Meekness in the Crucible . . . OR . . . If It's Not Broken It Needs to Be!

Sabbath School Class
December 8, 2007
Larry R Evans

Questions for Reflection

1. Meekness fades as the Christian matures in faith enabling the Christian to become bolder in sharing the gospel.[Rom 15:1-5] True or False?

2. Service to others is best done when we have a sense of confidence and not when we feel life has broken us. 2 Cor 12:10] True or False?

3. Sometimes our heartaches are redemptive for others. [Ezek 24:15-27] True or False?

4. If it’s not broken it may not be fixed. [Jn 21:15-18] True or False?

5. God sometimes tests our capacity for compassion by allowing us to experience from others opposition, disobedience and criticism. [Jonah 4] True or False?

6. Genuine compassion for blatant sinners is sometimes as difficult to demonstrate as it is for sinners to change their ways.[Lk 7:36-37] True or False?

7. According to Matthew 5 political opponents should love one another. [Matt 5:43, 45] True or False?

8. Love for our enemies, according to Matt 5, is developing a warm positive feeling towards those who have mistreated us. [Mt 5:45,48] True or False?

9. Meekness means we should submit to those who wish to do us harm. [1 Pet 2:18-20] True or False?

10. Silence in the face of unjust suffering is a sign of meekness. [Isa 53:7; Jn 2:13-16] True or False?

11. Meekness and strength are antonyms. [Num 12:3; Heb 11:24-27; Ps 62:1,2] True or False?

12. Humility is the result of low self-esteem. [Mk 9:33-37] True or False?

13. Humility begins by changing our attitude about our self. [Ex 3:1-14] True or False?

14. We rob God when we fail to remain calm and trustful when suffering abuse and cruelty. [See The Desire of Ages (by Ellen White), p.301] True or False?

15. Humility is the antidote to too much pride. [1 Cor 15:9-11; Dan 4:37] True or False?

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Preparing a People

[ There will be no additional study notes this week.] October 10, 2009 Larry R Evans Reflective Introduction It has been said that “A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.” (Marcus Aurelius Antonius). Think about that a moment in the context of our lesson for this week. God in His infinite wisdom knew precisely what unbridled human nature is capable of doing. With this large desert-wandering congregation now freed from slavery, He sought to establish a sense of community among His people—a kind of community that would stick together in the coming promised land. Wolves would arise among the sheep. He knew that. He anticipated this happening so rules were created to protect the sheep though even then His rules were open to abuse. The family unit was the foundation for this new community yet it was the very object of attack. Infidelity and distrust within the family happened and still happens today. Is there any hope? The lesson today is f...
Read more

Who Was Jesus?

Sabbath School Class—Life as Discovery and Hope April 5, 2008 Larry R Evans Due to travel and various appointments there will be no additional class notes this week. See Reflective Review below. Quiz for Reflection 1. The disciples, as students of Scripture, recognized that Elijah was to return. [Mt 16:13-15; 1 Ki 18:16-46; Mal 4:5,6] True or False? 2. Prophetically speaking, Christ was Elijah. [Mal 4:5,6; Jn 1:19-23; Mk 1:2-8] True or False? 3. The Bible teaches supernaturalism—a foundational presupposition of biblical faith. [Mt 1:20,21; 1 Cor 15:13; 1 Thess 4:13-18] True or False? 4. Emphasizing the historical aspects of one’s faith is a 20 th century phenomena. [Deut 6:4-12; 1 Cor 11:23-26] True or False? 5. Coming to Jesus is a personal decision and not a theological one. [Mt 11:28; 16:13-20] True or False? 6. It is more difficult to accept Jesus today as the Messiah than it was in His own day? True or...
Read more

“Jesus and the Johannine Letters” OR How to Respond in Times of a Church Crisis

[Due to other responsibilities there will no additional study notes this week] July 4, 2009 Larry R Evans Introductory Reflections We now begin a series of studies of 1,2 and 3John. We will discover how the Apostle’s close relationship with Jesus for 3 ½ years gave him the necessary footing to withstand Satan’s onslaught of the truth that Jesus came to establish. Later on the Apostle Paul would say of his time “the secret power of lawlessness” (NIV) or “the mystery of iniquity” (KJV) was already at work! (2 Thess. 2: 7. We will gain valuable insights into what our response should be today in light of Satan’s persistent effort to dilute and confuse the truth even by those who profess to believe. (1 Jn. 1:6,8,10). The circumstances or heresy may be different but the principles for us to follow remain. Three vital responses need to be considered: How will we personally respond to the sacrifice of Christ for us?; When facing a church crisis what attitude and what ki...
Read more