Finding Hope Through Discovery in Bible Study

Sabbath School Class December 1, 2007 Larry R Evans Questions for Reflection 1. Praise sustains faith. [Rom 10:17] True or False? 2. Praise is something we do in church. [Philip 4:4] True or False? 3. Praise is an act of faith. [Philip 4:4-7] True or False? 4. The names for God give reasons for hope. True or False? 5. Praise is something we do to affirm the positives we see God doing. [Psalm 145; Hab 3:17,18] True or False? 6. We learn from Jehoshapat’s experience that when fighting our battles, we do not need to face the enemy because God will fight the battle for us. [2 Chron 20:1-30] True or False? INTRODUCTION If you want to find enthusiasm in the Bible, I mean goose bump excitement, I suggest that you turn to Rev. 5:11-14. There you will find so much excitement that you sense the author is having a problem finding the right words. Listen to the words and sense the exhilaration of the moment: Rev 5:11-14 11 Th...

Sabbath School Class December 1, 2007 Larry R Evans Questions for Reflection 1. Praise sustains faith. [Rom 10:17] True or False? 2. Praise is something we do in church. [Philip 4:4] True or False? 3. Praise is an act of faith. [Philip 4:4-7] True or False? 4. The names for God give reasons for hope. True or False? 5. There should be no shouting in the family. [Ps 66:1,2, 8-12] True or False? 6. Praise is something we do to affirm the positives we see God doing. [Psalm 145; Hab 3:17,18] True or False? 7. The way we suffer and face hardships can help others have a closer walk with God. [Acts 16: 16-34] True or False? 8. We learn from Jehoshapat’s experience that when fighting our battles, we do not need to face the enemy because God will fight the battle for us. [2 Chron 20:1-30] True or False? 9. Choral lessons should be given to all church members so they might learn how to become overcomers. [2 Chron ...

Sabbath School Class November 24, 2007 Larry R Evans Questions for Reflection 1. Faith is seeing something that is not there. [Heb 11:27] True or False? 2. Faith comes into action when what we know is right coincides with what God’s Word says. [Rom 8:28-39; 2 Cor 12:9] True or False? 3. Asking “anything in My [Jesus’] name” means closing each prayer with the words, “In the name of Jesus we ask these things.” [John 14:14; Matt 28:19] True or False? 4. Casting our problems upon the Lord is the easy part—leaving them there is the hard part. [1 Pet 5:7; Matt 6:25-27] True or False? 5. The love of God can be seen by how much pain and suffering He allows to occur. [Jn 3:16] True or False? Introduction Ever been afraid of the dark? Was it the darkness or the fear that there was something “out there” that you could not see! Have you ever been alone in a dark place and heard the floor creak and then felt the goose bumps crawl all over you...

Sabbath School Class November 24, 2007 Larry R Evans Questions for Reflection 1. Faith is seeing something that is not there. [Heb 11:27] True or False? 2. Faith comes into action when what we know is right coincides with what God’s Word says. [Rom 8:28-39; 2 Cor 12:9] True or False? 3. Asking “anything in My [Jesus’] name” means closing each prayer with the words, “In the name of Jesus we ask these things.” [John 14:14; Matt 28:19] True or False? 4. There is an urgency to share the gospel because there is a limited supply of transforming power available. [Eph. 1:18-20] True or False? 5. Casting our problems upon the Lord is the easy part—leaving them there is the hard part. [1 Pet 5:7; Matt 6:25-27] True or False? 6. It is possible to be a “Christian” and an “agnostic” at the same time. [Mk 9:14-29] True or False? 7. We need to be more understanding of God—after all He is caring for 6.6 billion people all at the same time. [Isa ...

Due to my travels and other assignments, I will not be able to provide class teaching notes for this study. However, I have attached a section following the quiz questions called "Thoughts for Meditation" which may be of interest to you. -- Larry R Evans Sabbath School Class Date November 17, 2007 Larry R Evans QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION 1. As life is unpredictable so is God. [Heb 13:8; Isa 55:8] True or False 2. The one constant in a faith relationship with God is knowing that things will get better. [Hab 3:16-19] True or False 3. God does not tell us what He is going to do; He reveals to us who He is. True or False 4. God highlights our ignorance so that we may realize that human hope can only find security in a Being much greater than ourselves. True or False 5. When God’s presence is with us, so are His purposes, His promises, and His transforming power. True or False 6. Leaders provide hope in hopeless situations. [Jer 29:1-11; Jer 23:1...

Unfortunately due to my travels there will be no class notes provided. These questions do provide an outline for study and reflection. -- Larry R Evans Sabbath School Class Date November 10, 2007 Larry R Evans Class notes can be found at: http://ssclassnotes.blogspot.com QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION 1. We can limit God’s power. [Jn 16:5-15; Deut 29:22-28] True or False 2. The less work we put into our relationship with Christ the more we will be filled by His Holy Spirit. [Col 1:28,29; Deut 4:4; 1 Cor 9:25; Heb. 12:4] True or False 3. One of the greatest enemies of our wills is our own feelings. [Jer 17:9] True or False 4. Radical spiritual action on our part is necessary because God has chosen to make the Christian life difficult so we might develop strong characters. [Mt 5:29,30; Heb 11:24-28] True or False 5 God expects too much. [Matt 5:48; Rom 5:5] True or False 6. Jacob limped after his all night struggle with the unseen stranger and this ...

Sabbath School Class Date November 3, 2007 Larry R Evans Class notes can be found at: 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. Our hurts and disappointments can provide opportunities to minister to others True or False [2 Cor 1:8-11; Heb 4:15) 5. Where there is pain God is not. True or False [Isa. 43:1-7; Heb. 11:35-40] 6. Weaknesses are strengths overextended. True or False [Rom 8:26; 2 Cor 11:30; 2 Cor 13:4] INTRODUCTION One of my favorite books of the Bible is Habakkuk. I like it because Habakkuk doesn’t gloss over the bad things he...