Daily Lesson for Friday 31st of May 2024

“In the absence of Bible testimony in their favor, many with unwearying persistence urged—forgetting how the same reasoning had been employed against Christ and His apostles: ‘Why do not our great men understand this Sabbath question? But few believe as you do. It cannot be that you are right and that all the men of learning in the world are wrong.’

“To refute such arguments it was needful only to cite the teachings of the Scriptures and the history of the Lord’s dealings with His people in all ages.”—Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, p. 455

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“Christians of past generations observed the Sunday, supposing that in so doing they were keeping the Bible Sabbath; and there are now true Christians in every church, not excepting the Roman Catholic communion, who honestly believe that Sunday is the Sabbath of divine appointment. God accepts their sincerity of purpose and their integrity before Him. But when Sunday observance shall be enforced by law, and the world shall be enlightened concerning the obligation of the true Sabbath, then whoever shall transgress the command of God, to obey a precept which has no higher authority than that of Rome, will thereby honor popery above God. He is paying homage to Rome and to the power which enforces the institution ordained by Rome. He is worshiping the beast and his image. As men then reject the institution which God has declared to be the sign of His authority, and honor in its stead that which Rome has chosen as the token of her supremacy, they will thereby accept the sign of allegiance to Rome—‘the mark of the beast.’ And it is not until the issue is thus plainly set before the people, and they are brought to choose between the commandments of God and the commandments of men, that those who continue in transgression will receive ‘the mark of the beast.’ ”—The Great Controversy, p. 449.

Discussion Questions

1. The world is changing so quickly, so dramatically. Why must we always be vigilant so that last-day events don’t catch us unprepared?
2. How does an understanding of the judgment and the law of God harmonize with the fact that we are saved by grace alone?
3. What are ways you can witness to those who don’t grasp the significance of the true Sabbath and sincerely keep Sunday, the first day of the week?
4. What dangers lie in the union of church and state powers? How as Christians are we to relate to the government?

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Key Thought : As we see the heavenly sanctuary and judgment day, we realize the significance of God’s law and the Sabbath in the heart of God’s law.
June 1, 2024

1. Have a volunteer read Matthew 5:17,18; Eccl 12:13,14; I John 5:3.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What is the relationship between God’s law and His character?
3. Personal Application: What reasons do you have for wanting to keep God’s commandments? Are you trying to do the impossible? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “We don’t have to keep the commandments anymore. We are under grace, not under the law. If you are trying to obey the law, you are a legalist.” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Revelation 14:6,7; 4:11, Genewsis 2:1-3; Exodus 20:8-11.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. How does the Sabbath like the Creation story and the law of God together?
3. Personal Application: How is the Sabbath a symbol of redemption and righteousness by faith? Share your thoughts.(Note: See Ezekiel 20:12 and 20:20.)
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “Why do you keep the Old Jewish Sabbath? Don’t you know the old covenant has been done away with and we are under the new covenant of grace? The Sabbath was a shadow that Jesus eclipsed with His resurrection on Sunday.” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read Revelation 12:12,17; 13:7; 14:7,9-11.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. Why is Satan so angry with God’s end-time people?
3. Personal Application: What key theme occurs in all these verses? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “The world seems to be dramatically changing. How can we be vigilant so that these events don’t catch us unprepared?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read Revelation 14:12.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What are the two identifying characteristics of those who refuse to worship the beast? Why are both important?
3. Personal Application: How is God preparing your faith today for what is coming in the future? 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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Daily Lesson for Thursday 30th of May 2024

In Revelation 14:7, the first angel cries with a loud voice, “ ‘Fear God and give glory to Him, for the hour of His judgment has come; and worship Him who made heaven and earth, the sea and springs of water’ ” (NKJV). Heaven’s appeal is for us to give our supreme allegiance and heartfelt worship to the Creator in light of impending judgment.

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The second angel declares, “ ‘Babylon is fallen, is fallen, that great city, because she has made all nations drink of the wine of the wrath of her fornication’ ” (Revelation 14:8, NKJV). Babylon represents a fallen apostate religious system that has rejected the message of the first angel in favor of a false system of worship. That’s why Revelation 14:9-11 warns against worshiping “the beast and his image.” Two opposing choices are presented here—worship of the Creator or worship of the beast. Every person on planet Earth will make their final, irrevocable decision over who has their total allegiance—Jesus or Satan.

God will have an end-time people who are loyal to Him in the face of the greatest opposition and fiercest persecution in the history of the world. Through the gift of Christ’s righteousness, they will live grace-filled, obedient lives. Worshiping the Creator stands in direct opposition to worshiping the beast and is expressed in keeping the commandments of God. This final conflict over allegiance to Christ or allegiance to the beast power centers in worship, and at the heart of this great controversy between good and evil is the Sabbath.

These committed followers of the Savior will not only have faith “in” Jesus but will also have the faith “of” Jesus. The faith of Jesus is a faith so deep, so trusting, so committed, that all the demons in hell and all the trials on earth cannot shake it. It is a faith that trusts when it cannot see, believes when it cannot reason why, and hopes when it cannot understand. This “faith of Jesus” is itself a gift we receive by faith. It will carry us through the crisis ahead. When the final crisis breaks and we face an economic boycott, persecution, imprisonment, and death itself, the faith of Jesus will carry us through earth’s final hours until Jesus returns.

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View an in-depth discussion of The Foundation of God’s Government in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris.  
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