Daily Lesson for Tuesday 30th of June 2026

Corinth was an important center of the ancient world, renowned for its prosperous commerce. The city was destroyed by Rome in 146 b.c. and rebuilt by Julius Caesar as a Roman colony in 44 b.c. It is this Roman Corinth that appears in the New Testament. In the time of Paul, Corinth was one of Athens’ rivals and had even surpassed it in various aspects. Corinth had two important harbors that made the exchange of merchandise and the development of its commerce easy.

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Indeed, Paul chose Corinth because of its importance and advantaged geographic location. “An opportunity was thus presented for the spread of the gospel. Once established at Corinth, it would be readily communicated to all parts of the world.”—Ellen G. White, Sketches From the Life of Paul, p. 99.

In addition, the flourishing commerce of Corinth would make it easier for Paul to support himself by producing and selling tents while proclaiming the gospel in that city (Acts 18:2-3). Obviously, missionary work in a large and wealthy city is not free of challenges. Corinth was marked by a blatant religious pluralism (1 Corinthians 8:5), as evident by its numerous shrines built in homage to such deities as Apollo, Athena, and Aphrodite, among others, and even the worship of such Egyptian gods as Serapis and Isis.

In addition to this religious confusion, Corinth was also known for its sexual licentiousness. Strabo, a Greek geographer and historian, mentions that there were 1,000 sacred prostitutes devoted to the worship of Aphrodite in her temple at Corinth. Although many scholars view this with suspicion and connect this claim to Athenian propaganda against Corinth, ritual prostitution was common in the ancient world. Sexual immorality was a problem in Corinth, as elsewhere. Idolatry and immorality were part of daily life, and this sad reality explains much of the content of 1 and 2 Corinthians.

<–Monday Wednesday–>

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Oh, the beauty of studying this quarter’s lessons. We will learn so much of the Love of God (and our Saviour, Jesus) which stands out in so many pages of this quarter. Trying to choose just one hymn for the Theme Hymn was almost impossible, but these ones stood out all through the lesson pamphlet from which you may choose:  
Hymn 79 – O Love Of God, Hymn 349 – God Is Love and then in seeing God’s amazing love we can
Hymn 600 – Hold Fast and 
Hymn 602 – O Brother, Be Faithful.

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.”

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Prepared by William Earnhardt, for Sabbath School Class, July, 4.

Photograph by William Earnhardt

Key Text: “One night the Lord said to Paul in a vision, ‘Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent; for I am with you, and no one will lay a hand on you to harm you, for there are many in this city who are my people’ ” (Acts 18:9-10, NRSV).

Read in Class: Romans 1:1 and 1 Corinthians 1:1.

Study: What two elements of Paul’s ministry are emphasized in these passages? (See also Gal. 1:1.)

Apply: Paul was called to be an apostle. What is your calling, and how do you know that it is your calling? If you don’t think you have one, why not go right now to God and ask Him to show you the work He chose you to do?

Share: Anyone can call themselves an apostle or a prophet. Share how you know if someone has really received the calling they claim to have received.

Read in Class: Acts 17:16-34.

Study: Where was Paul before going to Corinth, and what did he do there?

Apply: Read Acts 18:1-11. What can we learn from Paul’s missionary activity in Athens and Corinth? What makes sharing the gospel so challenging in our cities and communities today? How can we share the gospel with success in these difficult places? What strategies can we learn from Paul’s missionary activity about how to best do that?

Share: How has changing your environment changed the methods you use to share Jesus with those around you?

Read in Class: Acts 18:1-8, 1 Corinthians 5:9-11, and 1 Corinthians 8:4.

Study: What can we infer about Corinth’s economy, morality, and religious life? What were the results of Paul’s preaching?

Apply: In his missionary activity in Corinth, Paul faced the challenge of an idolatrous and licentious society. What challenges in today’s culture can make it hard to preach the gospel? How can we overcome them? How much difference, if any, is there between Corinth and our cities today?

Share: Read Acts 18:9-10. How did God encourage Paul with the challenges he faced? Share how God encourages you with the challenges you face when sharing Jesus with others.

Read in Class: 1 Corinthians 1:11-13, 1 Corinthians 5:11, 1 Corinthians 7:1, and 2 Corinthians 11:3.

Study: How do these passages help us understand why Paul wrote letters to the Corinthians?

Apply: Read 2 Corinthians 2:4. What does this verse tell you about how much Paul cared for these people? How much love is in your heart for others?

Share: How do you know when to be silent and when to confront or correct people’s behavior?

Mission: Can you reach out to someone this week and affirm their calling and ministry?

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Daily Lesson for Monday 29th of June 2026

Acts 17:16-34 describes Paul’s preaching to the Athenians before his going to Corinth. Apparently, he did not plan to visit Athens at that moment, but went there with the help of some friends because of the opposition that he faced at Berea (Acts 17:13-15).

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Those who went with Paul to Athens returned to Berea with a command for Timothy and Silas to join him as soon as possible (Acts 17:15). Acts 17:16-34 is about what Paul does while waiting for them. He speaks about Jesus in the synagogue, the marketplace, and the Areopagus. He really couldn’t stop talking about Jesus and took advantage of every opportunity to do it.

Paul went to Corinth during his second missionary journey. Luke informs us that Paul stayed there a year and a half.

As usual, Paul begins his missionary activity at the synagogue (Acts 18:4-6). Acts 17:1-2 mentions that this was his custom. He followed the “to-the-Jew-first” strategy (Romans 1:16, Acts 13:46), just as Jesus had commanded His apostles (see Acts 1:8).

When finally Silas and Timothy joined him in Corinth, he “was occupied with the word, testifying to the Jews that the Christ was Jesus” (Acts 18:5, ESV). During his stay in Corinth, he was busy “teaching the word of God” (Acts 18:11, NKJV). It was in this context, too, that he expressed those famous words that he was “determined not to know anything among” the Corinthians “except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2, NKJV).

<–Sunday Tuesday–>

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Daily Lesson for Sunday 28th of June 2026

Paul begins his letter to the Corinthians by identifying himself as an apostle of Jesus, called “through the will of God” (1 Corinthians 1:1; compare with 2 Corinthians 1:1). His conviction regarding who he is in relation to Jesus is so firm that, with a few exceptions, this is the way he opens all his letters.

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Paul speaks of his calling and apostleship as fulfilling God’s will. He is convinced that his calling is not from men but from God (Galatians 1:1). Paul was called by God from his mother’s womb like Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:5) as an act of God’s grace (Galatians 1:15), and it happened so that he would proclaim the gospel of Christ among the Gentiles.

In 1 Corinthians 15:8, Paul includes himself among those to whom Christ appeared after the Resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:5-7). A few verses later, he implies that his calling to be an apostle resulted from that encounter with Jesus (1 Corinthians 15:9-11).

The title “apostle of Jesus” encompasses a series of concepts. Primarily, it conveys the idea of one whom Jesus sends. Nevertheless, Paul also uses this phrase to identify himself as a servant of Christ (Romans 1:1, Titus 1:1, Galatians 1:10), as well as a preacher and a teacher (1 Timothy 2:7, 2 Timothy 1:11). Whether Paul preaches or teaches, Christ is always in evidence. In short, Paul is an apostle of Jesus.

Jesus is not only the center of Paul’s apostleship; He is the center of Paul’s life. Paul’s thoughts and feelings were filled with the presence of Jesus. Evidence of this fact is that he refers to Jesus repeatedly in the opening and in the thanksgiving section of 1 Corinthians (nine times in nine verses). Paul loved Jesus so much that he couldn’t stop thinking and talking about Him. He wanted to share Jesus with those under his care so that their lives would be Christ-centered, too. While he was called to be an apostle, they were called to be faithful followers of Jesus in whatever capacity to which the Lord called them.

<–Sabbath Monday–>

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