Aids for Teachers – Sabbath School Net https://ssnet.org Seventh-day Adventist Bible Study Discussion Wed, 27 May 2026 15:22:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://ssnet.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-SSNET-11-32x32.png Aids for Teachers – Sabbath School Net https://ssnet.org 32 32 10: Repentance and Forgiveness-Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Plan https://ssnet.org/blog/10-repentance-and-forgiveness-sabbath-school-lesson-teaching-plan/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=10-repentance-and-forgiveness-sabbath-school-lesson-teaching-plan https://ssnet.org/blog/10-repentance-and-forgiveness-sabbath-school-lesson-teaching-plan/#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 07:07:29 +0000 https://ssnet.org/?p=107670 … Continue reading -->]]> Prepared for Sabbath School Class, June 6, 2026.

Photograph by William Earnhardt

Key Text: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9, NKJV).

Read in Class: Hosea 6.

Study: What specifically do you notice here about how God describes Himself in His appeal for repentance?

Apply: When did you last hear a rebuke or a call to repentance? How did you respond? Ask the class to spend some time in prayer right now, asking God to soften our hearts and open our ears to His voice in His Word this week.

Share: Please share how Isaiah 64:6, Zechariah 3:4, and Isaiah 61:10 reveal the importance of Christ’s righteousness to us? Why are these promises so important? 

Read in Class: Acts 2:37-38, and Acts 3:18-19.

Study: Why is repentance so important in the process of spiritual growth? What is a time of “refreshing”?

Apply: Repentance leads to life (Acts 11:18) and is a vital part of growing in a relationship with God. In the process of surrender, repentance, and allowing God to prune you, what step is most challenging for you?

Share: Your friend says we need more of those old-fashioned fire-and-brimstone sermons to bring people to repentance. What do you tell your friend? See Hosea 2:14 and Romans 2:4.

Read in Class: Exodus 34:1-10.

Study: What crucial truth is found here?

Apply: Does God’s mercy tend to turn you away from sin or encourage you to test God’s limits and patience with sin?

Share: Slowly read the following verses. Share what they tell you about God’s grace toward you: “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom. 6:23, NKJV). “But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord” (Rom. 5:20-21, NKJV). “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8, NKJV).

Read in Class: Matthew 22:1-14.

Study: What messages can you find in this parable?

Apply: Adam and Eve wore a white robe of soft light before they sinned; after they sinned, they realized they were naked (Gen. 3:7) and made clothing of fig leaves. Then God replaced their fig leaves with a clothing from animal skins. There was a sacrifice that produced their garment. In a similar way, we accept Jesus’ sacrifice by accepting His robe of righteousness. “Naked and ashamed, they tried to supply the place of the heavenly garments by sewing together fig leaves for covering…. Nothing can man devise to supply the place of his lost robe of innocence. No fig-leaf garment, no worldly citizen dress, can be worn by those who sit down with Christ and angels at the marriage supper of the Lamb. Only the covering which Christ Himself has provided can make us meet to appear in God’s presence. This covering, the robe of His own righteousness, Christ will put upon every repenting, believing soul.”–Ellen G. White, Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 311. Reflect: We should daily choose to be clothed with Jesus’ robe of righteousness. What does this really mean, and how do we do this?

Share: How would you explain the precious gift of Christ’s robe of righteousness to a non-Christian or a new believer?

Mission: Can you think of someone with whom you could share the plan of salvation this week?

]]> https://ssnet.org/blog/10-repentance-and-forgiveness-sabbath-school-lesson-teaching-plan/feed/ 0 Sin, the Gospel, and the Law – Hit the Mark Sabbath School https://ssnet.org/blog/sin-the-gospel-and-the-law-hit-the-mark-sabbath-school/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sin-the-gospel-and-the-law-hit-the-mark-sabbath-school https://ssnet.org/blog/sin-the-gospel-and-the-law-hit-the-mark-sabbath-school/#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 20:22:14 +0000 https://ssnet.org/?p=108115 Why do people often see the law as restriction instead of protection? Join the Hit the Mark panel as they discuss Sabbath School Lesson 9 – Sin, the Gospel, and the Law. It’s the fastest hour of the week!

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]]> https://ssnet.org/blog/sin-the-gospel-and-the-law-hit-the-mark-sabbath-school/feed/ 1 9: Sin, The Gospel, and The Law – Sabbath School Lesson Teaching Outline https://ssnet.org/blog/9-sin-the-gospel-and-the-law-sabbath-school-lesson-teaching-outline/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=9-sin-the-gospel-and-the-law-sabbath-school-lesson-teaching-outline https://ssnet.org/blog/9-sin-the-gospel-and-the-law-sabbath-school-lesson-teaching-outline/#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 12:12:32 +0000 https://ssnet.org/?p=108095 … Continue reading -->]]> Introduction: Do you like to discuss sin? How about your sins? Most people I know do not like a visit from a church representative to discuss their sins. GoBible.org by Bruce CameronWhen you discuss sin with other Christians, do you focus on the personal disadvantages of sinning – up to and including the loss of eternal life? My study of the Lord’s Prayer leads me to think Jesus gives us a different approach. Matthew 6:9-10 addresses two goals. First, giving glory to God. Second, having God’s will done on earth just as it is done in heaven. God gave us His Ten Commandments to guide us in living a good life. A life that avoids major problems. While our loving God cares about us living well, the ultimate benefit of a life well-lived is the glory that it brings to God. Let’s explore the law, sin, and what God has already done about it!

I. Samson

A. Read Judges 14:1-3. When Samson’s parents refer to the Philistines as being “uncircumcised,” what was their concern? (The parents objected to the Philistines not sharing Israel’s covenant faith. God had expressly forbidden intermarriage with Canaanites. See Deuteronomy 7:3-4. The Philistines were not Canaanites, but God’s reason for the ban would logically apply to Philistines.)

  1. Was Samson obedient to his parents? Was he looking for advice from his parents? (No. He said his personal judgment was good enough.)

B. Read Judges 14:8-9. Why did Samson not tell his parents the source of the honey? (This adventure violated, at minimum, the law about touching the carcass of an unclean animal. Leviticus 11:27 would include an animal such as a lion and says that touching its carcass makes a person unclean. In addition, Samson’s Nazarite calling required a special separation to God, and Numbers 6:6–7 shows that contact with death was inconsistent with that calling.)

  1. Is Samson sinning here? (I vote, “yes.”)

C. Read Judges 14:4. Have we learned that the parents were wrong in their Bible-based advice not to marry a Philistine woman? Or, has Samson sinned here? (This does not mean Samson’s parents were wrong. Rather, God was sovereignly using Samson’s poor choice as an opportunity against the Philistines.)

D. Read Judges 14:15. Is Samson’s marriage a good arrangement for his new wife and her family?

E. Read Judges 16:20-21. We have jumped over most of Samson’s controversial life. How has violating God’s laws turned out for Samson?

F. Read Judges 16:27-30. What do you think about Samson’s end?

  1. How might it have been different if he had obeyed God from his youth?

G. Read Hebrews 11:32-34. This is called the “Faith Chapter,” and Samson is one of the featured heroes. What is your reaction to this?

H. Read Hebrews 11:1-2. Samson is among those commended by God! Is he saved? (I cannot imagine he is not.)

  1. How do you explain this? (The gospel is that salvation comes by faith, not works. We will discuss the gospel next.)

II. The Gospel

A. Read Matthew 5:17-20. What does Jesus mean when He says that He came to “fulfill” the law?

  1. Who, during Jesus’ life on earth, was more careful about obeying the law than the scribes and Pharisees?

B. Read Romans 3:21-23 and Romans 3:28. Is this a different path to righteousness? (Yes, it is “the righteousness of God” found “apart from the law.” It is the true path.)

C. Read Romans 3:24-26. Does this explain how Jesus was able to say that He came to “fulfill” the law? (Jesus fulfilled the law by perfectly obeying it, by revealing its true meaning, and by fulfilling the sacrificial system through His death. He did not abolish the law; He showed its full meaning and satisfied its penalty for us.)

D. Read Genesis 15:6 and Romans 4:5-7. How can our righteousness “exceed” that of the scribes and Pharisees? (We see now that the righteousness of Jesus, when accepted by us, provides a righteousness that far exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees.)

  1. Did Samson’s righteousness exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees?

III. The Law

A. Read Romans 3:31. If we have a different and true path to salvation, and we do, how can that “uphold” the law?

B. For at least ten years I had a route that I drove from my office to the airport. When heading to the airport I automatically took this path. One day I learned that if I drove past the airport, I could exit on a road that was (amazingly) more direct and took less time. Do you think I ever went back to my old route? If righteousness by faith is the correct path to righteousness, why would I ever go back to the path of the scribes and Pharisees? (The path of faith is not simply “correct,” it is the only viable path.)

  1. If the answer to the prior question is that we would never go back, then how should we understand that we must “uphold” the law? (If Romans is not speaking of going back to the path of working for our salvation, it must uphold the law for another reason. What reason might that be?)

C. Read Romans 6:1-2. What does this tell us about the benefit of works? (The law tells us how to live. We do not want to live in sin. What Jesus did for us shows the importance of the defeat of sin.)

D. Read Romans 6:6. What picture of sin does this give us? (It says that sin “enslaves” us. Do you want to be a slave? God’s law guides into a better life – one where we are not enslaved.)

E. Read Matthew 7:21. Is Jesus telling us that what we just learned in Romans is wrong? Is the path of the scribes and the Pharisees who believed they were doing the will of their Father, actually the better path?

  1. Do we have a conflict between the teachings of Jesus and Paul (in Romans)?

F. Let’s continue. Read Matthew 7:22-23. What is the defense of the lost? (They seem to be claiming the path of the scribes and Pharisees because they are listing their good works.)

  1. Are these really their good works? What would it take to prophesy in Jesus’ name, cast out demons in His name, and do mighty works in His name? (If these claims are true, and that is a big question, these works were done by the power of the Holy Spirit.)
  2. If the Holy Spirit, who is God, partnered with them to do these works, how can God say, “I never knew you?” They could respond, “Remember us, we are your old partners.” How do you explain this?

G. Let’s revisit Matthew 7:21. If these lost people are telling the truth (a matter about which I am uncertain, since the lost might lie), what do you think Jesus means by “doing the will of my Father?” (I think the core problem is that these people are relying on their works (mighty works) as the reason to enter the kingdom of heaven.)

H. Let’s revisit the Lord’s Prayer once again. Read Matthew 6:9-10. What is the reason given here for obedience to the law? (We bring glory to God (hallowed be your name) by God’s will being done “on earth as it is in heaven.”)

  1. Look again at Matthew 6:5. Does this remind you of those claiming mighty works as their key to heaven? (It reflects the same spiritual danger. The works were done for public acclaim, just as the prayers were offered to impress others.)

I. Read Genesis 12:1-3 and Genesis 18:19. Why do you think God selected Abram for this mission? (God wanted to partner with someone who would advance God’s kingdom on earth.)

  1. How many people did God have to choose from for this mission? (God selected Abram out of the entire world.)
  2. What would be the result of Abram obeying God? (He would be blessed. And he would be a blessing to the world.)

J. Friend, the mission given to Abram is now the mission given to all who follow God. He did not give us His commandments to burden or destroy us. He gave them to bless us, to free us from slavery to sin, and to bring glory to His name. Just like God’s promise to Abram, living a faithful life brings glory to God. Will you determine, right now, by the power of the Holy Spirit to make your life better while bringing glory to God?

IV. Next week: Repentance and Forgiveness.

Copr. 2026, Bruce N. Cameron, J.D. Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Suggested answers are found within parentheses. If you normally receive this lesson by e-mail, but it is lost one week, you can find it by clicking on this link: http://www.GoBible.org. Pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit as you study.

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Join It Is Written Sabbath School host Eric Flickinger and this quarter’s author, Nina Atchesonn, as they provide additional insights into this week’s Sabbath School lesson.

]]> https://ssnet.org/blog/9-sin-the-gospel-and-the-law-it-is-written-discussion-with-the-author/feed/ 0 9: Sin, The Gospel, and the Law — Hope Sabbath School Video Discussion https://ssnet.org/blog/9-sin-the-gospel-and-the-law-hope-sabbath-school-video-discussion/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=9-sin-the-gospel-and-the-law-hope-sabbath-school-video-discussion https://ssnet.org/blog/9-sin-the-gospel-and-the-law-hope-sabbath-school-video-discussion/#comments Wed, 27 May 2026 11:19:03 +0000 https://ssnet.org/?p=108120 View an in-depth discussion of Sin, The Gospel, and the Law in the Hope Sabbath School class led by Pastor Derek Morris.
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Photograph by William Earnhardt

Key Text: “I will never forget Your precepts, for by them You have given me life. I am Yours, save me; for I have sought Your precepts” (Psalm 119:93-94, NKJV).

Read in Class: Judges 14:1-20, Judges 16:1, 4, 16-17.

Study: Although called by God for a specific purpose, Samson served God while giving in to temptation. What does the outcome of his life teach us?

Apply: Like Samson, we all have struggles. How can the Bible help us with the things we struggle with now?

Share: Judges 14:4 says that Samson’s wanting a Philistine wife was from the Lord. Can you share how that could be when God instructed Israel not to take foreign wives? See Deuteronomy 7:1-4.

Read in Class: Mark 9:42-48.

Study: What exactly is Jesus saying we should do here? What is He warning us about?

Apply: To cut off your hand or foot or pluck out your eye because it’s causing you to sin is extreme. It was supposed to be. But this is how seriously Jesus sees sin and its impact in our lives. How seriously are you taking it?

Share: Your friend says that occasionally he has to lie at work in order to save his job and put bread on his family’s table. After all, feeding his family is his God-given responsibility, right? Surely God understands when he has to lie in order to keep his family alive, right? What do you tell your friend? Hint: See Matthew 10:28 and Revelation 2:10.

Read in Class: John 16:9, Romans 3:20, and 1 John 3:4.

Study: How would you define and describe sin to a non-Christian? How does the Bible describe sin?

Apply: What might happen if God’s law of love for Him and others was brought into the center of my life, my family, and my church? What might change in my life and my relationships?

Share: How would you answer someone who says that God’s law is too restrictive?

Read in Class: Matthew 5:17-18 and Matthew 7:24-29.

Study: What did Jesus say about the law and what was His counsel to us regarding the law?

Apply: Read the following verses: Romans 3:28, Romans 4:13-16, Galatians 2:16, Galatians 3:13, Philippians 3:9. What do these verses teach us that can help us, as believers to keep the law without becoming legalistic.

Share: Your friend tells you that obedience is legalism. What do you tell your friend?

Mission: Can you think of someone who has only seen the legalistic side of Christianity? Can you help them see the Gospel side of obedience and Christianity?

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