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Daily Lesson for Tuesday 24th of December 2024

The world is in darkness; it shuns the light and cannot, on its own, find its way to the true God, the personal God of Creation, revelation, and Redemption.

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“Never can humanity, of itself, attain to a knowledge of the divine. ‘It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?’ Job 11:8. Only the spirit of adoption can reveal to us the deep things of God, which ‘eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man.’ ‘God hath revealed them unto us by His Spirit.’ ”—Ellen G. White, The Desire of Ages, p. 412.

Only Jesus Christ “has declared Him,” the Father (John 1:18, NKJV). The Greek verb is exēgeomai, which means “to interpret,” “explain,” or “exposit.” John presents Jesus as the heavenly Messenger, the One who explains what it means to know God. Only through Jesus can we truly know God.

Those who do not stand in the truth speak from their own resources. They “see” the meaning of a text only from a human perspective. By contrast, we must accept that Christ is the light of the world and follow Him in our interpretation of His Word. In contrast, the devil speaks from “his own resources” (John 8:44, NKJV). If we are not careful and are not surrendered in faith and obedience to God, we are in danger of doing the same thing: reading the text based only on our own desires, wants, and perspectives, which is much easier to do than we might realize.

<–Monday Wednesday–>

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Daily Lesson for Monday 23rd of December 2024

Jesus had just restored Peter to ministry and told him, “Follow me” (John 21:19). It was probably an actual physical following of Jesus down the beach. And that is because Peter turns and sees John following Jesus as well, and he inquires about John. “ ‘But Lord, what about this man?’ ” (John 21:21, NKJV).

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In restoring Peter to ministry, Jesus had predicted Peter’s manner of death (John 21:18). It seems Peter was curious about John’s death, as well. Jesus redirects Peter’s attention instead to the issue of following Him, not worrying about what will happen to another disciple.

People misunderstood what Jesus meant when He said, “ ‘If it is my will that he remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow me!’ ” (John 21:22, ESV). They thought it meant that Jesus would come back before John died. As time passed and John grew old, it would become a crisis if he were to die (which, of course, he did) and Jesus had not returned. John corrects this misconception by indicating that it was a matter of Jesus’ will, not a prophecy of what would happen.

The idea of focusing on Jesus, instead of on other people, is a powerful lead into the rest of the week’s lesson. Jesus, and Jesus alone, is our Savior. People will inevitably disappoint you, perhaps even hurt you, as well.

The truths covered for Tuesday through Thursday will pick up on the theme of understanding the Word of God, with the aim of knowing and following Jesus, who alone should be our Master and Guide—regardless of the help, counsel, and guidance that others might give us.

<–Sunday Tuesday–>

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ohn has written what is possibly the most well-known Bible verse in John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, He gave His only Son” which has had many say 
Lord, I Have Made Thy Word My Choice – Hymn 273 and 
Give Me The Bible – Hymn 272. John writes of many people who turned to Jesus in this quarter’s studies. Here are two hymns from which to choose for your theme hymn this quarter.

We have learned so much about our precious Lord Jesus in this quarter’s lesson studies, so may we all have chosen to
Take The Name Of Jesus With You – Hymn 474, all because 
Lord, I Have Made Thy Word My Choice – Hymn 273 if previously 
We Have Not Known Thee as we ought – Hymn 291.

Monday gives us Jesus’ encouragement “Follow Me” with our positive response being 
I Will Follow Thee – Hymn 623.

Tuesday helps to see that 
Christ Is The World’s Light – Hymn 234 and 
Christ Is The World’s True Light – Hymn 345. This continues in Wednesday (our Christmas Day special) with the wonderful result of 
I Do Believe – Hymn 486.

Our week and year closes with requesting again 
Give Me The Bible – Hymn 272 because I wish to say 
All To Jesus I Surrender – Hymn 309. Thursday closes with these precious thoughts.

May we always remember “Christ is the medium of communication of men with God, and of God with men.” – Ellen White, The Desire of Ages, p.143.

Please continue to search the scriptures this week to be blessed, and to bless many 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 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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Key Thought: Through the power of the Holy Spirit, God the Father has revealed to us the depth of His love. And we know Jesus because His life, death, and resurrection have been recorded in His Word.
December 28, 2024

1. Have a volunteer read John 21:1-22.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What question led Peter down a wrong path? Did Jesus straighten the path?
3. Personal Application: Why is humility so key in anyone seeking to know the Lord? What do anyone of us have to be proud of?” Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “Has anyone that you have looked up to disappointed you? What lesson did you learn from this?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read John 8:42-44.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. How did Jesus describe the false foundation on which the religious leaders had based their faith?
3. Personal Application: How do you respond to truths that “step on your toes” as opposed to how you should respond? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “I don’t know if I can stand by myself if persecuted or challenged on the Bible teachings. I need the Pastor or teacher to help me understand what to say or where to go to refute their arguments. I believe in Jesus but I can’t remember all the time line dates, or Scripture references to defend our positions.” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read John 4:46-54.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What problem brought the official to Jesus, and what was the underlying issue?
3. Personal Application: What are some examples when politics and human prejudices use the Word of God for their own interpretations and applications? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “Why isn’t obedience to God enough. If we accept Him and obey Him, that should be enough. But to love Him is an abstract idea of loving someone we’ve never seen or heard. Love is something that grows from knowing someone and spending time with them, not just a Facebook texting and talking relationship.” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read John 12:32.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. In what ways does this statement describe the authority of Jesus?
3. Personal Application: How do we experience Spiritual growth? How do we get to know, understand, and trust Jesus with and in our lives? 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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