Prepared for Sabbath School Class on May 30, 2026.

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Key Text: “I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have given me life. I am Yours, save me; for I have sought Your precepts” (Psalm 119:93-94, NKJV).

Read in Class: Judges 14:1-20, Judges 16:1, 4, 16-17.

Study: Although called by God for a specific purpose, Samson served God while giving in to temptation. What does the outcome of his life teach us?

Apply: Like Samson, we all have struggles. How can the Bible help us with the things we struggle with now?

Share: Judges 14:4 says that Samson’s wanting a Philistine wife was from the Lord. Can you share how that could be when God instructed Israel not to take foreign wives? See Deuteronomy 7:1-4.

Read in Class: Mark 9:42-48.

Study: What exactly is Jesus saying we should do here? What is He warning us about?

Apply: To cut off your hand or foot or pluck out your eye because it’s causing you to sin is extreme. It was supposed to be. But this is how seriously Jesus sees sin and its impact in our lives. How seriously are you taking it?

Share: Your friend says that occasionally he has to lie at work in order to save his job and put bread on his family’s table. After all, feeding his family is his God-given responsibility, right? Surely God understands when he has to lie in order to keep his family alive, right? What do you tell your friend? Hint: See Matthew 10:28 and Revelation 2:10.

Read in Class: John 16:9, Romans 3:20, and 1 John 3:4.

Study: How would you define and describe sin to a non-Christian? How does the Bible describe sin?

Apply: What might happen if God’s law of love for Him and others was brought into the center of my life, my family, and my church? What might change in my life and my relationships?

Share: How would you answer someone who says that God’s law is too restrictive?

Read in Class: Matthew 5:17-18 and Matthew 7:24-29.

Study: What did Jesus say about the law and what was His counsel to us regarding the law?

Apply: Read the following verses: Romans 3:28, Romans 4:13-16, Galatians 2:16, Galatians 3:13, Philippians 3:9. What do these verses teach us that can help us, as believers to keep the law without becoming legalistic.

Share: Your friend tells you that obedience is legalism. What do you tell your friend?

Mission: Can you think of someone who has only seen the legalistic side of Christianity? Can you help them see the Gospel side of obedience and Christianity?

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Daily Lesson for Sunday 24th of May 2026

The great controversy is real, and we are all involved in it. The cosmic battle that began in heaven is now being played out in each of our own lives, as well.

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Satan knows that he has to pull out everything he’s got in the times that we’re living in, right before Jesus comes, to keep us from having a close relationship with God. Perhaps you’ve been distracted with something that may not necessarily be wrong in itself but takes so much time and energy that there’s very little left for God. Maybe it’s work, social media, shopping, sports, or food. When we take a good hard look at ourselves, we’ll see that overconsumption and an imbalance of any of these things can allow for little time for God and others. The enemy knows each of our weaknesses and the kinds of things that distract us from spending time with God. We should remember to seek God first (Matthew 6:33) before rushing into our day and all that may come our way.

Jesus understands our condition, but He rebukes our apathy (Revelation 3:14-22). Although He is God, He was also a human being who felt tired, as we do (John 4:6). He knew the pressures of life, as we do, but He often got relief by going away alone to pray to His Father (Luke 5:16, Luke 6:12, Mark 1:35, Matthew 14:23). He knew that time with His Father was the best thing He could do to regain strength to battle temptations. It’s the best and surest way for us too.

Samson fell because he thought he was strong. He depended on his own strength to overcome temptations. Every day, each of us faces battles with sin as the enemy of souls tries to weaken and destroy our relationship with God. He knows our weaknesses and zeroes in on them in order to dull our relationship with God and to bring guilt and a sense of unworthiness upon us, all of which tend to drive us away from God. The devil works to shift our thinking, our intentions, and our actions in order to gain a stronghold in some part of our lives. But remember: our faith will help us to stand, and faith comes by hearing the Word of God.

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Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/26b-09-distractions-and-temptations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=26b-09-distractions-and-temptations

Daily Lesson for Sabbath 23rd of May 2026

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Read for This Week’s Study

Judges 14:1-20; Mark 9:42-48; Romans 3:20; Matthew 5:17-18; Romans 3:28; Matthew 7:24-29.

Memory Text:

“I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have given me life. I am Yours, save me; for I have sought Your precepts” (Psalms 119:93-94, NKJV).

Without a doubt, sin is the greatest obstructor to a close relationship with God. Not only does sin separate us from God now (Isaiah 59:2), but it also deceives, hurts, consumes, and eventually destroys us. Our battle against sin and self is the greatest battle we’ll ever face, with tremendous, even eternal, implications.

Some dismiss sin as just a regular part of life. After all, it’s human nature to indulge in pleasure. But do we make light of sin because society has become so comfortable with it? We can tiptoe around the topic of sin, afraid that we’ll offend someone if we call it what it is, but in the end, the more we choose to live comfortably with it, the further we’ll slip from a healthy relationship with God.

Yes, every person has sinned, and our thoughts, motives, actions, and words hurt others, ourselves, and God. Ultimately, sin destroys our relationship with God, but God has revealed Himself to us through the knowledge of His law, which shines light on the sin in our lives.

This week let’s explore the reason God gave us His law and, when someone transgresses God’s law and consequently sins, what or who can help to restore their relationship with God.

*Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, May 30.

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Our Sabbath School program has always been linked to the support of the Seventh-day Adventist Mission program. This video provides a little insight into this important work.

Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/mission-spotlight-for-may-23/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mission-spotlight-for-may-23

Inside Story for Friday 22nd of May 2026

Your Sabbath School mission offerings support Seventh-day Adventist education around the world. Thank you for giving for mission. Watch a short YouTube video of Lindsay at bit.ly/Lindsay-IS.

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Lindsay didn’t go to Solusi University, a Seventh-day Adventist institution in Zimbabwe, because of her faith. She wasn’t Adventist. She didn’t go because she had friends there. She didn’t know anyone on the campus. She went to Solusi because she didn’t want to be caught in a falsehood.

As Lindsay completed high school, she dreamed about studying at a university. But then her parents broke the news that they didn’t have the money.

“You have to understand,” Mother said. “I promise that you will go to the university, even if it takes time.”

Mother was a tailor, and Father sold the dresses, curtains, and sofa covers that she made. But the business wasn’t doing well when Lindsay finished high school, and her parents decided to move to Botswana.

Father tried to encourage her. “Things will get better,” he said.

Lindsay helped with the family business for the next five years. Old friends called from Zimbabwe to see how she was doing.

“What’s happening in your life?” they asked.

“I’m studying just like you,” she replied.

As time passed, she nearly gave up on her dream of going to a university.

Mother’s business gradually improved. She got more customers and opened a shop. One day, she and Father called Lindsay over and, with smiles, announced that she could choose a university to continue her studies.

Lindsay was thrilled, but she was unsure where to go. She considered the University of Zimbabwe, but friends were studying there, and she didn’t want them to know that she hadn’t been studying. She looked at Midlands State University, but friends also were studying there. She had friends at every university except one: Solusi. So, she decided to go there.

When Lindsay arrived, she was unfamiliar with the Adventist Church. But she went to church every Sabbath and, eight months later, was baptized. Her parents celebrated her decision to live for Jesus.

Today, Lindsay Chikanda is 24 and finishing her first year of studies. She is ready to tell her high-school friends the truth, saying, “I’m so sorry, but I didn’t tell you the truth. I wasn’t studying. I actually was in Botswana because my parents couldn’t afford to pay my tuition, and I was working with them. But then I came to Solusi, and I found God. Would you like to know God, too?”

Source: https://ssnet.org/blog/26b-08-inside-story-going-to-solusi-to-hide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=26b-08-inside-story-going-to-solusi-to-hide