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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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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

<–Tuesday Thursday–>

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