Daily Lesson for Sunday 22nd of October 2023 Read Genesis 18:1-15. What elements of hospitality are demonstrated in Abraham’s response to his guests? Abraham was sitting at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. This behavior was unusual. At that time of the day in summer, when the sun is at

Daily Lesson for Saturday 21st of October 2023 Image © Pacific Press Read for This Week’s Study Genesis 18:1-33:1-33, James 5:16, Romans 8:34, Hebrews 7:25, Genesis 19:1-29, Genesis 12:1-9. Memory Text: “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By

By Andrew McChesney Gina Wahlen was excited to visit a house church in a country where Christians face persecution for their faithfulness to God. She had arrived to collect mission stories for Adventist Mission. The house church turned out to be a former home on the ground floor of an apartment building. The apartment had

Daily Lesson for Friday 20th of October 2023 Read Ellen G. White, “The Great Commission,” pp. 25–34, and “A Seeker for Truth,” pp. 131–142, in The Acts of the Apostles. “Before ascending to heaven, Christ gave His disciples their commission. He told them that they were to be the executors of the will in which

Daily Lesson for Thursday 19th of October 2023 Read Acts 1:8. What principle did Jesus present when doing the work of sharing or being His witnesses to the world? This is the principle set out by Jesus that shows us how we need to act as His disciples, who have the good news to share

Daily Lesson for Wednesday 18th of October 2023 Read Acts 8:1-4. In the early church, what brought about the scattering of believers beyond their comfort zone? Until this time, the early church was mainly in Jerusalem (or within the Jewish territory and among the Jewish people). When persecution began—in which Saul, a devout Jew and

Daily Lesson for Tuesday 17th of October 2023 Following the call of God, Abraham entered the land as God had commanded him. However, right from the start, things didn’t seem to go too well for him. He arrived where God told him to go, but according to the Bible, “the Canaanites were then in the

Daily Lesson for Monday 16th of October 2023 Read Genesis 12:1-3. In what way was God’s instruction to Abram a call to mission?   God asked Abram (whose name He later changed to Abraham) to leave his country and his people and go to another land. It was all part of God’s plan to use

Daily Lesson for Sunday 15th of October 2023 In order to reach others, God intends for us to move beyond our comfort zone. The desire to remain only with our own ilk and ethnic or social kind can lead to selfishness, even evil. This danger is one of the lessons derived from the story of

Daily Lesson for Saturday 14th of October 2023 Image © Pacific Press Read for This Week’s Study Genesis 11:1-9, Genesis 12:1-20:1-3, Daniel 9:24-27, Matthew 1:21, Genesis 12:1-20:10-20; Genesis 13:1, Acts 8:1-4, Acts 1:8. Memory Text: “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me