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by In Light Of The Cross

5: The Good News of the Judgment-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

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Prepared by William Earnhardt, for Sabbath School class April 29, 2023.

Main Theme: God is the Judge whom we must all answer to.

Read in Class: Revelation 20:12. Discuss the main idea of this text.

Study: What does the everlasting gospel have to do with God’s judgment?

Apply: What is the meaning and purpose of the judgment? 

Share: Your friend says that the wicked will be judged, but the righteous will not need to be judged. What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14, 26-27. Discuss the main idea of these passages.

Study: What did Daniel see? What is the result of the final judgment?

Apply: Why is the judgment good news and not bad news? 

Share: Your friend asks why we are judged by our works if we are saved by grace? What do you tell your friend? Hint: See Saved by Faith, Rewarded for Being Faithful.

Read in Class: Revelation 5:8-12. Discuss the main idea of this passage.

Study: How does God’s judgment reveal the character of God?

Apply: How does the knowledge that the hour of God’s judgment has come affect our daily lives? How can we make sure it does? 

Share: Your friend says that God’s character is being judged in the judgment. Is your friend right? What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Revelation 4:2-4. Discuss the main idea of this passage.

Study: Who are the 24 elders seated before the throne and what do the crowns on their heads represent?

Apply: If someone asked you if you thought you would be present for your case in the heavenly court, how would you respond to them?

Share: Can you think of someone who you can share the good news about the judgment with this week?

by In Light Of The Cross

4: The Old Testament Hope-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan

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Prepared by William Earnhardt for Sabbath School class, Sabbath October 22, 2022.

Main Theme: The Old and New Testaments both celebrate the hope of the resurrection. If God created us out of nothing the first time, He can create us out of nothing again when He resurrects us.

Read in Class: Job 19:25-27. Discuss the main idea of this passage.

Study: under what circumstances was Job expecting to see God, and when?

Apply: What kind of faith do we need to trust God when things aren’t going our way?

Share: Your friend asks, “How did Job know about a Redeemer when Jesus had not even been born yet?” What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Psalm 49:11-15. Discuss the key thought of this passage.

Study: In what ways have you seen the folly of those who trust in their wealth and accomplishments?

Apply:  How do you know that God is going to redeem you from the power of the grave? 

Share: Your friend says, “Shouldn’t we all work hard for financial security? Is it wrong to work hard to be rich?” What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Isaiah 26:14,19. What is the main idea of these passages?

Study:  What is the contrast between those who will perish forever and those that receive eternal life?

Apply: How do you want to be remembered, and by whom? 

Share: Your friend asks, “Where the people in Old Testament times saved by keeping the law or by grace?” What do you tell your friend?

Read in Class: Daniel 12:1-2. Discuss the main idea of this passage.

Study: What does Michael standing up have to do with the resurrection of the dead, both of the just and the unjust?

Apply: Do you want to live to see Jesus coming or sleep in the dust until the resurrection? What factors might be involved? 

Share: Can you think of someone who needs to hear the message in this week’s lesson? Can you share it with them this week?