Sabbath School Study Hour Season 80, Episode 2: Lesson: 2 - God's Mission to Us: Part 2

Lesson: 1 - God’s Mission to Us: Part 1

Scripture: Genesis 3:9 What are ways that you experience God’s presence in your life?

58 min

Lesson: 3 - God's Call to Mission

Scripture: Acts 1:8 How would you define the word “mission” as you apply it to your own life? In what ways could you, daily, express mission in your attitude and behavior? How can you be more mission minded in your day-by-day tasks?

58 min

Lesson: 4 - Sharing God's Mission

Scripture: John 13:34-35 How can praying for others in need help us grow spiritually and experience more the reality of God’s love for sinners?

Lesson: 5 - Excuses to Avoid Mission

Scripture: Isaiah 6:8 Winning souls is hard, too hard for humans to do on their own. How can we learn, instead, to let God win souls, but through us and our life and witness?

58 min

Lesson: 6 - Motivation and Preparation for Mission

Scripture: Luke 24:44 What are some of the experiences you have had with the reality of God and His love? Why are these times so precious to you, and how do they motivate you to reach out to others with the good news?

58 min

Lesson: 7 - Mission to My Neighbor

How can we learn to distinguish between working for salvation, which is a fatal mistake, and revealing in our lives the salvation that we already have in Jesus?

58 min

Lesson: 8 - Mission to the Needy

Scripture: Matthew 25:40 Whatever the situation, we are called to be God’s helpers for all people in need, regardless of their background. Whatever the needs are, we must be ready to do what we can to help. This is a central part of what it means to be a Christian and what mission must include.

55 min

Lesson: 9 - Mission to the Powerful

Scripture: Matthew 16:26 Why must we be careful of the trap of thinking that because “we have the truth”, then the knowledge of this truth alone is enough to save us? How many souls will be lost who had more than enough knowledge, even of the three angels’ messages, to be saved?

58 min

Lesson: 10 - Mission to the Unreached: Part 1

Scripture: Acts 17:24 What bridges and points of contact can you think of that would open opportunities for deeper conversation with others with whom you come in contact?

58 min

Lesson: 11 - Mission to the Unreached: Part 2

Scripture: Matthew 15:28 What is the difference between faith and belief? Why might people who have the correct belief be found void of faith when Christ returns?

58 min

Lesson: 12 - Esther and Mordecai

Scripture: Isaiah 49:6 In its own unique way, this story shows how God’s people, even in foreign environments, can witness for truth. What are some of the challenges to your faith that you face in your own culture? How do you respond to them?

58 min

Lesson: 13 - The End of God's Mission

Scripture: 2 Peter 3:11-12 In this quarter’s final lesson, we will see that Revelation is a missionary book focused on a missionary God who is calling us to be a missionary church.

58 min