by Stephen Ferguson | 06 September 2022 | While I am no scientist or philosopher, just an interested amateur, recently I have been thinking and engaging with atheists about their views of the afterlife, and how Adventists might share a lot in common. Hang on, you say: Atheists don’t believe in an afterlife! Don’t they? […] Source: https://atoday.org/could-atheists-and-adventists-agree-about-the-afterlife/
12.5 Substitutes – DYING LIKE A SEED | Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
Series IN THE CRUCIBLE WITH CHRIST with Pastor Kurt Piesslinger, M.A.
12.DYING LIKE A SEED
Even the dying of a seed produces fruit. It is transformed from a seed into a fruit-bearing plant.
Memory Text: John 12:24 – Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; . . . but if it dies, it produces much grain.
12.5 Substitutes
Substitutes work only for a short time. Then you are worse off than before.
My God bless you today and always.
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Mission Spotlight for September 17
Support for the mission activities of the Seventh-day Adventist church has always been part of the Sabbath School program. This video is Mission Spotlight for this week.
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West Coast Adventist School (30 second spot)
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Mercoledì 14 settembre 2022
Efesini 1:7 – In cui abbiamo la redenzione per mezzo del suo sangue, il perdono dei peccati secondo le ricchezze della sua grazia. Meditazione giornaliera Apri la porta del tuo cuore, autori vari, presentazione di Daniele Magliulo Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10Rt5UP_BUY
12: Dying Like a Seed – It is Written – Discussions with the Author
“Join host Eric Flickinger from It Is Written as he discusses this week’s Sabbath School lesson with the author, Gavin Anthony. Come away with unique insights and discover the main points the author wished to convey in this week’s lesson.”
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12: Dying Like a Seed – HopeSS Video Discussion
You can view an in-depth discussion of Dying Like a Seed in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. Click on the image to view:
With thanks to
Hope Channel – Television that will change your life.
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12: Dying Like a Seed – Singing with Inspiration
Having scanned through the lesson quarterly, there are so many hymns from which to choose a theme. In effect, there is a commencing theme hymn which changes through the quarter to the finale theme hymn. To start with, we could use:
Hymn 552 – The Lord’s My Shepherd or
Hymn 545 – Savior, Like a Shepherd.
Somewhere in the middle of the quarter one could change the theme and add in 
Hymn 159 – The Old Rugged Cross which is where we complete our studies in Lesson 13.
Our submission for service is found in
Hymn 462 – Blessed Assurance verse 2 and verse 3, and further instructions in
Hymn 309 – All to Jesus I Surrender. Following these two hymns we learn more in
Hymn 363 – Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service. Sunday concludes with us learning to be obedient to death, as was Jesus:
Hymn 328 – Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone.
Monday gives us courage in Romans 12:1 with God’s abundant mercy:
Hymn 521 – Depth of Mercy. And with that mercy we find our minds renewed, having asked
God Be Merciful to Me – Hymn 297 verse 3. All of this is gifted to us, because “He had to die”:
Hymn 159 – The Old Rugged Cross. We then are able to ‘die with Jesus’
Moment By Moment – Hymn 507 due to our surrender:
Hymn 309 – I Surrender All.
We learn from Samuel’s experience (Tuesday) and say
Lord, Speak to Me – Hymn 541 because we ask
Come, Holy Spirit – Hymn 269 and
Hover O’er Me Holy Spirit – Hymn 260. Samuel heard the voice of God and with sincere prayers we want to know
Jesus Calls Us – Hymn 285 and may we listen and accept:
Hymn 359 – Hark! The Voice of Jesus Calling
It is with great sadness that we find Saul did not
Trust and Obey – Hymn 590 (Wednesday).
In the closing of Thursday’s study we find that “God may use it as a crucible to teach us to depend on Him”; so we prayerfully ask Savior, Teach Me – Hymn 193.
Friday closes our weeks’ studies reminding us of the
Blessed Assurance – Hymn 462 that we have in Jesus.
To learn unknown hymns, you will find the accompaniment music for each one at: https://sdahymnals.com/Hymnal/
Another great resource is for when there is a hymn you wish to sing but can’t find it in your hymnal. Go to https://www.sdahymnal.org and in the search bar type a special word in that is in the hymn. I am sure you will be amazed at the help you will be given.
2 Timothy 2:15 KJV – “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”
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Sydney Adventist Hospital Is Printing Ears
A process called bio-printing creates specifically-crafted ears in 3D for children born with ear deformities. Associate Professor Payal Mukherjee, ear, nose and throat specialist for Sydney Adventist Hospital (commonly referred to as the “San”) is co-spearheading the project. The project has been named a finalist in this year’s Australian Museum Eureka Awards, Australia’s most prominent […] Source: https://atoday.org/sydney-adventist-hospital-is-printing-ears/
Wednesday: Self-Reliance
When Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden, it wasn’t simply because she doubted God’s word. At the heart of the problem was her belief that she had enough wisdom to decide for herself what was good and right. She trusted her own judgment. When we rely on our own judgment as opposed to trusting God’s Word, we open ourselves up to all sorts of problems.
The story of Saul describes the steps to self-reliance and the tragedy that so quickly follows. Samuel anointed Saul as God’s king (1 Samuel 10:1). Then he gave Saul specific instructions (1 Samuel 10:8), but Saul disobeyed.
Read the next part of the story in 1 Samuel 13:1-14. What did Saul do that led to his own downfall?
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There are three steps that led Saul down the road to self-reliance so soon after having been made king. The problem is that none of the steps were that bad in themselves. Yet, they contained the seeds of tragedy because they were each taken independently of God. Notice the order in which Saul’s fall occurred.
- Saul said, “I saw” (NIV) — the scattering of his troops and Samuel’s absence (1 Samuel 13:11). Saul was under pressure, and he evaluated with his own eyes what was happening.
- Saul moved from “I saw” to “I said” — that the Philistines would conquer them (1 Samuel 13:12, NKJV). What he saw with his own eyes shaped what he said, or surmised, about the situation.
- Saul moved from “I said” to “I felt” — compelled to offer sacrifice (1 Samuel 13:12, NKJV). What Saul thought now shaped his feelings.
All of us have done this: we rely on our own human eyesight, which leads us to rely on our own human thinking, which leads us to rely on our own human feelings. And then we act on these feelings.
| Why do you think it was so easy for Saul to follow his own judgment, even though he had God’s clear instructions still ringing in his ears? If we know that we are so fragile and have such imperfect knowledge, why do we still try to rely on ourselves? What can we do to learn to trust in the Lord’s commands more than in ourselves? |
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