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John 11 - Destroy our temple
Language like "Satan's deceptions" often implies that salvation is somehow about expertise or technical knowledge.The lesson jumps straight into some well-worn Adventi...
Daniel 10 - Prince of Persia
Babylon was already archaic by the time Revelation was written, so how do we understand it today?It is interesting that Babylon is invoked in Revelation to represent g...
Exodus 20 - Earth, sea, and everything
Sabbath, Creation, and the End seem to deserve a bit of untangling.The lesson this week sets out to discuss Sabbath and issues of worship in the End Times described by...
Revelation 14 - Worship Him who made
Does worshiping "Him who made the heavens and earth" require a particular understanding of how creation happened?There is a wide variety of Christian pictures of the "...
Daniel 8 - How long?
Does prophetic time have room for measurement uncertainty?The Adventist church has a deep penchant for timekeeping, most vividly on display in our 7th day Sabbath focu...
Daniel 7 - Judgement in favour
How "infinite, minute, exact, and detailed" really are the heavenly records of Judgement?This combination of adjectives is striking, and goes straight to the core of a...
Genesis 21 - Do not be afraid
What does it mean to "fear God" when so many angelic messages start with "do not be afraid"?The angel in Revelation 14 who shouts "fear God" is unique in the Bible, be...
Revelation 14 - Fear God
We finally reach the core "Three Angel's Messages"!This section of Revelation 14 has seemed fairly scary to many throughout history, but the Adventist Sabbath School l...
Revelation 14 - Another angel came
How many angels are there in Revelation 14?While this passage is often referred to as the "Three Angels' Messages", we're looking at the second half of the chapter whi...
Numbers 22 - The donkey saw the angel
Messages from angels are not proof of superiority.This season will focus on the Angels Messages in Revelation 14, and we begin by acknowledging a few reservations abou...
Revelation 22 - Bringing my reward
Thinking about the "Rewards of Faithfulness" leads to an exploration of motivation.At first, "rewards" seems to be difficult to isolate from a merit-based picture of o...
Nehemiah 4 - The builders had a sword
Tough times call us to seek our own survival, but also to lean on the Lord.We turn to the story of Nehemiah rebuilding Jerusalem after the exile, which presents a fasc...
Luke 12 - Life is not measured
We can't take wealth with us after death, so where should it go?Yet again we find a tension between "responsible financial planning" (ie saving for retirement) and "go...
Joshua 7 - I took them
Beware of covetousness - and watch out for genocide?Coveting is called out in the Ten Commandments, and certainly fits in the broader theme of stewardship for this sea...
1 Timothy 5 - Worse than unbelievers
How does responsible financial planning fit with "building treasure in heaven"?A tension seems to exist between being a good and responsible steward of our resources (...
Matthew 25 - The least of these
"Helping the poor is not just an option."We resonate with this sentence from the Sabbath School lesson, and explore the famous parable of sheep and goats. The Christia...
Mark 8 - What will you gain?
How do we "lay up Treasure in Heaven"?There seem to be a variety of ways to think of this concept, and we notice a few that don't work so well for us. The contrast in ...
Deuteronomy 15 - They will not rule
Is debt more about stewardship or exploitation?
2 Corinthians 9 - A person who gives generously
How can offerings fit into the habits of generosity?
Acts 20 - More blessed to give
How did tithe actually work, and can it be more creative?
Malachi 3 - Enough food in my Temple
How does tithe relate to generosity?
1 John 3 - Already God's children
Reflecting on what "God's Family" means.
Ecclesiastes 12 - Fear God
Does believing in resurrection automatically lead to a good way of living?
Acts 19 - But who are you?
Is our doctrinal emphasis more biblical or cultural?
Acts 10 - Made it clean
What if the Spirit guides us beyond our "Biblical" worldview?
Matthew 7 - A house on sand
How does the person of Christ fit with His teachings?
Matthew 22 - Invite everyone you see
There's a tension between discontinuous change and continuous transformation.
Luke 16 - A great chasm
What to do with the Rich Man and Lazarus?
2 Peter 3 - Isn't really being slow
It seems "soon" is ambiguous in God's vocabulary.
Luke 24 - They recognised him
How did Jesus' disciples respond to his resurrection?