Finding Hope Through Discovery in Bible Study

Sabbath School Study Outline August 29, 2015 Larry R Evans, Teacher Introduction   “Then Peter began to speak: ‘I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism but accepts men from every nation who fear him and do what is right.’” (Acts 10:34-35 ) This is a key verse in our study today but before we get to it, let’s remind ourselves of the setting first: ·       Before Peter was brought to Cornelius in Caesarea he was staying in Joppa with a man called Simon.   Does the city of Joppa sound familiar?   It was the port city where the prophet Jonah boarded a ship to flee from his mission assignment hundreds of years earlier (Jonah 1:3).   His mission?   To go to the self-acknowledged wicked city of Nineveh and appeal for repentance.   ·       Peter was staying in the home of a “tanner”.   Tanners had low social status.   The tanning proc...

The Jonah Saga: When the Chosen Disappoint God Sabbath School Bible Study July25 Presented at Sligo by the Sea by Larry R Evans Reflective Questions 1.               When the chosen of God go contrary to His wishes, God starts all over with a new people and new prophets.   True or False? 2.               God’s mission as described in the Bible is about “going ” not “coming.”   True or False? 3.               The first question a Christian must ask himself or herself is:   “What must I do?   This is what Jonah didn’t do and where he made his first mistake. True or False? 4.               It is possible for “pagans” to have a more realistic belief in God than the “chos...

The Unlikely Missionary The Impact of a Grace-Filled Life When Living with the Enemy Sabbath School Bible Study July 18, 2015 Larry R Evans, Teacher Introduction “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. See, darkness covers the earth and thick darkness is over the peoples, but the Lord rises upon you and his glory appears over you. Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.” —Isa 60:1-3 Sometimes the glory of the Lord is seen best in us when things don’t go the way we think they should, when adversity seems overwhelming and when the principles for which we have given our lives seem lost in the darkness surrounding us. We might be surrounded at the time by those who mock us, distrust us, by political positioning, by votes cast in ways that alarm us, by theological squabbles or by our own personal disasters.   The example of Naaman’s servant girl has a ...

Jesus, the Master Teacher Sabbath School Bible Study May 30, 2015 Teacher: Larry R Evans Introduction “A servant cannot be corrected by mere words; though he understands, he will not respond” (Prov. 29:19) “From time to time, teachers arose who pointed men to the Source of truth. Right principles were enunciated, and human lives witnessed to their power. But these efforts made no lasting impression. There was a brief check in the current of evil, but its downward course was not stayed. The reformers were as lights that shone in the darkness; but they could not dispel it. The world “loved darkness rather than light.” John 3:19. When Christ came to the earth, humanity seemed to be fast reaching its lowest point. The very foundations of society were undermined. Life had become false and artificial.” [EG White in Education, pp. 74-75] It has been said that Scripture is not just for learning but for living. (Lawrence Richards)   Jesus, ...