See more posts by Michael Fracker Key Thought: Peter appeals for us to live lives that exemplify love, sympathy, humility, harmony, and compassion.
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Friday: Further Thought – Living for God
See more posts by Sabbath School Lesson “The love that suffers long and is kind will not magnify an indiscretion into an unpardonable offense, neither will it make capital of others’ misdoings. The Scriptures plainly teach that the erring are to be treated with forbearance and consideration. If the right course is followed, the apparently obdurate heart may be won to Christ. The love of Jesus covers a multitude of sins.
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HopeSS: Living for God
See more posts by Hope Sabbath School You can view an in-depth discussion of “Living for God” in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris. (Adobe Flash Player version.) A Youtube version of this week’s lesson at Hope Sabbath School is below. Hope Sabbath School You can download the video , the MP3 audio , and the lesson outline from the HopeTV Sabbath School Site. You might also want to bookmark the HopeSS YouTube Channel
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Thursday: Love Covers All
See more posts by Sabbath School Lesson Even in the time of Peter, Christians lived with the expectation of the soon return of Jesus and the end of this present world. We know this because in 1 Peter 4:7 he writes: “But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers” (NKJV). In other words, be ready for the end. Image © Gilbert and Arlisle Beers Goodsalt.com In one very real sense, too, the “end,” as far as each one of us is concerned, is never more than a moment after we die. We close our eyes in death, and-whether thousands of years pass, or just a few days-the next thing we know is the second coming of Jesus and the end of this world
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Wednesday: Sins of the Flesh
See more posts by Sabbath School Lesson In listing the wrong things that people had done in the past, and that they stopped doing after becoming believers in Jesus, Peter also lists what could be called “sexual sins.” Read 1 Peter 4:3 again. What else does Peter list there? Image © Review and Herald Publishing Assn. Goodsalt.com Two words have a distinctive sexual connotation: “lewdness” (aselgia, which means “sensuality”) and “lusts” (epithumia , which means “lust” or “desire”).
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