Lesson 1 (June 29-July 5) Revival: Our Greatest Need

Hope for Lukewarm Laodiceans

1. Why is Jesus called the Amen?  What does amen mean? Could we end our prayers with any other word or phrase besides amen? When we like a special song why do we say amen instead of clapping?
2. Do we want Jesus to be a “faithful and true witness,” when defending us?  Wouldn't that be bad for us?
3. Do you prefer the ABSG's translation of “first of creation” as Creator, or the NIV translation – ruler (first in rank) of creation?  

A Loving Rebuke

1. Can a child tell if a rebuke is “loving?” How can we make the love evident in the rebukes we have to give? 
2. Why is a lukewarm spiritual condition worse than being hot or cold? Isn’t it better to be a lukewarm Christian than to be at the extremes -- a red-hot fanatic or a stone-cold backslider?

Perception and Reality

1. How can we know our real spiritual condition?
2. What conditions can give people the false impression that they are “spiritually rich?” Can churches or denominations also suffer from that delusion? 
3. Are there ways in which the Adventist church is spiritually rich? Are there ways in which the Adventist church is spiritually poor?

The Divine Remedy

1. In what way can we take comfort in being disciplined or corrected?
2. What does the scripture here mean by stating that we have to “buy” the white raiment? Isn't it offered free? 

A Relentless Love

1. If Jesus were to be present at our supper table this evening what changes in plans would we make, and if any, why?
2. Does Jesus expect us to make any preparations to fellowship with Him?  If so, what?

Lesson 13 (June 22-28), Lest We Forget (Malachi)

Great is the Lord

1. Is it worse to bring diseased animals for sacrifice or to place damaged currency notes in the offering in church?
2. Is reverence inward or outward? What might be examples of inward and/or outward irreverence? Which one influences which?

Loving and Respecting Others

1. Can partiality ever be justified? Why or why not?
2. Does God’s declaration “that He will not pay attention to our offerings if we are guilty of divorce,” still hold true?  When God declares that He “hates divorce,”what does he mean? Is He against divorce in all circumstances?

Tithe in the Storehouse

1. Which is the storehouse? Is it all right for a person living in one country to send their tithes to a church in another?
2. Can one donate their tithes to support church construction?

A Scroll of Remembrance

1. Of what benefit can it be for those who "fear the Lord," to form an association? How can they control membership?  How will they know who fears the Lord?
2. Why does God allow the evildoers to prosper in the present when He can prevent that from happening?

The Sun of Righteousness

1. Who is this “Elijah” who will appear before the second coming? Has he already come or is that in the future still?
2. Why are the righteous described by Malachi as those who revere God’s name? Is that the only criteria or the most important criteria for salvation?  Why didn’t Malachi describe them as those who obey God?

Lesson 12 (June 15-21), Heaven’s Best Gift (Zechariah)

“The Robe of a Jew”

1. Is the happy imagery of old men and women (with walking sticks) watching children playing in the streets of the holy city to be fulfilled literally or figuratively?
2. How will the prophecy of ten gentiles hanging on to the robe of a Jew be fulfilled?  Do we expect that non-Christians will ever beg to join the Christian church?

The King of Peace

1. Did Jesus ride on a donkey to fulfill Zechariah’s prophecy?
2. Why did Jesus accept the homage of the people when he rode into the city on a donkey? Didn’t many people misunderstand that move?

The One Pierced

1. How can we explain Jesus as the fulfillment of Zechariah’s prophecy concerning (1) cornerstone, (2) tent peg, and (3) battle bow?
2. Did Judas sell Jesus for 30 pieces of silver to fulfill Zechariah’s prophecy?
3. What were the chances that Zechariah’s prophecy of the 30 pieces of silver thrown into the temple to the potter crossed the mind of any priest when they purchased the potter’s field for 30 pieces of silver that Judas threw before them?

The Good Shepherd

1. What is the difference between a shepherd and a cowboy?
2. What can be done so that an Adventist congregation will not be scattered when their shepherd is struck?

King of the Whole World

1. How important is it to have a house of worship for spiritual development?
2. What course do you think the plan of salvation and history would have been like if Israel had done everything God hoped for?

Lesson 11 (June 8-14), Visions of Hope (Zechariah)

What enables one person to continue hoping when all others have given up?

Comforting Words of Life

1. Why does God require one to return to Him before He returns to that person? What does "God returning to us" mean?  Why did He leave in the first place?
2. What is the unpardonable sin? How does one know if he/she has committed the unpardonable sin?

The Lord is Coming

1. Is the modern state of Israel a fulfillment of Zechariah’s prophecy that God’s people would be restored to Jerusalem and that His people would flock back from many countries to their land?
2. What does Zechariah mean by stating that Israel was the “apple of God’s eye?”  Is the apple the best of all fruits?  How can the Bible refer to apples so many times when apples do not grow in the Middle East?

God’s Readiness to Forgive

1. What does Satan and Jesus debate over when a sinner stands before God?
2. When God places rich garments and a clean turban on us what happens to our filthy garments?
3. What does it cost God (not talking about Jesus) if anything, when He forgives humans?

Not By Human Power

1. Aren’t we expected to defend ourselves? On what types of occasions should one not rely on human power but on God’s? What kinds of things does the power of the Spirit add to our feeble efforts? 
2. Why did the walls of the city and the temple have to be built by human power and not by God’s?

Beyond Fasting

1. If one has decided to fast, and then gives in and eats, is that a sin?
2. Why do Christians fast? Is it not putting pressure on God to do something He might not have chosen to do otherwise?
3. Is there anything one can do that would please God more than fasting? If there is, why do people still fast?

Lesson 10 (June 1-7) First Things First (Haggai)

Planting Much, Harvesting Little

1. Which takes priority, church building and repair or home building and repair?
2. Is poor harvests and failing businesses a result of spiritual deficiency?

God's Greatest Promise

1. If we lack spirit to tackle a huge job, what can we do about it?
2. Is a positive response to a message indication of how good  a prophet's oratory was?

Do Not Fear

1. What made Solomon's temple truly glorious?
2. Why do things of the past (life, cities, colleges, weather, church) seem so much better than the present?  Why do we not speak of the good current days?

The Desire of All Nations

1. How do we know that the "desire of all nations" is Jesus and not silver and gold?
2. If Herod rebuilt Zerubbabel's temple entirely (though part by part), how can it be the same temple? If you change the strap of a watch, then mhe case, the machine, is it the same watch in the end? What keeps you as you when all the cells are replaced over a period of time?

The Lord's Signet

1. What authority does a person given power of attorney have?
2. How would you like to he given God's seal to authorise whatever you want? what would you do?