Sabbath school classes are the heartbeat of our church community. Each week we spend time learning from Scripture and from each other. The adult Sabbath School class is led by Dr. Ken McNulty using PowerPoint presentations to help students understand the information of the lesson and help focus discussion that will apply important biblical truths from the lesson to our lives.
Our Sabbath school fellowship begins at 10:45 a.m. Children's classes begin immediately while adult Sabbath school opens with a short program in the sanctuary which can consist of singing, inspirational thoughts, mission stories, and special features. After the opening program, the adult class is taught in the sanctuary beginning at about 11:00 am.
Current Adult Sabbath School Lesson:
The adult Sabbath School lessons are prepared by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, usually by one of the scholars or theologians of the church. These lessons are published in the Adult Sabbath School Bible Study Guide which is published quarterly and provided free to each student. To study on line, click the link in the previous sentence.
This quarter our Study Guide is entitled Redemption in Romans. Romans was not the first epistle that Paul wrote, but it is the first epistle to appear in the cannon of scripture. This may indicate the importance that the early church attached to this magnificent letter. The letter reads more like a systematic theological dissertation than a personal letter. It touches on an impressive array of theological issues including: sin, salvation, grace, faith, righteousness, justification, sanctification, redemption, death, and resurrection. The basic theme of Romans is the Gospel: God's means of saving mankind. And Paul wastes no time getting to his subject. In Romans 1:1, Paul tells his readers that he is "set apart for the gospel of God." His job is to make know the Gospel, the good news of salvation. In the next three verses Paul points to "Jesus Christ our Lord" as the "Son of God" and the center of the Gospel which God authenticated by raising Christ from the dead. At the end of his introduction to this letter, Paul pens those inspired words that gripped the heart of Martin Luther and changed him from a monk trying to be saved by his "monkery" to the Reformation champion of righteousness by faith. Paul writes: I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: "The righteous will live by faith." (Rom 1:16-17 NIV) There is no subject more important to mortal man than the Gospel. Join us this quarter as we study through this magnificent letter and hear again the good news of what Christ has done for us.
Below are posted the PowerPoint presentations for lessons presented so far. Click on the lesson and choose "Open" to see the PowerPoint presentation slides. To see also the Bible texts and teacher's notes, save the file to your desktop (or other folder on your hard disk) and open it from there with your Microsoft PowerPoint software. To View PowerPoint Presentations on this site, you need PowerPoint Viewer. Get it here for free.
The lessons posted below are posted one week in advance of the date they are commonly studied in Sabbath School classes around the world. If you are a Sabbath School teacher, you may use the lessons in your own preparation and presentation. Your comments and questions on the lessons are welcome (mcnultyk@comcast.net). If you are attending the Sabbath School class in Haverhill, remember that our study is one week ahead of the dates in the quarterly.
