Sebokeng Seventh Day Adventist Church

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18/04/2016

Most people say they dont know how to pray, what to say to God. Well this kind of prayer might be a good start to improve our prayer lives

ACTS PRAYER : Mrs Zodwa Kunene

A- Adoration
-focus on God rather than ourselves
-Tell God how much we love Him, and praise Him for His power and almightiness
- Give honour and Glory for being our sustainer in all situations
-Do what Christ taught us in Matthew 6
- Praise like David did in Psalm 145 vs 1-21

C- Confession

- Ask God to search our hearts always Psalm 139 vs 23-24
- Allow God to cleanse our hearts from unconfessed sins
- God wants us to use Him as our hiding place
- To turn away from future temptations
- Seek ye the Lord while He may be found Psalm 55 vs 6-7, 1John 1vs 9

T- Thanksgiving

- Glory must go to Jesus
- Have a heart filled with gratitude for all He has done for us
- Be specific when thanking God mention exactly what you are thankful for dont generalise
- Thank God for double doors He opens for us
- Thank Jesus for dying for a sinner like me
- Give thanks for the challenges as there is a curtain behind that has a blessing for us

S- Supplication

- God says knock continually, keep knocking
- Ask and be ready to receive
- Make a prayer list He is ready for you
- Ask for others so that God can also bless them
- Windows of Heaven will open as you ask in His Will
- Ask the Holy Spirit to edit your prayer to be acceptable
- We must always ask that our names to be written in the book of Life

Be Blessed

03/01/2016

09/06/2015

Daily Activities ( Primary school lesson)

Sabbath
• If possible, go for a walk with your family. List the animals and birds you see. What are their natural enemies here? Can you imagine what it will be like in heaven when they will no longer be enemies and will get along with each other?• As you walk, ask your family what they would like to do when they get to heaven. Find a quiet place and read your lesson together.• Thank Jesus that He died to make it possible for you all to live with Him.

Sunday•

During family worship find out five facts about wolves and five about sheep. Why are they enemies? Look up Isaiah 11:6. What will hap- pen in heaven?• Pretend to be the animals mentioned in Isaiah 11:6, 7. See how many your family can guess.• Thank Jesus that heaven is a safe place.• Write the memory verse on paper clouds. Writea few words on each cloud. Mix up the clouds;then unscramble them. Do this several times.

Monday•

Read and discuss Revelation 21:1–6 during family worship.• Using the letters in the word HEAVEN, list as many things that you can think about heaven that begin with each letter. For example: H is for Happy, Hippo, Health.• Teach your memory verse to your family. Name some family or friends who are very sick or have died. Will they be sick in heaven?• Thank Jesus that there will be no sadness in heaven.

Tuesday•

Give a drink of water to everyone during familyworship. Say that Jesus offers the water of lifeto everyone. Read and discuss Revelation 21:4. Imagine no more tears, no pain, no death. What jobs will not be needed in heaven?• Thank Jesus for good water and for the “Water of Life.”

Wednesday•

Read and discuss Revelation 21:2 during fam- ily worship. What does the Bible mean when it says “beautiful like a bride”?• Write (or ask an adult to help you write) a letter to Jesus. Thank Him for His invitation to heaven. Tell Him what you are looking forward to. Ask any questions you might have. Share your letter during family worship.

Thursday•

For family worship read and discuss Revelation 21:5. What does Jesus say about everything He has told John? Make up some true or false questions about heaven. See if your family can tell which are true and which are false.• Think of what you do when you have a friend visit you. Will your time in heaven be just a visit? What do you think Jesus is doing to prepare a place for you?• Make a list of people you want to meet in heaven. Tell why you want to see them.

Friday•

Today we welcome the Sabbath. This is a spe- cial day to spend with Jesus. Help your family get ready for Sabbath.• Read and discuss Revelation 21:3 during family worship. Who lives in the city?• Sing songs of praise to God at family worship.• Thank God for His special day, for His love, and for His promise of heaven.

09/06/2015

Primary School
Lesson 11 June 13

A Great Family Reunion

Revelation 21:1–6; Isaiah 11:1–9; The Great Controversy, pp. 674, 675; Early Writings, pp. 13–20


The Message
Jesus wants us to live with Him forever in a happy, safe place.

Memory Verse
“ ‘[God] will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away’ ” (Revelation 21:4, NIV).

Have you ever seen a lion in the zoo? Would you like to get in the same cage? When we get to heaven, lions will be as tame as kittens and will sleep with the sheep and lambs. What will it be like to be there?

03/06/2015

Friday June 5

Further Study: “Who has the heart? With whom are our thoughts? Of whom do we love to converse? Who has our warmest affections and our best energies? If we are Christ’s, our thoughts are with Him, and our sweetest thoughts are of Him. All we have and are is consecrated to Him. We long to bear His image, breathe His spirit, do His will, and please Him in all things.”—Ellen G. White, Steps to Christ, p. 58.

“In our life here, earthly, sin-restricted though it is, the greatest joy and the highest education are in service. And in the future state, untrammeled by the limitations of sinful humanity, it is in service that our greatest joy and our highest education will be found—witnessing, and ever as we witness learning anew ‘the riches of the glory of this mystery;’ ‘which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.’ Colossians 1:27.”—Ellen G. White, Education, p. 309.

Discussion Questions:

Jesus called the rich and successful farmer a fool ( Luke 12:20). One may not be rich or successful, but what makes one a fool in the sight of God?

In some of our churches, we see two groups: first, the professionals, business executives, church and community leaders, and the influential, all who get respect, notice, and regard; second, the silent and the insignificant ones who just come and go without anyone taking note of them. What can you do to make the latter feel just as important as the first group?

Though it’s easy today to deride the Pharisees for the way that they perverted the faith, how can we be sure that we, who are zealous for the faith, are not in danger of making the same mistakes?

How do we stand firm for what is right without becoming a Pharisee? Or, even more important, how do we determine what is right and what is worth fighting for, as opposed to “straining at gnats”?

How do we maintain an attitude of vigilance and readiness for the return of Jesus when, with each passing year, it gets easier and easier to become less vigilant?

03/06/2015

Thursday June 4

Be a Servant Leader- ( Luke 22:24–27).

Even as the disciples were preparing for the Last Supper, they were arguing about who among them would be the greatest in the kingdom. How does Jesus respond to their foolishness, and what is so revolutionary about His reply?

Jesus’ answer is unique in the history of leadership. Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, Alexander, Julius Caesar, Napoleon, and Genghis Khan all saw leadership in terms of power and authority over others. That’s pretty much how the world has always worked in regard to power.

“ ‘But not so among you; on the contrary,’ ” said Jesus, “ ‘he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves’ ” ( Luke 22:26, NKJV). In so saying, the Lord of the universe reversed the definition of leadership: “ ‘Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave—just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many’ ” ( Matt. 20:26–28, NIV).

In so defining servanthood and self-denial as the core principles of His way and His leadership, Jesus introduced a new dynamic to human relations: fulfillment comes not from power but from service; leadership derives its authority not from position but from servanthood; transformation begins not with the throne but with the cross. To live is to die ( John 12:24).

In Luke 9:46–48 something similar arose among Jesus’ disciples about who would be the greatest. The principles of the world were still firmly entrenched in His disciples’ minds.

The Master’s answer gets to the heart of the problem and poses one of the most difficult challenges in life in general and in the Christian life in particular. Jesus’ words, especially the part about being the “ ‘least among you’ ” (vs. 48, NKJV), show how completely backward the world’s priorities are.

With the principles of the world so utterly opposite of what Jesus taught here, how are we to survive if we implement His principles in our own lives?

02/06/2015

WEDNESDAY - June 3

BE A FRUITFUL WITNESS

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, in their eternal council “before the foundation of the world” ( Eph. 1:4), laid the plan of salvation. That is, even before the first human was created and, of course, before the first humans sinned, God had a plan in place to rescue the world. The plan is rooted in the cross, and the good news of the cross must be told to everyone in the world. The responsibility of that witness is placed on every Christian.

“ ‘You shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth’ ” ( Acts 1:8, NKJV). The final charge of Jesus underscores the importance the Lord placed on the witnessing role of His followers.

What lessons must those in Christian witness learn from the parable of the sower and the soil? Luke 8:4–15.

What and when is the reward of the one who witnesses? Luke 18:24–30.

What does the parable of the minas ( Luke 19:11–27) teach about faithfulness and responsibility in witnessing?

In each of these texts, and others, the dangers, the responsibilities, and the rewards of witnessing and faith are revealed. We have been charged with a solemn responsibility; but considering what we have been given, how little is really asked of us?

01/06/2015

TUESDAY- June 2

BE PREPARED AND WATCHFUL (Luke 12:35–53)

“Vigilance and fidelity have been required of Christ’s followers in every age; but now that we are standing upon the very verge of the eternal world, holding the truths we do, having so great light, so important a work, we must double our diligence.”—Ellen G. White, Testimonies for the Church, vol. 5, pp. 460, 461.

Read Luke 12:35–53 and summarize what these texts mean specifically to you, especially if you have been waiting a long time for the second coming of Jesus.

Christians cannot afford to be lax or lethargic. The context of His sure return, and the unknown hour thereof, should drive us to have our robes girded and our lamps trimmed and burning. The eschatological hope must be the driving force of our life and work, our readiness and faithfulness. It is this faithfulness to do His will on earth and readiness to meet Him in peace that distinguish between good and evil servants.

Any neglect of faithfulness on the pretext that “ ‘My master is delaying his coming’ ” ( Luke 12:45, NKJV) is placing oneself under the severest form of God’s judgment (vss. 45–48). The more the privilege, the greater the responsibility, and hence, from those who are given much, much will be expected (vs. 48).

The ancient prophet’s judgment “Woe to you who are at ease in Zion” ( Amos 6:1, NKJV) seems reflected in Christ’s warning that Christian discipleship is not a state of ease. Paul explains the Christian life as one of spiritual warfare ( Eph. 6:12). The focal point is that every Christian is involved in the cosmic conflict between Christ and Satan, and the Cross draws a clear line between the two. Only by continual faith in the Christ of the cross can one win the final victory.

“ ‘For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more’ ” ( Luke 12:48, NKJV). What should this text mean to us as Seventh-day Adventists?

01/06/2015

Lesson

MONDAY June 1

FEAR GOD (Luke 12:4–12)

“ ‘Fear God and give glory to Him’ ” ( Rev. 14:7, NKJV) is the first of the three angels’ messages, so central to Seventh-day Adventists’ life and faith. Fearing God is not being afraid, as it is often thought to be. It is realizing just who God is and what His claims on us are. It is an act of faith that involves total allegiance to Him. God becomes the sole definer and arbiter of our life—our thoughts, actions, relationships, and destiny. Discipleship based on that kind of “fear” stands on unshakable ground.

Read Luke 12:4–12. What is Jesus saying to us here about fear?

The passage shows us whom to fear and whom not to fear. We need not fear forces that can affect only our body in the present world. Instead, we must fear and obey God because in His hands is our eternal destiny. But our God—whose eyes are on the sparrow ( Luke 12:6) and who has numbered the hairs on our heads (vs. 7)—is loving and caring; hence, each one of us is infinitely precious in His sight. If we truly believed that, how many earthly fears would vanish?

Read Luke 12:13–21. What is Jesus warning us about here?

While Jesus refuses to intervene between two brothers quarreling over the division of property, He does emphasize the relevance of the tenth commandment ( Exod. 20:17) against the evil of covetousness and points out a significant truth for all time: life is not made up of things ( Luke 12:15). The rich foolish man lived in a little world restricted to himself. Nothing else mattered to him. How careful we need to be not to fall into this same trap; this is especially crucial for those who have been blessed with an abundance of material goods.

Though we all enjoy material things, think how little ultimate satisfaction they can really give you, especially in light of eternity. Why, then, is it still so easy to make the mistake that Jesus warned about in Luke 12:16–21?

01/06/2015

SUNDAY: May 31

FLEE PHARISAISM (Luke 11: 37- 54)

Of the more than 80 references to Pharisees in the Gospels, approximately 25 percent of them are found in Luke. Pharisees were noted for their doctrinal conservatism, as opposed to Sadducees, who were known for their liberal ideas. Pharisees were often legalists who, while professing to believe in grace, taught salvation by the keeping of the law.

Read Luke 11:37–54. What is Jesus warning about, and how is this same principle manifested today? How can we make sure that we, in our own ways, don’t reflect some of the things that Jesus warned against?

A review of the woes ( Luke 11:42–54) pronounced on the Pharisees and the scribes shows how much the call to true religion crosses every generation, including our own.

For example, while tithing is a joyful acknowledgment of God’s provision, it can never be a substitute for the basic demands of love and justice in human relations (vs. 42).

These same ones who “ ‘neglect justice and the love of God’ ” love, instead, the “ ‘most important seats in the synagogues’ ” (vss. 42, 43, NIV). Talk about missing the point of true faith!

Jesus warned, too, that those who equate true religion with outward rituals alone are really unclean, somewhat like those who come in contact with the dead ( Luke 11:44; see also Num. 19:16). How easy to confuse what’s trivial with what’s sacred in the eyes of God.

Also, Jesus pronounced a woe on the experts in the law who used their education and experience to place intolerable religious burdens on others while they themselves “ ‘do not touch the burdens with one of [their] fingers’ ” ( Luke 11:46, NKJV).

Meanwhile, the Pharisees honored the prophets no longer alive but worked against the living ones. Even as Jesus spoke, some were plotting to kill the Son of God. What is important is not the honoring of prophets but the heeding of their prophetic message of love, mercy, and judgment.

The last woe is a terrible one. Some who had been entrusted with the key to God’s kingdom had failed in their trusteeship. Instead of using the key wisely and letting God’s people come into the kingdom, they had locked them out and thrown away the key.

01/06/2015

Lesson 10 *May 30–June 5

FOLLOWING JESUS IN EVERYDAY LIFE

Memory Text: “And the apostles said to the Lord, ‘Increase our faith’ ” ( Luke 17:5, NKJV).

Sabbath Afternoon
Read for This Week’s Study: Luke 11:37–54; 12:4–21, 35–53; Amos 6:1; Luke 8:4–15; 22:24–27.

Though a great teacher, Jesus did not establish a school of theology or philosophy. His purpose was “to seek and to save that which was lost” ( Luke 19:10). He came to reveal the character of God, a revelation that culminated in the Cross, where He not only showed humanity and unfallen worlds what God was really like, but He also paid the penalty for sin so that human beings, despite their fallen nature, could be redeemed.

In doing this, He also created a redeemed community, a community of those who, having been saved by His death, have chosen to model His life and teachings.

The call to be part of this redeemed community is a call, not to a preferred status in life but to an absolute allegiance to the One who calls, to Christ Himself. What He says becomes the disciple’s law of life. What He desires becomes the disciple’s sole purpose in life. No amount of outward goodness or doctrinal perfection can take the place of total allegiance to Christ and His will.

Discipleship, which we owe exclusively to the indwelling Christ, makes certain imperative requirements. No competition and no substitute are permitted.

* Study this week’s lesson to prepare for Sabbath, June 6.