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It’s Biblical – 1st October 2022

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God is love. Out of this love, He created a universe full of harmony, peace, joy, and more love. He filled the space of the universe with beings who were created to grow in happiness, service, and love. However, this perfect order was disrupted by an illogical rebellion in heaven against the Creator, who was accused of demanding strict obedience. Moreover, the Creator’s high standards were interpreted as the demands of a tyrant. The law of love was misrepresented as a restriction of freedom. The result was war in heaven (Revelation 12:7).

What had been previously unbelievable became a tragic reality. The wise and beautiful creature, the anointed guardian cherub (Hebrew: kerub mimshakh hasokek; Ezek. 28:14, RSV), called “Lucifer, son of the morning” (Hebrew: helel ben shakhar; Isaiah 14:12, NKJV)—also translated as “the shining one,” “the morning star,” or “the son of the dawn”—rose up against the eternal, holy, caring, and loving Creator and presented unjustifiable accusations to exalt himself. Lucifer’s self centeredness, charm, lies, deceit, and selfishness divided the angels and destroyed the perfect peace of heaven.

God, in His infinite wisdom, reacted by respecting Lucifer’s choice, thus enabling all intelligent beings to understand the destructive nature of evil, which at first glance could look attractive. Ultimately, a created being attacked his Creator, and disorder was born. The one who should have protected God’s government and its law was overthrowing its principles of respect and love in such a cunning way that even angels were confused in their loyalty to God. God, by accepting individual choice,
demonstrated that He respected personal freedom but could not condone the destruction of life, its values, and principles of goodness.

Panel members: Lorraine McDonald, Clive Ferguson, Beverley Brown

Bible Texts:
Isaiah 14:12 1 John 4:8 16 1 John 4:7–16 Ezekiel 28:12–19 Isaiah 14:12–15 Revelation 12.


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It’s Biblical – 24th September 2022

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Whenever we look at the issue of suffering, the question comes: How did sin and suffering first arise? Through divine revela­tion we have good answers: they arose because free beings abused the freedom God had given them. This leads to another question: Did God know beforehand that these beings would fall? Yes, but obviously He thought it was, as C. S. Lewis wrote, “worth the risk.”

Worth the risk? For whom? For us, while God sits in heaven on His throne? Not exactly. The freedom of all His intelligent creatures was so sacred that, rather than deny us freedom, God chose to bear in Himself the brunt of the suffering caused by our abuse of that freedom. And we see this suffering in the life and death of Jesus, who, through suffering in our flesh, has created bonds between heaven and earth that will last throughout eternity.

Bible Texts:
Matthew 27:46; Luke 2:7 22–24; Matthew. 2:1–18; John 8:58 59; Luke 22:41–44; Matthew 27:51 52; Romans 6:23; Titus 1:2.


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It’s Biblical – 17th September 2022

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Death is a fascinating element in all religions. In biblical Christianity, death has two connotations. On one hand, death is the result of, and punishment for, sin. On the other hand, our life with God starts with deathâ’death to sin. Only when we experience this death to sin can we fully enjoy life in God’s kingdom. Death to sin leads to overcoming and confronting the death that is the result of sin. But both events are possible because of Christ’s death for us.

Lesson Themes: This week’s lesson highlights two major themes.
1. Death to sin sets the framework for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit Himself personally implements the transformation of our characters unto the image of Jesus Christ and empowers us to live lives of sacrificial service and obedience to God.
2. If we do not experience death to sin, we will continue a life of self-centredness and self-service, a life of sin that, in fact, leads to death.

Panel: L McDonald, C Ferguson, B Brown, M Larman



Bible Texts:
John 12:24 Philippians 2:5–9 Romans 12:1 2 1 Samuel 2:12–3:18 1 Samuel 13:1–14 Zechariah. 4:1–14


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It’s Biblical – 10th September 2022

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Key Text: “But the fruit of the Spirit is . . . longsuffering” (Galatians 5:22, NKJV)

Hope and meekness, as essential tools for overcoming crucibles, are both defined by waiting. However, the concept of biblical waiting is not only about waiting but also waiting with patience. This patience is not a political stratagem but is part of the fruit of the Spirit. God’s people wait patiently in the crucible, because God Himself is patient. God is patient because He is loving in character and because He also chooses the best moment to intervene. But that best moment is calculated by God to offer as much time as possible for the salvation of as many people as possible. Again, waiting is possible only when we trust the One for whom we are waiting.

Lesson Themes: This week’s lesson highlights two major themes.
1. We understand that patient waiting is part of the fruit of the Spirit and is crucial in our overcoming crucibles.
2. Waiting patiently becomes possible when we know and trust the person we are waiting for.

Thought Question: Why do we sometimes have to wait so long for things? What lessons can we learn about patience while in the crucible?




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It’s Biblical – 3rd September 2022

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We don’t hear the word meek used much, except maybe when reading about Moses or studying the Beatitudes. It’s not hard to figure out why, either. Meekness is defined as “enduring injury with patience and without resentment.” No wonder we don’t hear much about it; it’s hardly a trait well respected in cultures today. Sometimes the Bible translates this word as “humble.” Again, humility
isn’t a character trait seen as desirable by most cultures either.

But meekness, enduring injury with patience and without resentment, is one of the most powerful characteristics of Jesus and His followers. And yet, it’s not an end in itself: meekness of spirit can be a powerful weapon in the hands of those who are in the midst of pain and suffering. Indeed, the crucible is a great place to learn meekness of heart, for through our own meekness and broken places we can be powerful witnesses for God.

Panel members: Lorraine McDonald, Beverly Brown and guest panelist: Dr Conrad Vine

Bible Texts:
Ezekiel 24:15–27 Exodus. 32:1–14 Matthew 5:43–48 1 Peter 2:18–25 Psalm. 62:1–8.


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It’s Biblical – 27th August 2022

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It’s always easy to shout with joy to the Lord when we feel joy. It’s not so easy, however, when things are bad, when we are in the worst situations imaginable, when the crucible heats up. Yet, it’s precisely then that we need—perhaps more than ever—to praise God, for praise is a means of helping us sustain faith.

Indeed, praise can transform even our darkest circumstances, maybe not in the sense of changing the facts around us, but in the sense that it can change us, and those around us, in a way that helps us face challenges.

Praise is faith in action. It may not always be natural to us, but when we practice praise so that it becomes a natural part of our lives, it has the power both to convert and to conquer.

The Week at a Glance: What is praise? How could praise be such a powerful spiritual weapon in difficult circumstances? How can praise transform us and the situation around us?

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It’s Biblical – 20th August 2022

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The definition of faith in the book of Hebrews is always challenging. “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1, NIV). How can we be sure
about what we do not see? Yet, this is exactly what Moses illustrates in our memory verse: “He persevered because he saw him who is invisible” (Hebrews 11:27, NIV).

It is even more challenging to realize that we are called to see “him who is invisible” not simply when times are good but especially when everything is going wrong. For this we need faith, a Christlike faith that must be shaped by the truth about God and God’s kingdom. The truth about our Father’s goodness, the power in the name of Jesus, the power of the Resurrection, and the compassion of God are essential truths that will enable us to stand strong when we are in the crucible and may be
tempted to doubt everything.

Panel: Lorraine McDonald, Clive Ferguson, Beverley Brown, Mark Larman

Bible Texts:
Hebrews 11:27 Romans 8:28–39 John 14:1–14 Ephesians 1:18–23 Isaiah 40:27–31


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It’s Biblical – 13th August 2022

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Key Text: “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us” (Romans 5:5, NKJV)
When in church surrounded by smiling people, how easy it is to talk and sing about hope. But when we find ourselves within the crucible, hope does not always seem so easy. As circumstances press in around us, we begin to question everything, particularly the wisdom of God.
In one of his books, C. S. Lewis writes about a make-believe lion. Wanting to meet this lion, someone asks if the lion is safe. The person is told that he’s not safe, “but he’s good.”
Even though we don’t always understand God and He seems to do unpredictable things, that doesn’t mean that God is against us. It simply means that we don’t have the full picture yet. But we struggle with the idea that for us to have peace, confidence, and hope, God must be understandable and predictable. He needs to be, in our thinking, “safe.” As such, we set ourselves up for disappointment.
Lesson Themes: This week’s lesson highlights two major themes.
1. Understanding the larger framework of the plan of salvation and prophetic events plays a crucial role in helping us to cultivate the hope that helps us overcome the crucibles of life.
2. The biblical source of hope lies in understanding who God is; that He is with us; and that He has plans for, and with, us.
Thought question: How does our understanding of the character of God help us maintain hope in the crucible?




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It’s Biblical – 25th June 2022

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Amy Carmichael took a group of children to a traditional goldsmith in India. In the middle of a charcoal fire was a curved roof tile. On the tile was a mixture of salt, tamarind fruit, and brick dust. Embedded in this mixture was gold. As the fire devoured the mixture, the gold became purer. The goldsmith took the gold out with tongs and, if it was not pure enough, he replaced it in the fire with a new mixture. But each time the gold was replaced, the heat was increased. The group asked, “How do you know when the gold is purified?” He replied, “When I can see my face in it.”—Amy Carmichael, Learning of God (Fort Washington, PA: Christian Literature Crusade, 1989), p. 50.

God is seeking to purify us, to refine us like gold, to transform us into His image. That’s an astonishing goal, and it seems even more astonishing that a Christlike character is developed in us only as we pass through life’s crucibles.

The Week at a Glance: What role does suffering have in the purifying process? How do we understand all this in the context of the great controversy?

Bible Texts:
Corinthians 3:18 Matthew 5:16 1 Corinthians 4:9 Ephesians 3:10 Job 23:1–10 Matthew 25:1–12 Daniel 12:1–10 Ephesians 4:11–16.


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