” for God to be passionate and
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Relevant Verses: Zephaniah 3, Luke 15, Psalm 146, Romans 5 Theme: To Be Pleasing to God Leading Question: Which is our more serious challenge: Convincing arrogant sinners to abando
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Relevant Verses: Genesis 6, 9, 15; Deuteronomy 7; Jeremiah 31, Psalm 136 Theme: Covenantal Love Leading Question: “How does the idea of covenant help us understand the word “lo
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Relevant Verses: Exodus 33; Hosea 14; Matthew 22 Theme: God Loves Freely Leading Question: Given all that we know about the human race and about ourselves, is it “reasonable” t
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Relevant Verses: John 21 Theme: Knowing Jesus Leading Question: What does it mean to be a disciple of Jesus? Question: Can you think of any events in your life that seemed bad at t
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Relevant Verses: John 18:3319:5; 19:1727; 20:118 Theme: The Crucified and the Risen Jesus In his book Night, Elie Wiesel describes a scene from the concentration camp in Auschwitz:
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Relevant Verses: John 14:16 Theme: Jesus, the Only Way Leading Question: How do we know the way to God? In postmodern times, one of the most important discussions in Christianity i
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Relevant Verses: John 1:4, 12, 13; 6:61 68; 10:10; 14:6 Theme: Life in Abundance Leading Question: What metaphor do you like to use to describe life? The Gospel of John begins with
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Relevant Verses: John 14:10, 24; 16:711; 17:126 Theme: Inseparable Companionship Leading Question: What is your preferred way of thinking about the Trinity? John's Gospel has been
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Relevant Verses: John 5:17, 20, 3640, 46, 47; 8:1230 Theme: The Father’s Testimony Leading Question: Have you ever waited for something important to happen and it felt like a lif
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Relevant Verses: John 8:5458; 12:18; 19:422; 20:19 31 Theme: Signs Faith versus Blessed Faith Leading Question: What do you need to believe? The tension between signs faith and bel
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Relevant Verses: John 1:3236; 3:2536; 5:3638; 6:5171; 7:3753 Theme: The Scandal of Jesus Leading Question: Have you ever felt offended by something Jesus asked you to do? The mirac
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Relevant Verses: John 4 Theme: The Witness of the Samaritan Woman Leading Question: Does a personal relationship with Jesus always feel good and comfortable? There could be no char
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Relevant Verses: John 1; 3 Theme: Witnesses of the Messiah Leading Question: How comfortable are you with being a permanent bystander or witness for someone else? There came a man
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Relevant Verses: John 1:1 18 Theme: The Power of the Word Leading Question: What image does “the Word was God” convey for you? The prologue is the most profound statement about
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Relevant Verses: John 6:115, 2636; 11 Theme: Signs of Divinity Leading Question: What persuades you about Jesus as a divine being? Nowhere in the New Testament is Jesus presented a
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Relevant Verses: John 2:111; 4:4654; 5:1 5:147 Theme: Follow the Signs Leading Question: When was the last time you felt a subtle nudge to do something? There are signs everywhere,
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Opening Question If Jesus rose from the dead as the Gospel of Mark says, what impact does that have on us today? Introduction The good news of the resurrection is recounted briefly
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Opening Question Is the cross an appropriate symbol for Christianity? Introduction Passion literature requires suffering, but not necessarily death. Jesus both suffers, and then di
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Opening Question Why do we sometimes distrust the court system to act justly? Introduction Chapter 14 of Mark begins with Jewish leaders plotting to take Jesus out, and ends with H
Opening Question If you could know your whole future, would you do so? Introduction The future always captures our imagination. We worry about our own future and legacy, about our
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Opening Question Would you rather live with no controversies or with them? Introduction Dr. Shepherd notes how this section adds controversies at the close of Jesus’ ministry tha
Opening Question If you could request any gift from God, what might it be? Introduction As this lesson completes chapter 10, we also complete the three major chapters on disciplesh
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Opening Question What makes someone a good student? Introduction Many commentators will divide Mark into two sections: the first half ends at 8:30 or perhaps 8:38, and the 2nd half
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Opening Question Does Jesus care what we eat? Introduction One of the more challenging passages in Mark’s gospel is chapter 7’s discussion about unclean hands and foods. But pe
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Opening Question Who is more in need of immediate care: a person with a cold, or someone suffering a heart stroke? Introduction Several “boat scenes” in Mark’s gospel reveal
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Opening Question Why do people enjoy riddles? Introduction This week’s study examines the Parables in Mark 4. In many ways, this chapter is parallel to Matthew 13. Jesus was not
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Opening Question Have you ever been involved in something contentious or scandalous? Introduction This week’s lesson covers the next stories in Mark chapters 2 and 3. The stories
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Opening Question What is the most spontaneous thing you can remember doing? Introduction Our lesson this week takes on Mark 1:16 45. These verses cover a range of topics including
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Opening Question: What do people mean when they say, “it’s the Gospel truth”? Introduction We begin our study this quarter of the Biblical “gospel” according to Mark, and
This study guide is meant to accompany the Seventh day Adventist Sabbath School lesson for the 3rd Quarter of 2024. The format of this guide follows a similar pattern for each week
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Texts for the Week: Rev. 22:11, 12; Jer. 30:5 7; Ps. 91:1 11; Jer. 25:33; Rev. 21:2; Rev. 20:11 15. Opening Question: “What visions of joy and grandeur come to you mind when you
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Texts for the Week: John 8:32; Ezek. 20:12, 20; Rev. 7:1, 2; Rev. 14:1; Joel 2:2124; Hos. 6:3; James 5:7, 8; Rev. 18:14. Opening Question: “Should we think of time as a circular
