In The Psalms: Part 1

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Opening QuestionDo you love poetry? Why or why not? IntroductionThe figurative language of poetry allows us to not only express specific ideas, but also feelings, images and pictur

Foundations For Prophecy

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Opening QuestionHow do you think you would respond if you met God face to face? IntroductionThis lesson directs us to the throne, and to the living beings and their activities arou

Understanding Sacrifice

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Opening QuestionWhat would you give up for someone you love? IntroductionThe lesson this week is how the concept of sacrifice found throughout the Bible plays a role in the prophet

The Nations: Part 2

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Opening QuestionWhat good does human led government provide us, and are there potential pitfalls? IntroductionScripture is clear about God wanting to be Israel’s sole leader; hum

Understanding Sacrifice

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Opening QuestionWhat would you give up for someone you love? IntroductionThe lesson this week is how the concept of sacrifice found throughout the Bible plays a role in the prophet

The Nations: Part 2

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Opening QuestionWhat good does human led government provide us, and are there potential pitfalls? IntroductionScripture is clear about God wanting to be Israel’s sole leader; hum

The Nations: Part 1

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Opening QuestionDo we ever see God working in obvious ways through the nations of the world or in secular governments? IntroductionWhile every human is individually accountable to

Images From Marriage

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Opening QuestionWhat use is there for “marriage” outside of a Judeo Christian worldview? Why would anyone want such a commitment in our western world? IntroductionGenesis 1 2 i

The Genesis Foundation

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Opening QuestionHow might the beginning of God’s story in the Genesis hint at how the Bible ends with Revelation? IntroductionCommentators have frequently noted Revelation’s al

Some Principles Of Prophecy

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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

General Introduction

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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

Love Is The Fulfillment Of The Law

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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

Love And Justice: The Two Greatest Commandments

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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

What More Could I Have Done?

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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

Rules Of Engagement

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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

The Cosmic Conflict

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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

Free Will, Love, And Divine Providence

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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

The Problem Of Evil

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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

God’s Love Of Justice

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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

The Wrath Of Divine Love

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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

God Is Passionate And Compassionate

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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

To Be Pleasing To God

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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

Covenantal Love

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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

God Loves Freely

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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

God Loves Freely

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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

Epilogue: Knowing Jesus And His Word

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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

The Hour Of Glory: The Cross And Resurrection

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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:

The Way, The Truth, And The Life

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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

The Source Of Life

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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

The Father, The Son, And The Spirit

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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

Fulfilling Old Testament Prophecies

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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

The Father, The Son, And The Spirit

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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

The Way, The Truth, And The Life

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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

The Source Of Life

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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

Blessed Are Those Who Believe

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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

More Testimonies About Jesus

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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

More Testimonies About Jesus

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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

The Testimony Of The Samaritans

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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

Witnesses Of Christ As The Messiah

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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

Witnesses Of Christ As The Messiah

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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

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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

Signs Of Divinity

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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

Signs That Point The Way

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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,

The Risen Lord

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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

Tried And Crucified

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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

Taken And Tried

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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

The Last Days

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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

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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

Teaching Disciples: Part 2

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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

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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