Daily Lesson for Monday 15th of June 2026

Have you ever wondered how Jesus maintained the motivation to labor, heal, comfort, preach, and teach so many people day after day? We’re told that “when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd” (Matthew 9:36, NKJV). It was Jesus’ love and compassion toward humanity that drove His labor. In a similar way, God’s love in us should compel us to feel the burden of leading souls to Him and to His truth (2 Corinthians 5:14).

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Have you ever looked at the faces of strangers in a crowd and thought ahead to eternity, to wonder if they know Jesus? Have you ever felt what can only be the love of God in you toward a stranger in need? God’s love in us compels us to feel the burden of leading souls to Him. Jeremiah expressed this when he said, “ ‘His word was in my heart like a burning fire shut up in my bones; I was weary of holding it back, and I could not’ ” (Jeremiah 20:9, NKJV).

However, when we share God with others, we should never try to force someone to accept God or His Bible truth. Coercion goes against the very heart of God’s character. God didn’t force Adam and Eve to stay away from the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Genesis 2:16-17). He didn’t force people into the ark to be saved from the Flood (Genesis 7:1). He didn’t force the Israelites to remain in their covenant with Him (Deuteronomy 4:29-31). Instead, He met their needs (Matthew 4:23-25) and then invited them to follow Him. Jesus never forced anyone to follow Him or His truth, but He never gives up on us (Matthew 23:37).

As we witness, our approach should always mirror Jesus’ approach. Ellen G. White says, “It is no part of Christ’s mission to compel men to receive Him. It is Satan, and men actuated by his spirit, that seek to compel the conscience. . . . There can be no more conclusive evidence that we possess the spirit of Satan than the disposition to hurt and destroy those who do not appreciate our work, or who act contrary to our ideas.”—The Desire of Ages, p. 487.

We must allow ourselves to be a conduit for God’s service. We live in a world that hates the truth, but that reality shouldn’t prevent us from sharing it in thoughtful, loving ways. Remember that it’s often our own personal testimony that will carry the most weight, particularly in the early stages of witnessing (Revelation 12:11).

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Prepared for Sabbath School Class on June 20, 2026.

Photograph by William Earnhardt

Key Text: “The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to hear as the learned” (Isaiah 50:4, NKJV).

Read in Class: Matthew 28:18-20.

Study: How much authority was given to Jesus? How many nations is the Gospel to be preached in? How many of Christ’s commands should we teach people to observe?

Apply: Read Acts 1:8 and Acts 4:13. How can we apply the examples given to us in the book of Acts to help us share Jesus with others today?

Share: Read 1 John 4:7-11. Share how effective your soul-winning efforts have been when love has been your main focus and motivation, and how effective it has been when love is not the main focus or motivation.

Read in Class: 1 Peter 3:8-15, and 2 Peter 3:18.

Study: What is the Word of God telling us in these verses? In what ways are you growing in grace and knowledge? How is this evident in your interactions with those around you?

Apply: Which of the five virtues listed in verse 8 (unity, sympathy, brotherly love, compassion, and humility) do you find most challenging to practice consistently? Why? How is the Holy Spirit helping you to put these virtues into practice so you can share Jesus with others?

Share: If a coworker or neighbor asked you today, “Why do you have so much hope?” how would you explain it in 60 seconds?

Read in Class: Hosea 4:17, and Jeremiah 31:16-19.

Study: What does Hosea tell us about the sins of Ephriam, and what hope does Jeremiah give us?

Apply: How does knowing that this is God’s response to Rachel’s pain over Ephraim’s waywardness make you feel about those you know who have walked away from a relationship with the Lord? How does this challenge or encourage you?

Share: Your friend asks you how we can share Jesus with those who have turned their backs on Him. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Zechariah 10:1-12.

Study: What words in this passage encourage you as you pray and work to lead others back to Jesus?

Apply: If rain symbolizes spiritual refreshing, what “dry” areas of your life (relationships, career, faith) need you to specifically ask for God’s “showers” right now?

Share: Can you share an experience God gave you where you were able to win someone to Jesus by sharing His love?

Mission: Will you pray for God to give you divine appointments where you can share His love this week?

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Daily Lesson for Sunday 14th of June 2026

Jesus gave us a mandate to share His message with the world: “Go therefore and make disciples.” The mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church is to make disciples, who can then make other disciples. That way we are all proclaiming the everlasting gospel and the three angels’ messages (Revelation 14:6-12) to prepare our world for Jesus’ soon return.

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Anyone who has received a new life in Christ is called to witness. Yet, too often, people think about witnessing as something that they can’t do or don’t want to do. You might picture yourself preaching on a street corner or giving a complex Bible study, and so you shake your head. “Not me! No way! I’m an introvert; witnessing isn’t my comfort zone.”

However, true witnessing is often the result of being an eyewitness to what God is doing in your life, of noticing what He is teaching you as you grow in Him, and then simply sharing your experience with others. God is so good, and what He has done for us is the best news that this world can hear. We cannot and should not be silent! He has redeemed you; He has called you by name—you are His. Could there be any better news for anyone anywhere?

Although the disciples in the early church weren’t educated in the Rabbinical schools or eloquent in the oral traditions, we can still learn from them.

Peter and John went on to declare, “ ‘For we cannot but speak the things which we have seen and heard’ ” (Acts 4:20, NKJV). “They had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13) and were compelled to share. The Holy Spirit gave them boldness and a convincing power in their words.

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