Daily Lesson for Monday 2nd of June 2025

Peter reminds us that many will be unprepared for Christ’s return because they “willfully forget” (2 Peter 3:5, NKJV) what happened at the Flood. Today, even though the world has a collective memory of a great deluge (an astonishing number of global cultures tell the story of a devastating flood, from the ancient Greeks to the Mayans), the story of Noah is today perhaps one of the most ridiculed of the Bible’s accounts. As predicted, the world is willfully setting the story aside as a myth, no matter how clearly and explicitly it is depicted in the Old Testament and referred to numerous times in the New Testament.

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There is another important lesson for God’s last-day remnant people that emerges from careful study. Hebrews 11:7 tells us that Noah “prepared an ark for the saving of his household, by which he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith” (NKJV).

Imagine preaching for more than a century with nothing to show for it but your own family in the ark. If Noah had been a modern evangelist, we might be tempted to write him off as a failure: decades of preaching and what would appear to be no results.

Fortunately, at the moment, many parts of the world are very responsive to the three angels’ messages. Evangelistic outreach—the preaching of our unique remnant message—is proving incredibly effective in many places, and many are coming to know the Lord. We have not yet reached the point where there are no results, although we have been told the moment is coming when “probation will close, and the door of mercy will be shut. Thus in the one short sentence, ‘They that were ready went in with him to the marriage, and the door was shut,’ we are carried down through the Saviour’s final ministration, to the time when the great work for man’s salvation shall be completed.”—Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 428.

Until then, we have a work to do as a church.

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/25b-10-noahs-evangelism/

To learn of the “Allusions, Images and Symbols” in Bible Prophecy we are really in great need of saying to God 
Give Me The Bible – Hymn 272 so we are able to learn with His abundant help. This will be our theme for this, the second quarter of Bible Study, 2025.

 We are given great encouragement in the introduction (Sabbath afternoon) to this week’s studies when we see that Christ is the centre and foundation “of all our prophetic endeavours”: 
Hymn 235 – Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation and 
Hymn 348 – The Church Has One Foundation.

Rather than being with the people who are questioning “Who is able to stand?”  (Sunday), we are able to be found 
Standing On The Promise – Hymn 578 and that we 
Trust And Obey – Hymn 590. The story of Noah then unfolds encouraging us to be prepared for the Second Coming of our Lord Jesus because 
We Know Not The Hour – Hymn 604. With all of this in our minds we can truly say 
I Know Whom I Have Believed – Hymn 511.

To help encourage more people in our poor old world to know and understand our gracious God, and our wonderful Saviour, Jesus, let us 
Go, Preach My Gospel – Hymn 378. Let us be found 
Working, O Christ, For Thee – Hymn 582 and 
Work For The Night Is Coming – Hymn 375.

Wednesday and Thursday remind us that 
The Judgment Has Set – Hymn 416, with the ending on Thursday reminding us 
Jesus, Your Blood And Righteousness – Hymn 177 – “His perfect righteousness alone gets His people through judgment.”

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 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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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/10-upon-whome-the-ends-have-come-singing-with-inspiration/

Key Thought : The Christian account is the first account of history. It also reveals the end time events. God is over all and has promised to return and end the conflict.
June 7, 2025

1. Have a volunteer read Genesis 6:1-8, Matthew 24:37-39.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What were the moral conditions that led to the flood? What parallels do we see between the two time periods.
3. Personal Application: How can we learn not to be discouraged if our efforts don’t seem to be bearing much fruit for the moment? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “I think we are in the last days. Billy Graham said years ago that if the Lord didn’t come soon, He’d have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah. People are so corrupt and full of bizarre behavior that is against nature itself.” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Genesis 18:17-32.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What does this reveal about the character of God and the way He palns to deal with evil on our planet?
3. Personal Application: How do we balance our responsibility to win people and to keep ourselves unspotted from the world? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why do the saved spend a thousand years in heaven to see why the lost are lost?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Daniel 7:9,10,13,14,22,26,27.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What is the primary focus in the judgment? What is the verdict rendered at the end of the process? What does this tell us about the plan of salvation?
3. Personal Application: How would you feel if you found out in the 1000 years that one of your relatives or friends could have been saved if you had put forth more of an effort to reach them?” Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “Why does God allow he lost to be raised under the devil’s control for a short while? What reason would this be necessary before God set everything right?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Matthew 24:36-44.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What lessons does Jesus tell us we should be drawing from the story of Noah?
3. Personal Application: How do we deal with the delay or tarrying time that seems to be so long before the second coming? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: Think of one person who needs to hear a message from this week’s lesson. Tell the class what you plan to do this week to share with them.

(Truth that is not lived, that is not imparted, loses its life-giving power, its healing virtue. Its blessings can be retained only as it is shared. ”Ministry of Healing, p. 148).

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/upon-whom-the-ends-of-the-earth-have-come-teaching-plan/