El 4 de agosto de 2025, 30 líderes religiosos de diferentes organizaciones religiosas, incluida la Iglesia Adventista del Séptimo Día, se reunieron en la Comisión de Asuntos Territoriales del Senado de Colombia para defender sus libertades religiosas. En un discurso dirigido al Ministerio del Interior, Armando Benedetti y la senadora Lorena Ríos, los representantes religiosos […] Source: https://atoday.org/30-comunidades-religiosas-luchan-contra-el-controvertido-nuevo-proyecto-de-ley-de-colombia/
Monday: Cross! Take! Divide! Serve!
Daily Lesson for Monday 29th of September 2025
Read Joshua 1:1-18. What can we learn about the structure of the book from this opening chapter?
The first chapter of Joshua serves as an introduction to the whole book. It comprises four speeches that correspond to the four main sections of the book: crossing (Joshua 1:2-9); conquering (Joshua 1:10-11); dividing the land (Joshua 1:12-15); and serving by obedience to the law (Joshua 1:16-18).
The book of Joshua can be seen as a series of divine initiatives. In each initiative, God gives a specific task to Joshua related to the conquest of Canaan, and each one is acknowledged later in the book after its successful completion.
In the end, the promises of God concerning the occupation of the land would be fulfilled. From then on, the responsibility of keeping the land lay in the hands of the Israelites and could be accomplished only by true faith and by the obedience that such faith always engenders.
God’s initiatives, expressed by the three verbs—“cross,” “take,” and “divide”—receive a proper answer in the people’s obedience, which derives from the final initiative: service.
Again, the book of Joshua has four major sections, each characterized by a specific concept expressed through the dominating presence of a Hebrew word:
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Cross (Joshua 1:1-18; Joshua 2:1-24; Joshua 3:1-17; Joshua 4:1-24; Joshua 5:1-12)
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Take (Joshua 5:13-15; Joshua 6:1-27; Joshua 7:1-26; Joshua 8:1-35; Joshua 9:1-27; Joshua 10:1-43; Joshua 11:1-23; Joshua 12:1-24)
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Divide (Joshua 13:1-33; Joshua 14:1-15; Joshua 15:1-63; Joshua 16:1-10; Joshua 17:1-18; Joshua 18:1-28; Joshua 19:1-51; Joshua 20:1-9; Joshua 21:1-45)
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Service (Joshua 22:1-34; Joshua 23:1-16; Joshua 24:1-33)
Thus, the structure of the book itself conveys its main message: God’s initiatives are not accomplished automatically. Instead, they require the faithful response of His people. That is, with all that God has done for us—including all that He has done for us that we cannot do for ourselves—we are then called to do what we can do for ourselves, which is to obey what God commands us to do. This is how it has always been in all of sacred history, and it remains so today. For example, the depiction of God’s end-time people in Revelation 14:12 conveys the same idea: faith in what God has done for us, which leads to obedience.
Think about some of the promises of God’s Word that are most precious to you. What kind of response do they require on your part in order for them to become reality? |

Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25d-01-cross-take-divide-serve/
Comments of the Week September 22-28
Comments of the Week September 22-28 “Who cares. Why is symbolism so important to SDAs (Seventh-day Adventists)? Love Jesus and each other.” –Tammy T Bo on Auntie, if the little horn of Daniel 7 isn’t the pope, who is it? Comments on Evangelists & Church Leaders Have Been Getting Away With This for Too Long; […] Source: https://atoday.org/comments-of-the-week-sept22-28/
1: Recipe for Success – Singing with Inspiration
As we work our way through the book of Joshua this quarter, we will see that he is ready to
Fight The Good Fight – Hymn 613 and to move forward into the Promised Land. We may still use last quarter’s theme hymn as this will pop up throughout this quarter as well:
Hymn 620 – On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand. These two hymns will resound throughout the quarter.
Sabbath afternoon’s introduction to the book of Joshua shows that the new generation with Joshua and Caleb are “willing to obey God”:
Hymn 590 – Trust And Obey. This also happens during Thursday’s lesson time.
Monday shows us we can be like Joshua and say
I’ll Go Where You Want Me To Go – Hymn 573 and be found
Standing On The Promises – Hymn 518. The latter of these two hymns is seen in Tuesday’s study, as well. Just as God gave so much to the people with Joshua, so today
Lord, Who Dost Give To Thy Church – Hymn 346.
“Be Strong!” says the title on Wednesday, all because
God Is My Strong Salvation – Hymn 339. We are to be strong and courageous, as “the challenge for us is to know the Lord well enough to trust in Him and His promises to us”:
Hymn 279 – Only Trust Him.
Please continue to search the scriptures this week to be blessed, and to bless others.
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/Search 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.”

Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/1-recipe-for-success-singing-with-inspiration/
Sunday: A New Moses
Daily Lesson for Sunday 28th of September 2025
Read Deuteronomy 18:15-22 and Joshua 1:1-9. Why is it significant that the book of Joshua starts by echoing a promise related to what would happen after the death of Moses?
Though Moses had died and a new leader, Joshua, had been appointed by God, there are parallels between them. Both men had been told by God that they would lead their people into the land promised to their fathers. As the Lord said to Joshua: “ ‘Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses’ ” (Joshua 1:3, NKJV). Joshua would finish the work that had originally been given to Moses. He was, really, a new Moses.
Read Exodus 33:11; Numbers 14:6,30,38; Numbers 27:18; Numbers 32:12; Deuteronomy 1:38; Deuteronomy 31:23; and Deuteronomy 34:9. What do these texts tell us about Joshua?
At this stage, the promise that God would “raise up” a prophet similar to Moses (Deuteronomy 18:15) is only a possibility rather than an accomplished reality. The opening words of the book of Joshua remind the reader of this promise and, at the same time, create an expectation to see it fulfilled.
Though dead, Moses still dominates the first chapter. His name is mentioned ten times, Joshua’s only four. Moses is called “the servant of the Lord” while Joshua is referred to as “Moses’ assistant” (Joshua 1:1, NKJV). It will take a lifetime of faithful service and obedience for Joshua to receive the title “servant of the Lord” (Joshua 24:29, NKJV).
Even if the first chapter of Joshua captures a transition between two great leaders of Israel, the most important character is the Lord Himself, whose words open the book and whose guidance dominates it. There are no questions as to who is the real leader of Israel.
Throughout the ages, God has called men and women to lead His people. Why is it crucial to remember who the true, invisible leader of the church is? |

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