Tag: Alden Thompson

The Seven Trumpets

• Lesson 7 for the week of February 9 to February 16, 2019

Opening Question How do people respond to a God who is pictured as a judge of evil? Introduction If the seven seals show the sealing process of God’s people, the language of the trumpets appears...

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The Sealed People of God

• Lesson 6 for the week of February 2 to February 9, 2019

Opening Question Does God have a specific number of people He wants to save? Introduction Chapter 6 concluded with a question: The day of God’s wrath has come and who is able to stand? Chapter...

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The Seven Seals

• Lesson 5 for the week of January 26 to February 2, 2019

Opening Question What is the most difficult situation you’ve gone through in your life? Introduction As the Lamb breaks the seals of the scroll in heaven, events correspond that appear to affect people on earth....

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The Enthronement of the Lamb

• Lesson 4 for the week of January 19 to January 26, 2019

Due to technical difficulties, the Good Word recording is not yet available. Opening Question What is an ideal worship service in your mind? Introduction The Throne Room scene in Rev. 4–5 forms the introductory sanctuary...

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God’s People in the Cities

• Lesson 3 for the week of January 12 to January 19, 2019

Opening Question Is parental discipline a positive or a negative experience? Introduction The fact that the seven churches are written to congregations in significant cities of Asia Minor shows that their presence and witness there...

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Among the Lampstands

• Lesson 2 for the week of January 5 to January 12, 2019

Opening Question Have you ever had a dream that was so meaningful to you that you wrote it down and shared it with others later? Introduction We’re told throughout the New Testament that the Spirit...

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The Gospel from Patmos

• Lesson 1 for the week of December 29 to January 5, 2019

Opening Question What sort of emotions does the last book of the Bible, Revelation, evoke in you? Introduction Most people think of Revelation as a book about the last days including mythical beasts, end-time plagues...

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The Book of Revelation – General Introduction

• Introduction

This study guide is meant to accompany the Seventh-day Adventist Sabbath School lesson for the 1st Quarter of 2019. Except for a longer first lesson, the format of this guide follows a similar pattern for...

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Final Restoration of Unity

• Lesson 13 for the week of December 22 to December 29, 2018

Relevant Verses: John 14:1-3; Isa 11:1-10; Rev. 21:1-5; 22:1-5; 1 Thess. 4:13-18 Leading Question: What is your favorite passage that points to the final restoration of unity? These are the crucial features of the Adventist...

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Church Organization and Unity

• Lesson 12 for the week of December 15 to December 22, 2018

Relevant Verses: Matthew 20:20-28; Acts 15 Leading Question: Does the Bible tell us anything at all that applies to church organization? Perhaps the most significant words from Jesus that relate to church organization are found...

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Unity in Worship

• Lesson 11 for the week of December 8 to December 15, 2018

Relevant Verses: Rev. 4-5; 14:6-12 Leading Question: Given the wide variety of worship preferences and styles, is it possible even to speak of “unity in worship” this side of heaven? Interestingly enough, the official study...

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Unity and Broken Relationships

• Lesson 10 for the week of December 1 to December 8, 2018

Relevant Verses: Acts 15:36-41//2 Tim. 4:11; Philemon; Rom. 8:5-11 Leading Question: What biblical stories of restored relationships are most powerful for you? Our lesson for this week focuses on two New Testament experiences and then...

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The Most Convincing Proof

• Lesson 9 for the week of November 24 to December 1, 2018

Relevant Verses: Matt. 7:12; John 13:35, 1 John 3:18, 23 Leading Question: What thought immediately comes to mind when one hears the theme of our lesson for this week, “The Most Convincing Proof? For those...

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Unity in Faith

• Lesson 8 for the week of November 17 to November 24, 2018

Relevant Verses: Acts 4:8-12; Matt. 15:1-13; Exod. 20:8-11; 1 Cor. 15:51-54 Leading Question: Does a faith community decide issues of belief by democratic vote? This week’s lesson focuses on particular beliefs that are important to...

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