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Extreme Heat

Sabbath School Class Date November 3, 2007 Larry R Evans Class notes @: http://ssclassnotes.blogspot.com QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION 1. All of God’s biddings are not enabled for completion. True or False [Gen.22] 2. Just because we are having trials doesn’t necessarily mean that God is using them to revive our relationship with Him. True or False [Hosea 2:1-2; 6:1] 3. When catastrophes are permitted by God it is because He has given control of the situation over to Satan and therefore He should not be blamed. True or False [Job2:1-6] 4. Not all hardships are caused by God or by Satan. True or False 5. When our hurts and disappointments are similar to those experienced by others, it may be a call for us to minister to them. True or False [2 Cor 1:8-11; Heb 4:15) 6. Where there is pain God is not . True or False [Isa. 43:1-7; Heb. 11:35-40] 7. Weaknesses are strengths overextended. True or False [Rom 8:26; 2 Cor 11:30; 2

Seeing the Goldsmith's Face

Sabbath School Lesson October 27, 2007 Larry R Evans Class notes @: http://ssclassnotes.blogspot.com QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION 1. The way we meet trials and hardships as well as our ongoing struggles with temptation has an impact on the reputation of God. True or False [Mt. 5:16; Job 1:9-11; 1 Cor 4:9] 2. Had Job submitted to God earlier he and his family would have been spared much agony. True or False [Job 22:21] 3. The one assurance Job had was knowing that he could find God in times of distress. True or False [Job 23:1-3] 4. Just before Christ comes those who are His followers will have a miraculous surge of intelligence/insight enabling them to know the hidden truths of God. True or False [Dan.12:3,4,6,10] 5. As understanding and compassionate Christians we realize that each individual’s walk with Christ is a private affair. True or False [Eph.4:11-16] 6. As Christians we should share and one of the most prized possessions wh

Seeing the Goldsmith's Face

Sabbath School Lesson October 27, 2007 Larry R Evans Class notes @: http://ssclassnotes.blogspot.com Questions for Reflection 1. Our ongoing struggle with temptation and sin has an impact on the reputation of God. True or False [Mt. 5:16; Job 1:9-11; 1 Cor 4:9] 2. Had Job submitted to God earlier he and his family would have been spared much agony. True or False [Job 22:21] 3. The one assurance Job had was knowing that he could find God in times of distress. True or False [Job 23:1-3] 4. Just before Christ comes those who are His followers will have a miraculous surge of intelligence/insight enabling them to know the hidden truths of God. True or False [Dan.12:3,4,6,10] 5. As understanding and compassionate Christians we realize that each individual’s walk with Christ is a private affair. True or False [Eph.4:11-16] 6. As Christians we should share and one

Learning to Sing in the Birdcage

Sabbath School Lesson October 20, 2007 Larry R Evans Class notes @: http://ssclassnotes.blogspot.com Questions for Reflection 1. The degree of our happiness is the degree to which God is our Shepherd. True or False [Ex.14:9-14] 2. The key to being led by God is our ability to maintain the proper attitude. True or False [Jer 29:11-14] 3. The hardest part in trusting God is putting our trust in the leaders He chooses. True or False [Ex. 14:31] 4. God is more interested in changing our thinking than in changing our circumstances. True or False [Ex.15:22-27] 5. Once we reach 65 years of age we are no longer strangers to this world. True or False [1 Peter 1:1,2; Lk 18:16, 17] 6. God always leads us to green pastures and by still waters. True or False [Ps 23:2; Heb.11:32-40] INTRODUCTION An overri

The Birdcage (Learning to Sing Through Hardships)

We will post our teaching notes later in the week. We would encourage you to read the suggested texts before answering. They may or may not directly apply but are intended to encourage reflection before answering. Questions for Reflection Sabbath School Lesson October 20, 2007 Larry R Evans The degree of our happiness is the degree to which God is our Shepherd. True or False [Ex.14:9-14] The key to being led by God is our ability to maintain the proper attitude. True or False [Jer 29:11-14] The hardest part in trusting God is putting our trust in the leaders He chooses. True or False [Ex. 14:31] G od is more interested in changing our thinking than in changing our circumstances. True or False [Ex.15:22-27] God does not tempt but He does expose us to Satan’s temptations. True or False [Lk 4:1-13] Being burned and being purified are two different experiences. True or False [Lu
Once again I will not be able to supply the commentary due to other responsibilites but I am sharing a few questions which would have formed a basis for the teaching notes which I normally share. -- Larry R Evans The Crucibles That Come Sabbath School Lesson October 13, 2007 Larry R Evans Class notes @: http://ssclassnotes.blogspot.com Questions for Reflection Suffering comes to us for the purpose of strengthening our faith. True or False The necessary strengths to withstand the disappointments of life will be supplied. True or False Christ’s victory is automatically our victory. True or False Sin is progressive in its hold on us. True or False Grace is progressive in its hold on us. True or False All heartache is part of God’s refining process. True or False Our own stubbornness limits our own happiness . True or False We should ask God to send us through a refining process. T

The Shepherd’s Crucible

Sabbath School Lesson October 6, 2007 Larry R Evans Class notes @: http://ssclassnotes.blogspot.com Due to my personal work schedule I will not be able to post the regular teaching notes for October 6 and 13 but I will post questions that would have formed the basis for the teaching notes had it been possible to prepare. We apologize for this inconvenience for those who have grown to expect and in some ways depend upon these notes. -- Larry Evans Questions for Reflection 1. As we get older God changes. True or False 2. The Shepherd analogy was used to symbolize Christ’s care for us because Shepherds were held in such high esteem. True or False 3. The path of righteousness is the straightest route between two points . True or False. 4. Paths of righteousness and experiencing trials of perplexity and disappointment are not necessarily contradictory. T rue or False 5. Despite headline news we are being pursued by “goodness an