by Adventist Naija | Mar 29, 2023 | Sabbath School
Welcome to Sabbath School 2nd Quarter.
The theme of 2nd quarter lesson in 2023 is Three Cosmic Messages.
The three angels’ messages are, in a sense, the marching orders of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. And at their core, they are the gospel, pure and simple, but the gospel presented in the context of “present truth” (2 Pet. 1:12, NKJV).
Revelation 12 presents a stream of dramatic episodes, snapshots of the age-long conflict between good and evil that began in heaven but will end here on earth. These episodes take us down the stream of time, from the opening scene of Satan’s rebellion in heaven to his vicious attacks on God’s people in the last days.
Download materials for Sabbath School Study Guide, 2nd Quarter 2023
Contents and Introduction:
Lesson 1: Jesus Wins-Satan Loses – March 25-March 31
Lesson 2: A Moment of Destiny – April 1-7
Lesson 3: The Everlasting Gospel – April 8-14
Lesson 4: Fear God and Give Glory to Him – April 15-21
Lesson 5: The Good News of the Judgment – April 22-28
Lesson 6: The Hour of His Judgment – April 29-May 5
Lesson 7: Worshiping the Creator – May 6-12
Lesson 8: The Sabbath and the End – May 13-19
Lesson 9: A City Called Confusion – May 20-26
Lesson 10: Satan’s Final Deceptions – May 27-June 2
Lesson 11: The Seal of God and Mark of the Beast: Part 1- June 3-9
Lesson 12: The Seal of God and Mark of the Beast: Part 2 – June 10-16
Lesson 13: Ablaze With God’s Glory – June 17-23
Sabbath School 2nd Quarter
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by Adventist Naija | Mar 27, 2023 | Mission Story
In this 2nd quarter Sabbath School mission story, we feature the Inter-European Division, which oversees the Seventh-day Adventist Church’s work in 20 countries and territories: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, and Vatican City. The region is home to 337,892,000 people, including 178,378 Adventists. That’s a ratio of one Adventist for 1,894 people.
The Thirteenth Sabbath Offering this quarter will support five projects in the Inter-European Division:
Elementary school, Setubal, Portugal
Hope Life Center, Lyon, France
Youth camp and training center, Gland, Switzerland
Elementary school, Moisei, Romania
After-school center, Galați, Romania
C o n t e n t s
ROMANIA
4 Where Are Nice People? | April 1
6 Finding a God of Beauty | April 8
SPAIN
8 Arrested at the Airport | April 15
10 Sowing Seeds in Spain | April 22
12 Surprise Pathfinder Ad | April 29
14 The Bible Guy | May 6
ITALY
16 Daring Escape Plan | May 13
18 From Los Angeles to Rome | May 20
PORTUGAL
20 Inmate With a Radio | May 27
22 Trapped in Alcoholism | June 3
24 Baptized Again | June 10
26 Mysterious Man on Bicycle | June 17
28 Thirteenth Sabbath:
Mission Field at Home | June 24
30 Future Thirteenth Sabbath Projects
31 Leader’s Resources
32 Map
by Adventist Naija | Mar 12, 2023 | world Church
2023 Global Youth Day with the titled “Love us a verb” is centered on demonstrating true love.
Date: March 18-25, 2023
SERMONS:
1. Sabbath: To love is to sacrifice
2. Sunday: To love is to be thankful
3. Monday: To love is to forgive
4. Tuesday: To love is to trust
5. Wednesday: To love is ti obey
6. Thursday: To love is to worship
7. Friday: To love is share
8. Sabbath: To love is to wait
Click to get 2024 Week of Prayer
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Dr. Yeury Ferreira
An ordained pastor of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, S. Yeury Ferreira holds Master’s degrees in Leadership, Systematic Theology, and Biblical Preaching and a PhD in Preaching from Andrews University. He has worked as a pastor and evangelist and currently serves as the Hispanic Ministry Coordinator for the Greater New York Conference, and as an adjunct professor at Andrews University. He is the author of
several books, including Preach the Word: Guide to Sermon Preparation and Preaching, The Preacher and Preaching; and Living Without Fear. His book, Living Without Fear, was chosen as the North American Division’s 2021 Book of the Year. He is happily married to Mariel Ferreira and is the father of two children, Ernesto and Elizabeth Ferreira.
by Adventist Naija | Mar 8, 2023 | Bible Study, Daily Digest, Food for thought
The Bible contains so many guidelines that can help to shape how we relate with each other. The book of Proverbs is a must read book in the Bible. Like all Scriptures, the book of Proverbs is from God. The book shows us something about the compassion of God and how he cares enough about us to give us such careful instructions for obtaining and practicing wisdom. He does not want us to live foolishly.
Let us look at 9 powerful text about ill-gotten wealth, fraud from the book of Proverbs.
1. Proverbs 20:17
Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
2. Proverbs 13:11
Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.
3. Proverbs 28:22
Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
4. Proverbs 10:2
Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.
5. Proverbs 16:8
It is better to have a little, honestly earned, than to have a large income, dishonestly gained.
6. Proverbs 22:1
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
8. Proverbs 22:16-17
One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich–both come to poverty. Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
9. Proverbs 21:5-6
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty. A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare. The violence of the wicked will drag them away, for they refuse to do what is right.
Read Also: 10 Powerful Bible Text About Fraud
by Adventist Naija | Feb 15, 2023 | Bible Study, Food for thought
The Bible is a special book that covers every aspect of life. The Bible is so clear when it comes to the issue of fraud. Fraud is the crime of gaining money or financial benefits by a trick or by lying.
Here is what the Bible has to say about fraud – internet fraud
1. Proverbs 20:17
Food gained by fraud tastes sweet, but one ends up with a mouth full of gravel.
2. Proverbs 13:11
Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.
3. Jeremiah 17:11
The person who gets money dishonestly is like a bird that hatches eggs it didn’t lay. In the prime of life he will lose his riches, and in the end he is nothing but a fool.
4. Leviticus 19:13
Do not defraud or rob your neighbor. “‘Do not hold back the wages of a hired worker overnight.
5. Proverbs 16:8
It is better to have a little, honestly earned, than to have a large income, dishonestly gained.
6. Proverbs 28:22
Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
7. Proverbs 10:2
Ill-gotten treasures have no lasting value, but righteousness delivers from death.
8. Mark 10:19
You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.
9. Micah 2:1-3
Woe to those who plan iniquity, to those who plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they carry it out because it is in their power to do it. They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud people of their homes, they rob them of their inheritance. Therefore, the LORD says: “I am planning disaster against this people, from which you cannot save yourselves. You will no longer walk proudly, for it will be a time of calamity.
10. Proverbs 22:16-17
One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich–both come to poverty. Pay attention and turn your ear to the sayings of the wise; apply your heart to what I teach, for it is pleasing when you keep them in your heart and have all of them ready on your lips.
Read Also: 15 Important Bible Verses About ‘Yahoo Yahoo’, Fraud, Ponzi Scheme
