Hope Sabbath School Study (MP3 audio)

2010_Q1_02-13 - The Fruit of the Spirit Is Goodness

sshope@hopetv.org (Dr. Derek Morris) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In Scripture, “goodness” involves not only exhibiting right behavior but also avoiding its opposite, evil. Goodness is holiness put into practice. Goodness is what we do; otherwise, it’s not “goodness” at all.

2010_Q1_02-06 - The Fruit of the Spirit Is Kindness

sshope@hopetv.org (Dr. Derek Morris) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Kindness is not beyond the reach of any, although it may take the sacrifice of time and energy. Kindness is a verb that reveals itself in numerous ways. And like its close cousin "love," kindness contains incredible power; it is a witness in and of itself of what our God is like.

2010_Q1_01-30 - The Fruit of the Spirit Is Patience

sshope@hopetv.org (Dr. Derek Morris) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

A patient person is mild, gentle, and constant in all circumstances. The real test of patience is not in the waiting but in how one behaves while waiting. "But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing" (James 1:4, NKJV).

2010_Q1_01-23 - The Fruit of the Spirit Is Peace

sshope@hopetv.org (Dr. Derek Morris) — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

"Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid" (John 14:27, NKJV).

2010_Q1_01-16 - The Fruit of the Spirit Is Joy

sshope@hopetv.org (Dr. Derek Morris) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Joy is a delight in life that runs deeper than pain or pleasure. This type of joy stems from an awareness of God's presence in one's life, allowing us to rise above circumstances and focus on the goodness and love of God. At the core of Christian joy is the fact that God has acted and is acting to save those who trust in Him.

2010_Q1_01-09 - The Fruit of the Spirit Is Love

sshope@hopetv.org (Dr. Derek Morris) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

John says it so plainly and simply--"God is love" (1 John 4:16). Because love is so central to His character, love must be central to ours, as well. "He who abides in love abides in God, and God in him" (vs. 16, NKJV).

2010_Q1_01-02 - By Their Fruit

sshope@hopetv.org (Dr. Derek Morris) — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This quarter we will study various facets of the fruit of the Spirit. The wonderful plan of salvation assures us that "we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord" (2 Cor. 3:18, NKJV).

2009_Q4_12-26 - Cities of Refuge

sshope@hopetv.org (Dr. Derek Morris) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This week, our last week in Numbers, we’ll look at some of the final preparations as the children of Israel get ready to claim their promised inheritance.

2009_Q4_12-19 - The Second generation: Admonitions

sshope@hopetv.org (Dr. Derek Morris) — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Was this new generation, having lived with the results of their parents’ bad mistakes, ready to learn from those mistakes and obey the Lord? How ready were they to take up the mantle now given to them? What lessons were they going to have to learn, and what can we learn from them, as well?

2009_Q4_12-12 - Immorality on the Border

sshope@hopetv.org (Dr. Derek Morris) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0500

This week we’ll look at one of the greatest breaches of faith in all of Old Testament history, the apostasy at Shittim. And though it happened thousands of years ago in a culture and context radically different from ours today, the spiritual parallels are there, and they should shout a loud warning to God’s church, also on the borders of the Promised Land.