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"Strengthen Your Faith" - July 3, 2011

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Every Word for July 3
"Strengthen Your Faith"

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Summary: Some have "put away," or rejected faith in God—and as a result their faith has run aground on the rocks of doubt and neglect. How can we avoid falling into that trap?

Verse: "Holding faith, and a good conscience; which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck."
—1 Timothy 1:19

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Sabbath School Lesson

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Sabbath School Lesson


Lesson Introduction

Posted: 02 Jul 2011 05:09 AM PDT


This lesson presents to us some very important questions; Do we know the Lord whom we praise and honor with our mouths? Who is He? What is His name? What is He like? These questions speak to the quality and the intimacy of our relationship with God. It is possible to worship and not know the God that you are worshiping. Another way to look at it is, is the God that you worship even knowable? Do we know who or what we are really worshiping. In John 17:3 Jesus says that eternal life is about knowing God and knowing Jesus. This week we will get an understanding of exactly who this God is that we worship.

 

Related posts:

  1. The Introduction to John’s First LetterThe Introduction to John’s First Letter
  2. God’s Gift for Busy People
  3. Further Study

"Victory" - July 2, 2011

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Every Word for July 2
"Victory"

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Summary: What kind of "fight" is this verse talking about, and how can we claim victory?

Verse: "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses."
—1 Timothy 6:12

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Sabbath School Lesson

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Sabbath School Lesson


Further Study

Posted: 01 Jul 2011 06:21 AM PDT


Further Study:

Read Ellen G. White, "The Creation," pp. 47–51; "The Temptation and Fall," pp. 60–62; "Cain and Abel Tested," pp. 71–74; "After the Flood," pp. 105–107; "The Test of Faith," pp. 148-153; "The Night of Wrestling," pp. 197–203, in Patriarchs and Prophets.

 

"[Jacob's] vow [at Bethel] was the outflow of a heart filled with gratitude for the assurance of God's love and mercy. Jacob felt that God had claims upon him which he must acknowledge, and that the special tokens of divine favor granted him demanded a return. So does every blessing bestowed upon us call for a response to the Author of all our mercies. The Christian should often review his past life and recall with gratitude the precious deliverances that God has wrought for him. . . . He should recognize all of them as evidences of the watchcare of heavenly angels. In view of these innumerable blessings he should often ask, with subdued and grateful heart, 'What shall I render unto the Lord for all His benefits toward me?' Psalm 116:12."—Ellen G. White, Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 187.  notesb Further Study

Discussion Questions:

gdq1 Further Study Dwell more on the topic of how righteousness by faith in what Christ has done for us should be at the center of all our worship. As you do, dwell on these questions: (1) Why do we worship Him? (2) What has He done that makes Him worthy of worship? (3) What purpose does our worship of God serve?  notesb Further Study gdq2 Further Study How can our worship services become a more effective tool in witnessing to the world who God really is and what He is like? What elements in worship, which we have considered in this week's lesson, can be especially helpful in witnessing? notesb Further Study

gdq3 Further Study Review the story of Abraham's giving his tithe to Melchizedek (Gen. 14:20). In what ways is tithing an act of worship? What are we saying to God when we return to Him our tithe?  notesb Further Study

gdq4 Further Study Dwell more on the idea of fear and reverence in worship. Why is this an important element? What's wrong with an attitude in worship that seems to put God on our own level, in which we relate to Him in worship with the same attitude we have toward a good friend and nothing more?

 

Related posts:

  1. Bethel, the House of God
  2. Our Material Possessions
  3. The Tithing Plan

"God's Will for Your Life" - July 1, 2011

Posted by Paradise Valley Adventist Video Ministries

Every Word for July 1
"God's Will for Your Life"

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Summary: How can we find true happiness and fulfillment?  

Verse: "His mother said to the servants, 'Whatever He says to you, do it.'"
—John 2:5

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