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by In Light Of The Cross

3: Memorials of Grace-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

Prepared by William Earnhardt for Sabbath School Class, October 18, 2025.

Main Theme: Memorials reminding us what God has already done for us give us faith and hope for the future.

Read in Class: Joshua 3:1-5 and Numbers 14:41-44. Ask the class to share the main idea of these passages.

Study: Why did God ask the Israelites to specially prepare for what was about to happen?

Apply: God does not always part the Jordan. His interventions are not always so obvious. How do you think we can develop the spiritual preparedness to experience and discern God’s interventions on our behalf?

Share: Your friend asks why God doesn’t perform amazing miracles anymore, like He did in Moses and Joshua’s day. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Joshua 3:6-17. Ask the class to identify the primary meaning of this passage.

Study: What does the miraculous crossing of the Jordan tell us about the nature of the God whom we serve?

Apply: Read Luke 18:18-27. How does Jesus’ answer to His disciples encourage you to trust God with what seems impossible?

Share: Your friend asks you if you have ever seen God do anything in your life or the life of anyone you know that seemed impossible. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Joshua 4. Ask the class to identify the primary meaning of this passage.

Study: Why did God ask the Israelites to build a memorial?

Apply: Read Psalm 45:17. What are some of the memorials, personal memorials, from your own walk with the Lord that help you remember what He has done for you? Why are these memorials so important?

Share: Your friend points out that despite God performing many amazing miracles for the children of Israel, they still complained and panicked whenever a new crisis arose. Your friend asks, What could have kept them from panicking all the time? What keeps you from panicking when a crisis occurs? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: John 14:26 and 1 Corinthians 11:24-25. Ask the class to identify the primary idea of these passages.

Study: Why must we always remember what Christ did for us? What else really matters without it?

Apply: Though it is important to remember the past and how the Lord has worked in your life, why must you day by day have an experience with Him and the reality of His love and presence now?

Share: Can you think of someone who would be encouraged by your testimony about something amazing God has done to help you? Can you reach out to this person this week and share?

by In Light Of The Cross

2: Surprised by Grace-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

Prepared by William Earnhardt for Sabbath School class, 11 October 2025.

Main Theme: We explore two of the most fascinating stories of the book of Joshua and discover their relevance to our faith today. God’s grace has infinite possibilities to surprise us.

Read in Class: Joshua 2:1, Numbers 13:1-2, 25-28, 33, And Numbers 14:1-12.

Study: Why would Joshua start the mission of conquering the Promised Land by sending out spies?

Apply: Read John 18:25-27 and John 21:15-19. What parallels do you discover between the second chance given to Israel as a nation and to Peter as a person? When has God given you a second chance, and how did you react?

Share: Your friend asks, since God gave Israel and Peter second chances, does that mean we have to give everyone a second chance? Where do we draw the line between how many times we give someone another chance and who we give second chances to? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Joshua 2:2-11, Hebrews 11:31, and James 2:25. Ask the class to identify the main idea of these passages.

Study: What do these passages tell us about Rahab and God’s grace towards Rahab?

Apply: What does this story teach us about how God must have our ultimate allegiance?

Share: Your friend asks, Why did God honor Rahab’s faith when she lied to the men searching for the spies. Did he reward her for lying? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Joshua 2:12-21, Exodus 12:13, 22-23. Ask the class to identify the common thread in these passages.

Study: How do the texts in Exodus help you understand the agreement between the spies and Rahab?

Apply: What powerful gospel message can we find in these two stories? What gospel lessons can we take from them?

Share: Your friend asks, if God saved Rahab, who was a prostitute, will He save prostitutes and even their customers today? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Joshua 9:3-4, 9-27. Ask the class to share the main idea of this passage.

Study: What are the similarities and differences between the story of Rahab and that of the Gibeonites? Why are they meaningful?

Apply: How did Joshua apply both grace and mercy to the Gibeonites?

Share: Can you think of someone who has disappointed you that you may need to give a second chance? Could you please reach out to them this week?

by In Light Of The Cross

8: The Sabbath at the end-Sabbath School lesson Teaching Plan

Prepared by William Earnhardt for Sabbath School class on May 20, 2023.

Main Theme: The Sabbath is an everlasting sign that God is our Creator and Redeemer.

Read in Class: Revelation 14:7, Romans 14:10 and James 2:8-13. Define the common thread of these passages.

Study: What does judgment imply about issues such as accountability and responsibility? How are the judgment, the commandments of God, and worship linked?

Apply: How does our understanding of Creation influence our behavior? What relationship does heredity and environment have to the choices we make daily? How can we, by God’s grace, overcome character defects that we didn’t choose to have in the first place?

Share: Your friend says that all religions are made up by man as a way to manipulate and control others. The Bible is not real. Religious leaders just made it all up as a way to use guilt and some make believe heaven as a way to manipulate and control people. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Genesis 2:1-3, Exodus 20:8-11 and Deuteronomy 5:12-15. Define the common thread of these passages.

Study: Why would you connect Sabbath worship with this call in Revelation 14:6,7 to worship Him who made the heavens, earth, and everything in them? Also how is the Sabbath linked to both creation and redemption? See Twice Mine.

Apply: How is the Sabbath commandment hinted at in Revelation 14:6, 7, and why is it important to our end-time message? (See Exod. 20:8-11).

Share: Your friend asks why Seventh-day Adventists make such a big deal about the Sabbath? And what’s the big deal if we keep Saturday or Sunday? What do you tell your friend? See Why Does it Matter Which Day we Keep.

Read in Class: Psalm 33:6,9 and Hebrews 11:3. Define the common thread of these passages.

Study: What do these clear Bible passages tell us about how God created the world?

Apply:  What significance would the Sabbath have if God did not create the world in six twenty-four hour periods of time? Can one be an evolutionary Creationist and a Seventh-day Adventist? 

Share: Your friend asks if the world was created in six literal days or if it could have been a thousand years for each day? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Isaiah 65:17, Isaiah 66:22, 2 Peter 3:13 and Revelation 21:1. Define the common thread of these passages.

Study: How does keeping the Sabbath point us forward to eternity?

Apply: How can you personally make the Sabbath a foretaste of heaven in your own life and your family?

Share: Can you think of someone you know who you could invite to church next week and spend the entire Sabbath with so you can share the joy of Sabbath keeping?