Key Thought: Paul shares with us secrets to having a joyous Christian life along with many high moral values that guided Paul influenced by the teaching of Jesus.
February 14 , 2026

1. Have a volunteer read Philippians 3:17-19.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. How are good and bad role models described in this passage? What are the keys given to distinguish between them?
3. Personal Application: Jesus is the only true role model, but there are others that could be good role models. What kind of role model do you present to others? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, I have been in churches where I saw and heard things that caused me not to want to go back. There are many that claim to be Christian, but show very little growth in the Christian graces. I know we are not supposed to judge, but some people and some churches make me not want to visit or attend them.” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read Philippians 4:4-7, Psalm 29:11, Isaiah 9:6.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. How are we to experience the peace of God?
3. Personal Application: How would you describe to someone what it means to experience the peace of God? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “How can I experience God’s peace when my prayers are unanswered, and my life seems to be on a downward spiral?” Do you get that peace when God answers your prayers? How do you get it when He doesn’t?” How would you respond to your relative?

3. Have a volunteer read Philippians 4:7-9.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. How do we guard our hearts and minds through Jesus Christ?
3. Personal Application: Do we spend more time thinking about negative things and trivial things that bother us rather than on pure, right, and true things? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “What do you spend most of your timr thinking about? How well does what you are thinking about strengthen your faith and work with the Lord?” How would you respond to your friend?

4. Have a volunteer read Philippians 4:10-13, 19.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What ideas does Paul give us for a happy, contented life?
3. Personal Application: How do you deal with the things that you have prayer for but have not yet been answered, and may never be in the way you want? 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 Sunday 25th of January 2026

Having just presented Jesus as the perfect example of humility and obedience to God’s will, Paul now turns to the Philippians themselves. He affirms their obedience to the Lord after they received the gospel message (see Acts 16:13-15,32-33) and urges them to continue in that obedience.

Having presented the example of Christ’s life and the Cross as the way of salvation, Paul now focuses more directly on how this all works in practice.

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In these two verses, Paul does not present a different gospel from what he outlines in Romans and in his other epistles. We can be sure his message here agrees with the gospel of justification by faith, which he also preached in Philippi and other places. But it’s also important to consider all the Bible says on a given topic, especially on the topic of salvation, which can be so misunderstood.

Without question, salvation is God’s work, and we can take absolutely no credit for it ourselves. Even faith itself is a gift, encouraged through the work of the Holy Spirit. Our own works cannot save us; however, through the new birth, God re-creates us spiritually, enabling us to do good works. God’s Spirit works in us, empowering our will to choose the right, to resist temptation, and to make right choices.

Thus, we work out what God works in, “with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12). Does that mean we should be afraid of God’s judgment on our often feeble efforts to obey? Of course not. This phrase refers to sensing God’s presence (see Psalms 2:11) and our need to obey Him.

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Daily Lesson for Sabbath 24th of January 2026

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Read for This Week’s Study: Philippians 2:12-30; Romans 3:23-24; Romans 5:8; 2 Timothy 4:6; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 2 Timothy 4:13,21; Luke 7:2.

Memory Text:

“Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world” (Philippians 2:14-15, NKJV).

God told the Hebrews to obey because that obedience “is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples who will hear all these statutes, and say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people’ ” (Deuteronomy 4:6, NKJV).

Centuries later Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12, NKJV). He has also said, “ ‘You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden’ ” (Matthew 5:14, NKJV). How can we be that light? Only through a close connection with Jesus, “the true light that gives light to everyone” (John 1:9, NIV). As Philippians 2:1-30 says, God “has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow . . . and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord” (Philippians 2:9-11, NKJV).

The light and power of heaven is available to all of us who have surrendered our lives to Jesus. But too often either we expect God to do it all or our own ideas and plans get in the way. That’s why Paul’s words to the Philippians are so relevant today.

*Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, January 31.

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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.

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Inside Story for Friday 23rd of January 2026

Eleven-year-old Alvan Harold liked hearing coins jingling in his pocket as he walked home from school in Kisumu, Kenya. Then he could stop by a shop and buy some crunchy nuts or a cold ice cream.

One day, the fifth-grade Bible teacher shocked Alvan by talking about his beloved pocket money. “You should not spend all your pocket money on nuts and ice cream,” she said. “Save some to give to God on Sabbath.”

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Alvan put money in the offering plate on Sabbath. It was money that his father gave him on Sabbath morning. Teacher spoke about that money, too.

“When you give money from your parents in church, you are only giving for your parents,” she said. “You aren’t giving your own money.” She read Malachi 3:8: “Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings” (NKJV).

Alvan thought that Teacher was criticizing him, and he didn’t like that. But then he thought, Maybe she is just a little bit right.

It was Thursday, and Alvan had already spent all his pocket money for that week. He decided to save money for God the next week. But the next week, he again spent all his money.

Two months passed, and Alvan was terribly dis­ap­pointed with himself. He just couldn’t seem to save money for offering.

One day, he and his 17-year-old brother, Allan, passed an ice-cream shop as they walked home. Alvan had a 20-shilling coin (20 U.S. cents) in his pocket, and he decided to spend it on ice cream.

But his big brother stopped him. “It’s childish to walk around eating ice cream,” he said. “I won’t walk around with someone eating ice cream.” Alvan was annoyed. He wanted ice cream, but he couldn’t argue. So he didn’t buy it.

When Sabbath arrived, he still had the 20 shillings in his pocket. He put the coin in the offering plate along with 20 shillings that his parents had given him that morning. It felt good to give his own money to God. He had given up something he really wanted for the offering money, and realized it wasn’t such a loss.

The next week, Alvan managed to save another 20 shillings, and he gave it as offering. He liked the feeling! He decided to give 20 shillings every Sabbath —and he has to this day. To his surprise, he has never run out of money again. Before, he never had enough money to last the week. But now he always has enough money. In fact, he often has more than 20 shillings left over, and he gives the extra money to Father to put into savings.

Sometimes Alvan is tempted to buy nuts or ice cream, but he reminds himself that he must have 20 shillings for God on Sabbath.

“I remind myself that God’s work is better than what I want,” he said.

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