Yeah,

I (here is another one for those counting)don't have my hand checking the pulse of 20 million SS members.

However...IF things are so dandy and successful....how come there are messages preached on Laodicea...and why can big shot SDA conference officials remark that there is need for revival in the church?

ALSO....how can you challenge when there is no criteria or means for monitoring/reporting the SS members satifaction, interest or growth?

Care to dig up some statistics as to what percentage of United States SDA members don't even attend sabbath school anymore?

By the way...evidently in Latin America, the Philippines and Africa there seems to be successful efforts..

BUT...my concern is for here in this country.. There is the biblical parable about the shepherd leaving the 99 and looking for the ONE

AND...what are members to do with that LONGGG sabbath day if they don't force themselves, from habit, to get up and warm a pew for a few hours..in the hopes that they might hear one single inspiring tidbit once a week.

>If you seemed to keep your interest while counting all of those "I's"..<

Who says I counted...thanks for the verification!

Was asked to teach the lesson this week.
I will emphasize Tuesday's section..

HEY!!!

Are you neglecting the sabbath school lesson again?? HUH??

You have a chance to talk about BOOZE and NOISY churches this week.

Last week you could have discussed
Trinitarianism, Creation/evolution, Incarnation, glory of God, how and why people reject God, the nature of Christ hot potato, the power and effect/influence of words

On CA we have a sabbath school thread where contemporary practical applications and issues are posted...

I encourage you to participate..it can help .."prime the pump" for your weekly ss class so it won't be the usual boring experience..
mine sure isn't...

The class members get generous portions or all you can eat buffet portions in the sabbath school I lead..instead of the expensive restaurant diet portions that some get...poor starving souls..

ever heard of the biblical/Christian world view???

How about the WCTU in the SOP?
AA or MADD..

Do you know how to extend your influence??? (SALT and LIGHT)

This week's lesson is "Something Better"

When we contemplate and value something better..we can be ...someone better.

SS Lesson #4...Focus is on Nicodemus and Samaritan woman...
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OK...religion, theology and ancient history..
Are all class members tuned into that??

Look at the larger picture here...

The first encounter involves an unconverted clergy

and the second involves broken marriages/dysfunctional interpersonal relationships.

If our sabbath school lessons don't equip class members to cope with the issues at hand...WHO CARES????

Do you think there are any clergy out there who are in Nicodemus' position? Want to walk up to them after a TOPICAL sermon and tell them that they must be born again?

When you find out that someone is struggling with, or thinking about a divorce or has been married 2 to 5 times...do you just walk up to them and say..."Read JOHN 4" and then walk away and say to yourself..."Well that one is taken care of"??
Do you tell them..
"Keep your eyes on Jesus, look to the cross , He will never forsake you...have a nice life."??

Is our study approach practical , relevant, contemporary..clear? Is there anything there for our application ..or are we just to analyze/brainstorm some 2000 year old religious one on one personal encounters..??

OK..before you pick apart some part of this post...do you catch the main point/theme of it?

Did you ever hear someone say that not looking at your SS lesson is like unconsciously saying....


GIVE US BARABBAS!

No, JimBob, I haven't. And if I did, I wouldn't believe him. Would you?

LynnDel

FROM MY STUDY....SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON #5...
HAS AN ERRONEOUS INTERPRETATION ON SUNDAY'S PART.

I BASE THIS UPON DA P. 196 AND SDA COMMENTARY VOL 5 PAGE 943
AND REALLY SIMPLE SCRIPTURAL INTERPRETATION HERMANEUTICS FROM THE CONTEXT.

I'm a bit confused here. Can someone help me please? What is the geographical relationship between Nazareth and Galillee? Is not Jesus from Nazareth? Why is he called "the man of Galillee"?

Help me out here please. Thanks.