The Great Controversy - 2nd Quarter 2024
Sabbath School Study Hour
If asked, “What central theme runs through all the Bible?” how would you respond? Jesus? The plan of salvation? The cross? Yes to all three, of course! But these three important topics unfold against an even more all-encompassing theme: the great controversy. This theme pervades the Bible, from the book of Genesis to the book of Revelation.
Episodes
Lesson: 1 - The War Behind All Wars
Scripture: Revelation 12:7-8 If God is so good, why is the world so bad? How can a God of love allow so much evil to exist? Why do bad things happen to good people? In this week’s lesson, we will explore the age-long conflict between good and evil.
Lesson: 2 - The Central Issue: Love or Selfishness?
Scripture: Isaiah 41:10 We will study Satan’s twofold strategy both to deceive and destroy God’s people. What the evil one fails to accomplish through persecution, he hopes to achieve through compromise. God is never caught by surprise, and even in the most challenging times He preserves His people. Study this week’s lesson, based on The Great Controversy, chapters 1–2
Lesson: 3 - Light Shines in the Darkness
Scripture: John 12:35 Yet even in life’s most difficult times, God was continually with His people. They found Jesus, “the way, the truth and the life” and, through the power of the Holy Spirit, they stood firm, even in the face of overwhelming pressure to yield their conscientious convictions. They stayed loyal to God’s revealed will in Scripture and unflinchingly stood for the truth of His Word, regardless of the pressure placed on them, either overtly or subtly. This week’s lesson is based on The Great Controversy, chapter 3.
Lesson: 4 - Standing for the Truth
Scripture: John 3:14-15 This week we will look at some biblical principles that motivated the Waldenses and later Reformers, such as Huss and Jerome, to stay faithful to the Lord no matter what—even at the threat of death from the same power that killed Polycarp: Rome, but now the papal phase. Study this week’s lesson which is based on The Great Controversy, chapters 4–6
Lesson: 5 - Faith Against All Odds
Scripture: Psalm 119:11 In this week’s study, with examples from the Reformation, we will explore how the life-changing teachings of Scripture provide the basis for genuine purpose and true meaning in life. *Study this week’s lesson, based on chapters 7–11 of The Great Controversy.
Lesson: 6 - The Two Witnesses
Scripture: Isaiah 40:8 This week, we explore one of the most vicious attacks on the Scriptures and the Christian faith. *Study this week’s lesson, based on chapters 12-17 of The Great Controversy.
Lesson: 7 - Motivated by Hope
Scripture: Isaiah 25:9 In this week’s lesson we will examine why the second coming of Christ has filled the hearts of believers with joy through the centuries and how we can be ready for that great event. *Study this week’s lesson, based on chapters 18–21 of The Great Controversy.
Lesson: 8 - Light From the Sanctuary
Scripture: Hebrews 8:1-2 This week we explore Christ’s ministry in heaven. *Study this week’s lesson, based on chapters 22–24 and 28 of The Great Controve
Lesson: 9 - The Foundation of God’s Government
Scripture: Revelation 12:17 The aim of this lesson is to show the link between the sanctuary, God’s law, the Sabbath, and the coming crisis over the mark of the beast. We will also explore the relevance of the Sabbath to an end-time generation. *Study this week’s lesson, based on chapters 25–27 of The Great Controversy.
Lesson: 10 - Spiritualism Exposed
Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17 The aim of this lesson is to show that our only safeguard against Satan’s last-day delusions is a personal relationship with Christ and a solid grounding in the teachings of the Bible. This includes its teaching about death, regardless of what our eyes and ears and hearts might try to tell us. *Study this week’s lesson, based on chapters 31–34 of The Great Controversy.
Lesson: 11 - The Impending Conflict
Scripture: John 17:17 Lesson: 11 The aim of this week’s lesson is to reveal the coming conflict over worship. This week’s study emphasizes Jesus’ strength to take us through earth’s final conflict. *Study this week’s lesson, based on chapters 35 and 36 of The Great Controversy.
Lesson: 12 - Earth’s Closing Events
Scripture: Proverbs 23:23 The aim of this week’s lesson is to reveal what the prophetic Word says about the closing events and discover a new Christ’s strength to take us through earth’s final conflict and get us home. *Study this week’s lesson, based on chapters 37 and 38 of The Great Controversy.
Lesson: 13 - The Triumph of God’s Love
Scripture: Revelation 21:3-4 In this quarter’s final lesson, we will see Christ’s steadfast love during the most exciting time in the history of the universe and His complete and total triumph in the great controversy between good and evil. The Bible’s last book, Revelation, gives us hope for today, tomorrow, and forever. *Study this week’s lesson, based on chapters 39-42 of The Great Controversy.
Catalog
Seasons
The Gospel Of John - 1st Quarter 2004
Ephesians - 3rd Quarter 2023
God's Mission - My Mission - 4th Quarter 2023
The Book of Psalms - 1st Quarter 2024
The Great Controversy - 2nd Quarter 2024
The Book of Mark - 3rd Quarter 2024
Themes in the Gospel of John - 4th Quarter 2024
God's Love and Justice - 1st Quarter 2025
Allusions, Images, Symbols: How to Study Bible Prophecy
Exodus
Lessons of Faith From Joshua