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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

The Backstory: The Prologue

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

Signs Of Divinity

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

Signs That Point The Way

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,

The Risen Lord

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

Tried And Crucified

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

Taken And Tried

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

The Last Days

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

Jerusalem Controversies

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

Teaching Disciples: Part 2

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

Teaching Disciples: Part 1

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

Inside Out

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

Miracles Around The Lake

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

Parables

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

Controversies

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

A Day In The Ministry Of Jesus

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

The Beginning Of The Gospel

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

General Introduction

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

The Triumph Of God’s Love

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

Earth’s Closing Events

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

The Impending Conflict

Verses for This Week: Rev. 14:7, 9, 12; Rev. 4:11; Rev. 13:1, 2; Rev. 12:35, 17; Rev. 13:1118. Opening Question: “What can be said about the possibility of a final conflict takin

Spiritualism Exposed

Texts for this Week: Matt. 10:28; Eccles. 9:5; Isa. 8:19, 20; John 11:1114, 2125; 1 Thess. 4:16, 17; Rev. 16:13, 14; Matt. 24:2327; 2 Thess. 2:912. Opening Question: “What is the

The Foundation Of God’s Government

Texts for this Week: Rev. 14:612; Eccles. 12:13, 14; Prov. 28:9; Dan. 7:25. One of the things that received a lot of careful attention as the result of careful Bible study among th

Light From The Sanctuary

Texts for the Week: Exod. 25:8, 9, 40; Heb. 8:16; Lev. 16:21, 2934; Lev. 23:2632; Heb. 9:2328; Dan. 7:9, 10; Matt. 25:113; Rev. 11:19. Opening Question: “What do you know about t

Motivated By Hope

Verses for This Week: 1 Thess. 4:1318; Matt. 24:27, 30, 31; 2 Pet. 1:1921; Dan. 8:14; Dan. 9:2027; Ezra 7:713. Opening Question: “What role does hope play in the lives of human b

The Two Witnesses

Texts to Read for This Week: Rev. 11:36; Zech. 4:14; Rev. 12:5, 6, 14, 15; Dan. 7:25; Isa. 54:17; Ps. 119:89; Rev. 11:1518. Opening Question: “What happens to a person or even a

Faith Against All Odds

Verses to be read this week: Ps. 119:103, 103, 147, 162; John 16:1315; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; Eph. 2:8, 9; Rom. 3:23, 24; Rom. 6:1518. Opening Question: “What do you think would happen

Faith Against All Odds

Verses to be read this week: Ps. 119:103, 103, 147, 162; John 16:1315; 2 Pet. 1:20, 21; Eph. 2:8, 9; Rom. 3:23, 24; Rom. 6:1518. Opening Question: “What do you think would happen

Standing For Truth

Key Texts: Dan. 7:2325; Rev. 12:6, 14; Jude 3, 4; Rev. 2:10; Acts 5:2832; Ps. 19:711; 1 John 5:1113. Opening Question: “How is it that some people will stand for their beliefs ev

Light Shines In The Darkness

Key Texts: John 8:44; Prov. 23:23; Acts 20:2732; 2 Thess. 2:712; Ps. 119:105, 116, 130, 133, 160; Prov. 16:25; 2 Cor. 4:36. Opening Question: “What can be done to prevent or slow

The War Behind All Wars

Major Texts for this Lesson: Rev. 12:7 9; Ezek. 28:12 15; Isa. 14:12 14; Gen. 3:15; John 17:24 26 Every story has to have a beginning. The verses listed above all speak to the begi

The Central Issue: Love Or Selfishness

Major Texts: Isa. 41:10; Luke 19:41 44; Matt. 23:37, 38; Heb. 11:35 38; Rev. 2:10; Acts 2:44 47; John 13:35. Opening Question: “Should we regard persecution as something good for

The Central Issue: Love Or Selfishness

Major Texts: Isa. 41:10; Luke 19:41 44; Matt. 23:37, 38; Heb. 11:35 38; Rev. 2:10; Acts 2:44 47; John 13:35. Opening Question: “Should we regard persecution as something good for

The War Behind All Wars

Major Texts for this Lesson: Rev. 12:7 9; Ezek. 28:12 15; Isa. 14:12 14; Gen. 3:15; John 17:24 26 Every story has to have a beginning. The verses listed above all speak to the begi

Introduction

Opening Question: “What shall we make of the biblical statement that there was once war in heaven?” The lessons this quarter focus on a grand theme that has been well known in

Wait On The Lord

Leading Question: Stories often have an arc. There is tension, and the story draws us along because in the unfolding of each story, we see a bit of ourselves and what it means to b

Worship That Never Ends

Leading Question: What does it mean to bless God? What does it mean to receive a blessing? Scripture Focus: Psalm 104, Psalm 103, Deuteronomy 6:13, Psalm 96, Psalm 98 The Big Idea:

Longing For God In Zion

Leading Question: WFor you or people close to you, what is a place that is tied to spiritual experiences or memories of connection with God? Scripture Focus: Psalm 84, Psalm 125, P

Lessons Of The Past

Leading Question: What role do stories about the past play in equipping people to navigate life with all its twists and turns? Scripture Focus: Psalm 78, Psalm 105 The Big Idea: Kn

Blessed Is He Who Comes In The Name Of The Lord

Leading Question: Covenant relationship is a thread that winds throughout the biblical literature, conceptualized in a variety of ways. What does it mean to say humans are in coven

Wisdom For Righteous Living

Leading Question: What is wisdom? Scripture Focus: Deuteronomy 28, Psalm 128, Psalm 90, Psalm 137 and 138 The Big Idea: It is usually books like Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes tha

Your Mercy Reaches Unto The Heavens

Leading Question: When do we as humans need God’s mercy? Scripture Focus: Psalm 57:9, 10, Psalm 136, Psalm 51 The Big Idea: The covenant loyalty of God is a theme that runs throu

I Will Arise

Leading Question: What does it mean when God stands up? Scripture Focus: Psalm 12:5, Psalm 18, Deuteronomy 15:7 11, Psalm 96, Psalm 99 The Big Idea: The writers of the Psalms under

Singing The Lord’s Song In A Strange Land

Leading Question: Have you ever had something asked of you that felt like an insult, a misunderstanding of who you are and what matters most to you? What was this like for you? Scr

Singing The Lord’s Song In A Strange Land