John 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.

 Our Memory Text tells us 
So Send I You – Hymn 578 just as “The Father has sent Me” and we can all say that
Jesus Is All The World To Me – Hymn 185 when answering the final question on Sabbath afternoon’s introduction to our week of study.

 Sunday helps us to sing the opposite to what John 10:24, 25 tells of those in Jesus’ day. May we with great truth and honesty of heart sing 
Hymn 486 – I Do Believe and 
Hymn 511 – I Know Whom I Have Believed.

 Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday really teach us to ask 
Give Me The Bible – Hymn 272, and 
Hymn 152 – Tell Me The Story of Jesus once again or 
Hymn 196 – Tell Me The Old, Old Story, with Thursday’s quote of Jesus in John 8:23 having us sing 
Hymn 329 – Take The World But Give Me Jesus because Jesus said “I am not of this world”.

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: This week we will look at more prophecies that clearly reveal Jesus as the promised Messiah. We will also look at why some leaders rejected Him, while others chose to believe.
November 23, 2024

1. Have a volunteer read John 5:39,40,46,47.

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point is in this passage.
2. What do these Scriptures tell us about Jesus’ attitude toward the authority of Scripture?
3. Personal Application: Have you ever doubted the accuracy and truth of the Old and New Testaments? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your relatives states, “Why are there so many people that try to deny the truth of and the authority of the Bible, either in part or in the whole?” How would you respond to your relative?

2. Have a volunteer read John 5:17,20, 36-38.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. How do these verses describe the relationship between Jesus and God the Father in context of the signs?
3. Personal Application: In what ways might we be fighting against the word of God in our lives? Does that affect our witness to others? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your friends states, “What are some ways that people deny the Deity of Christ and the inerrancy of the Scriptures? How can you answer these objections?” How would you respond to your friend?

3. Have a volunteer read John Psalm 118:26, Zechariah 9:9, 12:10, 13:6 Psalm 41:9

1. Ask class members to share a short thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. How does each of these passages reveal Jesus as a fulfilment of Messianic prophecy?
3. Personal Application: How do the prophecies fulfilled in Jesus’ life build faith? Share your thoughts.
4. Case Study: One of your neighbors states: “Why do you believe Jesus was the Messiah? What evidence do you have to prove it? Why don’t the Jews believe He was the Messiah?” How would you respond to your neighbor?

4. Have a volunteer read John 8:12-30.

1. Ask class members to share a thought on what the most important point in this text is.
2. What is the challenge here between Jesus and these religious leaders? Which texts best explain why many rejected Him?
3. Personal Application: What does it mean to have a “from beneath” mentality? Do we sometimes drift into that way of thinking? 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 Monday 18th of November 2024

In addition to the specific signs and testimonies that John used to point to Jesus as the Messiah, John also appealed to the authority of the Old Testament and to its prophecies, which foretold the work of Christ. The Old Testament is central, not just to John’s Gospel but to all the New Testament. Justification for Jesus, for who He was, where He came from, what He did, and what He will do—is based on Scripture, in this case the Old Testament.

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All through the Gospels, time and again, Jesus points to the authority of Scripture as a key witness to Him. For instance, Jesus often uses events from the Old Testament to help point to Himself and to what He does. The following is one case, where He takes an event from Numbers 21:5-9. “ ‘As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up’ ” (John 3:14, NKJV). Here, not only does Jesus refer to the story, but by using it to point to Himself, He basically gives us the authoritative interpretation of what the story meant to convey.

And not just Jesus, but others, as well, use the Old Testament to point to Jesus. For example, early on in John, we read the words of Philip: “ ‘We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote’ ” (John 1:45, NKJV).

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Daily Lesson for Sunday 17th of November 2024

In addition to the specific miracles that John used to point to Jesus as the Messiah, he also recorded the broader discussion about the signs, works, and wonders that Jesus did.

The signs and wonders, in and of themselves, were not proof of His Messiahship because many prophets, sometimes false ones, also performed miracles. John did not record the signs because they pointed to a great miracle worker only. The signs that John wrote about had the unique character of pointing to Jesus as the Messiah and to show that He, indeed, came from God the Father Himself.

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Jesus used the signs to show His close working relationship with the Father. The two were one. The works showed that “ ‘the Father is in Me, and I in Him’ ” (John 10:38, NKJV; see also John 14:10-11.)

The purpose of Jesus’ coming was to do the works of the One who sent Him, in order that these works might be made manifest to the world. That is, He came to do the work that the Father sent Him to do, and the works that He did testified, clearly, that He was from the Father.

And yet, as we have already seen, even despite the powerful signs and the testimonies from many people, people still chose not to believe.

The religious leaders asked Jesus, “ ‘How long do You keep us in doubt? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.’ Jesus answered them, ‘I told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name, they bear witness of Me’ ” (John 10:24-25, NKJV).

If Jesus had come right out and said He was the Messiah, the religious leaders—looking for anything they could find against Him—would have pounced on Him. Knowing this, Jesus instead pointed to the works He had done. If Jesus had said He was the Christ, they could easily seek to deny that. But how could they deny the signs, the works, and the wonders? These were powerful testimonies to who He was and where He had come from.

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Daily Lesson for Sabbath 16th of November 2024

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Read for This Week’s Study: John 5:17,20,36-40,46-47; John 13:18; John 17:12; Jeremiah 2:13; Zechariah 9:9; John 8:12-30.

Memory Text:

“ ‘But I have a greater witness than John’s; for the works which the Father has given Me to finish—the very works that I do—bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me’ ” (John 5:36, NKJV).

We can see again and again in the book of John all the things that Jesus said and did which revealed that, yes, the Messiah (hammashiach), the Christ, had come to Israel. And He had come, in fact, as one of them, a Jew born in Bethlehem, just as the Scriptures had predicted.

Yet, as John wrote, “He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him” (John 1:10, NKJV).

He was in the world, the world was made through Him, and yet the world did not know Him? That’s an amazing statement. And, as we can see in John and in the other Gospels, many people didn’t know Him even though they should have, especially because of all the things that Jesus did and said. And, even more so, because the Old Testament scriptures pointed to Him.

This week we will look at more ways John revealed Jesus as the Messiah, and also, we will look at why some people still continued to reject Him—despite all the powerful reasons affirming Him as the Christ.

What can we learn from their mistakes?

*Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, November 23.

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