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  • 796 - Sabbath School - 9.Oct Fri

    796 - Sabbath School - 9.Oct Fri
    Oct 9 2020
    Further Thought: Read Ellen G. White, “Preparation,” pp. 275–282;
    “Cooperation,” pp. 283–286; and “Discipline,” pp. 287–297, in Education.
    “Upon fathers as well as mothers rests a responsibility for the child’s
    earlier as well as its later training, and for both parents the demand for
    careful and thorough preparation is most urgent. Before taking upon
    themselves the possibilities of fatherhood and motherhood, men and
    women should become acquainted with the laws of physical develop-
    ment . . . ; they should also understand the laws of mental development
    and moral training.”—Ellen G. White, Education, p. 276.
    “The work of co-operation should begin with the father and mother
    themselves, in the home life. In the training of their children they have
    a joint responsibility, and it should be their constant endeavor to act
    together. Let them yield themselves to God, seeking help from Him to
    sustain each other. . . . Parents who give this training are not the ones
    likely to be found criticizing the teacher. They feel that both the interest
    of their children and justice to the school demand that, so far as pos-
    sible, they sustain and honor the one who shares their responsibilit­y.”
    —Ellen G. White, Education, p. 283.
    Discussion Questions:
     Whether we have children or not, we all exist in some sort of
    domicile, and we all interact with others, as well. What have you
    learned from this week’s lesson that can help you in interacting
    with, or even witnessing to, others, whether in the place where you
    live or elsewhere?
     We tend to view education as a good thing. (After all, who can
    be against education?) But is this always the case? What might be
    examples of education’s having been perverted and turned into
    something bad? What can we learn from those negative examples
    that could help us make education a good thing?
     As stated in Wednesday’s study, we all have been given the
    sacred gift of free will. Sooner or later, when children become
    young adults or even adults, they will have to make their own
    decisions regarding the God whom they had been taught about all
    their young lives. Why must all parents—and anyone, really—who
    seek to witness to others and to teach others the gospel, always
    keep in mind this crucial truth about free will?
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  • 803 - Sabbath School - 16.Oct Fri

    803 - Sabbath School - 16.Oct Fri
    Oct 16 2020
    Further Thought: “Love, the basis of creation and of redemption, is
    the basis of true education. This is made plain in the law that God has
    given as the guide of life. The first and great commandment is, ‘Thou
    shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and
    with all thy strength, and with all thy mind.’ Luke 10:27. To love Him,
    the infinite, the omniscient One, with the whole strength, and mind, and
    heart, means the highest development of every power. It means that in
    the whole being—the body, the mind, as well as the soul—the image of
    God is to be restored.
    “Like the first is the second commandment—‘Thou shalt love thy
    neighbor as thyself.’ Matthew 22:39. The law of love calls for the devo-
    tion of body, mind, and soul to the service of God and our fellow men.
    And this service, while making us a blessing to others, brings the great-
    est blessing to ourselves. Unselfishness underlies all true development.
    Through unselfish service we receive the highest culture of every fac-
    ulty. More and more fully do we become partakers of the divine nature.
    We are fitted for heaven, for we receive heaven into our hearts.”—Ellen
    G. White, Education, p. 16.
    Discussion Questions:
     Like Israel of old, we are to love God and to fear God at the
    same time (Matt. 22:37, Rev. 14:7). In class, talk more about how
    we can do both. Also, answer the question: Why are these two com-
    mandments not in conflict with each other?
     What is the difference between setting a standard and making
    a rule? In your experience, is Adventism more concerned with set-
    ting high standards within its community of believers or in mak-
    ing rules that unite its community? What does Scripture say about
    setting high standards for oneself? One’s family? One’s church?
     How do we strike the right balance in showing the importance
    of obedience to the law of God and, at the same time, showing why
    this obedience is not the source of our salvation?
     Read through Psalm 119 and note how many times notions of
    obedience, freedom, laws, rules, and commands are stated. What
    does the author of Psalm 119 want to convey about these themes?
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  • 795 - Sabbath School - 8.Oct Thu

    795 - Sabbath School - 8.Oct Thu
    Oct 8 2020
    Lest Ye Forget
    Before the children of Israel were to enter into the Promised Land,
    Moses spoke to them again, recounting the wonderful ways that the
    Lord had led them, and he admonished them again and again not to for-
    get what the Lord had done for them. In many ways Deuteronomy was
    Moses’ last will and testament. And though written thousands of years
    ago, in a culture and life situation radically different from anything we
    face today, the principles there apply to us, as well.
    Read Deuteronomy 6. What can we learn from this chapter about the
    principles of Christian education? What should be central to all
    that we teach, not just to our children but to anyone who doesn’t
    know what we know about God and His great acts of salvation?
    What warnings are found in these verses, as well?
    So, central to all that they were to teach their children was the
    marvelous working of God among them. Also, how clearly was the
    warning given not to forget all that God had done for them.
    Of course, if parents are to play the first major role in integrating
    biblical teachings into their children’s lives, then they have a respon-
    sibility to organize and prepare their own lives in such a manner that
    they have adequate knowledge and time to spend with their children.
    “The child’s first teacher is the mother. During the period of
    greatest susceptibility and most rapid development his education is
    to a great degree in her hands.”—Ellen G. White, Education, p. 275.
    This is the essential time when parents minister to their children
    about the love and promises of God. Designating a regularly sched-
    uled time to teach the wisdom and promises of God personally to your
    children will positively impact your family for generations to come.
    Read this text: “You shall teach them diligently to your children,
    and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk
    by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up” (Deut. 6:7,
    NKJV). What is the point here, and what should it tell us about
    how crucial it is always to keep the reality of the Lord before not
    just our children but our own selves, as well?
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  • 802 - Sabbath School - 15.Oct Thu

    802 - Sabbath School - 15.Oct Thu
    Oct 15 2020
    Jesus, Our Example
    Jesus Christ, the Son of God, lived the only human life in perfect
    obedience to the Father, in perfect obedience to the law of God. He did
    this so that He could be not just our Substitute, which He was, but also
    our Example, which He was too.
    Read the following passages: Luke 2:51, 52; Phil. 2:8; Heb. 5:8; John
    8:28, 29. How do they remind us of Christ’s obedience throughout
    His life?
    Perhaps John said it the best when he wrote this: “He who says he
    abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked” (1 John
    2:6, NKJV). When we fix our eyes on the life of Christ and His ministry
    on earth, it is easy to see how He pleased the Father by His obedience.
    Christ did fulfill prophecy, and He upheld God’s laws throughout His
    lifetime.
    Just as God told Moses to write down His law so that it might be
    a witness to Israel, Christ was the living embodiment of the witness
    to His apostles, disciples, to sinners, and saints. Now, rather than just
    having a set of rules to follow, we have the example of Jesus, a flesh-
    and-blood human being, to follow, as well.
    As teachers, what better role model can we present to students than
    the model of Jesus and how He obeyed the Father?
    “That so-called faith in Christ which professes to release men
    from the obligation of obedience to God, is not faith, but presump-
    tion. ‘By grace are ye saved through faith.’ But ‘faith, if it hath not
    works, is dead.’ Ephesians 2:8; James 2:17. Jesus said of Himself
    before He came to earth, ‘I delight to do Thy will, O My God:
    yea, Thy law is within My heart.’ Psalm 40:8. And just before He
    ascended again to heaven He declared, ‘I have kept My Father’s
    commandments, and abide in His love.’ John 15:10. The Scripture
    says, ‘Hereby we do know that we know Him, if we keep His com-
    mandments. . . . He that saith he abideth in Him ought himself also
    so to walk even as He walked.’ 1 John 2:3–6.”—Ellen G. White,
    Steps to Christ, p. 61.
    What can you do to better follow Christ’s example in all areas of
    your life and thus be a better teacher to others, as well? Though
    it’s kind of an old, trite idea, why does what we do—our actions—
    speak so much louder than what we say?
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  • 794 - Sabbath School - 7.Oct Wed

    794 - Sabbath School - 7.Oct Wed
    Oct 7 2020
    The Role of Parents
    “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring
    them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord” (Eph. 6:4).
    “Who can find a virtuous wife? For her worth is far above
    rubies” (Prov. 31:10, NKJV).
    Parents have an awesome responsibility. The father is the head of the
    family, and the family is the nursery of church, school, and society. If the
    father is weak, irresponsible, and incompetent, then the family, church,
    school, and society will suffer the consequences. Fathers should seek
    to demonstrate the fruit of the Spirit—“love, joy, peace, longsuffering,
    gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance” (Gal. 5:22, 23).
    Mothers, too, have perhaps the most important role in all society.
    They have great influence in shaping the characters of their children and
    establishing the mood and temperament of the home. Fathers should do
    all they can to work with the mothers in the education of their children.
    What can fathers and mothers learn from these texts? Eph. 5:22, 23, 25,
    26; 1 Cor. 11:3; 2 Cor. 6:14; Rom. 13:13, 14; 2 Pet. 1:5–7; Phil. 4:8.
    Christian parents have a moral obligation to provide a biblical model
    of Christ and the church by their behavior. The marriage relationship is
    an analogy of Christ’s relationship to the church. When parents refuse
    to lead, or if they lead in a tyrannical manner, then they are painting
    a false picture of Christ for their own children and for the world. God
    commands all Christian parents to diligently teach their children (see
    Deut. 6:7). Parents have the responsibility to teach their children to love
    the Lord with their whole heart. They are to teach the fear of the Lord,
    a total loving devotion and submission to Him.
    In Deuteronomy 6:7, the children of Israel were given specific
    instructions about educating their children in regard to the great things
    the Lord had done for His people. However great a story the elders had
    to tell their children, we, who live after the cross of Christ, have a much
    better one to tell, don’t we?
    Thus, the healing or training we are to give is an ongoing proactive
    event in which we pour the truth of God into our children and prepare
    them for their own relationship with Christ.
    In the end, though, we all have been given the sacred gift of free will.
    Ultimately, when they are adults, our children will have to answer for
    themselves before God.
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  • 801 - Sabbath School - 14.Oct Wed

    801 - Sabbath School - 14.Oct Wed
    Oct 14 2020
    The Toils and Struggles of Law Keepers
    There are great benefits to following God’s law, as evidenced in the
    people whom God prospered. Joshua closely followed God’s precepts,
    and he led the people of Israel well. Time and again, the Lord told Israel
    that if they obeyed the law, they would prosper.
    Read 2 Chronicles 31:20, 21. What were the key reasons in this passage
    as to why Hezekiah prospered?
    Whatever education venue we are in, we must stress the importance
    of obedience. Yet, our students aren’t stupid. They will notice, sooner or
    later, the harsh fact that some people are faithful, loving, and obedient.
    And yet—what? Disaster strikes them, as well. How do we explain this?
    The fact is, we can’t. We live in a world of sin, of evil, a world in which
    the great controversy rages, and none of us are immune to it.
    What do these texts teach us about this difficult question? Mark 6:25–
    27; Job 1, 2; 2 Cor. 11:23–29.
    Without question, good and faithful people, law-abiding people,
    have not always prospered, at least as the world understands pros-
    perity. And here, too, might be a partial answer to this difficult
    question, a question that as we seek to teach the importance of the
    law is no doubt going to be raised. What exactly do we mean by
    “prosperity”? What did the psalmist say? “I would rather be a door-
    keeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wicked­
    ness” (Ps. 84:10, NKJV). There’s no question that, by the world’s
    standards, even those faithful to God and obedient to His law don’t
    always “prosper,” at least for now. We do our students a disservice
    to say otherwise.
    Read Hebrews 11:13–16. How do these verses help us understand
    why those who are faithful still suffer in this life?
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  • 793 - Sabbath School - 6.Oct Tue

    793 - Sabbath School - 6.Oct Tue
    Oct 6 2020
    Communication
    In a very real sense, education at any level is communication. The
    teacher is the one who has knowledge, wisdom, information, facts,
    whatever, to convey to the student. Someone filled with a lot of knowl-
    edge must be able to communicate it to others; otherwise, what good is
    all that he or she knows, at least in terms of teaching?
    At another level, however, good teaching skills are not just the abil-
    ity to communicate. Also crucial to the whole process is the building
    of a relationship. “The true teacher can impart to his pupils few gifts
    so valuable as the gift of his own companionship. It is true of men and
    women, and how much more of youth and children, that only as we
    come in touch through sympathy can we understand them; and we need
    to understand in order most effectively to benefit.”—Ellen G. White,
    Education, p. 212.
    In other words, good teaching works on the emotional and personal
    level, as well. In the case of the family as a school, this is so very
    important. A good relationship must be built between the student and
    teacher.
    Relationships are established and developed by means of commu-
    nication. When Christians do not communicate with God, such as by
    reading the Bible or in prayer, their relationship with God stagnates.
    Families need divine guidance if they are to grow in the grace and
    knowledge of Christ.
    Read the following texts. What can we learn from them about how to
    build strong family relationships (or any kind of relationship, for that
    matter)? Ps. 37:7–9; Prov. 10:31, 32; Prov. 27:17; Eph. 4:15; 1 John
    3:18; Titus 3:1, 2; James 4:11.
    Taking the time to sow the proper seeds of communication will not
    only prepare family members for a personal relationship with Christ,
    but also help to develop interpersonal relationships within the family.
    It will open up channels of communication that you will be glad you
    formed once your children reach puberty and adulthood. And even if
    you don’t have children, the principles found in these texts can work for
    all kinds of relationships.
    Think, too, about why it is not just what we say that is so impor-
    tant, but how we say it. What have you learned from situations in
    which the way you said something pretty much ruined the impact
    of what you had said, even if what you said was correct?
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  • 800 - Sabbath School - 13.Oct Tue

    800 - Sabbath School - 13.Oct Tue
    Oct 13 2020
    That You May Prosper
    Throughout the Bible, we hear of other outcomes of knowing—and
    obeying—God’s law.
    Read Joshua 1:7, 8. What was the Lord saying to Joshua, and how do
    the principles found there apply to us today?
    The Lord tells Joshua as he enters into Canaan: “Only be strong and very
    courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which
    Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand
    or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go” (Josh. 1:7, NKJV).
    This notion of success as a by-product of obedience may seem con-
    trary to the way success is measured in our world today. Many today
    believe that the marks of success are innovation, creativity, and self-
    reliance. To succeed in a particular industry often requires extraordi-
    nary talent and risk-taking.
    However, in God’s eyes success requires a different set of resources.
    Read Revelation 12:17, 14:12, Romans 1:5, 16:26, James 2:10–12.
    What are these verses saying to us, today, about obedience to God’s
    law? That is, even if we are not saved by obeying God’s law, why is
    it so important that we still keep it?
    Old Testament, New Testament, Old Covenant, New Covenant—it
    doesn’t matter: as Bible-believing Christians we are called to obedience to
    God’s law. Violation of the law, also known as sin, can lead only to pain,
    suffering, and eternal death. Who hasn’t learned for themselves, or seen
    for themselves, the results of sin, the results of violation of God’s law? Just
    as ancient Israel would prosper by obeying God’s law (even though they
    needed grace, as well), it’s no different for us today either. Hence, as part
    of Christian education we need to keep God’s law as a central component
    of what it means to live by faith and trusting in God’s grace.
    What has been your own experience with the consequences of
    sin? What have you learned that you could share with others so
    that, perhaps, they might not make the same mistakes?
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