Desire of Ages Lesson #246 Part 2 Review of Chapter 52 The Divine Shepherd Part 4 Sabbath February 3, 2018 1
Our Opening Hymn is entitled, I Trust In God Wherever I May Be! 1. I 1. trust I trust in God in God wherever I may I may be, be, Upon the land or on the rolling sea; For come what may from day to day, 2. He makes the rose an object of His care, He guides the eagle through the pathless air; And surely He remembers me, 3. I trust in God, for, in the lion's den, On battlefield, or in the prison pen; Through praise or blame, through flood or flame My heav nly Father watches over me. I trust in God, I know He cares for me; On mount ain bleak or on the stormy sea; Though billows roll, He keeps my soul, My heav'nly Father watches over me. 4. The valley may be dark, the shadows deep, But oh, the shepherd guards His lonely sheep; And through the gloom, He'll lead me home, The Lord of the Sabbath! Jesus Christ 2
Opening Prayerrequest one of the little ones or mommies or daddies to give prayer Even the precious creatures within your gate! 3
Desire of Ages, p.480 Though now He has ascended to the presence of God, and shares the throne of the universe, Jesus has lost none of His compassionate nature. Today the same tender, sympathizing heart is open to all the woes of humanity. Today the hand that was pierced is reached forth to bless more abundantly His people that are in the world. {Next slide Please} 6
Desire of Ages, p.480 And they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. The soul that has given himself to Christ is more precious in His sight than the whole world. The Saviour would have passed through the agony of Calvary that one might be saved in His kingdom. He will never abandon one for whom He has died. Unless His followers choose to leave Him, He will hold them fast. {DA 480.5} 7
Desire of Ages, p.483 Through all our trials we have a never-failing Helper. He does not leave us alone to struggle with temptation, to battle with evil, and be finally crushed with burdens and sorrow. Though now He is hidden from mortal sight, the ear of faith can hear His voice saying, Fear not; I am with you. I am He that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore. Revelation 1:18. I have endured your sorrows, experienced your struggles, encountered your temptations. {Next Slide Please} 10
Desire of Ages, p.483 I know your tears; I also have wept. The griefs that lie too deep to be breathed into any human ear, I know. Think not that you are desolate and forsaken. Though your pain touch no responsive chord in any heart on earth, look unto Me, and live. The mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee. Isaiah 54:10. {DA 483.1} 11
Desire of Ages, p.483 However much a shepherd may love his sheep, he loves his sons and daughters more. Jesus is not only our shepherd; He is our everlasting Father. And He says, I am the good shepherd, and know my [sheep], and am known of mine. As the Father knoweth me, even so know I the Father: and I lay down my life for the sheep. John 10:14, 15. {Next Slide Please} 15
Desire of Ages, p.483 Continuing: What a statement is this! the only-begotten Son, He who is in the bosom of the Father, He whom God has declared to be the Man that is My fellow (Zechariah 13:7),-- the communion between Him and the eternal God is taken to represent the communion between Christ and His children on the earth! {DA 483.2} 16
Desire of Ages, p.483 Because we are the gift of His Father, and the reward of His work, Jesus loves us. He loves us as His children. Reader, He loves you. Heaven itself can bestow nothing greater, nothing better. Therefore trust. {DA 483.3} 19
Desire of Ages, p.483 Jesus thought upon the souls all over the earth who were misled by false shepherds. Those whom He longed to gather as the sheep of His pasture were scattered among wolves, and He said, And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold: them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, [and] one shepherd. John 10:16. {DA 483.4} 20
Desire of Ages, p.483 Therefore doth My Father love Me, because I lay down My life, that I might take it again. That is, My Father has so loved you, that He even loves Me more for giving My life to redeem you. In becoming your substitute and surety, by surrendering My life, by taking your liabilities, your transgressions, I am endeared to My Father. {DA 483.5} 23
Desire of Ages, p.483 I lay down My life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from Me, but I lay it down of Myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. While as a member of the human family He was mortal, as God He was the fountain of life for the world. He could have withstood the advances of death, and refused to come under its dominion; but voluntarily He laid down His life, that He might bring life and immortality to light. 24 {Next Slide Please}
Desire of Ages, p.484 He bore the sin of the world, endured its curse, yielded up His life as a sacrifice, that men might not eternally die. Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows.... He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:4-6. {DA 484.1} 25
Gather around little ones! It s Story time Review This section of our study was inspired by the Lord for all His precious little jewels. Our book selection is entitle, Sons and Daughters of God Narrated by Our Dear Brother Graves 30
Chapter 6-Seek the Company of the Wise He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:20. {SD 162.1} From the earliest years it is necessary to weave into the character principles of stern integrity, that the youth may reach the highest standard of manhood and womanhood... The youth should seriously consider what shall be their purpose and life work, and lay the foundation in such a way that their habits shall be free from all taint of corruption. If they would stand in a position where they shall influence others, they must be self-reliant.... {SD 162.2} We may learn a lesson from the lily, and although surrounded with influences that would tend to corrupt the morals, and bring ruin upon the soul, we may refuse to be corrupted, and place ourselves where evil association shall not corrupt our hearts. Individually the youth should seek for association with those who are toiling upward with unfaltering steps. {SD 162.3}
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The only safe-guard for children and youth, is the love and fear of God. Let them choose for their companions those who give evidence that they will encourage good purposes, orderly habits, and uprightness of character. Let them choose for companions those who practise the Bible truth, and walk according to the light that shines upon their pathway. {SD 162.5} If you would have broad views, noble thoughts and aspirations, choose associations that will strengthen right principles. Let every thought and the purpose of every action bend to the securing of the future life, with eternal happiness. {SD 162.6} He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. Proverbs 13:20 (KJV)
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Next Week: We will begin a new chapter of our lesson entitled, The Last Journey From Galilee in our study book Desire of Ages! Closing Prayer request one of the little ones or mommies or daddies to give prayer 36
The Sabbath! Chapter 53 The Last Journey From Galilee February 10, 2018 37
Have a Blessed and Peaceful Sabbath! 38