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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2022 FURTHER THOUGHT Read Ellen G. White, “The Controversy Ended,” pp. 674–678, in The Great Controversy; “The Earth Made New,” pp. 133–145; “Heaven Is a School,” pp. 146–158; “It Will Not Be Long,” pp. 159–166; “Heaven Can Begin Now,” pp. 167–176; “The Music of Heaven,” pp. 177–184; “A Call for Us to Be There,” pp. 185–192, in Heaven. “The cross of Christ will be the science and the song of t…

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2022 FURTHER THOUGHT Read Ellen G. White, “Without a Wedding Gar-ment,” pp. 307–319, in Christ’s Object Lessons; “Desolation of the Earth,” pp. 653–661; “The Controversy Ended,” pp. 662–673, in The Great Controversy. “In the day of final judgment, every lost soul will understand the nature of his own rejection of truth. The cross will be presented, and its real bearing will be seen by every mi…

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2022 FURTHER THOUGHT Read Ellen G. White, “Mind Cure,” pp. 241–259, in The Ministry of Healing; “True and False Theories Contrasted,” pp. 7–16, in The Sanctified Life. “The great controversy is nearing its end. Every report of calamity by sea or land is a testimony to the fact that the end of all things is at hand. Wars and rumors of wars declare it. Is there a Christian whose pulse does not b…

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022 FURTHER THOUGHT Read Ellen G. White, “Dealing With False Science, Cults, Isms, and Secret Societies,” pp. 602–609, in Evangelism; and “Spiritism,” pp. 86–93, in Confrontation. There exists a foundation which claims that it is creating technology that will allow us to contact the deceased “via texts, phone calls, and video-conferencing.” Calling the dead PMPs (postmaterial persons), its web…

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2022 FURTHER THOUGHT Read Ellen G. White, “The First Great Deception,” pp. 531–550; “Can Our Dead Speak to Us?” pp. 551–562, in The Great Controversy. “Upon the fundamental error of natural immortality rests the doctrine of consciousness in death—a doctrine, like eternal torment, opposed to the teachings of the Scriptures, to the dictates of reason, and to our feelings of humanity. According to…

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2022 FURTHER THOUGHT Read Ellen G. White, “ ‘A Great Gulf Fixed,’ ”pp. 260–271, in Christ’s Object Lessons; “Calvary,” pp. 749–752, in The Desire of Ages; and “Teachers as Examples of Christian Integrity,” p. 504, in Fundamentals of Christian Education. “In the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, Christ shows that in this life men decide their eternal destiny. During probationary time the gra…

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2022 FURTHER THOUGHT Read Ellen G. White, “The Thessalonian Letters,” pp. 255–268; “Called to Reach a Higher Standard,” pp. 319–321, in The Acts of the Apostles. “The Romans,” writes Stephen Cave, “were well aware of the Christians’ belief that they would one day rise bodily from the grave and did everything they could to mock and hinder those hopes. A report of a persecution in Gaul in 177 ce…

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2022 FURTHER THOUGHT Read Ellen G. White, “In Joseph’s Tomb,” pp. 769–778; “The Lord Is Risen,” pp. 779–787; “Why Weepest Thou?” pp. 788–794; “The Walk to Emmaus,” pp. 795–801; “Peace Be Unto You,” pp. 802–808, in The Desire of Ages. Modern sentiment doesn’t allow for something like the resurrection of Jesus. However, the historical evidence is so strong that even those who can’t accept the re…

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2022 CHRIST’S VICTORY OVER DEATH Read for This Week’s Study Matt. 27:62–66; John 10:17, 18; Matt. 27:51–53; John 20:11–29; 1 Cor. 15:5–8. Memory Text: “When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He put his right hand on me and said, ‘Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the One who lives; I was dead, but look, I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys to de…

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2022 FURTHER THOUGHT Read Ellen G. White, “Gethsemane,” pp. 685–697; “Calvary,” pp. 741–758, in The Desire of Ages; “Repentance,” p. 27, in Steps to Christ. “I saw that all heaven is interested in our salvation; and shall we be indifferent? Shall we be careless, as though it were a small matter whether we are saved or lost? Shall we slight the sacrifice that has been made for us? Some have done…

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2022 FURTHER THOUGHT Read Ellen G. White, “The Death of Moses,” pp. 469–480, in Patriarchs and Prophets; “The Voice of Stern Rebuke,” pp. 129–142; “A Prophet of Peace,” pp. 237–243, in Prophets and Kings; “The Centurion,” pp. 318, 319; “The Touch of Faith,” pp. 342, 343; “ ‘Lazarus, Come Forth,’ ” pp. 524–536, in The Desire of Ages. “In Christ is life, original, unborrowed, underived. ‘He that …

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2022 FURTHER THOUGHT Read Ellen G. White, “Visions of Future Glory,” pp. 722–733, in Prophets and Kings. Modern science teaches that all matter is composed of atoms, themselves made up of two smaller particles, quarks and leptons, which are believed to be the building blocks of all physical reality. If, then, at the core the physical world is quarks and leptons, couldn’t the God who not only cr…