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Transformation | Drug Awareness/Abuse Among Children

Existing studies have found a high correlation between adolescent abuse and becoming a problem drug user in adulthood; therefore, it can be inferred that many problem drug users start abusing drugs at an early age.

5 Jun 2024 16 min

Fundamental Beliefs | Gift of Prophecy

Adventists embrace the significance of all the spiritual gifts, including prophecy, recognizing anyone can be used in this way if so moved by the Holy Spirit. For the next few days, we will be learning more about this gift.

5 Jun 2024 13 min

Bible Corner | Temptation

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it. 1 Corinthians 10:13

5 Jun 2024 21 min

Education | Conversations to Have Before Marriage

Getting married is a big deal, and you need to make sure you're on the same page with your partner. It’s not all just about the wedding (although that part is pretty special), but the marriage that follows will last you a lifetime, so you need to ensure you’re as…

4 Jun 2024 17 min

VOP Lesson | How to Pray

In Luke 11:1 we are told, “One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.’” And today’s lesson is centred around what Jesus said next.

4 Jun 2024 17 min

Bible Corner | Temptation

Having discussed the early accounts of the first recorded temptation in the Bible, we skip forward to the life of Jesus here on earth, and His own experience with temptation; what the implications were had He failed, and what His triumph means for us today.

4 Jun 2024 10 min

Education | The Role of Teachers as Moral Mediators

School is an institution that influences in a decisive manner the education of young generations of a society. Even if the intellectual education and the transmission of knowledge seem to be the major role of the school, we cannot neglect its impact for moral and affective development of children.

3 Jun 2024 19 min

VOP Lesson | A Conversation With God

Simply put, prayer is conversation with God. But it can be difficult to speak to someone we can neither see nor audibly hear. So what gives us the assurance that there is actually someone on the other end of this conversation?

3 Jun 2024 18 min

Bible Corner | Temptation

All of us experience it at some point in our lives. Where does it come from and what is its purpose? Does God cause it or allow it, or is there even a difference? We’re going to spend this week talking about, and understanding temptation.

3 Jun 2024 13 min

Fundamental Beliefs | Spiritual Gifts & Ministries

The Holy Spirit is the one who empowers us with gifts, and He is ready to guide us in their proper use, if we ask. But how do we know what gift God has given us? And how can we know how He wants us to use it?

31 May 2024 9 min

Bible Corner | Fear God

As much as we may fear God, sometimes, if we’re being honest, we don’t really like the way He moves in our lives. Just look at Job, for example. So can we question Him or complain when we’re genuinely unhappy about something He has allowed in our lives?

31 May 2024 9 min

Fundamental Beliefs | Spiritual Gifts & Ministries

The Holy Spirit is the one who empowers us with gifts, and He is ready to guide us in their proper use, if we ask. But how do we know what gift God has given us? And how can we know how He wants us to use it?

30 May 2024 16 min

Bible Corner | Fear God

As much as we may fear God, sometimes, if we’re being honest, we don’t really like the way He moves in our lives. Just look at Job, for example. So can we question Him or complain when we’re genuinely unhappy about something He has allowed in our lives?

30 May 2024 13 min

Fundamental Beliefs | Spiritual Gifts & Ministries

God has endowed us with the talents we have, and He often calls us to use those talents for the good of others, with the Holy Spirit as our guide. Let’s talk about what spiritual gifts are.

29 May 2024 14 min

VOP Lesson | Facing Your Life Record in the Judgment

The judgment now going on in heaven investigates the records of all the righteous – both living and dead – in order to validate in the minds of the universe who will be among the saved when Jesus comes. Is there any hope for you and I?

28 May 2024 18 min

Bible Corner | Fear God

As we continue on with our conversation on what it means to fear God, today we’re talking about the blessings of fearing God as well as the negative consequences that come as a result of not fearing God.

28 May 2024 10 min

VOP Lesson | The Heavenly Sanctuary Cleansed – A Judgment

According to the prophecy, in 1844, at the end of the 2300 years, “the sanctuary shall be cleansed.” Since God’s people have had no physical sanctuary on earth for centuries, this must point to the sanctuary in Heaven, of which the earthly temple was only a copy. Today, we’ll talk…

27 May 2024 15 min

Bible Corner | Fear God

This week, we’re focusing on this very important theme, and a critical theme throughout the entire Bible, that is, the call to fear God. What exactly does it mean and how do we display that fear in our own lives? Today, we’re focusing on definitions, as well as drawing a…

27 May 2024 13 min

Lifestyle | Caring for Your Kidneys

Kidney disease means having kidney damage. When the disease occurs over a long period of time, it is called chronic kidney disease or CKD for short. Your kidneys help your body filter waste and excess fluid out of your blood, which are then stored in your bladder and expelled through…

24 May 2024 20 min

Fundamental Beliefs | The Lord’s Supper

Jesus instituted the Lord’s Supper to commemorate our deliverance from the burden of sin. Today we conclude our lesson on the Lord’s supper with a lesson on how to prepare before we partake in this important service.

24 May 2024 19 min