Prepared for Sabbath School class on May 23, 2026.
Photograph by William Earnhardt
Key Text: “Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see” (Hebrews 11:1, NLT).
Read in Class: Mark 4:40, Mark 8:11-12, and Matthew 15:21-28.
Study: How do the disciples, Pharisees, and the Gentile woman show their faith or lack of faith? How did Jesus respond in each case?
Apply: Read Luke 7:1-10. How did the centurian apply his faith, and what does this teach us about applying our faith?
Share: If someone were to ask you if your faith is based on logic, what would you tell them? Also, if they were to ask you what the difference between faith and presumption is, what would you say? See Faith or Presumption.
Read in Class: Romans 12:3 and Ephesians 2:8.
Study: What role does faith play in our salvation, and where does faith come from?
Apply: What does Mark 9:24-27 show us we can do when we don’t feel like we have enough faith?
Share: Can you share a time when God showed Himself faithful to you, even when you did not have “enough” faith? Has there been an experience in your life where your faith was boosted because God exceeded your expectations?
Read in Class: Hebrews 11:1-10.
Study: What do we hope for today that we cannot see? Why, in many ways, should the existence of the Creator God be the easiest thing to take on faith? What are some of the tangible fruits faith produced in Hebrews 11?
Apply: What role does faith play in your personal testimony and in your conversion?
Share: Read Hebrews 11:35-38. Someone once said, “It takes faith to be healed, but sometimes it takes even more faith not to be healed.” Please share your thoughts on this statement.
Read in Class: Matthew 26:36-42 and Revelation 14:12.
Study: What do these passages teach us about the faith of Jesus, and what it means to have the faith of Jesus?
Apply: How much do you want the faith of Jesus? Humbly ask God to give it to you and claim Hebrews 11:6 as your personal prayer, saying, “Lord, without faith it’s impossible to please You. I come to You and believe that You are, and that You will reward me when I diligently seek You. I do so now.”
Share: If someone asked you why faith and commandment keeping go together, what would you tell them?
Mission: Read Luke 22:31-32. Let’s pray for each other to have faith.
